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CMU Today Student focused Steven Johnson, CMU's first vice president for enrollment Focused on maintaining and improving a seamless environment for student engagement, Johnson says students' needs today are different than in the past. And the economic environment is playing a larger role. "Often when students look at majors, they look at professions that seem to pay the best," says Johnson, who began on campus Jan. 8. "But they may not know how to navigate the opportunities to be the best candidates for those careers. So our role as educators is making sure that we navigate and help guide students through educational opportunities." Offices reporting directly to Johnson include Admissions, Student Life, Residence Life, Scholarships and Financial Aid, and academic support services. higher education experience and formerly served as CMU's Global Campus director of operations and professional development, says he will continue to raise student awareness and connections to what CMU offers – such as career services and scholarship and financial aid opportunities. • Johnson, who has 28 years of and student services, wants students to take advantage of what campus offers and to leverage their experiences. Front and central It's showtime for CMU's University Theatre. If you are on the Mount Pleasant campus, check out one of the upcoming 2012-2013 productions, which are all faculty directed and choreographed. Never in My Lifetime Written by Shirley Gee Oct. 4 through 7 and 11 through 14 The Scarlet Pimpernel Written by Nan Knighton (book and lyrics) and Frank Wildhorn (music) Nov. 7 through 11 Criminals in Love Written by George F. Walker Feb. 13 through 17 The Fireflies Written by Lauren McConnell and Jose-Luis Maurtua (music) April 3 through 7 University Theatre Dance Company Concert April 18 through 21 For ticket information, go to cmich.edu/ ticketcentral or call 888-CMU-0111. Night-of-show tickets are available at Moore Hall's Bush Theatre Ticket Office on the CMU Mount Pleasant campus. • A wellness plan In a move to promote good health, CMU's College of Medicine and University Health Services have formed a partnership. This will expand medical services offered to students and will give UHS and its patients direct access to CMED's newly formed clinical practices. "As the College of Medicine develops its clinical practice sites, it makes perfect sense to provide additional top-quality, high-value health care for our own student body," says Sean Kesterson, College of Medicine associate dean, clinical affairs. UHS will continue to raise awareness of the health care resources available to students on campus, such as preventive advice, counseling services and immunizations. UHS also will assess ways to address barriers to care such as being underinsured or uninsured. In addition to the partnership, a completely renovated Towers Clinic opened this fall. • The March 2012 University Theatre production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" centralight fall '12 3

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