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2000
Campus Chronicle
Daniel Fitzgibbons, Editor
205 Munson Hall
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003
Auditor Gives Green Light to Privatization:
Follett to Manage Store Starting July 1
The takeover of the University Store and Textbook Annex by a private firm
cleared its last hurdle earlier this month when state auditor Joseph DeNucci
approved the campus's contract with the Follett Higher Education Group.
eCollege.com
Funds Building of Online Programs
The campus has received a grant of $207,000 from eCollege.com as part
of the company's "100 Degrees Online Grant Program." The grant will be
used toward building three online graduate degree programs and includes
stipends for faculty who are developing online courses.
Error
Gives 54 Staff a 2-Week Raise
A small number of professional staff accidentally received a temporary
pay raise in their May 19 checks when a computer failed to screen them
out of a larger group of union members who were eligible for the raise.
Campus
Hosting College Chefs From Across US and Canada
More than 100 chefs from colleges and universities throughout the United
States and Canada will attend "Collegiate Cuisine 2000" on campus June
18-23. The event, is sponsored by Auxiliary Services.
Mark
Pappas and Family Interviewed for ABC News Segment on Social Security
If you're watching "Good Morning America" next week, you might see Mark
Pappas, personal computing administrator for Development and Alumni Systems,
and members of his family being interviewed in their Amherst home by ABC
News analyst George Stephanopoulos.
» No letters this week.
ONLINE EDITION
Vol. 15, Issue 36
June 16, 2000
