Questions linger over terms of UMass Online blueprint
As the UMass Online initiative moves forward, faculty here and at other University campuses are raising questions about intellectual property issues, a union leader told the Faculty Senate on Oct. 19.

Additional VC candidates due on campus
The national search for a vice chancellor for Research took a local turn late last week when officials announced that one of the candidates is Computer Science professor W. Richards Adrion.

Meet the candidate
M. Richards Adrion, division director for Experimental and Integrative Activities at the National Science Foundation and professor of Computer Science, will meet with faculty, staff and postdoctoral researchers on Monday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. in 803 Lincoln Campus Center.

Debate set on Question 4
Question 4, a ballot initiative to roll back the state income tax rate, will be debated by Jim St. George from the Campaign for Mass. Future and Bobby Matthews of the Tax Rollback Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in 227 Herter Hall.

Student Affairs appointment spurs questions about process
Though the appointment of Javier Cevallos as the new vice chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life was generally applauded at the Oct. 19 Faculty Senate meeting, some senators raised questions about the hiring process.

Senate to weigh research data rules
The Faculty Senate meets Nov. 2 to focus on a set of special reports about access to and retention of research data and the establishment of a Center of Agriculture and to hear a retrospective on Strategic Action by Chancellor David K. Scott.

Social Security chief to give talk
Kenneth S. Apfel, commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), will give a talk, "The Future of Social Security" on Friday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the 163 Lincoln Campus Center.

It's a bird... It's a plane... It's ... Asteroid Joegoldstein
Administrators often revel in the perks that come with their jobs. A state car. A personal parking space. An office with a view. But how they can compete with College of Engineering dean Joe Goldstein, who now has his own asteroid?

Library launches information delivery services
Two new information delivery services--UnCover's Subsidized UnMediated Ordering (SUMO) and REVEAL--are now available to campus faculty, staff and graduate students.