Chancellor search panel announced
The process of hiring a new Amherst campus chancellor moved ahead this week with the naming of a 20-member search committee by President William M. Bulger and Board of Trustees chair Grace K. Fey, who is also leading the search panel.

FY02 budget still up in the air
With a second, two-week interim budget set to expire this Saturday and legislative budget negotiations continuing, another stopgap measure is likely to fund state operations in the short term.

UMass Boston’s future plans prompt concerns
Some of the celebration surrounding the groundbreaking for a new $75 million campus center at UMass Boston was eclipsed last week by reports that the Columbia Point campus plans to shift its focus away from its base of non-traditional, working class students.

Bridge updates going online
A Web site with information about the Coolidge Bridge reconstruction was slated to go online this week to assist campus commuters.

Visitors Center moves back under Student Affairs
Two years after the Visitors Center moved under the aegis of University Advancement, the office is headed back to Student Affairs, where it is expected to play a supporting role for the Admissions Office, which relocated to Fraternity-Sorority Park last summer.

Nasca headed to Vietnam on Fulbright
Philip Nasca, chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to teach at the Hanoi School of Public Health from September to mid-January 2002.

Croft begins term as chair of Computer Science Department
The Computer Science Department welcomed a new leader last month as professor W. Bruce Croft began a three-year term as department chair.

Wright offers relationship expertise through Economic Development
New associate director of the Office of Economic Development Michael Wright is looking to support partnerships, teamwork and communication among businesses in the region and between those businesses and the University.

Cournoyer to retire from Publications
After 12 years of leading the Publications Office, Wayne Cournoyer is retiring Aug. 3 to pursue a long list of pleasures.

Anderson to head space management department at Yale
Elizabeth (Denis) Anderson, director of Space Management, will become the new manager of space management and information at Yale University, beginning Aug. 13.