Weekly Bulletin

Trustees to meet Aug. 7

The Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 11 a.m. at the Lowell campus.

A Committee of the Whole meeting precedes the session at 9:15 a.m.

University Store hours

The University Store is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Credit union branch hours

The UMass/Five College Federal Credit Union's Express Branch in the Student Union is open weekdays as follows:

Monday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Address information on packages and freight

Distribution Services (formerly Campus Distribution Services or CDS) requests that all packages and freight shipments destined for campus departments include the building name and room number that the package or freight is being delivered to on the package labels as part of the delivery address.

It is requested that campus departments tell suppliers that the room number and building is required each time that goods are being ordered, because this information often does not exist in suppliers' "ship to" databases and boiler plate documents and therefore will not be included on packages unless it is specifically requested.

Departments may contact Eileen Sousa at 5-3071 for additional information regarding this request.

New postage recharge numbers now in use

Effective July 1, the recharge information that departments are required to put on their outgoing mail changed because of the University's conversion from FRS to PeopleSoft.

The new required numbers are six-digit speed types assigned by the Controller's Office, preceded by the PeopleSoft designation for the business unit, which is "A" for Amherst campus departments.

Departments may order new envelopes from Print Services. The Controller's Office has given Print Services a file of all existing FRS account numbers with corresponding speed type numbers; therefore the required information will be available when the order is placed.

For further information, or to place an order, call Eileen Sousa at 5-3071 or Bette Norton at 5-2719.

Employment listings

Due to the availability of other information sources, The Campus Chronicle has discontinued publishing employment ads.

Information on professional and classified vacancies is available from the Employment Office, 167 Whitmore Administration Building.

Listings can also be accessed through the Human Resources Web site (www.umass.edu/humres/welcome.htm).

Professional positions are also advertised in off-campus publications.

Current periodicals moved

The current periodical collection has moved from the second floor of the Du Bois Library to the main floor in a portion of the Microforms Room.

Later this summer, the most recent two years of the bound periodical collection will move to the main floor and will be located at the southwest corner of the Microforms area.

Notify Chronicle of circulation changes

Due to the large number of retirements and other staffing changes across campus, some departments and offices may need to adjust the number of copies of The Campus Chronicle received each week.

Each departmental bundle carries a label specifying how many copies should be delivered. Send circulation changes to The Campus Chronicle, 205 Munson Hall or call 5-4818. Changes may also be e-mailed

(campus.chronicle@urd.umass.edu). Note the building, the current number of papers received and the number desired.

America in Bloom judging set for July 29

Judges from a national beautification program will arrive on campus July 28 to assess the University's efforts to improve the landscape and promote community pride.

The campus is involved in America in Bloom, a friendly competition that recognizes and rewards participating communities, according to Pamela Monn, manager of Landscape and Construction Services at Physical Plant. The University's participation is sponsored by the Campus Beautification Committee, Grounds Management Department, the Adopt-a-Planter Program and the College of Food and Natural Resources.

Monn said America in Bloom objectives are:
To improve the visual appeal of neighborhoods, parks, open spaces and streets through imaginative use of flowers, plants and trees;
To encourage involvement and coordinated action by citizens of all ages, municipal governments, local organizations and businesses; and
To emphasize environmental awareness and preservation of heritage and culture as key parts of the program.

"America in Bloom is more than just a beauty contest," said Monn. "Specially trained, qualified judges volunteer their time to travel across the country during the summer to evaluate participating communities" on eight criteria: landscapes, community involvement, trees, tidiness, heritage, floral displays, environmental awareness and turf and open spaces."

According to Monn, the judges are scheduled to conduct evaluations on July 29.

The Boston suburb of Winchester is the closest competition in the campus's category, said Monn, who is urging all Adopt-a-Planter participants to give it their best effort.

'W' deadline for second summer session

The last day for second summer session students to drop courses with a record of "W" is Friday, Aug. 2.

Registration open for UMass Extension's Green School

UMass Extension is accepting registrations for its annual Green School to be held Oct. 8 through Dec. 18 in Marlborough.

Green School is a comprehensive educational training program for green industry professionals presented by the UMass Extension Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry Program in cooperation with the UMass Extension Turf Program. The program is designed to provide training in horticulture fundamentals and the relationship of those fundamentals to environmental quality. Green School is intended to instill a sense of environmental stewardship in the participants. Knowledge of plants and plant systems and integrated pest management form the foundation of the curriculum.

The 60-plus hour training program focuses on the management of the landscape as a whole, and is appropriate for garden center managers and employees, private or municipal grounds managers and personnel, landscape and lawn care operators, nursery operators and personnel, tree wardens, and professional gardeners. Horticulture professionals will learn about IPM concepts and the optimization of pest control through proper cultural management of turf, woody ornamentals, and other related specialties.

Participants choose either a landscape management or turf management track. Sessions will be taught by UMass Extension educators, University faculty and other professionals recognized in their area of expertise in the Northeast.
The 12 sessions run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students opting to receive the Green School certificate must maintain a 75 percent or better average on the daily quizzes.

The registration deadline is Sept. 24. The cost is $499 and includes all study materials. Early registration is advised as seats fill up quickly and space is limited.

For a copy of the schedule and an application, call the Landscape, Nursery and

Urban Forestry Program at 5-0895 or go to the school Web site (www.umassgreeninfo.org).

For information, contact Kathleen Carroll at 5-0895 (kcarroll@umext.umass.edu) or Mary Owen at (508) 892-0382 (mowen@umext.umass.edu).

USA dues increase

As a result of increases passed on by the University Staff Association's state and national affiliates, annual dues for its members have changed from $307.50 to $312.50. For half-time employees, the dues rate is $156.25.

The biweekly payroll deduction is now $12.02 for full-time members and $6.01 for half-time members.

Members who pay USA dues in cash will be billed in the fall.

For information, contact president Donna Johnson or membership secretary Jim Kierstead at 5-0165.

Winter session course proposals due

Proposed course offerings for the 2003 winter session should be submitted to the Continuing Education Academic Programs Office by Thursday, Aug. 8.

Autumn Event seeks campus participants

The second annual Autumn Event, an open house program for prospective students and their families, will take place on Saturday, Oct.19.

Departments, programs and organizations interested in participating should contact the New Students Program at 5-2621 or via e-mail (jhorrigan@acad.umass.edu) by Sept.15.

UCard Office to be closed July 29-30

The UCard Office will be closed to the public July 29-30 for a system upgrade. ID card production and on-line deposit services will not be available those days. In addition, UCard debit cards will not be able to make purchases from vending and laundry machines; campus sales outlets also may decline acceptance of the card because they will be unable to verify balances.

For further information, contact the UCard Office at 5-0197.

Breast-feeding and bone density study

Researchers are recruiting women for a study on breast-feeding and bone density. If you are breast-feeding or pregnant and planning to breast-feed, and want to know more about your bone density, contact Karen Pearce at 374-3091 (days), 367-9742 (evenings), or via e-mail (klp@anthro.umass.edu).

Dean of Students Office seeks judicial hearing officers

The Dean of Students Office is looking for faculty and staff to serve as judicial hearing officers during the 2002-03 academic year. In preparation for becoming a hearing officer, each person must take part in a two-hour training session which will include an explanation and review of the hearing process, a discussion of the Code of Student Conduct and a "walk-through" of an actual hearing. For those who are interested, an additional session will be offered to focus on issues of sexual assault, rape and any other uninvited sexual behavior.

After their training, hearing officers are contacted on an as-needed basis. Working in teams of three to five, usually including faculty, staff and student representatives, the boards hear cases and forward recommendations to the dean of students, who is responsible for notifying students and imposing any disciplinary sanctions. The role of the hearing officer is very important as officers hear all sides of a case and make a recommendation based on the information.

Training sessions will be held in the Student Affairs Conference Room, 319 Whitmore on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2-4 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Interested persons should sign up for one of the two training sessions. Faculty and staff who wish to become hearing officers should contact Paul Vasconcellos, assistant dean of students, at 5-2684 or by e-mail (PaulV@stuaf.umass.edu) by Friday, Aug. 23 for the first session and by Friday, Sept. 20 for the second session.