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The Campus Chronicle

Vol. XVII, Issue 40

for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts

August 9, 2002

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			Brian Konieczny of Grounds Management removes a vial of insecticide from one of the Carolina hemlock trees in front of Draper Hall. The procedure, known as Mauget micro tree injection, eliminates the need for spraying to kill the hemlock woolly adelgid. Konieczny drills a shallow hole into the tree and inserts the pressurized vile of insecticide, which then travels through the vascular system of the tree. (Stan Sherer photo)

	Unions ask trustees to fund pacts Three representatives of unions from across the University system spoke at the Aug. 7 meeting of the Board of Trustees, asking University officials to fund negotiated three-year contracts extending through fiscal 2004. Administration, RA union to bargain The tug-of-war between the University and organizers of a resident assistant union took an unexpected turn last week as both sides announced plans to begin collective bargaining in the fall. Sturm named interim head of Continuing Education Harlan Sturm, associate dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (CHFA), has been named interim director of Continuing Education, according to John Mullin, interim vice chancellor for University Outreach. Campus, EPA reach accord on penalty for Clean Air violations More than two years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found Clean Air Act violations on campus, the federal agency and the University last month reached an agreement on a penalty. Graduate student dies in accident An Amherst man faces vehicular homicide charges in connection with a one-car accident that claimed the life of graduate student Jennifer Lee on July 27. Alumna killed in bombing at Hebrew University in Israel Among the seven people killed in the July 31 bombing at Hebrew University in Jerusalem was Janis R. Coulter, 36, who earned her B.A. in History at UMass in 1991. Pearson given budget duties Along with her responsibility for academic labor relations, associate provost Susan Pearson is coordinating budget and finance activity within Academic Affairs, according to interim Provost Charlena M. Seymour. Martin selected as new director of Procurement John O. Martin has been appointed director of Procurement by interim Vice Chancellor for Administration and Budget Joyce Hatch. Martin succeeds Charles Gibson, who retired June 15. New Isenberg students gain sense of 'community' Incoming Isenberg School of Management students lent a hand to two Springfield projects as part of an introduction to life at the school July 25-27.



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