Lombardi chosen
as new chancellor
In an unexpected announcement, President William
M. Bulger said Wednesday that he is appointing former University
of Florida president John V. Lombardi to be the next chancellor
of the Amherst campus.
Fund-raising key
to future success, says new leader
Big-time, major league fund-raising" is
needed to move the University to a "higher level of quality"
that cannot be achieved by dependence on state support, according
to John V. Lombardi, who was appointed this week as the campus's
next chancellor.
Child care services
extended for another year
The University has revised its planned child
care offerings for the coming fiscal year, according to an April
5 announcement by interim Chancellor Marcellette G. Williams and
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life Javier Cevallos.
Computer Science ranked
No. 25 by U.S. News guide
The Department of Computer Science ranks 25th
in the U.S. and sixth in the field of artificial intelligence in
the U.S. News & World Report's 2003 rankings of "America's
Best Graduate Schools" released this week.
Events aim to focus
public eye on Universitys contributions
Later this month, UMass is coming to a location
near you. As part of ongoing efforts to enlist public support for
the UMass system, plans are underway for a two-day showcase highlighting
the various roles the University and its in-state alumni play across
the Commonwealth.
Save UMass coalition
plans State House rally against budget cuts
Faculty, staff and students from the Amherst,
Boston and Dartmouth campuses plan to gather April 25 at the State
House to encourage legislators to "Save UMass."
University sells $70m
in bonds for vaccine lab
The University system last week sold $70 million
in fixed-rate, long-term bonds to finance the Medical School's construction
of new vaccine manufacturing laboratory in Mattapan.
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