'High stakes'
decisions loom ahead, provost tells faculty
With budget reductions and early retirement
incentives draining away faculty positions, interim Provost Charlena
Seymour this week outlined an academic planning process aimed at
identifying long-term priorities while carrying the campus through
its immediate financial crisis.
393 apply
for early retirement
After weeks of meeting with employees
considering early retirement, Human Resources processed 393 applications
for the state-sponsored program before the deadline of Feb. 15.
Ninety-three faculty, 111 professional staff, and 189 classified
staff applied through Human Resources.
Faculty Senate endorses
cuts in Athletic Department funds
After a lengthy debate Feb. 14, the Faculty
Senate voted to recommend that the campus contribution to the intercollegiate
athletic budget be reduced by $2 million over the next four fiscal
years.
Senate adopts
merger procedures
The Faculty Senate approved a set of procedures
to be followed in the merger of academic programs after a brief
discussion at its Feb. 14 meeting.
COMECC surpasses
goal of $440,000
Although the FY2002 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Employees Charitable Campaign (COMECC) fell short of its 50 percent
participation goal, it exceeded its monetary goal of $440,000. Approximately
44 percent of campus employees contributed a total of $443,794.92.
Greetings
from UMass Amherst
Students, employees, alumni and other
friends of the University now have a new way to reach out to others
and share a bit of the campus at the same time. A new University
Web site allows users to send electronic postcards of the campus,
complete with a personalized message.
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