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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 6 vie for 3 seats on SACUA By Jane R. Elgass Six candidates are vying for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). The election will be held at the March 15 Senate Assembly Meeting to fill seats currently held by William Ensminger, Carol Loveland-Cherry…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 7 named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors By Wono Lee News and Information Services Seven faculty members have been named to the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship, which “recognizes and rewards faculty for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.” Those honored are Julia Potter Adams, associate professor of sociology; Dionissios N. Assanis,…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 Update on GEO negotiations from the provost Editor’s Note: This is the text of a letter Provost Nancy Cantor has sent to the University faculty. I am writing to bring you up to date regarding negotiations between the University and the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO). A University bargaining team…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 No waltzing around for ‘Oscar’ this year By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Those golden statues are ready for distribution. But not one of the nominations for the Academy Awards is for a film musical. None were made in 1998. Not many have been made since the 1960s.…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 SI students capture Alaskan Yup’ik heritage on CD-ROM By Jay Jackson School of Information A team of School of Information (SI) graduate students has collaborated with members of the Yup’ik Eskimo community and museums around the world to develop an interactive program based on the “Agayuliyararput (Our Way of…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 Samors to join UNC; MacBain named to interim post By Jane R. Elgass Robert J. Samors, assistant vice president for research, has been named associate vice president for federal relations for the 16-campus University of North Carolina (UNC) system. James C. MacBain, director of engineering research relations at the…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 Hollinger to deliver Academic and Intellectual Freedom Lecture March 15 By Jane R. Elgass David A. Hollinger, Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the ninth annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom, “Universities and Cosmopolitanism,” at 4 p.m. March 15…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 ‘Hat-a-day’ knitter, spouse keep Project SERVE supplied By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Their daytime jobs deal with the repair and maintenance of electronic equipment and office management. But Wayne and Lee Burkhardt usually start another “day” on the way to their Livingston County home. Wayne has been…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 Hartford heads east to take over reins of Meredith College By Rebecca A. Doyle Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford will leave the University after winter term to assume the presidency of Meredith College in North Carolina. The women’s liberal arts college serves 2,247 undergraduate students on a…
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March 8, 1999
The University Record, March 8, 1999 GEO plans walkout for March 10 By Rebecca A. Doyle Graduate student instructors (GSIs) dissatisfied with the University’s latest offer on the bargaining table have planned a work stoppage for March 10–11. “Students should continue to go to classes and should wait the designated time before leaving if no…
