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Campus News
UAlbany
CIO Honored as Best of New York for IT Leadership
(July 6, 2004)
University at Albany Chief Information Officer Christine
E. Haile received the "Best of New York" award
on June 29, 2004 for Demonstrated Leadership in Management
of Information Technology. The award was presented at
the Marriott Hotel on Wolf Road by James Dillon, New
York State's CIO and last year's recipient. Full
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Professor
Gummer Mourned
School of Social Welfare Professor Emeritus Burt
Gummer, 66, a nationally recognized scholar on social
welfare administration, passed away June 30. Gummer,
who retired in 2002 after 25 years of dedicated service
as a faculty member, once chaired the undergraduate
program and the management concentration. Full
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UAlbany�s
160th Commencement
By Greta Petry (June 4, 2004)
The rain held off on an overcast day for the 1,800 students
of the Class of 2004 and their families during the 160th
undergraduate commencement ceremony of the University
at Albany on Sunday, May 16. Full
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Individual
Recognition Ceremonies a Commencement Highlight
by Christy DeLaMater (June 4, 2004)
Individual recognition ceremonies continued this
year to be a highlight of commencement weekend. Graduating
students heard their names called out at departmental,
school, and college ceremonies held throughout the weekend
of May 15 and 16. Full Story
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Hitchcock
Tapped to Lead Queen�s University
by Greta Petry (June 4, 2004)
Effective July 1, outgoing President Karen R. Hitchcock
will become the first female and first American principal
(the equivalent of president) of Queen�s University
in Kingston, Ontario, one of the most respected institutions
of higher education in Canada. Full
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Hitchcock�s
Remarks at Farewell Reception
(June 4, 2004)
Outgoing President Karen Hitchcock thanked well wishers
at her May 7th farewell reception. Full
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Hitchcock
Wins 2004 Bread & Roses Award
By Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee (June 4, 2004)
Outgoing President Karen R. Hitchcock received
the 2004 Bread & Roses Award for her many contributions
to gender equity at the University at Albany. A positive
role model and an active supporter of the University�s
women�s community throughout her eight-year tenure as
president and her four-year tenure as vice president,
she has provided for two Initiatives For Women (IFW)
Presidential Awards. The new Karen R. Hitchcock New
Frontier Fund will provide monetary awards to women
doctoral students. Full Story
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| Jeryl Mumpower |
Lynn Videka |
Mumpower
Named Interim Provost; Videka Assumes Interim VP Research
Role
(June 4, 2004)
Interim President John R. Ryan has announced the appointment
of Jeryl Mumpower to the position of interim provost.
Ryan replaces Carlos Santiago, who left at the end of
the academic year to accept the position of chancellor
of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Full
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| David Shub |
Biologist
David Shub Explains the Inexplicable
by Greta Petry (June 4,
2004)
There has been a vast change in the biological sciences
since Professor David Shub joined the University at
Albany faculty 33 and a half years ago. Full
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UAlbany
Mourns the Loss of Susan Sherman
(June 4, 2004)
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| Susan R. Sherman |
Nationally known gerontologist Susan R. Sherman, 64,
died on June 3 of cancer. Until her retirement in 2003,
Sherman was a distinguished service professor in the
School of Social Welfare and the School of Public Health,
as well as a faculty research associate of the University
at Albany�s Institute of Gerontology, of which she was
a founder and former director. She previously served
as dean of the School of Social Welfare, was thesis
adviser to about 15 Ph.D. students, and chaired the
undergraduate program in social work for five years.
She taught at the School of Social Welfare for more
than 25 years. Full Story
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New
Campus Web-based Calendar is Coming
(June 4, 2004)
A new Web-based calendar of UAlbany events is
in development with a target launch date of September
2004. The goal is to provide comprehensive, up-to-date,
and easily accessible information about the broad range
of University events, programs, and activities. Full
Story >>
University
Volunteers Spruce Up Campus
by Greta Petry (June 4,
2004)
University at Albany faculty, staff, and students donned
T-shirts and jeans and rolled up their sleeves for work
during Spring Cleanup Day April 27. Full
Story >>
Coffee, Faxes,
and Copies Offered at GSO
by Tavonna Goodman June
4, 2004)UAlbany�s Graduate Student Organization
(GSO) instituted many changes this spring semester.
Full Story >>
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