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| John McNiff of Free Men of the Sea, a living history re-enactment group, discusses the life of a pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy in the American colonies. The demonstration, part of Steve Park’s First Year Experience course, took place in Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 26. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer |
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Freshmen Kimberly Ellison, left, and Christina Panowicz dance during Huskython '09, a 24-hour dance marathon Feb. 21-22. The event raised more than $100,000 for Connecticut Children's Medical Center and the Children's Miracle Network. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli |
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March 2, 2009 ¦ Volume 27, No. 22
Budget woes force study of museums, Grad School
University President Michael Hogan, responding to budget cuts, has begun to explore the implications of curtailing the operations or closing the William Benton Museum of Art and the state Museum of Natural History/Connecticut Archaeology Center. Read more...
Managers face wage freeze, furloughs
University President Michael J. Hogan today informed UConn managers that their compensation in Fiscal Year 2010 will be reduced to offset anticipated reductions in state support. Read more...
New nonprofit leadership program offers first managerial skills course
People working in nonprofit organizations who would like to move up the career ladder can take a course that will help them do just that. Last fall, UConn’s new Nonprofit Leadership Program in the Center for Continuing Studies offered its first course, Leading Nonprofit Organizations: A Learning Experience for Emerging Leaders. Held at the Greater Hartford Campus, the six-month, noncredit course is filled to capacity, with 20 students attending from around the state. Read more...
Health Center survey shows employees feel connected
Know Better Place, a workplace culture program in the UConn Health Center’s human resources department, has announced the results of “engagement08,” the Health Center’s first employee engagement survey. Read more...
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