News Briefs

•   Center for Civil Rights announces conference
•   Nominations open for UMDP
•   New telephone rates implemented July 1
•   New policy restricts study abroad credit
•   Opening available in Cary vanpool
•   Nominations for unsung hero award sought
•   ATN's computer-based training expands
•   Herbarium seeks volunteers
•   Center lists public service groups on web site
•   Pittsboro vanpool has vacancies

Center for Civil Rights announces conference

The UNC Center for Civil Rights is organizing a conference, The Resegregation of Southern Schools? A Crucial Moment in the History (and the Future) of Public Schooling in America, Aug. 30 at the Friday Center.

Among the topics that will be covered are public education in the South; racial segregation in schooling and housing; federal/state/ local governmental policies on school finance and governance; and federal and state law on equal educational opportunity.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Harvard Civil Rights Project, the North Carolina Law Review and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law of Texas Southern University.

The registration fee is $25; registration must be completed by Aug. 15.

The brochure is available online at www.law.unc.edu/centers/civilrights/brochure.pdf For more information, contact Allison Stelljes at 843-3921 or stelljes@email.unc.edu

Nominations open for UMDP

The University Management Development Program (UMDP), a professional development program for managers and supervisors, is seeking nominations for as many as 35 participants from Carolina.
Individuals may nominate others or themselves by submitting a nomination form to Training and Development by Sept. 6. An employee must have his or her supervisor's approval to participate.
The program begins Jan. 15, 2003, and events and classes are scheduled throughout the year. Graduation is scheduled for Dec. 11, 2003.

Because of the program's expense, the University requires that nominees make a commitment to attend all sessions.

The nomination form can be found at www.ais.unc.edu/hr
For more information, call Rob Kramer at 962-9683 or Claire Miller at 962-9682.

New telephone rates implemented July 1

Effective July 1, Academic Technology and Networks implemented changes in local and long distance telephone service rates.

Rates for most local telephone service remain unchanged; minor changes were realized on services other than basic Centrex lines. However, rates for basic rate ISDN service increased approximately 32 percent to a new rate of $55.

Long distances rates, both intrastate and interstate, were decreased by approximately 50 percent, to 5 cents per minute. International long distance rates increased by approximately 8 percent.

In addition, a new network/infrastructure charge of $3 will be assessed on each University Centrex telephone line to partially address the unfunded infrastructure costs associated with new building projects on campus.

For detailed domestic and international rate information, refer to www.telecom.unc.edu

For more information, call 962-1148.

New policy restricts study abroad credit

The administrative boards of the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences and the Educational Policy Committee have approved a revised policy regarding participation in study abroad.
General College and College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students can receive academic credit only on study abroad programs that are formally approved and administered by the Study Abroad Office, the Summer School or the Department of Romance Languages. This policy applies to any program taught outside the United States by Carolina faculty and programs taught outside the country that are administered by U.S. universities and colleges, foreign universities or independent educational providers.

Robert Miles, director of the Study Abroad Office, invites faculty to meet with him to discuss new program approval or development.
The policy is published on the Study Abroad Office web site, studyabroad.unc.edu, and will be published in August in the 2002-03 edition of the Undergraduate Bulletin. For more information, call 962-7002.

Students may petition to have an outside program approved for credit. Sept. 3 is the deadline for petitions for spring semester programs.

Opening available in Cary vanpool

Triangle Transit Authority is seeking University commuters from the Kildaire Farms area in Cary for available seats in the TTA vanpool.

Anyone interested should contact Dolly Walkup by telephone at 843-8105 or by e-mail, dwalkup@med.unc.edu

Nominations for unsung hero award sought

July 24 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the Robert R. Cornwell Unsung Hero Award. Named after a University employee who died unexpectedly in 1994, this award is presented annually to a current, full-time, permanent employee who has provided significant service in support of the University over a long period of time and, generally, from a background position. Excellence in the quality of work performed is the standard used for selecting the recipient, but of equal importance is the likelihood that the employee's work is unnoticed by much of the University community.

The nomination form is available at www.ais.unc.edu/ir/cornwell/CornwellNomination.html or by calling 962-1500. A committee of faculty and staff, along with Cornwell's widow, Joy, will choose the winner, who will be honored at a ceremony on Aug. 15.

To contribute to the Cornwell award, send a check to the Office of University Development, P.O. Box 309, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0309

ATN's computer-based training expands

While the web address remains cbt.unc.edu for self-paced, online, computer-related training for faculty and staff, the site has moved from the campus server to one hosted by SmartForce.

As a result, the number of courses has jumped to 250 and instant help is available through two new features. An "Ask My Mentor" link offers advice on courses from SmartForce staff, and an online chat allows learners to obtain technical assistance from SmartForce support staff.

A link to cbt@unc.edu on the home page directs questions and comments to Academic Technology and Networks (ATN) staff.

Herbarium seeks volunteers

The UNC Herbarium, now a part of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, is seeking volunteers, teens to adults, for a variety of duties, including sewing, gluing and filing of plant specimens and data entry. For more information and to volunteer, call Carol Ann McCormick at 962-6931.

Center lists public service groups on web site

The Carolina Center for Public Service is working to make its web site, www.unc.edu/cps/, more informative and user-friendly. The "A-Z List of Public Service" link showcases organizations on campus and in the community involved in public service. It lists these groups alphabetically, with a short description and web site/e-mail link, giving students an easy way to find service opportunities that interest them.

To list an organization on the center's page, contact Trevor Bynoe at bynoe@email.unc.edu

Pittsboro vanpool has vacancies

The Pittsboro vanpool has two seats available. The van leaves the First Baptist Church in Pittsboro at 6:48 a.m., stops at Allen's Barbeque and Fearrington Village and arrives on campus at 7:15 a.m. with stops at the School of Nursing, School of Social Work and UNC Hospitals.

In the afternoon, the van leaves campus at 4:35 and arrives in Pittsboro at 5:15.

Cost is $48 per month, based on the number of riders. For more information, contact Kathleen Dulaney at 843-7163 or Kathleen_Dulaney@med.unc.edu

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