The conference will feature keynote speaker Susan Arledge and provide 23 workshops, informational programs, raffles and lunch. The event is free, but registration is limited. Registration began Monday and ends Friday, March 2. Both the OS and PAT councils passed a resolution last week commending university staff members who cleared the campus and kept it running through last week's snowfall the largest in more than a decade. The councils expressed their gratitude for the efforts of everyone who was on campus during the Feb. 5-6 snow storm to make sure everything was ready for the delayed opening on Tuesday.
Critical Issues plan.
The critical issues have been created in response to the APSC's charge of developing an academic action plan for the next five years, evaluating university planning processes, strengths, and opportunities for improvement. Jim Varn, assistant to the provost, facilitated the discussion, asking the group to consider key points on the university's composition, image and community. Varn said the image now loosely attributed to UNH is that the kind of learning done here is discovery. Varn then moved to the issue of how people can be rewarded, valued and recognized as part of the university community. Council member Linda Conti suggested that the plan include telecommuting and how that telecommuting could add to staff productivity.