Also, the renovations of Morrison and McGinnis halls, and the installation of new air handlers in McFarlin Auditorium were completed. Upper-level business officers told us that middle managers need to learn more about economics, human relations, and dispute resolutions. We are responding with these programs. The alternative dispute resolution program will benefit a variety of professionals. Required courses focus on the history and development of mediation, negotiation techniques, and marriage and family dynamics.
Elective courses deal with law, business, and education.
The certificate program consists of 18 graduate credit hours that may be applied toward the Master of Liberal Arts degree. A Mississippi native, Neel will speak on the evolution of the Southern accent and the perceptions and misperceptions that surround Southerners' unique way of talking. The luncheon begins at noon in Umphrey Lee Ballroom. The SMU Staff Association is conducting its membership drive for 1998-99. It also raises funds to support the Caroline M. Jones Scholarhip Fund awarded to a staff member returning to college and conducts service projects throughout the year.