Awarding of a leave is dependent upon the merit of the proposal and the availability of resources. A leave must develop or enhance the performance of the employee and contribute to the unit granting the leave and its mission. Regents discussed change in policy on notifying parents of students' alcohol abuse. Federal law that prohibited universities from telling parents about student drug and alcohol violations without students' consent was changed in 1998, and colleges around the nation are updating their policies. A 25-member task force is expected to bring a policy to the board for discussion in April and a vote this summer.
Opinions are divided.
I think it's going to be really, really tough. Gisela Konopka , professor emeritus of social work, who was a member of the anti-Nazi underground in her native Germany and who has been a lifelong advocate of troubled youth, was honored by the regents on her 90th birthday Feb. 11. Vandals entered a U greenhouse in the early hours of Feb. 9, spray painting walls and overturning about 800 oat plants being used for research. The genetically engineered plants were part of an investigation, led by David Somers, agronomy and plant genetics, into disease resistance in oats. A group known as the Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.