January 2009
Monthly Archive
Dear Colleagues Letter
Posted by glick on 16 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Budget, Our Community, University
Dear Colleagues,
As we enter spring semester, we continue to balance the goals of our University with the challenges of our budget. Many of you have participated in town halls, Faculty Senate meetings, Staff Employees Council and other forums to share budget saving ideas. With your help, we have made real progress in cutting our budget and streamlining our operations. I thank each of you for all you have done on behalf of the University. It is the collegial spirit on campus that makes these difficult times bearable. Continue Reading »
Engineering Dean Finalists Announced
Posted by glick on 09 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Our Community
The Search Committee for the Dean of the College of Engineering is pleased to announce its finalists. The committee, in conjunction with the search firm, narrowed the pool to three finalists. The campus visits and open forums are scheduled for January-February 2009.
Below is the name of each candidate, their current position held, and the scheduled time and location of the open forums.
John Warwick, Executive Director, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, and Director, Nevada Water Resources Institute, Desert Research Institute
- Open Forum for Faculty, Staff and Students
Thursday, January 22, 4-5:00 p.m.
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Auditorium, Room 124
Subhash Risbud, Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering, and Director of the Internship and Career Center, University of California, Davis
- Open Forum for Faculty, Staff and Students
Thursday, January 29, 4-5:00 p.m.
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Auditorium, Room 124
Emmanuel “Manos” Maragakis, Interim Dean, College of Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno
- Open Forum for Faculty, Staff and Students
Monday, February 2, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Auditorium, Room 124
To have the CVs e-mailed to you, send a request to Jennifer Grogan at grogan@unr.edu
For an overview of the position, please visit the Executive Search website http://execsearch.unr.edu/
Nevada Newsmakers
Posted by glick on 08 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Out and About
I talked with Nevada Newsmakers’ host Sam Shad and co-host Ray Hagar of the Reno Gazette Journal.
Go to http://nevadanewsmakers.com and listen to the January 8 podcast.
“A Few Minutes with Milt” on KUNR 88.7
Posted by glick on 07 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Out and About