The MU Faculty Council approved a new finals week schedule this week that moves Reading Day to a Thursday and starts exams on Friday.
Council members are hopeful the change will be in place for the Fall 2009 semester.
Under the policy change, classes would end Wednesday, with no classes Thursday and finals beginning Friday. Exams would [...]
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Faculty Council approves new finals week schedule
Posted in 32974, Faculty and Staff, Miscellaneous, Student Life, tagged Exam Week, Faculty Council, Fall 2009, Finals, Graduation, MU, Nathan Winters, Reading Day on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Forsee proposes benefit plan changes
Posted in Curators, Faculty and Staff on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UM System President Gary Forsee released a memo this morning to faculty and staff recommending changes to the benefits plan for full-time employees, and asking that 2010 salaries be kept at 2009 levels.
Forsee recommended an employee contribution plan be instituted “to preserve a critical benefit for our employees,” among other recommendations.
He will make his recommendations to the UM [...]
IFC and Gary Forsee ask faculty for ideas
Posted in Faculty and Staff, tagged budget cuts, Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, Gary Forsee, higher education, Intercampus Faculty Council, MU, MU Faculty Council, Steve Graham, Tom Phillips, University of Missouri System on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The UM System Intercampus Faculty Council is making a last-minute appeal to faculty members for suggestions of ways to cope with potential budget cuts of up to 25 percent.
MU Faculty Council Chair Tom Phillips has sent an e-mail to his colleagues on the council, asking for ideas and suggestions to be sent to him by Tuesday [...]
Hiring freeze: Still unclear
Posted in Faculty and Staff, tagged Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, MU Faculty Council, UM System hiring freeze on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At yesterday’s Faculty Council meeting, the only thing that seemed clear about the hiring freeze is that it remains unclear to many faculty members. Who will the freeze affect? What can the faculty do about it? What happens now? No one had concrete answers.
But the council did take action in passing a resolution that urges [...]
Freeze may allow some hiring
Posted in Faculty and Staff, tagged Brady Deaton, Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, Gary Forsee, hiring freeze, University of Missouri System on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently there are some exceptions to UM System President Gary Forsee’s hiring freeze.
MU Chancellor Brady Deaton says that about 50 positions will remain open, either because they are high priority positions or because people have already been hired for them. Research and grant- and contract-funded positions are also exempt.
What’s not exempt? The rest of the [...]
A Major Problem
Posted in 32974, Faculty and Staff, Miscellaneous, Student Life, tagged Missouri, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Kelsey Allen, 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs, Laurence Shatkin, Chicago Sun-Times, Major, Careers, Job security, Recession on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have you picked a major yet? If not, you might want to consider some of the jobs listed in an article recently published in the Chicago Sun-Times. According to the article, the top ten jobs with security are:
computer systems analyst
network systems and data communications analyst
network and computer systems administrator
registered nurse
teacher, post-secondary
physical therapist
physician and surgeon
dental hygienist
pharmacist
medical [...]
House Decs!
Posted in 32974, Faculty and Staff, MU Events, Student Life, tagged 2008, 6pm, alumni, Campus, Columbia, Decorations, Decs, family, Greek, Greektown, Homecoming, House, last year, map, Missourian, Mizzou, skkienstra, Stefanie Kienstra, tradition on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight marks the opening of the weekend Homecoming festivities. ‘House Decs’ or Campus House Decorations, will be set up all over Greektown. Greek pairings have decorated and pomped large backdrops as a stage for their skits written and targeted to entertain the entire MU and Columbia community – students, faculty, alumni, and families. These skits [...]
Make a Smart Decision
Posted in Faculty and Staff, Miscellaneous, Student Life, tagged Missouri, Columbia Missourian, Columbia, governor, Kelsey Allen, vote, Election Day, Nov. 4, smartdecision08, President, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Attorney General, U.S. Rep, State Senate, State Rep., Circuit Judge, Associate Commissioner, Sec. of State, Sheriff, Assessor, County Treasurer, Public Administrator on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are like me and forgot that there is more than just the presidency on the line on Nov. 4th, check out smartdecision08.com. Did you know that you also have to vote for your future governor, secretary of state, attorney general and many other positions? Don’t show up on election day without knowing the [...]
