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University of Massachusetts Boston ScholarWorks at UMass Boston 1996-2009, University Reporter University Publications and Campus Newsletters 9-1-2003 University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 01 - September 2003 University of Massachusetts Boston Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/university_reporter Part of the Higher Education Administration Commons, and the Organizational Communication Commons Recommended Citation University of Massachusetts Boston, "University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 01 - September 2003" (2003). 1996-2009, University Reporter. Paper 130. http://scholarworks.umb.edu/university_reporter/130 This University Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications and Campus Newsletters at ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1996-2009, University Reporter by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON THE Volume 8, Number 1 September 2003 BOSTON UMass Boston Addresses Budget Cut Challenges By Joe Peters and Ed Hayward A combination of budget cuts location. The economic downturn's stitutions in the country to reduce somewhat by the trustees' decision Many see the move to delay bus that touched all corners of the uni clamp on state revenues has student charges. The new increases to raise student fees, which are ex rerouting as a sign that the admin versity and a vote by the University brought about a 30 percent reduc correspond directly to cuts in fund pected to result in about $5.5 mil istration listened to the campus of Massachusetts Board of Trust tion in state support to UMass Bos ing recommended by the governor's lion for the Boston campus. In ad community when it asked for feed ees to raise student fees brought a ton during the last three years. office and the legislature. dition to those new revenues, the back about cuts offered in June by turbulent budget season to a close Cuts could have been much On the Boston campus, fees will campus expects to save about $1.5 the CURE Committee. The 20- this summer. more severe had it not been for be used to maintain academic ex million from the early retirement person group, which represented A process of examining univer three significant dlevelopments: cellence and add approximately $1 program. broad areas of the campus and was sity revenues and expenditures dur economies stemming from changes million to need-based financial aid Another $400,000 in savings composed largely of administrators, ing the spring and summer resulted in the Campus Center opening for UMass Boston students, said were derived from a delay in rout department heads, and faculty in reductions from academic and schedule, the early retirement pack Chancellor Jo Ann Gora. ing additional shuttle buses to the council representatives, did not sug administrative areas, as well as cam age that will allow the campus to "There is never a good time to Campus Center, the university's fu gest the delay in its first report. pus-wide savings proposals such as reduce personnel, and an increase raise student fees," the chancellor ture "front door." The route will "Chancellor Gora called for an a one-week furlough for all employ in student fees. said. "But these fees will help us shift to the new building in Septem open process, and I think that's ees, which will require further ne Part of the response to the preserve services and academic of ber 2004. what everyone got," said Mark gotiation, and an early retirement roughly $80 million cut in state ferings that students rely upon. In Recommended spending cuts Preble, interim director of human program that is expected to cut $1.5 support to the five-campus system addition, we have added $1 million and new revenue measures were resources, who moderated the fo million in salaries. was the Board of Trustees' vote on in need-based aid and graduate as debated at a campus-wide town rum. Preble said the feedback from About $7.5 million was August 6 to increase student fees sistantships with the intention of meeting called for by Chancellor the town meeting greatly helped the trimmed from the campus budget by $750, effective with the spring being able to meet 90 percent of the Gora in July. Many employees sug group recognize certain priorities. to overcome a cut in state funds, 2004 term. From 1995 through financial aid need for eligible stu gested finding savings in the opera "I think it showed the empha the result of reductions by the leg 2001, the University of Massachu dents." tion of the new center, which is sis the campus places on certain islature to the UMass system's al- setts had been one of few higher in- The budget woes were tempered slated to open spring 2004. areas and services," he said. (Cont. on page 3) Community Activities Bloom on Campus Throughout the Summer By Anne-Marie Kent Some university campuses lie deavors, the campus has been alive ton as a great place to take sum dormant during summer months with activity this summer. mer courses: the list of offerings is not UMass Boston! With a popu "We had an outstanding sum large and varied, the quality of in lar summer school program, arts mer, with enrollments exceeding struction is excellent, the fees are events-including a special June our expectations," said Dirk reasonable, and our location by the showing of alumni Charles Merrill's Messelaar, dean of Continuing, Harbor is a point in our favor, es watercolors-plus athletics activi Corporate, and Distance Educa pecially at this time of year." ties and community outreach en- tion. "Students see UMass Bos- The waterfront truly is a mag net. Each day, a steady stream of men, women, and children have walked, jogged, biked, and rollerbladed their way along the Harborwalk. And when July tem peratures soared, the indoor gyms and swimming pool became more Excited new sailors from the South Boston Boys and Girls popular with students, employees, life jackets and journeyed onto Dorchester Bay as part of the Courageous Sailing Program, held at UMass Boston from August 11 and more than 365 community through 22. The group was one of five community organizations invited members. by the university to participate in the program. (Photo by Harry Brett) For those preferring spectator sports, the Bay State Games com- to campus. These Olympics-style the Reebok Pro Summer League petitions, which ran July 10 competitions involved some 10,000 featured 10 NBA teams, including LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers drew large crowds when he made his professional NBA debut at the Clark Athletic Center during through July 13, attracted more participants from across the Com- the Boston Celtics, the New York the Reebok Pro Summer League. (Photo by Harry Brett) than 6,500 athletes and spectators monwealth. The following week, Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers. (Cont. on page 5) University Communications Non-Profit UMass Boston Organization I N T HIS ISS U E 100 Morrissey Boulevard PAID Boston, MA 02125-3393 Boston, MA Page 2 Page 3 Permit No. 52094 UMass trustees approve Vice chancellor puts new graduate school and student affairs at top of (P(S degree. agenda. Trustees Approve the John W. McCormack Gra~duate School of Policy Studies By Ed Hayward The University of Massachu give professionals the theoretical setts Board of Trustees has ap and practical tools they need to proved the creation of the John serve in leadership positions W. McCormack Graduate School within government and academia, of Policy Studies, which will sig as well as within the non-profit nificantly deepen UMass Boston's and private sectors. commitment to policy analysis "UMass Boston is a serious and public service devoted to Bos player in the most competitive in ton and the Commonwealth. tellectual, academic, and research The new school will expand market in the world," said on the urban mission of the uni DiNatale, director of the UMass versity and the McCormack Insti Poll. "The McCormack School tute of Public Affairs, which is will allow the business, non widely recognized as Greater profit and public policy sectors Boston's premier policy center. to more easily tap the expertise Trustees approved the program of all faculty and researchers at on August 6. UMass Boston." "For the last 20 years, the The university's Ph.D. in Ger McCormack Institute has been Members of the executive planning committee for the new McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies ontology is one of six such pro helping this university carry out (from I to r) : James Ward, Edmund Beard, interim director, Frank Caro, Mary Stevenson, and Jeffrey grams in the nation and the only Burr. (Photo by Harry Brett) its urban mission with astute re program in the Northeast. search, respected analysis, and na Policy. It will also serve as the new the need for policy study and pub years, in addition to state appro "Joining the new McCormack tionally recognized public ser home for the university's Geron lic service focused on Boston and priations for faculty and opera Graduate School of Policy Stud vice," Chancellor JoAnn M. Gora tology Master of Science and the Commonwealth. Elevating this tions. ies will strengthen the Gerontol said. "The new graduate school Ph.D. programs, the Gerontology work to graduate school status The McCormack Graduate ogy Department and its graduate will elevate the profile of these Institute, the Ph.D. Program in makes sense for our faculty and School will build upon the programs and define it as the pre projects and advance the work of Public Policy and Master of Sci students, as well as the university institute's local focus on contem eminent venue in the nation for the institute, the master's degree ence in Public Affairs.

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