Vote today for UMass Amherst ResLife Director Eddie Hull to be named Job with Justice’s national “Scrooge of the Year”: Students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst received an early Christmas gift from their esteemed Director of Housing and Residential Life, Eddie Hull… the loss of their jobs. In a move even the Scrooge would find wicked, Eddie sent an email to 73 undergraduate employees … Continue reading
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Prof. John R. Mullin, Dean of the Graduate School Prof. Jean Kim, Vice-Chancellor Student Affairs and Campus Life Prof. James V. Staros, Provost November 28th, 2011 Dear Colleagues, We, the Graduate Program Directors of 29 departments and programs, are writing to express our deep concerns about the recent and upcoming changes to student health services, particularly the changes to the Student Health Insurance Policy. Many … Continue reading
GEO has learned that Vice-Chancellor Jean Kim is demanding that the departments under her (including University Health Services, Student Development, and Residential Life) hire consulting firms in order to cut costs. University Health Services was the first area to hire a consultant, and GEO has the report, which outlines the reasoning behind recent cuts to the Student Health Insurance Plan, staffing and hours. This report, … Continue reading
From: UMass University Health Services <official-uhs@admin.umass.edu> Date: November 1, 2011 3:23:52 PM EDT To: massmail-l@oit.umass.edu Subject: Changes at University Health Services To the UMass Amherst campus community, As an evidence-based organization in the rapidly changing healthcare field, University Health Services (UHS) constantly evaluates its programs and services, industry trends and the economic environment, to ensure the provision of high-quality care in a fiscally responsible manner. … Continue reading
UMass scales back health services in cost-cutting move By CHAD CAIN Staff Writer Wednesday, November 9, 2011 AMHERST – The health services unit at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will eliminate 10 percent of its work force, losing more than 21 full-time positions, close its pharmacy, reduce laboratory services and scale back evening and weekend hours between now and the end of the academic year. … Continue reading