University Times

Since at least September 1995 (as far back as the online University Times archive goes), an important way in which the faculty communicate to the wider University community has been through the Senate Matters column. Over the last several years the column, overseen by the Senate vice president, has appeared in every other issue of […]

I first became involved in Senate activities as a member of the Senate computer usage committee in 1984. I have been involved in Senate activities ever since, including as chair of the computer usage, library and plant utilization and planning committees. I also have served for nine years as an officer of the Senate, mostly […]

By Lorraine Denman Nearly 10 years ago, I became the Italian language program coordinator in the Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures. In this non-tenure-stream (NTS) lecturer position, I oversee the four-semester Italian language course sequence, develop the curriculum for those courses, and teach two or three courses per semester. I also help […]

Robert Miewald was a beloved professor of mine when I was a graduate student. His lectures were exceptionally informative and engaging, delivered with wit and a dry sense of humor. Nonetheless, I hesitated when registering for his course in Public Budgeting and Finance in spring 1994. My trepidation was not due to any reservations about […]