PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 20, No. 6, Sept. 21, 2000

Honors | Brief Notes | On the Job |Job Market | Deaths | PDF format

'YOU'VE GOT MAILl!'
UI e-mail now accessible on the Internet
When you’re away from the office, you can now check your e-mail by accessing the Web, thanks to the Computing and Communications Services Office. more ...

In times of [computer] trouble, go to new CCSO site
A new Web site has been established for faculty and staff members to get information about the campus computer systems, services or networks. more…

SPECIAL INSERT
Campus Charitable Fund Drive 2000: U&I: Caring and Sharing
The 15 organizations representing more than 400 charities that benefit from UI’s Campus Charitable Fund Drive each year are walking a tightrope and making steady progress toward improving people’s lives. With the help of thousands of employees at UI’s Urbana-Champaign campus, they have found the financial means to provide needed services and supplies to the people of this community, state, nation and the world. more

Top male, female pay in like jobs comparable, but few women run
The first systematic study of male and female pay at the uppermost levels of corporate America lends evidence to both sides of the hotly debated question of whether women are paid less than men.more …

Alleviating and managing pain in animals is focus of new guidebook
Dogs whine or whimper and may become timid or aggressive. Cats may purr or growl and hide. Responses vary, but certain behaviors tell when an animal is in pain. Managing and alleviating pain is the focus of a new guidebook written by small animal specialists at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. more…

Innovative projects will maintain U.S. leadership in computer research
Researchers on the Urbana-Champaign campus will receive a total of $17.2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. The total represents 19 percent of the $90 million the NSF granted in its new Information Technology Research initiative. more …

Trustees laud Aiken’s accomplishments, review Siebel Center drawings
Chancellor Michael Aiken told the UI Board of Trustees Sept. 14 of some of the accomplishments achieved at the Urbana campus over the last five years, and when he was finished the board and others gave Aiken a hearty and lengthy ovation. more …

Trustees approve FY2001 operating budget of more than $2.5 billion
The UI Board of Trustees has approved an operating budget for the fiscal year that began July 1 of slightly more than $2.5 billion, 3.9 percent more than last year. more …

Illinois VENTURES Board of Managers selected
The UI Board of Trustees has created a company to assist start-up companies that will take technology from the UI’s research and classrooms into the marketplace. more …

From the desk of the Chancellor A letter to the campus community

HONORS

Campus Award for Excellence in Public Service
First recipients honored for public service, outreach
Two faculty members, one academic professional and three students are the campus’s first recipients of the Campus Award for Excellence in Public Service. The awards program was developed to recognize those who fulfill the university’s commitment to using their scholarly, creative or professional knowledge for the purpose of improving the well-being of Illinois citizens.. more …

achievements
A report of honors, awards, offices and other outstanding achhivements of faculty and staff members

brief notes
Former CommWest dedicated as Wohlers Hall … National security issues featured in Town Meeting … UI Press hosts book show … CEAPS panel deadline is Sept. 29 … Campus Rec offers free group fitness sessions … Beschloss Family Media Design Center hosts dedication … Volunteers needed to 'Clean Green' … Nomination forms due Oct. 6 … Astronomy lecture is Oct. 4 … Election debates featured on WILL-TV and WILL-AM … Non-credit courses offered by contiuing education. more …

On the Job: Joni Elsenpeter
Joni Elsenpeter is a UI labor relations specialist, which means she works with campus departments and employees to resolve or improve work-related issues. Previously she worked in university administration, hearing labor grievances. She has a UI master’s degree in organizational communication and is working on a second master’s through the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations. She is also known by the name Joni Laurence, which she uses when singing and performing. She has two CDs to her credit. Her latest, "Daphne Speaks," was released last week. more …

job market
Human Resources for academic openings
Personnel Services for staff openings

deaths
Hans Julius Brems, 84, died Sept. 16 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Brems was a professor emeritus of economics who started teaching at the UI in 1954. He was a leader in the history of economic thought, publishing eight books, including "Fiscal Theory: Government, Inflation and Growth" and "Pioneering Economic Theory, 1630-1980: A Mathematical Restatement." He retired in 1986. Memorials: UI Foundation, Harker Hall, MC-386.

Thomas Krizan, 80, died Sept. 8 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Krizan was a professor of physical education at the UI for 32 years. Memorials: the family or Immanuel Lutheran Church, Belvidere.

David O. Matthews, 80, died Aug. 30 while visiting family in Connecticut. Matthews was the director of Campus Recreation at the UI from 1962-1979 and served as chair of the planning committee for the IMPE Building. He also was a professor in the department of kinesiology at the UI from 1962-1990. Memorials: David O. Matthews Memorial Fund, UI Foundation,Harker Hall, 1305 W. Green St., MC-386.

Lillian Easton, 56, died Sept. 14 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Easton was a librarian at the UI College of Veterinary Medicine for 20 years. Memorials: American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.