Campus Journal: October 15, 2004

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	Benefits open enrollment begins in October Faculty and staff can make changes to their USNH benefits during the UNH open enrollment period, which runs the month of October. Forms were mailed the week of Sept. 27. Those making changes or re-enrolling in a Flexible Spending Account must return completed enrollment forms to Human Resources, 2 Leavitt Lane, by Friday, Oct. 29. Changes take effect Jan. 1, 2005. Academic Plan presentation to the campus is Oct. 19 Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend a presentation by Provost Bruce Mallory on the Academic Plan, 1–2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19 in MUB Room 336. The program will include an overview of the plan and its relevance to UNH community members, and a brief review of the new Academic Plan Web site. Sawmill having lumber sale The UNH Sawmill will conduct a lumber sale Saturday, Oct. 16, at the mill on Route 155 in Durham from 8 a.m. to noon. Seasoned, rough cut white pine and hardwood lumber are available in limited quantities and sizes. For specifics on prices and availability stop in during sale hours. More FYIs >>>

TOP STORIES
October 15, 2004, Edition

UNH, KSC share $2 million for federal public safety project
UNH and Keene State College have received $2 million in joint federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to develop a national public safety management system that will help police and fire personnel know whether the site of an emergency contains dangerous hazardous materials. (10-15-04) More >>>

Women's Voices

State Senator Iris Estabrook (center) discusses women and voting at the Women’s Voices Women’s Vote: UNH Women’s Commission Listening Circles. Estabrook was the featured guest at the event. (Katelyn Dolan/Media Relations)

UNH scientist is listening to rumbles at Mount St. Helens
When volcanoes rumble, Jeff Johnson listens – with microphones. So when Mount St. Helens began stirring recently, Johnson knew he’d be making a visit to Washington State to “listen” to the volcano that erupted with such force in 1980. A Fulbright Scholar at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) and Department of Earth Sciences, Johnson holds a Ph.D. in geophysics. (10-15-04) More >>>


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