University Reporter: March, 2001
Candidates for UMass Boston Chancellor to Visit Campus
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to meet James Wyche, Brown University, on February 27, and Jo Ann Gora, Old Dominion University, on March 15, 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the Chancellor's Conference Room.
Black Aviators: Flying Free
Tune into The History Channel on Saturday, March 3, at10:00 p.m., for its documentary on black aviators. Research by UMass Boston's Philip Hart on his great-uncle James Herman Banning, one of the first black aviators in the U.S., is featured in the program.
Third Annual Ice Cream Social Treats Employees

Employees enjoyed bowls of Ben & Jerry's ice cream at Human Resources' Third Annual Ice Cream Social, which was held on February 14 in the Clark Athletic Center. Chancellor David MacKenzie, Human Resource's Clare Poirier, and Continuing Education's Joe Lally were among the many who helped dish ice cream to their fellow employees. Pictured here: Diane Vasseur, External Relations, Marie Molloy, Facilities, Arlene Costello, Registrar, and Carolyn Joyce, Facilities. (Photo by Harry Brett)
Register Today!
The Learning Center will be offering the following workshops in March:
March 1 Power Breakfast
Intermediate PowerPoint 2000
March 3 Customer Service Training
March 5 Jenzabar.com
March 6 Web Concepts
March 8 Advanced PowerPoint 2000
March 12 Web Workgroups
March 13 Introduction to HTML
March 14 Intermediate Word 2000
Jenzabar.com
March 15 Customer Service Training
Jenzabar.com
March 19 Web Workgroups!
Customer Service Training
Virtual Forum
March 20 Advanced Word 2000
Advanced HTML
Web Workgroups!
March 21 Customer Service Training
Introduction to Outlook 2000
Web Workgroups!
March 22 Sizing up!
Web Workgroups!
March 23 Customer Service Training
March 26 Web Workgroups!
March 27 Intermediate Dreamweaver
Web Workgroups!
March 29 Word to the Web
Web Workgroups!
Contact the Learning Center for more information. See www.learningctr.umb.edu, e-mail learningctr@umb.edu; or call 617-287-3990
