Aug. 21, 2001
Briefs
New Supply of Numbers
The Supply Chain Organization has got your number when it comes to customer
service, but do you have theirs? After implementing a new telephone
system over the summer the department has a new telephone number —
994-2500.
The new system features a high-tech automated distribution system. While
callers may dial individuals in the Supply Chain directly, the new system
will significantly improve how the department responds to calls.
Some improvements include:
• A single number and point of contact for any Supply Chain Organization
transaction.
• Dedicated groups of specialists ready to answer calls. Calls
may now be directed to any one of several well-trained specialists,
meaning fewer missed calls and fewer trips to voice mail.
• Additional incoming line capacity. Fewer busy signals and more
calls answered by an individual the first time around.
• Additional calling options. Automated attendant service will
help route calls directly to the group that can best deal with the issue
at hand.
•Easier dialing for the campus community. Gone are the strange
dialing prefixes, The Supply Chain Organization is now part of the “994”
community.
Moses Named Columbian College Associate
Dean
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Interim Dean Jean Folkerts has
appointed Michael Moses as associate dean for graduate studies. Moses
will oversee all of the CCAS graduate programs.
“Michael Moses has already proven his capability as an associate
dean by serving in that capacity during the past year when other associates
were on sabbatical,” says Folkerts. “He is committed to making
sure the best students join the ranks of GW alumni.”
Founding Dean of SPHHS Returns to Classroom
Richard Riegelman, who established the School of Public Health and Health
Services, stepped down as dean this summer, leaving a legacy of accomplishment
and optimism.
In his four years as dean, Riegelman guided the effort to launch SPHHS
and expand its enrollment. The school received full accreditation
in 1999 and now has more than 900 students, 53 full-time faculty and
more than 160 part-time faculty. Riegelman returns to the
classroom as professor of epidemiology and biostatistics. Richard Southby,
associate dean for health services, has been appointed interim dean.
Rollberg to Head Honors Program
The University Honors Program will have new leadership as it expands
to the Mount Vernon campus this fall. Peter Rollberg, chair of the Department
of German and Slavic Languages and Literatures, has been appointed director
of UHP, following the announcement that current director David Alan
Grier is going on sabbatical. Grier has served as director for nine
years, and plans on returning to the University to teach after completing
his book on the history of computing.
“I am extremely pleased that Peter has agreed to assume the directorship
of the UHP,” says Donald R. Lehman, vice president for academic
affairs. “His high academic standards and unbridled enthusiasm
for this undertaking provide us with the confidence that we shall see
continuing evolution of the UHP as a major contributor to the academic
life of students at GW, both inside and outside the program.”
Rollberg joined the University as assistant professor of Slavic languages
and literature in 1991. He progressed to associate professor and has
chaired the department since 1999. Rollberg developed the courses “History
of Russian Cinema” and “Early German Cinema” for the
honors program and has taught them since 1992. He has been honored by
the University for his teaching efforts with the Bender Teaching Award
in 1999 and this year with the Trachtenberg Teaching Award.
Rollberg completed his undergraduate and graduate work at the University
of Leipzig (Germany) and Lomonosov University Moscow (Russia), two of
the oldest European institutions of higher learning. His publications
include 10 edited volumes, a monograph, more than 25 articles, and a
large number of reviews.
“It is a genuine honor to have been appointed director of the UHP,”
Rollberg says. “I hope I can continue the program’s successful
work and help advance it further.”
Dessauer Named SMPA Shapiro Fellow
The School of Media and Public Affairs will tap into the evolving world
of Internet journalism as Carin Dessauer, the former executive editor
of CNN’s political online coverage, becomes the newest Shapiro
Fellow for the upcoming semester.
During the recent presidential election, Dessauer directed CNN.com’s
election coverage, which set records as the No. 1 campaign destination
on the Internet. She also produced the first online interview with a
sitting president. Dessauer, who brings 15 years of experience as a
Washington journalist, will teach an undergraduate seminar, “News
on the Internet: No Longer the New Media but Integrated and Multimedia.”
The seminar will address the integration of the Internet with television,
print, and radio, as well as the future of wireless and broadband technologies
and their impact on the news business.
GSEHD to Host Conference
The superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools will deliver
the keynote address at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development’s
New Directions Conference on Sept. 15. Daniel Domenech, who heads the
12th largest school system in the nation, is scheduled to give his perspective
on “innovative projects that facilitate success for students,”
the theme of the conference. There is no cost, but alumni, faculty members,
counselors, parents, and administrators are asked to register at www.gwu.edu/alumni/weekend/gsehd.
Three Professors to Help Open GW Paris
Study Center
The School of Business and Public Management joins with the Institut
d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) to open the GW Paris
Study Center this fall. The center will give GW juniors an opportunity
to take 15 credits of required, pre-selected courses in a setting that
will foster new perspectives on the global business environment. Joining
19 students this fall will be three SBPM faculty members — Amy
Smith, assistant professor of marketing; William Handorf, professor
of finance; and Patrick McHugh, assistant professor of management science.
“Given the increasing participation of GW students in study abroad,
we are especially pleased to offer a new international opportunity with
such a highly-esteemed partner as Sciences Po,” says Lynn Leonard,
director of the Office for Study Abroad.
Law School Names Bhala Associate Dean
Raj Bhala has been appointed as the new associate dean for international
and comparative legal studies. A member of the faculty since 1998, Bhala
succeeds Ralph Steinhardt, who will be on leave next year.
Direct Deposit Reimbursement
Payroll Services announced new options for travel and other expense
reimbursement. Now expenses incurred in the course of conducting University
business may be reimbursed via direct deposit to employees’ bank
accounts. Even travel advances can be paid via convenient and efficient
direct deposits.
Once a reimbursement is processed, an E-mail will be sent notifying
the employee of the date of the direct deposit and the amount of the
reimbursement. The notification, however, will only be sent to employees
who have a University E-mail address.
Eligibility to receive reimbursements is dependent upon enrollment in
the payroll direct deposit option, otherwise employees will continue
to receive checks for reimbursements. Employees who already have chosen
to receive all or a portion of their payroll checks will automatically
receive their reimbursements through direct deposit.
For employees who have split their check across a checking and a savings
account, reimbursements will be deposited into the checking account.
For those who have split their check across two checking or two savings
accounts, the direct deposit will be directed to the account that receives
the ‘remainder’ of the funds of their payroll.
Employees may obtain direct deposit authorization forms from the Payroll
Services office in the Academic Center, Room 101 or download the direct
deposit authorization form at www.gwu.edu/~finhome/payroll/pay-1d00.htm.
Completed forms should be sent to Payroll Services, 2100 M Street, NW,
Suite 310 or returned to the payroll office at the Academic Center.
For more information on direct deposit please contact Payroll Services
at 973-1000.
GW Gets a Line on City Hall
The University addressed the need for more residence hall rooms by signing
a 15-year lease with the former St. James Suites and renaming the building
City Hall.
Director of Housing Services Andrew Sonn says students have been assigned
to rooms in the building at 950 24th St. and expects the residence hall
to open near capacity this fall. GW leased all 189 units providing 543
more beds as part of the residence hall network.
In addition to City Hall, GW signed a three-year lease to use 78 rooms
in Pennsylvania House, located at 2424 Pennsylvania Ave. With the addition
of City Hall and Pennsylvania House, Sonn says GW now has 5,693 beds
at the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses.
New beds are necessary because of a record-setting freshman class. Though
the University admitted a smaller percentage of applicants than last
year, more accepted students elected to attend GW rather than other
institutions, according to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and
Senior Associate Director Michael O’Leary. The combined freshman
class for the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses is 2,685, though
final numbers will
not be available until October, O’Leary says.
Sonn says freshmen have been guaranteed housing assignments and transfer
students have been accommodated. Sonn also reports graduate housing
remains available.
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