To the Campus Community: I am writing today to provide an update on the university’s Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). At my request, a special committee is exploring possible modifications to SHIP as it develops competitive bid specifications for coverage in fiscal 2013. Associate Chancellor Susan Pearson is chairing this broad-based panel, which will review … Continue reading Chancellor’s Update on UHS Steering Committee
Chancellor’s Message on Changes to University Health Services
From: "UMass Chancellor's Office" <official-chancellors@admin.umass.edu> Date: December 21, 2011 2:34:37 PM EST To: massmail-l@oit.umass.edu Subject: Special Committee to Study Proposed Changes at UHS To the Campus Community, In recent weeks, you may have heard about proposed changes at University Health Services (UHS). To respond to concerns raised by some staff, students, faculty and the community, … Continue reading Chancellor’s Message on Changes to University Health Services
Grad Program Directors’ letter in response to Coinsurance
Prof. John R. Mullin, Dean of the Graduate School Prof. Jean Kim, Vice-Chancellor Student Affairs and Campus Life Prof. James V. Staros, Provost November 28th, 2011 Dear Colleagues, We, the Graduate Program Directors of 29 departments and programs, are writing to express our deep concerns about the recent and upcoming changes to student health services, … Continue reading Grad Program Directors’ letter in response to Coinsurance
Consultant’s Report on University Health Services
GEO has learned that Vice-Chancellor Jean Kim is demanding that the departments under her (including University Health Services, Student Development, and Residential Life) hire consulting firms in order to cut costs. University Health Services was the first area to hire a consultant, and GEO has the report, which outlines the reasoning behind recent cuts to … Continue reading Consultant’s Report on University Health Services