News briefs and announcements
Open enrollment scheduled
Nov. 1–11
Open Enrollment is the time each November when full-time employees are given the opportunity to enroll in or make changes to their health insurance, dental insurance, Colonial short term disability insurance and prepaid legal care. It is also the time each year to re-enroll or enroll for the first time in one of the University’s flexible spending accounts (health or dependent care). Changes made at this time become effective Jan. 1, 2006.
Vendor sessions are scheduled for the following days and times: Tuesday, Nov. 1: 10 a.m.–1 pm and 2–4 p.m., Commons Room 313; Thursday, Nov. 3: 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2–4 p.m., Commons Room 313; Wednesday, Nov. 9: 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2–4 p.m., Commons Room 331; Friday, Nov. 11: 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2–4 p.m., Commons Room 313.
Open enrollment packets will be sent through campus mail in October. In order to participate in the Flexible Spending Accounts (health care or dependent day care flexible spending accounts), you must sign an enrollment form annually.
Please note that Human Resources will be unable to process any forms after the Nov. 11 deadline.
President schedules office hours,
conversations with students
President Bill Cooper has scheduled several opportunities for students to meet with him individually or in groups. Three times during the academic year, Cooper will hold “Enhancing Richmond,” open microphone conversations with students. A continuation of last year’s “Hanging with Dr. Cooper,” the series will be held in residence halls.
Also, the president has set aside monthly office hours to meet with students. No appointments are necessary for the meetings, held from 3–5 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, September through April. January’s office hours will be on the third Tuesday.
The first Enhancing Richmond was held in September. Future conversations will take place from 6:30–8 p.m. Nov. 10 in Whitehurst Living Room and Feb. 16 in North Court.
Citigroup director leading
Spider Management Company
Srinivas Pulavarti is the new president of Spider Management Co., the University’s investment management affiliate. As president, Pulavarti will serve as the University’s chief investment officer, overseeing a $1.2 billion endowment. Richmond’s endowment is one of the 50 largest endowments in the United States.
Pulavarti most recently served as director, global head of investment strategy for Citigroup, managing $14 billion in global pension assets. Prior to joining Citigroup, he was director of investments for the $2 billion Johns Hopkins University endowment.
Pulavarti holds a B.S. in mathematics, physics and chemistry from Bangalore University in India and an M.S. in applied and financial economics from Marquette University.
Committee selected to search for
student development vice president
A search committee has been assembled to identify candidates for the position of vice president for student development. Committee members include the Rev. Dr. Daphne Burt, chaplain to the University; Dr. Val Kish, professor of biology; Steve Kneeley, trustee; Jackie Knupp, senior in Arts and Sciences; Gerri Leder, chair of the Richmond Council; Mehrab Malek, junior in Arts and Sciences; Julie Tea, director of special projects in the President’s Office (committee chair); John Treadway, professor of history; and Diana Vincelli, director of grant support.
“Our Student Development division plays an essential role in building and sustaining a dynamic learning environment,” said University President Bill Cooper. “We are aiming to attract an outstanding candidate who will exhibit exemplary leadership on behalf of our students in the areas of program planning, coordination and evaluation. The vice president will also provide new opportunities to our students by actively seeking external resources to fund distinctive University initiatives.”
Cooper added that he hopes a new vice president will be named by the end of the fall semester.
Dr. Len Goldberg, current vice president for student development, will retire at the end of the 2005–06 academic year, following 19 years of dedicated service.
To nominate a candidate or provide input to the search committee, please contact Tea at 287-6683 or jtea@richmond.edu.
Faculty reception set for Oct. 20
All full-time and part-time faculty are invited to attend the President’s Faculty Reception on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6–8 p.m. in the Robins Pavilion of the Jepson Alumni Center. Each faculty member should have received an individual invitation. Faculty chairs are encouraged to accompany new faculty members in their departments.
Campus community to discuss book on social justice
Students, faculty and staff will be on the same page as they participate in a year-long book discussion, titled “One Book, One Campus: Dialogues in Social Justice.”
Throughout the academic year, campus and community facilitators will lead discussions of Why
Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College.
The program allows for “dialogue on issues of difference and the concept of privilege in our society as well as opportunities to brainstorm ways to integrate diversity issues into the curriculum,” said Camisha Jones of the Office of the Chaplaincy, one of the project’s sponsors.
Discussions of book excerpts are scheduled for Oct. 17–Nov. 18. Discussions of the entire book, led by faculty, staff, students and community participants, will take place from Jan. 23–March 31. For more information or to register, visit
http://commonground/events/One_Book_One_Campus.htm.
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