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University closes two centers after recent review
Julie Stagis
Issue date: 10/31/08 Section: News
"We tried to promote GIS functions and spatial database capabilities," said Robert Cromley, UCCGIA director and professor of geography. "GIS is a computer-based system for storing, representing, manipulating and analyzing features across the landscape of the eart."
The group had done a lot to make connections between books to help researchers find information. For example, if a book mentions Mansfield, there would be a tag so that people could find other books about the place, according to Cromley.
Cromley did not see a reason for closing UCCGIA.
"The university didn't save themselves anything. There was no cost associated with the center," he said. "I was the director and we were just a group of people who collaborated on projects."
The Center for Health Promotion offers various programs that "prevent and/or attenuate disease and disability progression, restore and maintain function, and foster optimal physical and psychosocial well being," according to its Web site.
The center was not really affected by the decision to close.
"I think it was the right decision," said Dr. Linda Pescatello, kinesiology professor and center director. "We existed in name only. There was a formal list of criteria that we never met."
The School of Allied Health will continue with the programs and projects that the Center for Health Promotion did. The name was only a label on activities put on by the school.
The committee renewed the GE Global Learning Center and the Wildlife Conservation Research Center for two years, while the other nine reviewed centers were each renewed for five years.Two academic centers were closed this semester after a review by a committee appointed by Provost Peter Nicholls last spring found them not in accordance with UConn's academic plan.
The committee decided to renew 11 of the reviewed centers. All of the university's centers are reviewed on a cyclical basis, according to UConn spokeswoman Karen Grava.
The group had done a lot to make connections between books to help researchers find information. For example, if a book mentions Mansfield, there would be a tag so that people could find other books about the place, according to Cromley.
Cromley did not see a reason for closing UCCGIA.
"The university didn't save themselves anything. There was no cost associated with the center," he said. "I was the director and we were just a group of people who collaborated on projects."
The Center for Health Promotion offers various programs that "prevent and/or attenuate disease and disability progression, restore and maintain function, and foster optimal physical and psychosocial well being," according to its Web site.
The center was not really affected by the decision to close.
"I think it was the right decision," said Dr. Linda Pescatello, kinesiology professor and center director. "We existed in name only. There was a formal list of criteria that we never met."
The School of Allied Health will continue with the programs and projects that the Center for Health Promotion did. The name was only a label on activities put on by the school.
The committee renewed the GE Global Learning Center and the Wildlife Conservation Research Center for two years, while the other nine reviewed centers were each renewed for five years.Two academic centers were closed this semester after a review by a committee appointed by Provost Peter Nicholls last spring found them not in accordance with UConn's academic plan.
The committee decided to renew 11 of the reviewed centers. All of the university's centers are reviewed on a cyclical basis, according to UConn spokeswoman Karen Grava.
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