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All,Things are quite different from the way they were portrayed in the earlier messages.
Linda ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Date: Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:20 AM -0400 From: Perry Samson <address@hidden> To: Linda Miller <address@hidden> Subject: Re: LDM at the University Of Michigan *Please Read* (fwd) Linda, Let's be clear about the changes. We are excusing Tom from his duties as he lives in Connecticut now. These tasks will be taken over by a student and for the short term we are not confident we can bring the student up to speed at a level that is sufficiently reliable for downstream users. Tom's note suggests the department is going belly-up when the truth is we are anticipating considerable growth (4-5 faculty slots over the next five years) while adjusting to some internal changes. Dennis Baker has decided to retire next June so our needs are changing in synoptics. Bluntly, we actually intend to ratchet up our use of technology in the classroom with new hires and upgrade to a wider range of tools for that purpose with an emphasis on new technologies. If you are willing to muse about upcoming candidates and/or movable established faculty I'd love to hear. I hope all is well with you. I sent my first born off to college last week (Indiana) and am adjusting to the hole in my home and in my wallet. Perry <snip> ---------- End Forwarded Message ---------- Linda Miller - address@hidden External Liaison, Unidata University Corporation for Atmospheric Research P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307-3000 303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690