February 11, 1999
Campus quiz: Clearly this frog has observed campus events for a long time. Where is his vantage point? Answer below.
Study subjects sought
Investigators in the Washington University Medical Center's Cardiovascular Division are looking for participants with mild high blood pressure, ages 18 to 90, for a study on the effects of a government-approved drug for lowering blood pressure on blood vessel function. Participants must be healthy nonsmokers without diabetes or heart disease. The study will include five visits to the medical center during a period of about eight weeks. Qualified subjects will receive free medication and a free stress test. For more information, call 747-1217.
Back to school
Help with communication, leadership and computer skills is available through the Training and Development Programs offered by the Human Resources Department. Registration has begun for the 1999 spring/summer session, and registration is allowed as late as five days before a course begins, space permitting. While many courses are free, some require a fee to be paid by the employee's department.
Class categories include enhancing leadership skills, improving interpersonal communication skills, maximizing performance results, navigating change, increasing PC productivity and effectively using information systems. A new category, taking action for self-development, consists of four courses that cover topics such as proofreading, telephone skills and personal productivity. There are also new course listings for the Center for the Application of Information Technology. To request a catalog or to register, call 935-6970. The complete catalog is available at http://cf6000.wustl.edu/hr/home.
Personnel perk
Washington University offers substantial tuition assistance to eligible dependents of full-time University faculty and staff. Dependents of full-time faculty and staff members who have completed five full years of current and continuous service receive 100 percent tuition remission at the University, provided they meet normal admission requirements. Additionally, children of full-time employees who have completed seven years of current and continuous service at the University can receive up to 50 percent of the University's stated tuition to attend another accredited college or university. In both cases, for the benefit to continue, the employee's eligibility must be maintained while the dependent attends school. And if an employee is eligible for this benefit at the time he or she retires, goes on leave or dies, then the benefit is available to his or her dependents as well.
Northern exposure
A growing number of American students are attending universities in Canada, in part because Canadian institutions are courting U.S. high school students aggressively, according to the Boston Globe. About 3,000 Americans are studying at Canadian universities this year, a 10 percent increase over the 1997-98 academic year.
Answer: Our amphibian amigo has a bird's-eye view from the northeast turret of Brookings tower.
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