Through a series of facilitated meetings, the mail services team created proposals to develop efficiencies and cost savings strategies that reflect the general trends in the mailing industry. The volume of paper mail has steadily and significantly decreased in the electronic age.   

The proposal to discontinue delivery service to outlying entities has been implemented (with the buy-in of the customer) and is projected to save $8,000 this year. Other staffing and process related strategies have also been implemented. 

The UNH Center for Family Business kicks off the new year of business programming with the panel discussion “A Taste of Family Business Solutions” Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.   

The program begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Derryfield Country Club in Manchester. Breakfast and registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by lunch and networking at noon. The panel topics and participants are as follows:

Celebrate the life of David M. Lane, Sunday, Sept.30, at the Biological Sciences Library in Kendall Hall (behind Nesmith Hall) and the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses, noon to 3 p.m.  

Lane worked at the Biological Sciences Library for 27 years as biological sciences librarian and associate professor.  

The second open forum on eUNH will take place Friday, Oct. 19 from noon to 4 p.m. in the Squamscott Room in Holloway Commons. Sponsored by the Provost's Office and the Faculty Senate. Lunch will be provided and served starting at noon.

UNH Manchester will host a traditional Chinese Moon Festival on Thursday, Sept. 27 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the college’s third floor auditorium. The event will include an ensemble of traditional Chinese celebration, including making Chinese lanterns and lantern riddles, a gourd pipe show, a chorus of Chinese love songs, a sample of Beijing Opera and some traditional games.

By Sonia Scherr and Lynnette Hentges 

Imagine that certain individuals could receive big tax breaks based solely on a characteristic that has nothing to do with their earnings or expenses. What’s more, individuals with this characteristic would, overall, have a lower cost of living than the general population. And the number of people with this characteristic would be growing quickly, so their preferential treatment at tax time would lead to billions in lost revenue nationwide.  

Between 2010 and 2011, the child poverty rate rose modestly across the nation to 22.5 percent. Today 16.4 million children live in poverty; 6.1 million of them are under age six, according to researchers from the Carsey Institute at UNH.

In addition, 45 percent -- 32.7 million of America’s children -- live in families with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

From the Scottish Highlands to streets of New York City, the Department of Theatre & Dance plans an ambitious and memorable 2012-2013 season.