===================================================================== UNI Online (Vol. 1, No. 18) Oct. 12, 1999 ===================================================================== What's happening this week at UNI? http://access.uni.edu/acal/bin/callist.cgi?date=this_week UNI NEWS ------- Students employed by work study or departmental employment funding may now work more than 20 hours per week while school is in session. For more information, visit: http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/34.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ever wish you could use the Web to request help or make a service request from ITS? Now you can contact a computer consultant in the ITS Computer Consulting Center via the web at http://www.uni.edu/its/us by selecting the "ASK A QUESTION OR REQUEST SERVICE". -------------------------------------------------------------------- We all have a stake in the success of United Way. You also may have a "steak" in turning in your United Way pledge form (whether you pledge or not). Texas Roadhouse is supporting United Way at UNI by giving away steak dinners to dozens of faculty and staff who turn in their pledge forms by Oct. 22. http://www.uni.edu/dor/UnitedWay/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Iowa 2010 Project, an initiative of the Governor's Strategic Planning Council, is an opportunity for Iowans to share their visions of Iowa in the year 2010 via a special phone line, on the World Wide Web, in an e-mail or at a series of town meetings. Visit the Iowa 2010 web site for more information and for a list of town meetings scheduled across Iowa Oct. 11-Nov.15. http://www.iowa2010.state.ia.us -------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Northern Iowa students are looking for houses to appraise as part of their requirements in the Real Estate Appraisal and Investment course. Homeowners in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metro area who would like to volunteer their houses as subject properties for a UNI student appraisal, should contact the UNI Department of Finance office at 3-2929, before Oct. 15. http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/33.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- A Flu Shot Clinic is available at the Student Health Center for students, faculty/staff, and spouses. Check the UNI Wellness web site under "Check it Out" for additional info: http://www.uni.edu/wellrec/frames/checkframe.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UNI Child Care Committee, operating on a grant from student activity fees, is making available child care grants to student parents to assist with off-campus child care costs. The deadline for grant application is Nov. 1. For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at 3-2700 or at 116 GIL. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES ----------------------- TIAA-CREF representatives will be on campus Tuesday, Oct. 19 and Wednesday, Oct. 20. Workshops on Planning for Retirement Income and Asset Allocation will be held on both days. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.uni.edu/hrs/benefits/tiaa_workshops.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------- TIAA-CREF is sponsoring a teleconference at noon, Friday, Oct. 22. The title of the teleconference is "Financial Strategies for a New Century - Tips From America's Experts." The UNI location will be SEC 252. http://www.uni.edu/hrs/benefits/tiaa_special_presentation.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------- TIAA-CREF statements for the quarter ending September 30, 1999 will be coming to your home address in October. It has been suggested that with the coming change in the millenia you may want to hold on to that statement until you receive the statement for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1999. TIAA-CREF has assured us that they are ready for 2000 but retaining the quarterly statement may be a good back-up. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The P&S Council would like to announce their new web site. P&S employees are encouraged to view and then vote for a logo for the council. Please browse through the site and provide feedback through the suggestions page. http://www.uni.edu/ps_council -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVENTS ------ The UNI Artists Series welcomes the wild and witty songs of Four Bitchin Babes on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Hall. In their Cedar Valley debut, these four raucous and rowdy moms leave no toe unstomped as they sing of fattening food, disastrous vacations and more! For tickets call 273-SHOW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiery anti-sweatshop crusader, Charles Kernaghan, will speak on "Our Campaign Against Child Labor and Sweatshops" at 4 p.m. in CBB 109 and at 7:30 p.m. in Sabin 102 on Wednesday, Oct. 13. The National Labor Committee is an organization committed to exposing and ending the exploitation of children and adults in the global marketplace. -------------------------------------------------------------------- A Cedar Rapids Job Shadow Trip will be held for students Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28 & 29. Please pass this information on to students, who may use the trip to find out about career fields of interest and network with potential future employers. http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/35.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display Tuesday, Oct. 19 from noon-10 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Maucker Union Expansion. http://uni.edu/wellrec/frames/checkframe.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- A Study Abroad Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13, from 4-5 p.m., in CBB 319. The Study Abroad Program and the College of Business Administration invites business students and other interested individuals to learn more about study abroad opportunities available for UNI students around the world. Former program participants have also been invited, so bring your questions. For more information contact the Study Abroad Office at 3-7652. -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Promoting Civic Engagement: Education, Service and Social Change" will be discussed by J. Herman Blake, professor and director of African American Studies at Iowa State University, from 4-5:15 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Maucker Union Expansion. His talk, sponsored by the UNI Leadership Studies Program, is open to all. Reservations requested only for entire classes attending; call 3-6898. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The 16th annual World Food Day Teleconference will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 15, in CEEE 13. 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