===================================================================== UNI Online (Vol. 1, No. 32) Dec. 2, 1999 ===================================================================== EMPLOYEE RESOURCES ------------------ STRATEGIC PLAN MESSAGE BOARD: A Message Board has been set-up online to allow feedback to the UNI Draft Strategic Plan. Your input is critical in the process to develop a Strategic Plan for UNI. This Strategic Plan will set the University's direction for the next several years. Please visit the Strategic Plan Draft web site or the Message Board and provide your feedback. Draft Strategic Plan: http://www.uni.edu/pres/draftstratplan/ Message Board: http://www.uni.edu/pres/draftstratplan/wwwboard/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTORY CORRECTIONS: Page 13 (University Fax numbers): Marilyn Drury's name is spelled wrong, fax number should be 3-2917; Dennis Lindner's name is spelled wrong, fax number should be 3-5836. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER WORKSHOPS: The December ITS computer workshops schedule is available at http://www.uni.edu/its/ts/c.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- NETSCAPE MESSENGER/CALENDAR WORKSHOPS: ITS-Educational Technology is offering additional workshops on Netscape Messenger and Netscape Calendar. If you are new to UNI, or have recently decided to use Messenger and/or Calendar, or just need a refresher on either program, check the December schedule. http://www.uni.edu/its/ts/netscape.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- IRTS FINALS WEEK Hours: IRTS will extend its hours of operation the week before finals, Dec. 6th-12th. http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/48.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS ----- GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION: Governor Tom Vilsack, First Lady Christie Vilsack, and Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson invite all UNI employees to a Holiday Open House at the Governor's Office, First Floor, State Capitol, on Friday, Dec. 10 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. or 4-6 p.m. -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVENTS ------ MILITARY TRAINING EXHIBIT: Rod Library Special Collections and University Archives is featuring an exhibit on the history of military training at UNI. The exhibit, located in cases in the Special Collections area on the Library's third level, focuses on the three eras during which military training was offered directly to UNI students: the turn of the century Normal School Battalion, the World War I Student Army Training Corps, and the contemporary Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) unit. The exhibit features documents and striking photographs from the University Archives as well as artifacts from the UNI Museum and the Department of Military Science. The exhibit will be in place for the next few weeks. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MUSEUM GIFT SHOP HOLIDAY SALE: Need a gift for that special person? Come to the Museum's Gift Shop Holiday Sale Dec. 4-5 from 1-4 p.m. and choose from a variety of international items, jewelry, books, music, t-shirts, children's toys & games and much more. http://www.uni.edu/museum -------------------------------------------------------------------- UNI ATHLETICS: UNI Men's Basketball, off to their best start in 10 years, faces Wisconsin-Green Bay tonight in the UNI-Dome. Tip-off is at 7:05 p.m. Panther Wrestling, ranked #15 in the nation, hosts the Northern Iowa Open this Saturday in the UNI-Dome. UNI Swimming is at home in the WRC this Friday (5 p.m.) and Saturday (1 p.m.) versus Iowa State and Wisconsin-Green Bay. http://www.uni.edu/athletic -------------------------------------------------------------------- THEATRE UNI: UNISTA (UNI Student Theatre Association) presents "On the Verge" by Eric Overmyer, directed by Shannon Patterson. A show about exploration, discovery and three women in search of new worlds. Performances are Dec 2-4 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. Admission is $3 at the Strayer-Wood Theatre. http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/46.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- MEN'S BASKETBALL: UNI vs. IOWA is almost here! The Panthers face the Hawkeyes Tuesday night in the UNI-Dome at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are still available by calling 273-DOME. http://www.uni.edu/athletic -------------------------------------------------------------------- MUSEUM HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES: Enjoy a taste of the holiday season at the Museum on Dec. 7 at 11:30 a.m., with seasonal music, traditional storytelling and great food. Special guest will be Dorothy Grant, featured in the Museum's current special exhibit. Cost for the luncheon is $7. RSVP by Dec. 1, 3-2188. http://www.uni.edu/museum/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- OPEN HOUSE: A Wellness Resource Lab Open House will be held Wednesday, Dec. 8 from 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m., WRC 104. Please join us for refreshments, free blood pressures, and register for prizes. For more information, call Linda K. Miller at 3-7162. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTISTS SERIES: The UNI Artists Series welcomes "A Scottish Christmas" Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Hall. An all-star cast performs a vibrant collection of Scottish carols, wassail tunes, and traditional holiday Highland music and dance. Call 273-SHOW for ticket information. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other events on the calendar this week at UNI: http://access.uni.edu/acal/bin/callist.cgi?date=this_week -------------------------------------------------------------------- ===================================================================== Today's Weather http://www.uni.edu/current/weaalo.txt ===================================================================== Find the UNI event you're looking for in the UNI Calendar of Events, a convenient, searchable database located at http://access.uni.edu/acal/ ===================================================================== To submit an item to UNI Online: http://www.uni.edu/unionline/ Can't link to the items listed? Have a question? Visit our FAQ: http://www.uni.edu/unionline/faq.html UNI Online Archive http://www.uni.edu/unionline/archive/ UNI Online Editor: UNIOnlineEditor@uni.edu