===================================================================== UNI Online (Vol. 1, No. 33) Dec. 7, 1999 ===================================================================== EMPLOYEE RESOURCES ------------------ FINALS WEEK HOURS: Rod Library: http://www.library.uni.edu/libinfo/hours.html#fallfinals Wellness/Recreation Center: http://www.uni.edu/wellrec Maucker Union Finals Week Hours: http://www.uni.edu/maucker/hours1.txt IRTS: IRTS will extend its hours the week before finals, Dec. 6th-12th. http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/48.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- FACULTY STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING: The UNI Faculty Senate will hold an open meeting for faculty to give input to the strategic plan Monday, Dec. 13, from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. in the Seerley Great Reading Room. Any questions, contact Suzanne McDevitt, Faculty Senate Chair, 3-5928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHOLARSHIPS: If you have recently awarded scholarships to UNI students for Fall/Spring 1999-2000, please make sure you have either entered the information on the computer or sent a scholarship roster to the Financial Aid Office by Friday, December 10. This processing includes spring awards. Questions? Contact Evie Waack at 3-2799 or mailto:evelyn.waack@uni.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRING 2000 COURSE RESERVE REQUESTS: To have Spring 2000 Course Reserve Requests processed and ready for students to check out on the first day of the spring 2000 semester, the MultiService Center in Rod Library needs to receive your reserve requests by Dec. 23. For course reserve lists after December 23, we can not guarantee that the reserve items will be processed and available for check out on the first day of classes. Lists submitted during the first few weeks of the semester can take up to two weeks to process. For copies of the Reserve Request Form, visit http://www.library.uni.edu/depts/msc/reserve_request.htm For more information: mailto:gail.briddle@uni.edu, or phone 3-6002. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTANCE LEARNING TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOP: A group of UNI faculty and staff, in cooperation with Continuing Education, Contract Training, is planning a technical workshop on campus for April 15, 2000 on distance learning tools. We request that any faculty members currently working on distance learning projects contact us with information about your project and technical interests. These projects could involve any number of distance learning tools and technologies. This workshop and project is funded by Deere, Inc. If you want more information: mailto:joan.ketels@uni.edu, or mailto:daniel.powers@uni.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- TAILORED LIBRARY TRAINING OFFERED: Will your spring Semester classes be using the Internet or the Library? You may want to consider reserving a library instruction session tailored to your specific course objectives and assignments. The Rod Library faculty can offer your class instruction ranging from a basic introduction to advanced workshops on information retrieval. Interested? Call Cindy Kruckeberg or Chris Neuhaus at 273-2838. Rod Library instruction sessions are quite popular - so be sure to call early to reserve instruction for your classes this coming semester. Please be sure to call at least two weeks in advance. -------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNET/DATABASE WORKSHOPS:The Rod Library will be offering Internet and Database Workshops once per week throughout January and February 2000. Visit the Rod Library Workshop Calendar at http://www.library.uni.edu/libinfo/instruction/schedule.html or call 273-2838 to learn more about these workshops. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- AEOP ADOPT-A-FAMILY: Thanks to all of those who have already given us your commitment, Santa is filling up his sleigh but there is still room for more gifts to take to our UNI-AEOP adopted families. If you have not already done so, please sign up today. Gift certificates or cash donations are welcome and will be used to purchase gifts, food items or additional gift certificates for the families. Thank you for your help and generosity to help make this Holiday Season special for our AEOP adopted families!Items still needed by the families are available on the web at: http://www.uni.edu/aeop/adoptafamily.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campus News Network is planning a special "1999 in Review" article. What’s the biggest thing you, your department or your college accomplished this year? Please send submissions by Jan. 3 to: mailto:campusnewsnetwork@uni.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVENTS ------ FICTION READING: Grant Tracey will be giving a Fiction Reading Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. in Baker 161, as part of the Northern Iowa Reading Series. Tracey is an English professor specializing in film studies and fiction writing. He recently completed a novel entitled "Young Ice," a story cycle about hockey. The reading is free and open to the public. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. IOWA: UNI vs. Iowa TONIGHT! Tickets are still available by calling the UNI ticket office at 3-DOME. Avoid the rush and buy your tickets ahead of time. Panthers vs. Hawkeyes TONIGHT, 7:05 p.m., UNI-Dome. http://www.uni.edu/athletic -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRATS UNI VOLLEYBALL: The Northern Iowa volleyball team, with wins this past weekend over Ball State and Indiana, advanced to the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Volleyball Championship for the first time in the history of the program. The Panthers, now 30-0, face Pacific in Stockton, California on Friday. Go Panthers! http://www.uni.edu/athletic -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: UNI Women's Basketball Home Opener, Panthers vs. Tulsa,tomorrow night, 7:05 p.m., in the West Gym. Women's basketball season tickets are available for the low cost of $30 (adults) and $20 (students/youth). Call 273-DOME for more information. http://www.uni.edu/athletic/wbb -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL COFFEE HOUR: The last International Coffee Hour of the year will be held in the International Services Center on Friday, Dec. 10, from 4- 5:30 p.m. The university community is cordially invited to attend. Stanislav Mann, A UNI international music majors, will sing a selection of his favorite songs at 4:30 sharp. For more information, please call Germana Nijim at 3-6421. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COCOA AND CAROLS: Bring your family to enjoy hot cocoa and cookies, sing traditional carols and reminisce about the traditions and activities in a one-room school. The University Museum will present "Cocoa and Carols" at the Marshall Center One-Room School Sunday, Dec. 12, from 2-3 p.m. The programs is free and everyone is invited! http://www.uni.edu/museum/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILDREN'S CHOIR PERFORMANCE: The Northern Iowa Children's Choir will perform a concert on Friday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in UNI's Russell Aud. The group is composed of 80 students in grades 4 through 8 in the Cedar Valley area. The NICC is under the direction of Dr. Debra Gordon. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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