Tuesday, July 15, 2003

MEMFIS TRAINING: Times have been corrected for the MEMFIS Training sessions
scheduled for July through September. To register, or to check your class
enrollment, go to:
https://access.uni.edu/cgi-bin/memfis_train/memfis_train.cgi
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ROD LIBRARY DATABASE OF THE MONTH: Education Full Text is a bibliographic
database that indexes and abstracts education-related articles appearing in
English-language journals and yearbooks published worldwide, as well as
books published in 1995 or later. Full-text coverage begins with January 1996.
To access the database, go to
http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c96252&databases=S(FT)
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SUMMER MASSAGE: Tuesday, July 29 & Wednesday, July 30 from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.
$10 for 15 minutes. Sessions up to one hour may be purchased. Pay by
cash, check, u-bill, or payroll deduct. Call the Wellness Resource Lab
at 3-6119 to schedule.
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WEBCT WORKSHOPS FOR FACULTY: ITS-Educational Technology
is offering free WebCT workshops for faculty Aug. 18-20 from 8:30 a.m. until noon.
These classes are for faculty who need a refresher on how to use WebCT, who want
to see the new features of 3.8, or for those who have never used WebCT
before. WebCT is an environment that allows faculty to create online
courseware as a supplement to an existing face-to-face course, or helps
you create a course that is completely online. For more information, visit
http://webct.uni.edu/support/workshops.htm or call 3-2309.
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GATEWAY TO LIBRARY AND INTERNET RESOURCES:
The UNI community is
invited to preview the new library gateway while it is in the final stages of
development at http://dev.lib.uni.edu/caswell/ and to provide feedback to
the library's Electronic Resources Committee at liberc@uni.edu. The
gateway will officially debut on Monday, Aug. 4, and will be accessible
from the library's homepage.
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RECYCLING WORKSHOP: A College/University Event Recycling Workshop will
take place July 22 at ISU. This workshop, hosted by the Iowa Recycling
Association, targets university event organizers, facilities managers,
recycling coordinators and athletic department staff. For more information
contact michaela.rich@uni.edu or visit http://www.rrttc.uni.edu
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FREE COMPUTER WORKSHOPS: Faculty, don't forget to tell your students
about the free computer workshops offered by ITS-Educational Technology.
The complete July schedule is at http://www.uni.edu/its/et/tnt
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TYPEWRITER RIBBON: Needed: IBM-Lexmark ribbon #1299635, 1299602 or
1299790. The ribbons are used for a Quietwriter typewriter.
If you have any to spare, please contact Karla at 3-2801.
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BOR MEETING: The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, will meet
on Wednesday and Thursday at UNI. The agenda is at
http://www2.state.ia.us/regents/Meetings/Agendas/agenda.html
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MSH ELEVATOR OUT OF SERVICE: The elevator at McCollum Science
Hall will be reduced to very limited service starting July 28. The work
will take approximately three weeks. Service will be limited to
transportation of a small amount of equipment. Passengers will
not be allowed until the renovation is complete. Call Steve Pavelec,
3-6165, with any questions or concerns.
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STEAM OUTAGE: Steam outage Aug. 1 - Aug. 4. Most buildings will be
affected. Exceptions are listed at:
HTTP://aflink.af.uni.edu/phyplant/web/secure/OutageNotice.html
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NEW HIRES: Welcome these new P & S employees: Severin Roberts, assistant
director/annual giving, University Advancement; Sara Wulf, program
associate, Strategic Marketing Services.
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TIME TO RESERVE LIBRARY STUDY ROOMS: Full-time tenured or
tenure-track instructional faculty members who wish to apply for study rooms in the
library for the fall semester should do so by Friday, July 25.
Application forms are available in the library's main office. For more
information, call Paulette Courtney at 3-2737.
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THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE: Season tickets for Theatre UNI's 2003/04
season at the Strayer-Wood are available online at:
https://access.uni.edu/theatre/
They also can be purchased by calling 3-6387. This season's productions
include "Lobster Alice," "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead," "The
Tender Land," and "Ghosts."
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UNI IN THE NEWS: UNI's west campus complex plans were featured in a
June 29 Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier tabloid highlighting the proposed
McLeod Center, Human Performance Center and fundraising efforts.
http://www.wcfcourier.com/extras/mcleod.center/
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