Thursday, Apr 5, 2012

Lobbying activity from Jan. 1 through March 31, 2012 must be reported online by Friday, April 6. In compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and the Honest and Open Government Act of 2007, UNI files quarterly reports on specific lobbying issues and the expenses incurred in lobbying. The university's policy on Federal and State Lobbying and Political Activity can be found in the Policies and Procedures Manual at 10.09. Reports must be filed each quarter. If there is nothing to report for a particular quarter, note that in the "comments" section. For more information, email Pat Geadelmann in the Office of the President.

UNI Print Services has closed. The university has chosen a preferred vendor (Copy Works) to handle the university copying needs. Beginning Monday, April 2, all UNI departments are strongly encouraged to funnel their print orders and copying jobs through the Office of University Relations. The vendor is offering significant discounted pricing for jobs that UR forwards on to the vendor. But the discount is only for jobs processed through the UR office. During these challenging budget times, it's to your department's benefit to work through UR for your print and copy needs. UR will continue to facilitate departmental letterhead, business cards and envelopes; the process to submit these electronically through the print services website will remain the same. Please submit jobs via email or call UR at 273-2761 with any questions.

Microaggressions are “brief and everyday slights, insults, and indignities and denigrating messages sent to people of color by well-intentioned white people.” This workshop focuses on recognizing the dilemmas faced by those who experience and commit racial microaggressions. The workshop will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 6, in the CME and the facilitator is Stephanie Logan, curriculum & instruction. Bring your lunch; refreshments will be provided.

The last in a series of scholarly networking events will take place from 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, April 6, in the Great Reading Room, SRL. Make connections, network with colleagues, have informal discussions or join a group discussion during the second hour. Refreshments provided. This April event is co-hosted by the UNI Rod Library and UNI Information Technology Services. 

Howard Bunsis, nationally recognized expert on how public universities are funded, will be on campus for a community-wide discussion of UNI's budget and budget priorities. All faculty, staff, students and friends of the university are invited to attend. Bunsis will present "The Real Crisis at UNI: Misplaced Priorities" at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 5, in 109 CBB. This event is sponsored by United Faculty.

The fall 2012 course in Applied Writing (English 4775/5775) builds professional skills in workplace communication and involves non-hypothetical projects. The fall course in Professional Editing (English 4780/5780) offers practice in editing academic, creative and workplace texts. Prerequisites can be waived. For more information, send an email.

UNI Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host the annual Do Run Run 5K Run/Walk for the St. Vincent De Paul Society, whose mission is to help the less fortunate on a person-to-person basis. For this reason, UNI PRSSA is asking the public to get active and donate clothing throughout the race at five different checkpoints. Registration information can be found online. 

The kickoff event to raise awareness about sexual assault is the showing of "The Accused" from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, April 9, in 252 SEC. The movie features Jodi Foster and tells the true story of a woman who was raped and her experiences with the criminal justice system.

Are you intimidated on how to use strength equipment? Attend the Introduction to Strength Training Workshop from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., Thursday, April 19. This workshop will provide hands-on experience for proper form and use of strength equipment including machines, free weights, resistance bands and more. After completing the workshop, you'll be ready to design your own strength training program. All experience levels are welcome. The cost is $15. Available to students, faculty, staff and spouses. To sign up or for more information, email Erin Nielsen.