See what St. Thomas faculty, staff and students are up to this week.
- Professional notes
- AARC memberships for next term – new and renewals – open on Dec. 26
Membership is free for undergraduate students.
- Merry Christmas from the Super 8
Dave Nimmer will hang out this Christmas weekend at a Super 8 motel and a nursing home in Wisconsin. He writes in The Scroll today that he can’t think of a better way to spend Christmas.
- Health, counseling and massage services in Minneapolis announce January hours
Health Services Minneapolis is located in Room 110, Terrence Murphy Hall.
- IRT announces network, cable outages over Christmas-New Year’s break
Comcast will connect the Anderson Student Center to the rest of the campus’ cable TV system during the break.
- Please remember Ruth A. Johnson in your prayers
She was the grandmother of Jennifer Wake, CAPS C.E. and Off-campus Programs manager.
- Parking Services office has abbreviated hours today
The office will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- J-Term fitness classes start Monday, Jan. 2; registration is open
The classes are open to all St. Thomas undergraduate students, and graduate students, professional students, faculty and staff who are AARC members.
- Bulletin Today takes a holiday break
After the holidays, Bulletin Today will be published next on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.
- 2012 Challenge: Email on a ‘human scale’
Are you tired of email? Do you dread checking your inbox every morning knowing it will take too much time to go through it – and that you will repeat the exercise throughout the day? Well, Carol Bruess has some sound advice for you today in The Scroll to make you a better emailer, and, consequently, she promises a “happier and healthier” person in 2012.
- School of Engineering seeks entries in ‘Peace Engineering’ contest for breadfruit-drying device
Breadfruit is an underutilized staple crop long recognized for its potential to provide food security in tropical regions.
- Box Office reduces hours Wednesday, Thursday; Box Office and Information Desk to open Jan. 17 as Tommie Central
From Jan. 2-13, in preparation for its move to the Anderson Student Center, the Box Office will accept only phone orders.
- Three days remain to vote for Glenn Caruso in Coach of the Year competition
The Tommies’ football coach is one of five finalists vying for the honor.
- Please remember Shawn Somerville in your prayers
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration-Financial Management in 1984.
- Spring semester reading group to discuss Sandra Steingraber’s Living Downstream
The author advocates a human rights approach to examining the systems underlying the development and use of chemicals in society.
- ‘A St. Thomas Christmas’ will air on public television stations across the country
Stations in at least 28 states will air the broadcast recorded at the 2010 University of St. Thomas Christmas Concert.
- IRT Tech Desk to close during the holidays; beware of increased phishing attempts
IRT recommends that all faculty, staff and students visit the NetID System to set up their identity challenge questions before the Tech Desk closes at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22.
- Don’t forget to renew your AARC membership
AARC memberships can be renewed, and new memberships can be purchased online starting Monday, Dec. 26. (AARC members who currently rent a locker can renew their memberships starting Monday, Dec. 19.)
- Undergraduate final grades to be accessible on Murphy Online
Undergraduate day students do not automatically receive a printed grade report.
- Box Office sells tickets to ‘The Lion King’
Tickets are for the 1 p.m. performance on Sunday, Jan. 22.
- Credit union will close out 2011 on Thursday, Dec. 22
Loan payments must be received by Dec. 22 to be processed as 2011 business; Santa Special Loans are available until Dec. 22.
- Faculty Development announces spring ‘Critical Thinking’ series with Dr. Stephen Brookfield
Each of the three workshops can be taken as a stand-alone session, or they can be taken as an integrated sequence.
- Votes are in: Class of 2012 Senior Gift to help future seniors
The details associated with establishing the fund will be ironed out by Senior Class Gift Committee.
- UST in the news
Catch up on the latest headlines featuring St. Thomas and its experts.
- Catering sets deadline for Minneapolis campus orders for week of Jan. 2
Orders must be to the Catering Department by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.