The event is limited to the first 18 who register; guest speaker is Professor Virgil Wiebe, School of Law.
Faculty & Staff
- Exempt Staff Council to host ‘Immigration’ brown bag discussion Feb. 15
- Contribute your energy and ideas – join the Nonexempt Staff Council
NESC encourages all hourly employees, from all departments and campus locations, to consider running for election tothe council.
- It’s not too late to schedule departmental pictures for the Aquinas yearbook
To find out more about this year’s edition of the Aquinas, follow the yearbook on Twitter and like it on Facebook.
- It’s on! The third annual Tommie vs. Auggie Fitness Challenge starts Feb. 13
St. Thomas has yet to beat Augsburg, so let’s make this 12-week-long competition the one where we finally do it!
- Center for Writing announces opening
The Center for Writing is available to help undergraduates and graduate students (and alumni) at any stage of the writing process.
- Spring semester’s female faculty discussions begin Feb. 9
Isolation is the topic of the semester’s first discussion, co-sponsored by the Luann Dummer Center for Women and the Center for Faculty Development.
- Faculty and staff: Schedule your department’s Aquinas yearbook photo
To find out more about this year’s edition of the Aquinas, follow the yearbook on Twitter and like it on Facebook.
- Free lunch for faculty and staff in The View this Thursday … WOW!
Who said “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”?
- Faculty: Put materials on reserve at the library
Faculty can now add library reserve materials using an online form.
- Faculty Center for eLearning offers instructional technology workshops Jan. 24-27
Hands-on lab sessions and presentations on a variety of topics will be offered.
- Business Office offers reminder of employee past-due account policy
Employees can pay their bills electronically, by mail or in person at the Business Office on either the St. Paul or Minneapolis campus.
- Leadership Academy offers six free classes to help you ring in the new year right
Learn CPR, build healthy eating skills and more.
- Receive a bonus wellness visit by bringing a colleague to the AARC tomorrow
Help your colleagues learn about the benefits of the AARC’s Wellness Rebate Program and earn a bonus visit for yourself in the process.
- Bring a colleague to the AARC on Jan. 10 and receive a bonus wellness visit
Help your colleagues learn about the benefits of the AARC’s Wellness Rebate Program and earn a bonus visit for yourself in the process.
- University to host Faculty and Staff Years of Service Celebration on Feb. 8
A formal invitation will be mailed in early January.
- 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.)
- 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.
- Mileage reimbursement to stay the same in 2012
The reimbursement will remain at 55.5 cents per mile.
- Exempt Staff Fall Forum recording and minutes posted; survey coming
The Exempt Staff Council will conduct a staff survey in the next week.
- Father John Malone to lead ‘Parenting Parents’ brown bag Dec. 7
Learn how to provide care for an aging parent or others age 50 and older. Be proactive, find resources and discover how to evaluate options for care.
- University president hosts annual Christmas Celebration for employees Dec. 9
The annual celebration will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Student Dining Room, second floor, Murray-Herrick Campus Center.
- Lottery will determine Anderson Student Center garage parking for faculty, staff
Ninety contracts will be awarded; the opening date for parking has not been determined.
- RHA hosts annual Holiday Timeout Dec. 10 for faculty, staff and their children
Holiday Timeout is an opportunity for faculty and staff to have a day to prepare for the holiday season while their children are enjoying planned holiday activities.
- Faculty Development presents Reading Group on Issues for Faculty of Color, and Fabulous Friday: The Ethics of Reality TV on Dec. 2
Faculty Development and the Office of Institutional Diversity are co-sponsors of the reading group. Kris Bunton and Wendy Wyatt will lead Fabulous Friday.