All completed IDEA materials should be returned to Room 304, Aquinas Hall.
Faculty & Staff
- IDEA Student Evaluation of Teaching processing dates announced
- Credit union offers Santa Special Loan
The Santa Special Loan will be available from Monday, Nov. 28, until Friday, Dec. 23, but the credit union is accepting applications now.
- ELS Language Centers celebrates 50th anniversary Friday with open house
All St. Thomas faculty and staff are invited to join ELS for hors d’oeuvres and desserts.
- Exempt Staff Council to host Exempt Fall Forum Nov. 29
Register for the forum and then check out a recording of the Oct. 13 All-Staff Forum and online minutes from Exempt Staff Council meetings.
- ‘Introduction to Service-Learning’ workshop to be held Jan. 10-12
Sign up for this chance to talk to potential community partners and learn how to incorporate service-learning into courses.
- Registration ends soon for Faculty Development workshop: ‘Preparing Book Proposals for Scholarly Publishers’
Dr. Stephen Brookfield will lead the workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
- Benefits enrollment for 2012 is under way through Nov. 18
Educational sessions will be held on the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses throughout the enrollment period.
- Female faculty discussion series features talk on ‘Work-Life Balance’
Dr. Teresa Rothausen-Vange, Management, will lead this dialogue for faculty of all ranks on Friday, Nov. 11.
- Register soon for ‘Democratizing Meetings,’ presented by Dr. Stephen Brookfield
Brookfield, a leading scholar in adult education, will teach this seminar for faculty and staff who run meetings.
- Credit Union Christmas Club members to receive $96,491.24
Christmas Club members have been saving since Nov. 1, 2010. A minimum share balance of $5 is all that is required for new members to join the 2012 club.
- Mark your calendar for President’s Christmas Celebration on Dec. 9
A formal invitation will be sent via campus mail to all faculty and staff.
- ’Tis the season to polish your on-the-job skills with Leadership Academy classes
The classes run Nov. 1 through Dec. 8 and are free and open to St. Thomas faculty and staff.
- Faculty Development’s Fabulous Friday series continues on Nov. 4
Faculty are invited to a talk by Dr. Tom Hickson, Geology, on “The Knowledge Survey as an Assessment Tool in the Classroom.” Held in St. Paul, the presentation will be simulcast to the Minneapolis campus.
- Wellness screening program, flu shots available for employees
The free wellness screening process will take less than 30 minutes and will be administered by licensed health care professionals on Oct. 24-26.
- St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union celebrates Credit Union Week
Celebrations will be held today on the St. Paul campus and Wednesday on the Minneapolis campus with refreshments and a $25 raffle – prize money will be deposited to the winner’s share account.
- Bunch Who Lunch gathering features Christmas decorating tips
Donna Revak from Revak Nurseries will offer ideas on decorating homes and offices for Christmas at the Tuesday, Oct. 25, gathering.
- Fees at the St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union?
The Credit Union charges only one fee, and that fee can be easily avoided.
- New discussion series for female faculty begins Thursday
The first event, “Is Service a Trap for Female Faculty?” will examine a recent article by Joya Mirsa in the AAUP publication Academe.
- Quarter Century Club inducts new members
A video salute to the inductees can be viewed online.
- Elizabeth Smith named associate director of Faculty Development Center
She is experienced in using technology to support teaching and is a specialist in blended and online course development.
- Leadership Academy offers courses throughout October
The courses focus on self-enrichment in and out of work
- Exempt and Non-Exempt Councils to host annual all-staff forum
The annual forum will be held Thursday, Oct. 13, and simulcast between the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses.
- Need to Borrow? Consider the Credit Union’s loan offerings
Do you have good credit? The St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union has money to lend to qualified members.
- IRT to upgrade Banner, Murphy Online in December
Check the systems involved and the dates they will be unavailable, and don’t plan course registration and other Banner-related activities during this time period.
- Fall semester Faculty Forum to hear from Shared Governance Review Committee
The Faculty Forum will be held Thursday, Oct. 6.