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For Faculty/Staff
Welcome, new staff members
12 Apr 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Four staff members recently joined the campus community.
Leadership Academy to offer session on Catholic activist Dorothy Day April 12
07 Apr 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Dr. Anne Klejment will share her research and lead the discussion on “Dorothy Day: Activist and Future Saint.” Register online.
Welcome, new staff members
26 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Two staff members recently joined the campus community.
Payroll announces early cutoffs for faculty and staff
25 Mar 2010 by Patricia Sirek / No Comments
There will be early deadlines for all payroll action items due to the upcoming holidays and spring break.
Professional Notes
23 Mar 2010 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Read on for what faculty, staff and students at St. Thomas have been up to this week.
Employee benefits survey results released
22 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Results of the January survey are available on the Human Resources Web site.
Nonexempt Staff Appreciation Breakfast set for March 31
22 Mar 2010 by Virginia Lyons / No Comments
The annual event includes a silent auction, Opening Kitchen Doors cookbook sales and a school supplies donation opportunity for the children of Haiti.
Faculty-Staff Golf Tournament set for May 28
18 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The tournament will be held at Oak Glen Golf Course in Stillwater.
Luann Dummer Center for Women offers grants for faculty and staff
17 Mar 2010 by Virginia Lyons / No Comments
Apply for curriculum development grant for faculty by May 3. Applications for professional development awards for staff and faculty are accepted throughout the year.
Voting begins today in Non-exempt Staff Council election
17 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Voting will run through 5 p.m. Friday, March 26.
New Web site outlines requirements for off-campus travel with students
16 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Faculty and staff who are planning to travel off campus overnight with students – either domestic or international – will want to refer to the procedures on this new site.
Welcome, new staff members
15 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Three staff members recently joined the campus community.
Discussion asks: ‘We are Exempt Staff – What Does That Mean?’
15 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Exempt Staff Council invites salaried staff members to participate in philosophical discussions in separate sessions on the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses, Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.
Have interest in the Credit Union? Go online for details
12 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union now has a Web site.
Exempt (salaried) employee spring meeting is today
11 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The meeting will be held on the Minneapolis campus and telecast to the St. Paul campus.
Midwest Qualitative Research Conference call for proposals deadline extended
09 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The deadline has been extended to Monday, March 15.
New voluntary retirement incentive program for benefits-eligible, part-time staff
08 Mar 2010 by Patricia Sirek / No Comments
Eligible employees have through May 7, 2010, to notify Human Resources of their interest in participating.
Catholic Studies summer faculty seminar asks: ‘Must Knowledge Be Secular?’
04 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The seminar, directed by Dr. Brad Gregory of the History Department at the University of Notre Dame, is open to faculty from all departments.
Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards celebration is March 19
03 Mar 2010 by Patricia Sirek / No Comments
RSVP by March 10 for this special event.
Faculty Center for eLearning hosts webinar
03 Mar 2010 by Virginia Lyons / No Comments
The center invites UST faculty to “Team-Based Learning: Small Group Learning’s Next Big Step,” to be held Monday, March 8.
New life insurance vendor offers supplemental life insurance; proof of insurability not required
03 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Sun Life Financial will not require completion of medical history forms as part of a special offer that ends Friday, March 12.
Welcome, new staff members
03 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Three staff members recently joined the campus community.
Faculty invited to ‘A Conversation with James Loewen,’ author of Lies My Teacher Told Me
02 Mar 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Loewen also will speak on campus in a free public address Monday, March 15, and be part of the UST Challenge Day activities.
Dr. Sarah Noonan will speak on ‘The Power of Story and Learning’ on Thursday
02 Mar 2010 by Virginia Lyons / No Comments
Participants can expect to improve their interpersonal communication and storytelling. They will experience techniques for the exchange of stories with students and learn how story serves as the foundation for dialogue and intercultural communication.
Thwaits Distinguished Speaker Series presents ‘Engineering Engineering Education’ March 8
25 Feb 2010 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
C. Judson King will discuss global trends in engineering education and the importance of rooting engineering education in a liberal foundation.