Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) DEHS offers tips for avoiding, dealing with the flu
Information Technology
2.) SharePoint offline, network outages during Friday night
Miscellaneous
3.) Cultural Center to host MLK Day Celebration Jan. 17
4.) Lab safety and hazardous waste training
5.) Faculty: Last chance to register for “Learn practical strategies for assessing student learning”
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) DEHS offers tips for avoiding, dealing with the flu
There has been a sudden rise in flu cases throughout the United States. In Kentucky, the flu activity is now considered to be widespread. Many of the reported cases are H1N1 influenza. Fortunately, this year’s flu vaccine targets the H1N1 strain. How can you protect yourself from getting the flu? And how can you take care of yourself if you happen to get the flu? The university has prepared an information sheet; access it here.
Information Technology
2.) SharePoint to be offline, network outages planned for Friday night
10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, to 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18
SharePoint will be offline and users will experience intermittent outages as the network undergoes maintenance activities during IT’s regular preventive maintenance period. Other systems (e.g. Blackboard, email, instant messaging, PeopleSoft, ULink, data services, etc.) may be taken offline without notice. For complete information on IT’s preventive maintenance period, click here.
Additional Information: IT HelpDesk, 852-7997.
Miscellaneous
3.) Cultural Center to host MLK Day celebration Jan. 17
Noon – 4 p.m. Jan. 17, Cultural Center, Multi-purpose Room
Join us Friday, Jan. 17, as we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. From noon to 1 p.m. Ricky Jones, PhD, will moderate a student panel featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars. Students, faculty and staff are invited to contribute to the “MLK Dream Wall” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can express (write, paint, draw, etc.) how Dr. King’s dream has impacted their lives or write their own dream and add them to the wall. Free food will be provided.
Additional Information: Leondra Gully, 852-0231, or Vickie Bridgeman, 852-0232.
4.) Lab safety and hazardous waste training
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Jan. 21, Room 139, Shumaker Research Building
Free
Recently hired lab employees who work with chemicals should attend this training. Recurrent training for lab employees is required every three years. Bring your university ID to sign in.
Additional Information: Cathy Price, 852-2956.
5.) Faculty: Last chance to register for “Learn practical strategies for assessing student learning”
Noon – 2 p.m. Jan. 21, Delphi Lab, Ekstrom Library
Join your colleagues in this session presented by Cathy Bays and Cheryl Gilchrist as they share a nuts and bolts workshop introducing you to practical and time-effective strategies to improve student learning. At the completion of this program you’ll be able to identify fundamental principles of effective learning assessment; describe the goals and key features of two to three common assessment strategies; adapt one or more assessment strategies for use within your own teaching context. Lunch is served, so pre-registration is required. Register here.
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