Staff Council Seeks
Needs You! SAC is searching for new council members
The council provides a forum for discussing issues related
to staff as a resource for many on- and off-campus inquiring
groups. In the past year, SAC has had representatives
address the council from UA Human Resources, Parking and
Transportation, the UA Web Council, Ombuds Program,
Strategic Planning and Budget Committee, UA provost and
state legislators and liaisons. The council in turn makes
recommendations on existing and proposed University policies
and procedures to ensure classified staff members are
considered and included in the processes.
Nominations are being accepted on the Staff
Advisory Council Web site under the Membership
Application heading. Nominees must be non-probationary classified
staff employees who are energetic, conscientious, and concerned with
staff issues.
Contact
Eva Gonzalez
for more information.
Come see
all the great art created by UA Staff. Gallery is open
Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday
through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Apr 3: 3:00 - 4:30 PM - Reading and Reception Lower Level, UA BookStore
The
University of Arizona BookStores is pleased
to offer a wide array of author events in
March and April. The calendar includes
something for young and old, desert
gardeners, poets and more. And we'll end the
semester with a psychic medium. Join us for
one or all of our free events! 25th Anniversary of
The SONORA REVIEW SONORA REVIEW, the
oldest student-run literary journal in the country
celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special
reading by two contributing authors. Antonya Nelson
and Ken Lamberton. More information: 621-8475
or
www.uofabookstores.com
Steve Holland, Director of Risk
Management & Safety as guest speaker. Come see his
presentation on University Fleet Policy and Personal
Property at the work place -
Important information about staff members using there own
car on University business - What happens if we
get into an accident. (whose insurance covers what).
The Staff Advisory Council holds its general meetings the
first Tuesday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m.
Look into becoming a member of the University of Arizona Staff Advisory
Council. Become an advocate for your fellow Wildcats!
SAC general meetings are always open to the public. The
University Community is invited to participate. For
more information contact President Eva Gonzalez
eva@PHYSICS.ARIZONA.EDU
Apr 4: 6pm - Sidewinders vs UA Mens Baseball
for the Steele Memorial Children's Research Center Tucson Electric Park $3 ticket donation available at
the T.E.P. ticket office on the
day of game. All proceeds benefit
the U of A Steele Children’s Research Center
Play ball! Tuesday, April 4 is Steele Children’s Research Center night at the Sidewinders. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Steele Children’s Research Center. Bring your family and friends to see the exciting exhibition game with the UA
Men’s baseball team. Enjoy a hot dog and relax at the ball park while supporting the Steele Center! We’re looking for a good turnout, so we hope to see you there!
For more information, please contact Darci Slaten, UA Steele Children’s Research Center at 626-7217.
Apr 5: Noon
- Hispanics and Cancer: Making Sense of Disparities
Gallagher Theater, Student Union Memorial Center
Francisco Garcia, Arizona Health Sciences Center is
sponsored by
UAdiscusses
. . . and Faculty Speaker Series.For more
information call Katherine Ackermann at 626-5502, Diversity
Resource Office or Magan Alfred at 621-7057, Dean of
Students Office
Apr 6: 12-1pm -
Lunch & Learn workshop:
Preparing and Responding to a Performance Review University Services Bldg Human
Resources is pleased to announce a series of "Lunch & Learn"
workshops to assist employees with preparing and responding
to a performance review. These lunch workshops will provide
information on the performance review process. Participants
will also gain insight on how to dispel the myths and fears
of the review discussion and how it can lead to more
productive outcomes. We will provide tools, models and
resources to enhance employee effectiveness with the
performance review process. Workshops are held from noon to 1 p.m. in the University
Services Building on the following dates: April 6, April 10,
April 13, May 4 and May 11. Participants are invited to
bring their lunch. To
register for this workshop or learn more about a wide range
of employee work issues and career planning, visit the new
Employee & Career Advising webpages at:
http://www.hr.arizona.edu/ecadvising. If you have any
questions about this new resource, please contact HR's Advisors at 626-0850.
Apr 6-9 - Spring Fling Rillito Downs Spring Fling is quickly approaching and we are looking forward to seeing all of
you come out and visit us at Rillito Downs. This year our event is April 6th
through the 9th and we are proud to announce our partnership with the Community
Food Bank and UA4Food. On Thursday and Friday we will be collecting cereal and
peanut butter for a $5 discount on ride wristbands. Admission is free with a
Cat Card and there is a free shuttle from Old Main to Rillito Downs during
hours of operation. For further information on hours of operations and our
daily promotions visit our website at http://www.uaspringfling.com
If you have any questions please call 520-621-5610. Thank you.
Apr 7: 9-11am - Digital Arts
Symposium Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Room 212
Fine Arts Technology & the Treistman
Center are hosting. International artists and theorists will
speak on the transdisciplinary space between the
arts, technology, and the sciences. The
symposium is free and open to the public. For
more information please see:
http://www.arts.arizona.edu/lucy/symposium06.htm
or
email Lucy Petrovich at
lucy@email.arizona.edu
1:30-5pm - Digital Arts
Symposium continues Art Bldg , Room 312
Apr 7-8: 10-4pm - AZ State Museum Benefit
Booksale AZ State Museum Located just inside the Main Gate at University Blvd & Park Ave.
Revenues assist Museum in meeting its educational goals -
www.statemuseum.arizona.edu
or call 626-5886
Apr 8: 11-Noon - A Byrd Once Told Me Theater
Presentation Lower Level, UA BookStore
The
University of Arizona BookStores is pleased
to offer a wide array of author events in March and April.
The calendar includes something for young and old, desert
gardeners, poets and more. And we'll end the semester with a
psychic medium. Join us for one or all of our free events!
Suitable for children.
A Bryd Once Told Me features four stories by Arizona
award winning author Byrd Baylor. Developed by the
Stories on Stage Company from the School of Theatre
Arts, students bring to life the wonders of our
Arizona desert through word, movement and sound. More information: 621-8475
or
www.uofabookstores.com
Apr 11: 9-11am
- Creating Respectful Workplaces: Discrimination and
Harassment Prevention SU San Pedro Room The University of
Arizona is committed to creating and maintaining an
environment free of unlawful discrimination, including
harassment, and all members of the University community are
responsible for fulfilling this commitment. The goal of this
workshop is to create respectful workplaces by increasing
your knowledge and skills in recognizing, preventing, and
effectively dealing with discrimination and harassment that
affect the workplace. Register online
http://fp.arizona.edu/affirm/info.htm,
or call 621-9449
Apr 11: Noon - 1pm - Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands:
Reading, Discussion & Signing Lower Level, UA BookStore
The
University of Arizona BookStores is pleased
to offer a wide array of author events in March and April.
The calendar includes something for young and old, desert
gardeners, poets and more. And we'll end the semester with a
psychic medium. Join us for one or all of our free events!
Brad Lancaster -
RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR DRYLANDS: Guiding Principles
to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape An
inspiring story of how a poor dryland farmer and his
family turned a wasteland into an oasis in the
driest region of Zimbabwe by teaching themselves how
to harvest the rain - and you can do the same in
Tucson!
Brad, a Tucson resident will present a short program
with harvesting guidelines. More information: 621-8475
or
www.uofabookstores.com
Apr 11: Noon - 1:45 pm - Asian American Faculty, Staff,
and Alumni Association (AAFSAA) spring luncheon
SU - Rincon Room
This year's guest speakers will be Esther Tang,
Community Leader and Activist, and Constance Howard, Dean
Emerita Pima Community College. They will discuss and
present their award-winning video, "Tapestry of Tucson:
Chinese American Heritage," developed for the City of
Tucson. To reserve a seat, please send a check
for $15.00 payable to: AAFSAA by April 6, 2006. Tables
of 8 can be purchased for $120.00. A vegetarian lunch
can be provided upon request by April 6. For further
information, please call 621-1787 or email
cherylt@email.arizona.edu
Apr 11: 7 pm -
Animal Evolution: Recycling Ancient Genes for New
Uses Social Sciences Auditorium Lisa Nagy,
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology is the
presenter for this weeks College of Science Evolution Lecture. Many of the topics being presented are currently in the news. Please join us for these thought-provoking lectures.
Apr 12 - Campus Emergency Response
Exercise On the morning of April
12, the university will conduct an exercise designed to
rehearse and test emergency procedures that have been
developed by the Campus Emergency Response Team. The
exercise will involve a simulated emergency, which will
occur on campus and then spread into the surrounding
community. I do not know what type of emergency it will
be or where the event will occur. I write to you
to urge each of you to keep in mind that your own
building may need to be evacuated and that repercussions
may last all day. I would suggest that you not engage
in any experiments that day that would be especially
costly - or would be outright dangerous -- if they have
to be interrupted. Of course, I also urge you to learn
what you can from the test of emergency procedures to
ensure that you and your research teams are prepared for
a real emergency. Please inform others about the exercise.
Apr 12:
11-1pm - Put Yourself in Her Shoes
UA Mall
Sponsored by Residence Life, Put Yourself in
Her Shoes, is an annual event with the purpose of raising
consciousness and encouraging men to consider the
experiences of women with respect to sexual violence.
This year, along with the elMundo Diversity Initiatives
Committee, Put Yourself in Her Shoes will be co-sponsored by
the OASIS Program and the Commission on the Status of Women
(CSW). Please join us on the mall as participants walk
for approximately 1 mile by looping between the Stage to the
Cactus Garden. While both men and women are encouraged to
participate, we ask our male participants to walk in women's
shoes. Any man who participates in the event and wears high
heeled shoes will receive a t-shirt to commemorate their
participation in the event. Shoes will be provided and there
is no charge to participants. Any woman, who is willing to
donate a pair of size 9 or above shoes, will also receive a
commemorative t-shirt. Whether in high heels or regular
shoes, walking in this event will bring awareness to a cause
that continues to go unnoticed. Please contact event
coordinator Katherine Outlaw at
outlaw@life.arizona.edu, or (520) 621-2890 if you have
additional questions or would like to donate shoes for this
event.
Apr 12: Noon - Service Awards Luncheon
SU North Ballroom
Those celebrating years of 10 years and up of service to the
UA are invited to join Dr Likins to have lunch and receive
their gift. Doors open at 11:45 and RSVP of your
service card is requested. Those unable to attend can
bring their card to the Presidents office in Admin Rm 712
after April 12th.
Apr 12: Noon - Sequencing the Rice Genome: World Hunger
Implications Gallagher
Theater, Student Union The Faculty Fellows
Speaker Series through the Dean of Students Office presents
Rod Wing, and invites all members of the University
of Arizona community to attend.
Apr 13: 3-5 - Staff Awards for
Excellence SU Grand Ballroom
UA Staff Advisory & Appointed Personnel Organization
Councils cordially invite you to join President Peter Likins
for the presentation to Staff Awards for Excellence Employee
Recognition Ceremony
Emily Krauz
Applications Due by 5pm on
4/15/06
The Emily Krauz Staff Endowment Scholarship is open to any benefits-eligible
UA classified staff member. The purpose of the fund is to encourage and support
UA career staff members towards their career advancement and/or education. This scholarship can be applied towards educational expenses such as
registration costs, books and supplies. Class registration may be at the UA,
including correspondence courses, or Pima Community College. Awards are presented twice a year and average about $150.00 to each
recipient. The total amount awarded every fall and spring is about $1,000.00.
Due to the large number of applicants, not all will receive an award. Recipients
and amounts awarded to each are chosen by an independent selection committee
from those who have applied during the preceding months to June and November.
Scholarship recipients are reimbursed for their expenses AFTER they turn in
their receipts, up to the amount of the award.
SAC gladly welcomes contributions to the Endowment fund. If you or your
organization would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Emily Krauz
Endowment or for more information on the Emily Krauz Endowment contact
Kathi Hart.
Apr 18: 7 pm -
Human Evolution: Tracing Our Origins with DNA
Social Sciences Auditorium Michael Hammer, Research
Scientist, Division of Biotechnology and Department of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is the
presenter for this weeks College of Science Evolution Lecture. Many of the topics being presented are currently in the news. Please join us for these thought-provoking lectures.
Apr 19:
Noon - Black Cat Got Your Tongue? The Evolution of Catwoman
from DC Comics to Halle Berry
Gallagher Theater, Student Union Memorial Center
Deborah Whaley, Africana Studies Sponsored by Faculty
Speaker Series. For more information callMagan
Alfred at 621-7057, Dean of Students Office
Apr 20: Open Wellness Screenings for Spring
Semester
The screening is available to benefits eligible
employees and includes blood pressure, total
cholesterol/HDLL, body composition, cardiac
endurance step test, nutrition, fitness and
resiliency consultation. We also offer the A1C
diabetes test for a $10.00 charge. This
screening assesses your risk for diabetes and
measures your long-term glucose levels.
Appointments are available by calling 621-2493
Apr 25: 12-1pm - Weight
Management: Separating Fact from Fiction
SU Tubac Room
Please bring your lunch and join us as Nancy Rogers, MS, RD,
Coordinator of the UA Worksite Wellness Program, discusses
the elements of a weight management. Come and hear some good news!
No registration required.
Apr 25: Noon - 1pm - Johnny Angel is My Brother:
Reading, Discussion & Signing Lower Level, UA BookStore
The
University of Arizona BookStores is pleased
to offer a wide array of author events in March and April.
The calendar includes something for young and old, desert
gardeners, poets and more. And we'll end the semester with a
psychic medium. Join us for one or all of our free events!
Cheryl Booth
JOHNNY ANGEL IS MY BROTHER
Cheryl Booth has worked as a psychic medium for over
twenty years. During her presentation and book
signing she will give a few brief demonstrations
"mini-readings" to those in attendance. Her book,
Johnny Angel is My Brother, is the true story of how
her
younger brother Johnny, born with severe cerebral
palsy, touched Cheryl's life and how he continues to
guide her from the other side. She believes those
who are born with such extreme disabilities are
often very evolved souls who have much to teach us.
She'll offer us a glimpse into her beginnings in a
Pentecostal home, where a psychic kid was not what her
parents expected! More information: 621-8475
or
www.uofabookstores.com
Apr 25: 7 pm -
Disease Evolution: The Example of HIV
Social Sciences Auditorium Michael Worobey, Assistant
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is the
presenter for this weeks College of Science Evolution Lecture. Many of the topics being presented are currently in the news. Please join us for these thought-provoking lectures.
Apr 26: Noon - Student Designers in Our
Community Gallagher
Theater, Student Union The Faculty
Fellows Speaker Series through the Dean of Students Office presents
Corky Poster, and invites all
members of the University of Arizona community to attend.
Hospice Training Begins May 18 - Hospice
Family Care
Do you
respect and revere life? Have you felt
a tug in your heart to help people who
are dying? Have you experienced that
sense of honor and privilege when
spending time with a dying person?
Maybe you
have no experience at all -- but a lot
of interest, questions and a big heart!
Hospice Family Care
volunteers come from many backgrounds
and share a sensitivity to the needs of
patients and families. They are trained
to provide assistance and companionship
such as shopping and running errands or
playing games and cards. Patients are
usually at home, in a skilled-care
facility or in an inpatient unit (Swan
and River). Any person sixteen years of
age or older who has completed a
comprehensive, free training program is
welcome to volunteer.
The next training series
begins
Thursday, May 18
from .
Classes meet for six Thursdays to cover
communication skills, spiritual dynamics
of death and dying, caring for the
caregiver, bereavement, hospice social
service issues and more.
If you embrace a
philosophy of supportive care, and would
like to volunteer, please contact Vicki
Smith, Volunteer Coordinator, 790-9299
or email:
vsmith007@hotmail.com
for a volunteer application and
questionnaire.
Tucson Habitat for
Humanity Habistore is looking for donations and volunteers!
The HabiStore is a retail business selling
surplus new and used building and home improvement materials,
appliances and furniture to the public.
HabiStore - Home
Improvement Center3840 S. Palo Verde,
Tucson, AZ 85714 store is
located near the corner of Ajo & Palo Verde (store faces Ajo
Way)
Usable materials, donated by
retail businesses, contractors, individuals, and other
organizations, will be sold at below cost prices.
The HabiStore accepts a variety of
donations including: Lumber, appliances, tools, hardware,
furniture and general construction materials.
Proceeds from the HabiStore fund
the Habitat Tucson mission of eliminating poverty housing within
our community. Donors can receive tax deductions for the value
of the donated materials, due to Habitat Tucsons 501(c)3
non-profit designation.
How can you Donate?
Please call the HabiStore hotline at (520)
889-7200 to confirm your donation and set up a time for pick-up or
delivery.
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Do you know a faculty, staff or student
employee who has done something to deserve recognition?
Your recipient can also be profiled in the next issue of the Staff
Tracks News...find
out how
Do you want to be profiled in an
upcoming issue of Staff Tracks?
The SAC
Communications Committee is looking for items to add to the Staff
Tracks Newsletter. To submit a profile
complete a
profile form and fax it in.
Your item could be here next month...To submit items and
events to the monthly Bulletin, please contact the
SAC Communications
Committee.
