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The University of Arizona

           

Published Online                                                           August 2007

 

JOIN THE CHALLENGE!
Time to sign up for the 2007 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk
- Saturday, September 15th at Reid Park, Demeester OPC (Outdoor Performance Center)
Walkers carry illuminated balloons to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer. Funds raised support our mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.  Your participation will help save lives. Anyone can take part. Children, adults and seniors are all welcome. This is a casual walk with no fitness requirements, and we will be with you every step of the way to make fundraising easy! Light The Night online fundraising allows family, friends and colleagues all over the world to show you their support. Registration will begin at 6 pm, Walk start 7 pm. For more information, contact us by email or phone at (602)788-8622.

To register as an individual, team or team captain go to: http://register.lightthenight.org/LTNRegistration/app
 

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please contact the SAC Communications Committee.

Aug 4: 9-1pm - PHOENIX MARS MISSION LAUNCH CELEBRATION!  A FAMILY EVENT
PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, 6000 E VALENCIA

Please click on the following link for list of activities & exhibits, and admission information:
http://econdev.web.arizona.edu/pubs/mars.pdf

 

Aug 7: 3-5pm - Staff Advisory Council Meeting
Student Union Ventana Room
The new SAC council will be holding our first meeting to organize our goals for the year...come by and let us know what you think.  Holly Altman from the office of Community Relations will be in to speak with us about UA Cares!  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 UA 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 Randy Livingston.

Dr Shelton will be at our next SAC meeting on September 4th: 3-5pm in SU Tucson Room
Pose a question for Dr Shelton

 

Aug 8: noon - Weight Watchers Group on Campus
Room B-207 Highland Commons Campus Health
We currently meet each Wednesday at noon in Room B-207 Highland Commons (Campus Health Section). Participants in the A-Work Program of Weight Watchers sign on and pre-pay for a 10-week series which costs $100 for new members and $90 for continuing or Lifetime members. It is possible for people to join at any stage for a pro-rated fee. Those who are interested may sit in for a meeting before deciding to join. If you know of people who are interested, you may direct them to join us any Wednesday. If they have further questions about this group, they can e-mail me: Ina Shivack at imshivack@hotmail.com . If there is interest in starting an additional group at a different time and place on campus, you would want to get in touch with the corporate office in Phoenix at 800-651-6000 and ask for a representative of the At Work department (please notify garanda@u.arizona.edu to get further dates and information on the calendar).

 

Aug 8: 4-5pm - Healthy Foods Cooking Demonstration
Shantz Building, Room 101
UA Life & Work Connections and the Department of Nutritional Sciences present: Dr. Pat Sparks, Nutritional Sciences Department, to demonstrate how to make delicious entrees using principles of healthy vegetarian diets. There will be a variety of grains and legumes to try. Many of the items will be gluten free. Chef Pat makes cooking interesting and FUN! *Use the stairs in the middle of Shantz to access the basement. Registration and prepayment is required: Call Donna Bourbon, 621-1187, to pre-register. Cost is $15, and includes sampling of all the various menu items. Make checks out to the Nutritional Sciences Department and send to Shantz, room 309, 1177 E. 4th Street, ATTN: Donna Bourbon.. Deadline for the sign-up is August 6.

 

Aug 11: 10am - Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Orientation
621 W. Lester St
All new individual and group volunteers are strongly encouraged to attend a New Volunteer Orientation at our office, 621 W. Lester St. The first class is August 11, beginning at 10 am and will last about 30 minutes. We will discuss construction volunteer opportunities, HabiStore opportunities, safety, and answer any questions you may have about the Habitat for Humanity Tucson program. Please contact Johanna, Volunteer Manager, 326-1217x210 or email: johannad@habitattucson.org for more information.

 

Aug 15-24: Wildcat Welcome 2007
Wildcat Welcome is a series of events that take place in the Fall Semester during the first week of school to welcome new, transfer, and returning students to campus. It is designed to get students involved and make them feel welcome right from the start. There are individuals from different areas of campus currently involved in planning and organizing activities for Wildcat Welcome 2007 to ensure that we cover as many components as possible. The University provides some monetary support to help make the program a success. President Shelton would like to encourage departments to get involved and help support Wildcat Welcome 2007. The first few weeks of school can be a challenging, yet exciting time for new and transfer students and usually quite exciting for returning students. We hope that this time period of August 15 - 24, 2007 will show the students at the University of Arizona how happy we, the faculty and staff, are to have them back on campus after a quiet summer. We invite you to join us in welcoming our students to campus by participating in some of the activities we have planned. Two areas we would like to invite you to be involved in are the "Sea of Red" and Department activities. Please get involved in Wildcat Welcome 2007, and with your support we can provide all University of Arizona students (new, transfer and returning) with a phenomenal welcome. If you have any questions, you can reach me at 621-5453 or adams-riester@life.arizona.edu. Thank you for your support and participation in this wonderful program! You can check out our web site for the 2007 Schedule of events at www.union.arizona.edu/welcome.

 

Aug 15: noon - Weight Watchers Group on Campus
Room B-207 Highland Commons Campus Health
We currently meet each Wednesday at noon in Room B-207 Highland Commons (Campus Health Section). Participants in the A-Work Program of Weight Watchers sign on and pre-pay for a 10-week series which costs $100 for new members and $90 for continuing or Lifetime members. It is possible for people to join at any stage for a pro-rated fee. Those who are interested may sit in for a meeting before deciding to join. If you know of people who are interested, you may direct them to join us any Wednesday. If they have further questions about this group, they can e-mail me: Ina Shivack at imshivack@hotmail.com . If there is interest in starting an additional group at a different time and place on campus, you would want to get in touch with the corporate office in Phoenix at 800-651-6000 and ask for a representative of the At Work department (please notify garanda@u.arizona.edu to get further dates and information on the calendar).

 

Aug 22: noon - Weight Watchers Group on Campus
Room B-207 Highland Commons Campus Health
We currently meet each Wednesday at noon in Room B-207 Highland Commons (Campus Health Section). Participants in the A-Work Program of Weight Watchers sign on and pre-pay for a 10-week series which costs $100 for new members and $90 for continuing or Lifetime members. It is possible for people to join at any stage for a pro-rated fee. Those who are interested may sit in for a meeting before deciding to join. If you know of people who are interested, you may direct them to join us any Wednesday. If they have further questions about this group, they can e-mail me: Ina Shivack at imshivack@hotmail.com . If there is interest in starting an additional group at a different time and place on campus, you would want to get in touch with the corporate office in Phoenix at 800-651-6000 and ask for a representative of the At Work department (please notify garanda@u.arizona.edu to get further dates and information on the calendar).

 

Aug 22: 2-4pm - Preparing for University Retirement with the AZ State Retirement Plan Workshop
University Services Bldg, Room 214
This information session is for anyone planning to retire from the University within the next three years. Topics covered include: options for continuation of medical, dental, and life insurance coverage; the Retiree Accumulated Sick Leave Program (RASL); University privileges for retirees; and information about working after retirement, including working for an Arizona university or other state agency. For more information on the Financial Education Registration and to register for a session http://www.hr.arizona.edu/04_cb/finEd/registration.php.  If you have any questions telephone 621-3662.

 

Aug 23: Sea of Red Day
All day is Spirit Day at UA. Everyone on campus is encouraged to wear his or her UA red to show support and enthusiasm for our university. We're hoping for a veritable "SEA of RED" across campus, so start planning your wardrobe today!

 

Aug 29: 8:30-10:30am - Professional Success Institute Orientation
University Services Bldg, Room 214

This is the kickoff course for the Professional Success Institute. In addition to learning more about the certification program, participants will assess where they are, where they want to be, and what they need to do to reach their professional goals.   For more information on the Career Development Workshops and to register for a session http://www.hr.arizona.edu/08_o/development3/.  If you have any questions telephone 621-7701

 

Aug 29: noon - Weight Watchers Group on Campus
Room B-207 Highland Commons Campus Health

We currently meet each Wednesday at noon in Room B-207 Highland Commons (Campus Health Section). Participants in the A-Work Program of Weight Watchers sign on and pre-pay for a 10-week series which costs $100 for new members and $90 for continuing or Lifetime members. It is possible for people to join at any stage for a pro-rated fee. Those who are interested may sit in for a meeting before deciding to join. If you know of people who are interested, you may direct them to join us any Wednesday. If they have further questions about this group, they can e-mail me: Ina Shivack at imshivack@hotmail.com . If there is interest in starting an additional group at a different time and place on campus, you would want to get in touch with the corporate office in Phoenix at 800-651-6000 and ask for a representative of the At Work department (please notify garanda@u.arizona.edu to get further dates and information on the calendar).

 

Aug 30: 8:30-11:30pm - Supervising Student Employees workshop
University Services Bldg, Room 214

Supervising a student employee is challenging and rewarding experience. The student employee often has a unique set of needs: juggling school, work and additional life responsibilities. This session will provide you with guidelines to follow during the initial hiring process and information pertinent to the day-today supervision of student employee.   For more information on the Career Development Workshops call 621-7701 or register online http://www.hr.arizona.edu/08_o/development3/.

 

Donation Items Needed for the Support the Troops Care Package Program

SAC is supporting our troops the Blue Star Mothers of Arizona by collecting items (see attached list) to send care packages over to our troops.  Please do what you can to help out by bringing items to the SAC meeting at the Alumni Bldg the first tuesday of the month (except July) from 3-5pm.  Cash donations can also be made (EIN# 83-0481571) to assist with postage.  Donations can be dropped off at the Administration building, room 221G (Summer & Winter Session Office).

I’m also willing to come to you! You can call me directly at 626-9066 or 241-0336 with your location and I will be happy to pick up whatever you have.   Thank you for your support! - Debbie Miller, Proud Mom to Robert Miller

 

Send your thanks to our soldiers.
  It only takes a minute and is so worthwhile.

 
 
If you go to the web site http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq.  You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services.  It is FREE and it only takes a second.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these?  I sent mine, now you send one too!

 

Curb Auto Theft with the Watch Your Car Program:
It's Quick, Easy and FREE!

The Watch Your Car decal program is a free, voluntary program that vehicle owners enroll their vehicles with the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority. The vehicle is then entered into the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) database and participants receive decals for their front and rear windows. By displaying the decals, vehicle owners convey to law enforcement officials that their vehicle is not usually in use between the hours of 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM, when the majority of auto thefts occur. In addition, by enrolling in the Watch Your Car Program, vehicle owners also authorize law enforcement officials to stop their vehicle at any time during the day or night within one mile of the border, if there is a suspicion that the vehicle is being illegally operated.

If a police officer witnesses the vehicle in operation between these hours, they have the right to stop the vehicle and verify it is being legally operated by the rightful owner.

To register for the program online go to: https://www.aata.state.az.us/Watch_Your_Car/Info_Request/signup_request.html

Register by mail by downloading the form at: http://www.azwatchyourcar.com/pdfs/WYC%20-%20application%20form%20for%20website.pdf  Print it, fill it out and mail back.
 

 

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