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The University of Arizona

           

Published Online                                                          June 2008

 

Please join us June 3: 3-5 p.m. for the next SAC meeting in the Student Union Career Services Office Rm 411A
Claudia D'Albini and Mary Durham from the Ombuds Program are our guest speakers.  We will also be discussing the Elections of new SAC officers and the SAC retreat in July

We welcome classified staff to join us and enjoy some refreshments too. 

The Staff Advisory Council holds its general meetings the first Tuesday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m. SAC general meetings are always open to the public. The University Community is invited to participate. Look into becoming a member of the UofA SAC & become an advocate for your fellow Wildcats!  For more information  contact President Randy Livingston

To submit items and events to the monthly Bulletin,
please contact the SAC Communications Committee.

 

May 27 - July 1 - Running Track-Temporary Closure

Due to the construction and safety issues, the running track in the Rec Center (Student Rec Center).  We apologize for any inconvenience.  WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Having a sizzling summer? Cool off in our Olympic-sized pool at The Rec Center and Get some summer satisfaction with Group Fitness Classes http://campusrec.arizona.edu/fitness/ or Take a Sizzling Hot Salsa Class: http://campusrec.arizona.edu/classes/  For more information, please call 621-8707.  Have a great summer!
 

June 3: 8:30-11:30am - Teamwork Techniques for the 21st Century Workshop
USB 214
Creating a team for a specific purpose the first step. What happens next? What makes a team work well? There are predictable stages that all teams experience. Explore techniques to manage these stages effectively and learn about purpose, expectations and goal setting insuring success.  http://www.hr.arizona.edu/08_o/development3/main.php?sel=register

 

June 3: 1-3pm - Advanced Investing Workshop
Main Library Rm C205
You already know the basics of stocks, bonds, and balanced portfolios. So, how do you analyze and evaluate investment performance? How do professionals pick investments and decide when to sell? What guidelines can you use to measure investment success? Answers to these and other questions will be offered in this workshop designed for the experienced investor.  To register: http://www.hr.arizona.edu/04_cb/finEd/allReg1.php

 

 June 3: 3-5pm - Staff Advisory Council Meeting
SU Career Services Rm 411A


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 Randy Livingston

 

June 4: 9-11 - Estate Planning Workshop
USB Rm 216

We spend a lifetime planning. We plan for education, careers, weddings, and retirement. However, 80 - 90% of us never create an estate plan for how we will distribute to our heirs everything that we have accumulated over a lifetime. At this workshop you will learn how to: direct the distribution of your assets, even after your death; provide for your family while minimizing the burden of taxes;and ensure that your estate will not be subject to a formula set by strangers or a probate court.  Join us to learn the steps that you can take now to make this life transition go smoothly.To register: http://www.hr.arizona.edu/04_cb/finEd/allReg1.php

 

June 4: 12-1:30pm - The Value of Connections: Networking as a Career Strategy Workshop
USB 214
How can you gain information and advice from insiders about the culture, business and expectations of a prospective employer? How can you develop and mobilize a support group that brings you referrals? Studies on effective networking strategies and accounts from several successful job seekers at the University of Arizona have shown that contacts and networking are more productive than the traditional job-hunt. In this workshop you will learn how to build a network of contacts to assist you with identifying new career opportunities and becoming more successful in your current job. You will get introduced to strategies for connecting to the university community as a whole and not just to your respective department. Take-aways include several models/tools to use for growing and managing contacts, testimonials from successful University employees, and an extensive list of resources that can aide you further hone your networking skills.  To register:  http://www.hr.arizona.edu/08_o/development3/main.php?sel=register

 

June 4: 2-4pm - Preparing for University Retirement with the Arizona State Retirement Plan (ASRS)
USB Rm 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.
To register: http://www.hr.arizona.edu/04_cb/finEd/allReg1.php

 

 June 4: 5-7:30pm - Latest Advances in Osteoarthritis Treatment
University Medical Center, Room 8403
Part of a series of Living Healthy with Arthritis monthly talks presented by the Arizona Arthritis Center at The University of Arizona College of
Medicine. Learn about the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, the most prevalent form of arthritis, affecting an estimated 27 million adults, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Learn more about what the Center is doing to treat OA and where research is heading for the development of new treatments.  Supported through the Susan and Saul Tobin Endowment for Research and Education in Rheumatology.  Jeffrey Lisse, MD, professor of medicine, section chief of adult rheumatology at the UA College of Medicine and Ethel McChesney Bilby Endowed Chair for Osteoporosis at the Arizona Arthritis Center, will discuss the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, current OA treatments and where research is heading.  FEE:    Free.  REGISTRATION/MORE INFORMATION: Prior registration is requested; please call (520) 626-5040 or e-mail  MichelleC@arthritis.arizona.edu  For more information, visit the Website:
www.arthritis.arizona.edu

 

June 12: 8:30-11:30am - Everyday Ethics Workshop
USB 214
Ethics is about more than following the rules. Each day we are called upon to make hard decisions without the benefit of established guidelines. So what do we do? Some of us refer to past experiences, some of us turn to religious teachings, and still others consider cultural expectations. This course will explore the meaning of ethics and examine how we make ethical decisions. This course is a combination of web-based instruction and classroom application.  To register:  http://www.hr.arizona.edu/08_o/development3/main.php?sel=register

 

June 16 – 20: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 - Arizona Youth University Second Session
Arizona Fencing Academy
The art of swordplay popular with students in grads 6-12.  Due to popular demand, Arizona Youth University (AYU) has added a second session of Fencing Camp this summer. The new session will take place Monday through Friday, June 16 – 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30, at the Arizona Fencing Academy (1520 E. Broadway Blvd.). The cost of the camp is $240.  With camps for students in grades 3-12 set to start in June, AYU still has space available in Drama (Grades 7 & 8) and Junior Drama (Grades 4-6); Improv (Grades 7 & 8); Photojournalism (Grades 7-11), Environmental Science (Grades 8-11), Law (Grades 8-12), Chess & Geography (Grades 3-5), Classics (Grades 7-10), Astronomy (Grades 7-10), Optical Sciences (Grades 9-12), and Engineering Robotics (Grades 6-8).  To sign up for Fencing or any other AYU camp, or to for more information, visit www.ceao.arizona.edu/child or call 621-7724.

 

June 16: 10-6pm - UMC Red Cross Blood Drive
University Medical Center Cafeteria Rooms A, C
To reserve your donation appointment, contact: UMC Bloodline - 694-7853 American Red Cross - 917-2820 or www.givelife.org (Sponsor Code UMC) Donor identification is required prior to donating blood. Contact: Susan Guerrero 694-7853 or email: swguerrero@umcaz.arizona.edu

 

June 17: 7-3pm - UMC Red Cross Blood Drive
University Medical Center Cafeteria Rooms A, C
To reserve your donation appointment, contact: UMC Bloodline - 694-7853 American Red Cross - 917-2820 or www.givelife.org (Sponsor Code UMC) Donor identification is required prior to donating blood. Contact: Susan Guerrero 694-7853 or email: swguerrero@umcaz.arizona.edu

 

June 17: 8:30-11:30am - Negotiating Strategies that Work Workshop
USB 214
We may not realize it, but almost every exchange is a negotiation. Given that, it behooves us to hone our negotiation skills. Negotiation is about more than fighting for what you want. Effective negotiators determine what's important to them, read nonverbal cues, ask the right questions, uncover hidden assumptions, and discover common ground. This session takes you through the steps of the negotiation process and provides you with the tools and confidence to create mutually agreeable results in any situation.
  To register:  http://www.hr.arizona.edu/08_o/development3/main.php?sel=register

 

June 18: 9-2pm - UMC Red Cross Blood Drive
1st and River - red cross mobile unit

To reserve your donation appointment, contact: UMC Bloodline - 694-7853 American Red Cross - 917-2820 or www.givelife.org (Sponsor Code UMC) Donor identification is required prior to donating blood. Contact: Susan Guerrero 694-7853 or email: swguerrero@umcaz.arizona.edu

 

June 18: 2-4pm - Preparing for University Retirement with the Arizona State Retirement Plan (ASRS)
USB Rm 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.
To register: http://www.hr.arizona.edu/04_cb/finEd/allReg1.php

 

June 19: 9-2pm - UMC Red Cross Blood Drive
University Medical Center Cafeteria Rooms A, C
To reserve your donation appointment, contact: UMC Bloodline - 694-7853 American Red Cross - 917-2820 or www.givelife.org (Sponsor Code UMC) Donor identification is required prior to donating blood. Contact: Susan Guerrero 694-7853 or email: swguerrero@umcaz.arizona.edu

 

June 25: 8:30-11:30am - Getting Your Message Across Workshop
USB 214
There is nothing like speaking with power and influence to get your message across. The right words, the right tone, the right look, and the right preparation all come together to make you sound amazing! Learn tips and tricks to talk with credibility and influence.  To register:  http://www.hr.arizona.edu/08_o/development3/main.php?sel=register

 

June 25: 12-1pm - UA Monthly Caregiver Support Group
SU Copper Room
For UA employees, undergraduate and graduate students. Also open to the public.  In response to many requests from employees and students who are caring for an aging adult, Life & Work Connections, in partnership with Pima Health System Caregiving Education & Support Program, is pleased to announce the formation of a monthly caregiver support group. The “open-ended” support group will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month, and will be facilitated by Master’s level professionals known in the Tucson area for their expertise in caregiving, aging and health care. Participants may attend on a regular basis or less frequently, as needed.  For more information about the caregiver support group, or to schedule an elder care consultation, please contact Jan Sturges at 626.4770 or email sturgesj@email.arizona.edu

 

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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