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On Our Own Time is interested in Your Own Time!
The annual art exhibit On Our Own Time featuring
entries by UA employees across campus is gearing up for yet another year. This
juried event brings out the finest in painting, sculpture, photography and mixed
media that UA employees have to offer. There's no charge for participation and
you'll be rewarded with recognition across campus as people admire your work and
marvel at your ability to balance your professional career and your creative
side.
Make this your year to step up. Entries will be accepted March 29th, but
there's no time like now to get started. Categories have been expanded to
include: Painting, Drawing, Photo Realism, Photo Art, Mixed Media, Sculpture,
Crafts and of course, Best of Show.
Entry Form
and Flier
- ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U of A classified staff and academic
professionals.
Questions? Contact Jose Solorzano at
jose@ahsl.arizona.edu.
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Emily Krauz Staff Scholarship
Due March 15th
Deadline for receipt of applications
for courses being taken during Spring 2010 due March 15, 2010
at 5 p.m.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must be permanent resident aliens or U.S. citizen,
non-probationary, benefits eligible (.50 FTE or more) career staff
members at the University of Arizona. Previous recipients of the Staff
Endowment Scholarship are eligible for the semester immediately
following the semester of their most recent award. Please direct any
questions regarding eligibility to
Shana McClelland.
Find
application here
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Published Online March
2010
To submit items and
events to the monthly Bulletin,
please contact the
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Mar 2: 3-5 p.m. - Staff
Advisory Council meeting
Old Main
Conference Room 106
The Staff Advisory
Council holds its general meetings the first Tuesday
of each month. 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
SAC President Eddie Gomez at
ecgomez@email.arizona.edu.
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Mar 3: 10-4pm - UA Staff Blood Drive
Bloodmobile at Cherry by main library
The Red Cross blood drive is an excellent
opportunity to replenish the vital blood supply of this
region. One donation can help save the lives of up to
3 people. A healthy donor may donate red blood cells
every 56 days. A single car accident victim can require as
many as 100 units of blood. To schedule to donate call
Claudia Arias at 621-2546. Donor identification is
required prior to donating blood. |
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Mar 4: 7 am to 7 pm -
Shape UP at
the REC
Student Recreation Center
University of Arizona faculty, staff,
alumni, and retirees are welcome to workout for free at the
Student Recreation Center during Rec Days. Rec Days are
scheduled in 2010 - Apr 1 and May 6, from 7 am to 7 pm.
Whether it's catching rays at the pool, running on the
track, or pumping iron, Rec Days can help you stay is shape.
This is the perfect time to commit to get fit." said Campus
Rec Director Juliette Moore. The Rec Center expansion will
add more than 55,000 gross square feet to the site. There
will be bouldering elements for climbing, a 30,000 sq ft
weight room with new cardio vascular equipment with TVs, a
MAC Gym and more. For more details or a tour of the
expansion, call 621-8715.
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March 6: 10:30am -
Scuffy the Tugboat
UA Bookstore SU
Scuffy the Tugboat wants to see the world,
and he wants to see it with you! Sail on down to the UA
BookStores, SUMC, for a story or two. Storybook
Character Hour: Join your favorite book character every
first Saturday of each month, 10:30am at your official
UA BookStores (SUMC), for an hour
of storytelling and activities.
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Mar 8: 1-4pm - High Occupancy
Vehicle (HOV) Training
USA Bldg Rm 104 (register
on-line)
The HOV training program has been modified to meet State of
Arizona requirements. HOVs are defined as any full size van
or Sport Utility Vehicle with seating capacity of 8-15, and
full size cargo vans. Minivans and SUVs with seating
capacity of less than 8 do NOT require HOV driver training
or certification. All HOV drivers (faculty, staff,
students, volunteers) must attend a classroom training
session, AND successfully complete a behind-the-wheel road
test conducted by RM&S or other authorized observer. Road
tests conducted by RM&S are scheduled separately from the
classroom training, and must be done by appointment. The
behind-the-wheel road test takes about 30 minutes to
complete. Departments may conduct the behind-the-wheel road
test at their own convenience with their own staff upon
prior approval and authorization by RM&S. Those interested
in conducting their own behind-the-wheel road tests should
contact John Murphy at 621-4551 or
murphjoh@email.arizona.edu for orientation and approval.
For details on these new requirements, and other important
policy changes, see the new UA Fleet Safety Policy.
Classes are subject to cancellation or re-scheduling based
on the number of registrations received. To register
for an HOV training session, or a behind-the-wheel road
test, contact Sara Thomas at 626-1136 or
sthomas@email.arizona.edu or
register on-line. For questions about the training
requirement and HOV policy, contact John Murphy at 621-4551
or
murphjoh@email.arizona.edu.
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Mar 9-11 - CASA GRANDE TO CABORCA
12,000 Years of Arizona/Sonora History: The people living
in the Sonoran Desert regions known today as the states of
Arizona and Sonora have been linked since prehistoric times.
Political maps and boundaries notwithstanding, trade,
commerce, culture, technology, religion, language, and
migration were just as immediate and important 12,000 years
ago as they are today. ASM archaeologist James Watson and
ethnohistorian Michael Brescia take you on a three-day
expedition through northern Sonora to explore key places
that reveal how prehistoric, historic and contemporary
inhabitants created their dynamic and intertwined histories
with the inhabitants of southern Arizona over the last dozen
millennia. See
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/tours.shtml
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Mar 9:
1:-2:30 pm - Blood-borne Pathogen/Infection Control
AHSC room 4120
A mandatory training for employees who have a reasonably
anticipated occupational exposure to
bloodborne pathogens (PDF format), as specified by OSHA.
For information, contact Herb Wagner at 621-7691 or
hwagner@email.arizona.edu.
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Mar 10: Noon -1pm - The Latest on Adult Nutrition &
Healty Lifestyles
Bio 5 Auditorium
Worksite Wellness presentation to share
current information about adult nutrition and healthy
lifestyles. Presented by Nancy Rogers, MS, RD.
Welcome to all UA employees |
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March 10 - 14: 36th Annual African Literature Association
Conference
Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park, 445 South Alvernon
Way
The Department of French
and Italian invites your participation to the 36th Annual
African Literature Association Conference to be held in
Tucson. For further detail, see below and in the attached
document. 36th Annual African Literature Association
Conference Hosted by The University of Arizona French and
Italian Department Professor Ire d'Almeida, Conference
Convener at the Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park, 445 South
Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona. Theme: Eco-Imagination:
African and Diasporan Literatures and Sustainability.
Some sessions will be offered free to the public while other
sessions will have a fee associated with them. For more
information about the Conference, call (520) 621-5345, email
ala2010Tucson@gmail.com or visit
http://www.coh.arizona.edu/ala2010. |
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Mar 11: 9-10:30am - New
Student Orientation Revisioned proposal - Feedback
Sessions
Tubac Room of the Student Union
Memorial Center
The members of the Orientation Advisory
Council (OAC) would like to invite those who are
interested to attend one of two opportunities to
hear and discuss the proposal, New Student
Orientation Revisioned. This three-phase proposal
comes from the continuing growth of the freshman
class and recommendations from data collected from
students and parents, along with a community desire
for change to the current New Student Orientation
program. This proposal is tentatively slated for
implementation for the class entering Fall 2011.
Anyone interested in learning more about the New
Student Orientation Revisioned proposal is invited
to attend one of the sessions. The New Student
Orientation Revisioned proposal is available online
at
www.transitions.arizona.edu, underneath the New
Student Orientation section of the page. |
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Mar 13: 8-1pm - Caregiver Conference
Tucson Convention Center
"The Resilient Caregiver: Embracing the Spiritual Journey"
March 13, 2010 at the Tucson Convention Center
Click here to view brochure (PDF)
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Mar 15: Noon-1pm - Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle
Strength
AHSC Library, Room 4150
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, or
Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free classes
for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special clothing
required. Bring your own band or purchase one at class,
and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street
clothes are fine. For more information, contact Nancy
Rogers, MS, RD, Worksite Wellness Coordinator for UA
Life & Work Connections, at 621-4601 or
rogersn@email.arizona.edu.
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Mar 17: Noon-1pm - Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle
Strength
Tubac Room, 4th floor of the Student Union
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, or Nancy
Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free classes for
benefit-eligible UA employees. No special clothing required.
Bring your own band or purchase one at class, and join us
for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle building exercise! No
registration required; street clothes are fine. For more
information, contact Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, Worksite Wellness
Coordinator for UA Life & Work Connections, at 621-4601 or
rogersn@email.arizona.edu. |
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Mar 22: Noon-1pm - Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle
Strength
AHSC Library, Room 4150
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, or Nancy
Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free classes for
benefit-eligible UA employees. No special clothing required.
Bring your own band or purchase one at class, and join us
for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle building exercise! No
registration required; street clothes are fine. For more
information, contact Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, Worksite Wellness
Coordinator for UA Life & Work Connections, at 621-4601 or
rogersn@email.arizona.edu. |
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Mar 24: 9-Noon - High
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Training
USA Bldg Rm 104 (register
on-line)
The HOV training program has been modified to meet State of
Arizona requirements. HOVs are defined as any full size van
or Sport Utility Vehicle with seating capacity of 8-15, and
full size cargo vans. Minivans and SUVs with seating
capacity of less than 8 do NOT require HOV driver training
or certification. All HOV drivers (faculty, staff,
students, volunteers) must attend a classroom training
session, AND successfully complete a behind-the-wheel road
test conducted by RM&S or other authorized observer. Road
tests conducted by RM&S are scheduled separately from the
classroom training, and must be done by appointment. The
behind-the-wheel road test takes about 30 minutes to
complete. Departments may conduct the behind-the-wheel road
test at their own convenience with their own staff upon
prior approval and authorization by RM&S. Those interested
in conducting their own behind-the-wheel road tests should
contact John Murphy at 621-4551 or
murphjoh@email.arizona.edu for orientation and approval.
For details on these new requirements, and other important
policy changes, see the new UA Fleet Safety Policy.
Classes are subject to cancellation or re-scheduling based
on the number of registrations received. To register
for an HOV training session, or a behind-the-wheel road
test, contact Sara Thomas at 626-1136 or
sthomas@email.arizona.edu or
register on-line. For questions about the training
requirement and HOV policy, contact John Murphy at 621-4551
or
murphjoh@email.arizona.edu.
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Mar 24: Noon-1pm - Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle
Strength
Tubac Room, 4th floor of the Student Union
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, or Nancy
Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free classes for
benefit-eligible UA employees. No special clothing required.
Bring your own band or purchase one at class, and join us
for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle building exercise! No
registration required; street clothes are fine. For more
information, contact Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, Worksite Wellness
Coordinator for UA Life & Work Connections, at 621-4601 or
rogersn@email.arizona.edu. |
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Mar 24: Noon - 1pm -
UA Caregiver
Support Group
AHSC, Room 2500-C (access from UMC cafeteria)
The "open-ended" support group is
facilitated by a Master's level professional known in the
Tucson area for her expertise in caregiving, aging and
health care. Participants may attend on a regular basis or
less frequently, as needed. For other information, or to
schedule an elder care consultation, please contact Jan
Sturges, Caregiving Coordinator, at 626-4770 or email
sturgesj@email.arizona.edu. |
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Mar 27 & 28: Southwest Indian Art Fair
Desert Diamond Casino
Southern Arizona's premier Indian art show
and market has been rescued from a 2010 hiatus by a benefit
affair hosted by Desert Diamond Casino.
Arizona State
Museum announced last October that its 17th annual
Southwest Indian Art Fair, or SWIAF, would have to take
a one-year hiatus due to budget cuts and staff layoffs.
Since then, members of the museum's advisory board and
members of the community have been collaborating to devise a
way to salvage this year's event while building a more
stable financial base for 2011. "We quickly realized that
Native artists could not survive this year with the loss of
yet another art market; several in the Southwest have
already folded or faded," said Mark Bahti, museum advisory
board member, Indian art trader and owner of Bahti Indian
Arts in Tucson. "And we realized that the museum could ill
afford the loss of another important public program,
particularly its largest and signature event." This
year, Desert Diamond Casino, an enterprise of the Tohono
O'odham Nation, has stepped up to offer its facility at I-19
and Pima Mine Road. Event planners from the Southern
Arizona Arts and Cultural Association will be handling the
logistical details on behalf of the museum. Previous
fairs have been held on the grounds of Arizona State Museum
and run by museum staff. "While the event is definitely
evolving, we are committed to preserving the educational
components so central to our Southwest Indian Art Fair in
particular, and to all the Arizona State Museum's public
programs in general," said Arizona State Museum Director
Beth Grindell. "As always, our guests can expect to be able
to chat with Native artists about their work, learn about
the cultural and historical significance of the pieces they
will be taking into their homes, and gaining further
appreciation for Southwest American Indian traditions."
Proceeds from the benefit will go directly to producing the
2011 Southwest Indian Art Fair. In the coming year, museum
staff and advisory board members will be looking at all
possibilities for strengthening the fair's financial base,
which will include securing corporate sponsorships and more
community involvement.
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Mar 28: 9 - 6pm - 7th Annual Ride
for the Red Charity Run
2916 E. Broadway Blvd.
Ride for a Cause. Do what you love, and raise
money to help children and families who need assistance from
the Red Cross. All bike models and their riders are
welcome. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Yep, that's right -- it's
back on a Sunday! (Postal workers, rejoice!) RIDE
BEGINS at the new Southern Arizona Red Cross Chapter Office,
with registration from 9-11am, at 2916 E. Broadway Blvd. in
Tucson (
map >>) RIDE ENDS at the Oracle Inn Steakhouse in
Oracle (
map >>). Beer!... Food!... Live Music!... Great
vendors!... Raffle Grand Prize Drawing!
Register online until March 8, 2010. Sign up online
here for $25 per rider, get a free T-shirt and pin, and you
won't need to pay at the door.
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Mar 29: Noon-1pm - Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle
Strength
AHSC Library, Room 4150
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, or Nancy
Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free classes for
benefit-eligible UA employees. No special clothing required.
Bring your own band or purchase one at class, and join us
for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle building exercise! No
registration required; street clothes are fine. For more
information, contact Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, Worksite Wellness
Coordinator for UA Life & Work Connections, at 621-4601 or
rogersn@email.arizona.edu. |
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Mar 31: Noon-1pm - Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle
Strength
Tubac Room, 4th floor of the Student Union
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, or Nancy
Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free classes for
benefit-eligible UA employees. No special clothing required.
Bring your own band or purchase one at class, and join us
for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle building exercise! No
registration required; street clothes are fine. For more
information, contact Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, Worksite Wellness
Coordinator for UA Life & Work Connections, at 621-4601 or
rogersn@email.arizona.edu. |
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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 campus and giving me a call at
626-9066 or 241-0336 with your location and I will be
happy to pick up whatever you have.
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)
Thank
you for your support! -
Debbie Miller, Proud Mom to Robert Miller
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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! |
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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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