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February 16, 2010: Faculty/Staff News
Upcoming Individual Pension Counseling Sessions
Rick Argust, CFP, CLU, ChFC, representing Diversified Investment Advisors will be on campus Wednesday, Feb. 24, and Thursday, Feb. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ron Taraborrelli, ChFC, CLU, CFP of TIAA-CREF will be on campus Wednesday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please call the Office of Human Resources at x7767 to schedule your appointment. Meetings will be held in St. Thomas Hall, Conference Room 115.
Employee Wellness Upcoming Programs — Spring 2010
For the person who wants to continue their weight-loss efforts from the Biggest Loser or for those just beginning on a weight-loss effort stop in to the Center for Health Education & Wellness (CHEW) on Wednesdays to weigh yourself. There is no need to report your results, it is offered as a convenience and hopefully a motivator to stay on course.
Nutrition handouts include: Meal planning options; Fast and Lean Meal Ideas; 7 things that can change your eating habits; What’s hiding in the label; Over Eating While Socializing; and Stop emotional eating. Attend five consecutive weeks and get 50 nutrition points of the Body Pillar.
CHEW, 205 K The DeNaples
8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays
Fitness Challenge
The Fitness Challenge is a four-week team challenge to promote healthy lifestyles for staff, faculty and students. Teams of 3-5 members earn points through physical activity, nutrition and POWER points. Prizes will be awarded to the top participants at the closing ceremony.
Feb. 8 – March 7
Register at CHEW 205 K, The Denaples Center, by Feb. 5 by 4 p.m.
Weight Watchers at Work
Eight-week session for $80 open to staff, faculty and students. Please register in advance so we can be sure to have the required 15 people. Michelle Davis will be the facilitator.
Thursdays, Feb. 18 – April 15
Noon – 12:45 p.m.
406 TDC
Wellness Champions Luncheon
Staff and faculty who are active wellness participants are invited to attend this luncheon. Get the scoop on Wellness Day activities. We need your help to promote Wellness Activities and to volunteer your help on Wellness Day at the registration tables and stamping passports. Get double mind pillar points for volunteering on Wellness Day. Call or e-mail to attend luncheon.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Noon – 1 p.m.
509 Brennan Hall
Wellness Day for Staff and Faculty
Save the date: Education, new experiences, community, good food and prizes.
Friday, March 19, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Healthy Cooking with Jerry
Watch and learn from our own master chef Jerry Bogdan.
Thursday, Feb. 25
One session at noon
The Ann & Leo Moskowitz Theater (401) TDC
Thursday April 15
Two sessions: Noon and 1 p.m.
The Ann & Leo Moskowitz Theater (401) TDC
Thursday, May 13
Two sessions: Noon and 1 p.m.
The Ann & Leo Moskowitz Theater (401) TDC
5-K run/ walk
Train for a 5-K run/walk with others or on your own. We will provide training programs for beginning and intermediate runners and walkers. Attend an orientation session on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7 a.m. or 4:45 p.m. in the Long Center Lobby.
Sunday, April 11
10 a.m.
Nay Aug Park
Other programs to be announced include:
Freedom from smoking — March
Tai Chi —
Fitness Swimming
Enneagram part 1— March
Relaxation 101 — March
Mindfulness Meditation — April/May
Training for Life for Men — March-May
Healthy Eating Every Day — March-June
Active Living Everyday — March-June
Self Defense for Women and Girls — April
For more information, contact Employee Wellness at 941-4550 or mascellic2@scranton.edu.
Topics sought for Open Forum in April
Faculty Advancement Series set for Feb. 25
Learning technologies are often presented to us as the solution to any teaching problem. This presentation will focus on specific ways that learning technologies can and cannot support learning goals in the undergraduate classroom. The presentation will discuss several projects, some of which are broad in scope and some of which focus on specific pedagogical problems in one instructor's classroom. Although the examples presented are rooted in history as a discipline, the lessons learned will be applicable to all disciplinary contexts.
A Faculty Advancement Series event, sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in St. Thomas Hall, room 590, Harper McGinnis wing. The event’s guest speaker is T. Mills Kelly, Ph.D., of George Mason University.
A light lunch will be provided. R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, Feb. 23. Register online at www.scranton.edu/ctleeventregistration.
Classroom Technology Forum Slated for Feb. 23
Come to the Information Technology Services’ IT forum on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Brennan Hall 509.
Among the topics we will discussed are:
Classroom technology and functions
SMART technology
Remote access and support of classrooms
Maintenance schedule for mediated classrooms
Advanced mediation
Mediation of tomorrow
Instructional Technologists Rob Kennedy and Jason Oakey are scheduled to lead the presentation.
All members of the University community are encouraged to attend. Prizes will be given, and lunch will be provided. To register, which is required, e-mail ITServices@scranton.edu.
Technology on Your Own Terms Series Continues
Can You See Me Now?:
Creating Digital Web Albums to Share with Family and Friends
Participants in this workshop will use Google’s Picasa Web Album to store and share digital photos on the web with family and friends. Utilizing 1 GB of free storage you will create an online album, add name tags to your photos, sort your collection by name, and then create a custom slideshow. In addition, you will learn how to create a collaborative web album that allows family and friends to contribute photos and video to your album. Other topics will include a review of several account settings, e-mail notification, and how to upload photos using an e-mail account. (Taught by Vince Yanusauskas, Library)
All faculty and staff members are welcome, but seats are limited, so please register for sessions at www.scranton.edu/ctleregistration (under Special Events).
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