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August 10, 2010: General News

General News | Faculty/Staff News | Student News

United Way Day of Caring Set for Sept. 2

It’s that time of year again! The United Way Day of Caring volunteer event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 2, and the University has been asked to participate once again.

If you volunteered in the past, we hope you will consider signing up again this year. If you have not yet had the experience, we encourage you to join us. It’s guaranteed to be rewarding.

Some of the Day of Caring volunteer projects include landscaping, painting, cleaning and light maintenance. There is also a need for direct client interaction. One example of this would be assisting residents of the Mountain View Care Center at their annual picnic held at McDade Park. A list of the agencies participating this year will be available in our office soon. All of these tasks benefit local organizations in our community, which is especially significant this year when so many agencies have been affected by budget reductions.

As in the past, you may request to be assigned to a particular agency/location if available, or an assignment with a friend or co-worker. Volunteers can devote either a full or half day to the project. This time will be considered “Mission Leave” and participants will not be charged with vacation time. The Office of Human Resources will forward a Mission Leave Request form for you to have signed by your supervisor when you register. Please note that the deadline for registration is Wednesday, Aug. 11. For information about registration or other questions, please respond via e-mail to Janice Mecadon at mecadonj2@scranton.edu or by calling ext. 7767.

All participants will receive a “LIVE UNITED” T-shirt, which you are encouraged to wear on the day of the event. You are asked to report to your assigned location between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Register for Susan G. Komen for the Cure event

Because last year was such a huge success, The University of Scranton will form a Susan G. Komen for the Cure team again this year. Last year more than 180 students, staff and faculty and their families and friends joined us and we won the largest "School Team” award. This year’s race will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m.

If you would like to join the University team, visit www.komennepa.org and follow the directions below:

Click on:

Register Today

Join a Team

Scroll down to bottom of the page:

Team Name: Type "University of Scranton"

Team Company: Choose "University of Scranton"

Team Division: Choose "School"

Click on: "Search for Team"

Scroll down to bottom of the page:

Under search results to the right of "The University of Scranton" click on join and fill in your information. Where it asks if you are a new user or returning user, click new user. Everyone is a new user because this is as of April 2010.

Once you have registered, e-mail gavinl3@scranton.edu with your T-shirt size because we will be getting “Team” T-shirts again. We encourage everyone to register online, but if for some reason this is impossible, contact gavinl3@scranton.edu.

The deadline to sign up is Friday, Sept. 3.

Local Harvest Dinner Set for Aug. 21

The Northeast Region Chapter of Buy Fresh Buy Local is hosting a Local Harvest Dinner at Miller's Orchards Farm Market in Scott Township on Saturday, Aug. 21. The farm tour starts at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. There will be vendors, entertainment and a farm tour – fun for the whole family! The menu will feature locally raised chicken, corn, potato and apple pie. Reservations are required. Please call 570-941-7588 to reserve your seat. Tickets for the event are $20, and $18 for Buy Fresh Buy Local members. Buy Fresh Buy Local Northeast Region is coordinated by the Small Business Development Center at The University of Scranton.

UPDATED: Antivirus Software Required

In an effort to better secure computers from current malware attacks, IT Services is requiring that ALL computers connecting to University resources, including the wired, residential network (ResNet) and the wireless network (ROYALAIR), be protected with a modern, regularly updated, antivirus software package.

Personally owned PC and Macintosh computers with no currently installed antivirus package will not be able to access ResNet or ROYALAIR until an active antivirus package is installed. It is recommended that PC owners with no installed antivirus package download and install Microsoft Security Essentials from www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free product from Microsoft that provides real-time protection for home PCs. It guards against viruses and spyware, as well as other malicious software. The recommendation for Macintosh users is to purchase and install Norton AntiVirus for Mac. Free antivirus products for the Macintosh platform are available but are not rated as highly for protecting your computer as is the Norton product. Norton AntiVirus for Mac can be purchased from JourneyEd.com or any other software retailer.

University owned PC and Macintosh computers in faculty and staff offices and in campus lab facilities are currently protected by McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i (PC) or McAfee’s Virex (Mac). If you are concerned that the computer you are using does not have the current version of McAfee installed, please contact the Technology Support Center at x4357. The Technology Support Center can assist you with confirming the version of McAfee that is installed on the computer you are using and instruct you on obtaining the updated version if necessary.

All computer users are reminded that one of the simplest methods for preventing malware infections and protecting yourself, your computer and University resources is to switch Internet browsers. Microsoft's Internet Explorer is subjected to the largest number of security threats, so switching to a popular, safer alternative such as Mozilla’s Firefox, Opera or Chrome will dramatically improve your PC security right away. Students can easily install these alternative browsers from the Internet. Mozilla’s Firefox is already installed on most staff, faculty and lab computers.

For more tips on securing your computer and your identity, please visit OnGuardOnline.gov’s 7 Practices for Computer Security.

Committee on the Status of Women Seeks Forum Topics

The Committee on the Status of Women has been hosting an Open Forum in the spring and fall for several years. We have had great success and participation with these in the past. Once again, the committee is seeking suggestions for important topics/issues that you would like discussed for our next event in November. Your input will help us secure a knowledgeable presenter for the forum. Send your suggestions to Dr. Marian Farrell, chair of the committee, via e-mail farrellm1@scranton.edu or campus mail.

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