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May 3, 2011: Faculty/Staff News

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12th Annual President’s Breakfast Needs Volunteers

It’s that time of year again! The Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) and Dining Services will be sponsoring the 12th Annual President's Breakfast! This year’s President's Breakfast is scheduled for Monday, May 16, from 9 to 11 p.m. in Fresh Food Company located on the third floor of the DeNaples Center. To ensure the success of this University tradition, we are asking for your assistance in any of the following areas:

Greeter
Grill #1
Grill #2
Brick Oven
Round Grill
Cleaners

We hope that you will be able to join us at some point during the event to work a 90-minute shift. If you would like to volunteer for this rewarding event, respond to Barbara Eagen at eagenb1@scranton.edu or contact CHEW at 941-4253 by Friday, May 6. Please indicate which area you would like to work and the time that you are available.

The time slots are as follows:
8:30 – 10 p.m. and 10 to 11:30 p.m.

Faculty to Faculty Exchange Session Set for Friday

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence invites you to join us for the first in a series of Faculty to Faculty Exchange Sessions. The series hopes to promote open and frank discussions about effective teaching approaches.

Where: Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library
When: Friday, May 6, from 3 - 4:15 p.m..
Who: All full-time and part-time faculty
Topic: Teaching in the Seminar Format
What: Light fare and refreshments

Join your colleagues for an interesting discussion on seminar-style teaching led by Dr. Gretchen Van Dyke of the University’s Political Science Department. She will provide detailed information on how she has designed and conducted PS electives as seminar experiences, including her European Union seminar, which she has been teaching for 15 years. If you are contemplating teaching a Freshman Seminar or any other subject using this format, you will find Dr. Van Dyke’s experiences enlightening.

Commencement Volunteers Needed

With finals quickly approaching and summer looming just a few weeks away, preparations are almost complete on the University's Commencement activities. To ensure that Commencement flows as smoothly and successfully as possible, we enlist the help of more than 100 student volunteers to assist at Commencement events.

As in years past, we would like to ask for your help once again in our recruiting efforts. Please encourage your student workers to volunteer for Commencement. Aside from providing a great service to the University, students also have the chance to stay on campus an extra week (checkout is Monday, May 30) and send the graduating seniors on their way!

I appreciate Any effort you can make to help us recruit more volunteers is appreciated. I have included the link below for the

For more information about volunteer sign-up, click here.

Recruitment and Retention: A Diversity Approach

The Office of Equity and Diversity invites all administrative staff, faculty and hiring managers to attend an important NEPDEC workshop on Thursday, May 5, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the PNC Board Room, Brennan Hall (room 500). Eddie L. Davis, vice president of human resources at Mercy Health Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, will present a dynamic program on the benefit of using diversity as a tool that can help build a stronger, more diverse, more competitive institution. To read the full release, click here.

Live@EDU Information Sessions Scheduled

IT Services is pleased to announce a number of information sessions on the new e-mail and calendar system, Live@EDU. All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend one of these sessions to learn about our new e-mail and calendar system that will be implemented over the summer. Join our IT Training Specialist John Williams and find out ….

What is Live@EDU ?
What will happen to Thunderbird and your existing email?
What are the plans for Live@EDU training and conversion assistance?

All sessions will be held in Brennan Hall, room 228, no registration required:

Wednesday, May 4, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 4, from 1 – 2 p.m.
Friday, May 6, from 10 – 11 a.m. (Special session for Secretaries & Administrative Assistants ONLY).

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