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REPRESENTATIVE
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN TO DISCUSS U.S. RELATIONS WITH THE
MIDDLE EAST
The
Middle East Studies Institute and the Dr. M. Lee Pearce
Chair in Middle East Peace Studies invite faculty and
staff to the Eleventh Annual Luria Family Foundation
Lecture titled The United States in the Middle East
-- A View from the House, 8 to 10 p.m., Monday,
April 28, at the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for
Contemporary Judaic Studies. The lecturer will be Representative
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, member of the United States House
of Representatives for the 18th Congressional District
of Florida, and chairwoman of the House Subcommittee
on the Middle East and Central Asia. The lecture is
free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and
doors open at 7:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. required by e-mail
or by calling 305-284-6882.
FACULTY
PROMOTION AND TENURE WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK
The
Coral Gables and Rosenstiel campuses' Faculty Promotion
and Tenure Workshop will be 1:30 to 3 p.m., Monday,
April 28, at Founders Hall. The workshop is essential
to faculty who will seek promotion and/or tenure within
the next few years. For more information or to R.S.V.P.,
call 305-284-3386 or send an e-mail.
LOOKING
FOR SOME SUMMER READING?
Come
to Richter Library's used book sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Tuesday, April 22, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday,
April 23, and buy books on all subjects at great
prices. Books are priced 50 cents and up, and most are
$1 or less. There also will be price reductions on quantity
buying. The sale will take place in the Provin Room,
which is accessible through the Breezeway. For more
information, call Jay Kalvan at 305-284-3368
(mornings only) or visit the library Web
site.
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UNITED
HEALTHCARE WEB SITE LETS YOU TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR HEALTH
With
myuhc.com,
you won't have to wait to get answers to
your health questions. Loaded with customized
self-service and health decision-making
tools, myuhc.com
gives you the information you need, anytime
you need it.
Convenient, Timesaving Self-Service Capabilities:
- Confirm
that a claim has been processed using
the View Claims feature. Then, review
how United paid the claim using myuhc.com's
new Explanation of Benefits (EOB) function,
allowing you to conveniently view, manage,
and print all of your EOBs online.
- To
better understand your effective date
of coverage, your copayments and out-of-pocket
amounts, use the Verify Eligibility function.
- Make
sure that you have an ID card for upcoming
doctor visits by selecting the Request
ID card function to order a replacement
card or to print a temporary one.
Trusted,
Unbiased Health Information Resources:
- Research
specific health conditions with the Healthwise
and BestTreatments medical content. These
tools will help you manage a health condition
with in-depth, evidence-based medical
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- Compare
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Remember,
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empowers you to make health care decisions
that are better for you and your family
with a powerful set of self-service and
health decision-making tools. Log on to
www.myuhc.com
and take control of your health today!
BeneSTATS
Number of faculty/staff enrolled in:
Voluntary Excess Life (MetLife) 1,505
Voluntary Accidental Death & Dismemberment
(AIG) 1,437
Long Term Care (Unum) 577
As of March 2003
For enrollment information in the above
Benefit programs, contact Pam
Salemi.
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SECOND
DATE ADDED FOR POPULAR EAP SEMINAR
The
Employee Assistance Program's (EAP) seminar, Managing
Differences, had such a long waiting list that another
section of the popular program has been added, 1 to
3 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, at the Medical Professional
Development and Training Office. Call 305-243-3090
to register.
TRANSITION
IN CUBA THE TOPIC OF LECTURE BY HARVARD PROFESSOR
Jorge
I. Domínguez, the Clarence Dillon Professor of
International Affairs at Harvard University and the
director of the Weatherhead Center for International
Affairs, will present the luncheon/seminar The Political
Transition Under Way in Cuba: Scope and Limits,
12 to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 24, at Casa Bacardi.
Domínguez is the author of Cuba: Order and
Revolution and To Make A World Safe for Revolution:
Cuba's Foreign Policy. Cost is $25 but free forfaculty
and students (without lunch).
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BIG
EAST TENNIS TOURNAMENT COMING
TO UM
Mark
your calendars. UM is hosting
the men's and women's tennis
Big East tournament, Friday
through Sunday, April 25 to
27, at the Neil Schiff
Tennis Center. Bring your
families out for a weekend
of action-packed tennis. For
more information on Hurricane
Tennis, visit http://hurricanesports.com.
SPECIAL TICKET DEAL FOR
ALL EMPLOYEES
Another
great benefit for all full-time
employees is that you receive
a 50 percent discount on all
Hurricane athletic season
tickets, including football.
Secure your 2003 football
season tickets today, and
be there for the seven home
games, including the home
opener against the University
of Florida Gators. Season
tickets are the only way to
guarantee your seat for any
of the games. Great locations
are going fast, so call 1-800-GO-CANES
or 305-284-CANE today.
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DISCOVERY
OF DOUBLE HELIX CELEBRATED AT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PROGRAM
In
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery
of the double helix by James Watson and Francis Crick,
the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Center for Medical
Genetics will sponsor a special program, 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., Friday, April 25, in the fifth floor
auditorium of the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building.
The program will focus not only on the historic events,
but also on some of the genetic research being conducted
at the School of Medicine. The auditorium audience will
be comprised of Miami-Dade and Broward County high school
students and teachers, who will have the opportunity
to ask questions of a panel of genetic physicians and
scientists. If you can't make it to the presentation,
you can watch it from your desk live on the Web at http://www.mededu.miami.edu/DNA.
In honor of the double helix discovery, April has been
designated as Genome Month and April 25 as DNA Day.
MCSE
COMPUTER NETWORK CLASS READY TO BEGIN
Seats
are still available for Microsoft certification classes
in MCSE computer-network training, beginning Saturday,
April 26, at the School of Continuing Studies. This
is the premier certification for anybody pursuing a
professional career with computer networks. Classes
run every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 26
through November 8. Tuition remission of 70 percent
is available. Call 305-284-5800 to register or
visit www.ctg.miami.edu.
ARE
YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR YEAR-END CLOSING?
The
Professional Development and Training Office is providing
the Year-End Survival Kit Training seminar for
those responsible for year-end closing. The session
will enhance your understanding of the University's
year-end closing process by providing general guidelines,
procedures, subsystems deadlines, key contacts, and
tools to reconcile your accounts. Register online
or call 305-284-5110 or 305-243-3090 for
more information.
- Coral
Gables Campus: 139 Max Orovitz
Tuesday, April 22 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Thursday, May 1 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Medical
Campus: 155 Dominion Parking Garage
Friday, April 25 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
FUNDAMENTALS OF SUPERVISION ESSENTIAL FOR
NEW MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS
The
Fundamentals of Supervision course consists of
information-packed sessions that will enhance your supervisory
growth and development. Learn important policies and
procedures and how to comply with your requirements
as a supervisor, study personal liability issues, obtain
a valuable reference manual, and network with your colleagues.
Managers and supervisors who have not completed the
program are required to attend. Participants will receive
a certificate upon completion of the three sessions.
Preregistration is required and can be done online
or by calling 305-243-3090.
- Employment
Policies and Procedures, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Friday, May 16
- Performance
Appraisals, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday,
May 20
- Progressive
Discipline, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thursday,
May 22
RESEARCH SEMINAR EXPLORES ETHICAL DILEMMAS
Stephen
Cohn, M.D., chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
at the School of Medicine, will discuss Ethical Dilemmas
at the Human Subjects Research Seminar, 12 to 1 p.m.,
Tuesday, April 29, in room 3023 of the Mailman
Center. Space is limited to 35 people, and reservations
are required. Lunch will be served. To register, send
an e-mail.
CLASSES
TO TEACH BASIC AND ADVANCED TOPICS OF CRYSTAL REPORTS
The
NGJ information Systems Institute will be offering a
series of Crystal Reports classes over the next few
months. This reporting tool is widely used on campus
and can be very versatile. Call 305-284-2100
or send an e-mail
if interested. The courses includes:
- Crystal
Reports Design and Development
(two-day class)
Design concepts involved in creating a new report
will be covered, as will as a review of the basics
of record selection, sorting, grouping, and summarizing.
Formatting skills and conditional reporting tools
necessary to create presentation-quality reports also
are covered. This class is designed for managers and
staff directly involved in creating, maintaining,
and reporting to management and customers. Wednesday
and Thursday, April 30 and May 1. Cost is $600
and includes a book and refreshments.
- Crystal
Camp (one-day class)
This "working camp" is designed for users
who already have an understanding of the application
but need expert guidance to complete a report project.
Attendees are encouraged to submit a project design
one week prior to class. This class is for those who
have completed the above two-day class. Tuesday
and Wednesday, May 6 and 7. Cost is $500 and includes
refreshments.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LAUNCHES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE
The
Department of Telecommunications has begun a continuous
improvement effort to increase its understanding of
customer needs. An organized effort to gather, analyze
and respond to customer information has begun, and several
issues have been uncovered and are being addressed.
For more information click here.
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LAST
DAY FOR EARLY REGISTRATION FOR CORPORATE
RUN/WALK
Join
Team UM for fitness and fun at the 19th
Annual Corporate Walk or Run, 5:30 p.m.,
Thursday, May 8, at Bayfront Park
in downtown Miami. The department with the
most participants (family and friends are
welcome) will win a pizza party, compliments
of Pizza Hut. The cost is $18 if your registration
is received by the end of today, April
21, and $23 between Tuesday, April
22, and Thursday, May 1. Your
entry fee includes the participation in
the race, two T-shirts, a UM post-race party,
and a raffle prize drawing. All proceeds
benefit the Leukemia Society of America.
If you have not received an application,
visit the Wellness Center's Web
site or call 305-284-5433 (Coral
Gables and Rosenstiel campuses) or 305-243-3209
(Medical campus).
ADOPT
A SOLDIER PROGRAM EXPANDS TO MEDICAL CAMPUS
The
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Center
for Medical Genetics, Division of Genetics,
Department of Pediatrics, has joined the
Division of Enrollments in accepting donations
of items needed by our troops for its Adopt
a Soldier campaign. Fifteen soldiers and
the men and women in their units have been
"adopted" so far, and eight boxes
of items have been mailed each week since
the first week of April. A list of needed
items can be found here.
Collection boxes on the Medical campus are
located in room 6001 of the Mailman Center
and on the first floor of the Fox Cancer
Center. Collection boxes on the Coral Gables
campus are in room 247 of the Ashe Administration
Building, room 123 of the UC, the Toppel
Career Center, and the Registrar's Office.
The next shipment is scheduled for Thursday,
April 24. If you know of someone who
needs to be "adopted," let the
Division of Enrollments know, and they will
add him or her to the list. If you would
like to donate money for shipping (each
box costs approximately $20 to ship), contact
Zuaelie Ahmed at 305-284-1695, Traci
Torres at 305-284-6411, or Wandy
Velázquez at 305-243-7105.
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REMINDERS
- TODAY:
The Greater Miami Hillel and the American Jewish Committee
are sponsoring a panel discussion titled Anti-Semitism
on America's Campuses Symposium, 7 to 9:30 p.m.,
Monday, April 21, in the Storer Auditorium.
A kosher dessert reception will follow. For more information,
call 305-665-6948, extension 21.
- The
Schools of Architecture and Medicine are hosting a
lecture by Falton Earls, M.D., professor of Social
Science at Harvard Medical School, titled Science,
Citizenship and Urban Development: All from the Perspective
of the Child, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April
22, in the Retter Auditorium at Bascom Palmer
Eye Institute. The lecture is free and open to the
public, and refreshments will be served 30 minutes
prior to the lecture. For more information, call Maria
Padron at 305-243-8217.
- There
will be a Faculty Senate meeting, 3:15 p.m., Wednesday,
April 23, in Founders Hall. All faculty members
are welcome to attend. Visit the Senate Web
page for more information.
- The
Lowe Art Museum's Tribal Arts Society hosts Roberta
Marks for a lecture and slide presentation titled
Focus: An Unpredictable Existence, 8 p.m.,
Wednesday, April 23, at the Lowe. The lecture
is free to members of the society, $5 for nonmembers,
and $1 for students with ID. For more information,
call 305-284-3603.
- The
recent recipient of the Provost's Award for Scholarly
Activity, David Ellison, professor of French and chair
of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
will present a lecture titled Proust and the Art
of Lying, 5 p.m., Friday, April 25, in
room 331 of the James W. McLamore Executive Education
Center in the School of Business Administration. A
reception in the Executive Education Center Dining
Room will follow.
- The
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
and the J.N. "Ding" Darling Foundation host
the opening reception of an exhibit on Darling's Editorial,
Conservation, and Wildlife Cartoons, 6 to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, April 26, in the library at the Rosenstiel
School. For more information, read the news
release.
- During
Reading Days and final exams, the first floor of the
Richter Library will remain open 24 hours a day. The
library will open 9 a.m., Saturday, April 26,
and remain open until 11 p.m., Thursday, May 8
(the second, third, and stacks floors will close at
1 a.m. each day, and Circulation will not deliver
materials from Brockway Hall between 12 and 8 a.m.).
On Friday, May 9, the library will observe
its shortened hours schedule until Wednesday, May
14. For a detailed library schedule, visit the
library Web
site.
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