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EMPLOYEE
PARKING INFORMATION FOR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
A
new UM tradition begins next Friday, May 9, when
the Spring 2003 Commencement Ceremonies will be held
in the Convocation Center. It is estimated that approximately
16,000 parents and guests will visit our campus throughout
the course of the day to participate in one of the four
ceremonies. Due to the high parking demand expected,
the Ponce and Pavia Garages will be restricted to commencement
parking only. Employees who use the Pavia Garage for
parking will be directed to the Mahoney/Pearson Garage.
Although the garage is a short distance from Stanford
Circle, an express shuttle will be operated between
Mahoney/Pearson and Stanford Circle between 7:30 and
9 a.m., and again between 4:30 and 6 p.m. Employees
who use the Ponce Garage will be accommodated in the
Brescia and Scodella Lots. An express shuttle will run
between the Scodella and Brescia Lots and the Ponce
Garage during the same hours as listed above.
TWO
SCHOOLS BREAK GROUND ON NEW BUILDINGS
The
Schools of Architecture and Nursing recently broke ground
on new buildings. The Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center
will consist of an 8,600-square-foot building and will
include a lecture hall and classroom with state-of-the-art
educational telecommunications equipment. The new architecture
center will bear the name of Mr. Perez, founder and
CEO of The Related Group of Florida, a Miami-based real
estate development company, and member of the University's
Board of Trustees, who donated the lead gift of $1.25
million for the creation of the building. The M. Christine
Schwartz Center for Nursing Education, a four-story
building made possible by a $5 million gift from M.
Christine and Ted Schwartz, will be home to the school's
350-plus undergraduate and graduate students as well
as more than 40 faculty and staff members. Both buildings
are expected to open in the fall semester of 2004.
ONLINE
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT COMING TO UM
The
University has acquired the license to use a leading
online customer relationship management software program.
The program is provided by RightNow Technologies, and
implementation will be done in stages based upon audience
type. The first audience to receive the program will
be faculty and staff, and efforts are under way to identify
and include all departments that provide a service to
faculty and staff. If your department provides information
or services to faculty and staff, visit http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,3281-1;7056-2;19661-2,00.html.
DEADLINE
TODAY TO JOIN TEAM UM FOR CORPORATE WALK
Today
is the deadline to 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 $23, and entries will be received
until the end of the day, today, 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
RSMAS campuses) or 305-243-3209 (Medical campus).
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 June
Teufel Dreyer,
professor and chair,
Department of Political Science, School
of Business Administration
Courses
teaching this semester: U.S. Defense
Policy, Government and Politics of China,
and Introduction to International Politics.
Most
memorable UM moment: Too many to pick,
really. Receiving the Provost's Award
for Scholarly Achievement was one. Being
named to a congressional commission, the
U.S. China Security Review Commission,
was another.
Current
readings: Local Government and
Politics in China, by Yang Zhong
CDs
currently listening to: I love baroque
music.
Dream
vacation: Vacation? Actually, we live
in a resort. Why not just keep on working?
Way
to start your day: With black coffee
and the New York Times.
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FOUNDERS
HALL OPEN DURING SUMMER
Founders
Hall is a full-time banquet facility located at the
former location of the Faculty Club. If you are planning
a department retreat or some other special event for
the summer, Founders Hall has creative menus, affordable
pricing, and culinary expertise. Call 305-284-2444
to check availability for the coming months.
CLOSE
TO RETIREMENT? THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU
TIAA-CREF
is offering Retirement Distribution Flexibilities,
a program that is appropriate for individuals within
three to five years from retirement. Topics will include
evaluating your retirement income needs, asset allocation
strategies, TIAA-CREF income options, taxes and how
they may affect your retirement income, and helpful
Web tools and individual counseling options. To register,
click here
or call 305-284-5110 to register at the Gables
Campus or 305-243-3090 to register at the Medical
Campus. A light lunch will be provided.
- Coral
Gables campus, 12 p.m., Wednesday, May 7
- Medical
campus, 12 p.m., Thursday, May 15
REGISTER
NOW FOR SUMMER MINIMESTERS
Want
to pick up three credits in a week or two? Take the
opportunity for intensive study in leadership, music,
management, and much more. These upper level elective
courses are not offered during the regular academic
semester. For information on specific minimester courses
offered this summer, click here.
Have
a great screenplay in your head, but don't have time
to go to class? Check out the online
screenwriting course. For complete information on
UM summer sessions opportunities, visit www.summersessions.miami.edu,
call 305-284-4411, or send an e-mail.
SUPPORT
GROUP ESTABLISHED FOR EMPLOYEES WITH LOVED ONES SERVING
IN THE MILITARY OVERSEAS
The
Employee Assistance Program is offering a free support
group for employees who have loved ones serving overseas
due to the current conflict with Iraq. The forum will
provide support to those with a shared experience and
identify helpful resources for coping, among other things.
Dates, times, and locations are listed below. To register,
visit www.miami.edu/development-training.
Questions? Call 305-284-6604.
- Medical
campus - 12:30 to 2 p.m., today, May 1
- Rosenstiel
campus - 12 to 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 5
JOIN RESEARCH LISTSERV TO STAY UPDATED ON COLLABORATIONS
AND SHARED INITIATIVES
The
Office of Research has established a LISTSERV to foster
research interactions, collaborations, equipment sharing,
and sharing of research initiatives. To register for
the listserv, send a request to mailto:listserv@listserv.miami.edu.
Leave the subject line of your e-mail blank and type
only "SUBSCRIBE RESEARCH-L" in the body of
the message. If you have any questions or comments,
contact Norman Altman.
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INTERNATIONALLY
ACCLAIMED PIANIST TO PERFORM AT GUSMAN
The
School
of Music and the Consulate General of
Italy in Miami presents renowned classical
pianist Riccardo Caramella, 8 p.m., Friday,
May 2, at Maurice Gusman Hall. The performance
is free and open to the public, and the
program includes music from Gaetano Donizetti,
Vincenzo Bellini, Alfredo Catalini, Gioachino
Rossini, and Giacomo Puccini. For more information,
call 305-284-4940.
CANES
FILM FESTIVAL TO FEATURE STUDENT WORKS
The
3rd Annual Canes Film Festival will take
place Friday through Sunday, May 2 to
4, at the Bill Cosford Cinema. The festival
will showcase more than 50 short films and
documentaries written, directed, and produced
by students in the University's School of
Communication. The event is free and open
to the public. For more information, call
305-284-6902 or visit www.canesfilmfestival.com.
STUDENT EXHIBITIONS FROM DEPARTMENT OF ART
AND ART HISTORY
The
Department of Art and Art History presents
the MFA Exhibition at the Lowe Art Museum.
The opening reception is from 7 to 10 p.m.,
Wednesday, May 7, and the show runs
Wednesday, May 7, to Monday, June
2. The BFA Exhibition takes place at
the Wesley Foundation until Friday, May
9, with the closing reception set for
5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 7. For
information, call 305-284-2792.
FILM ON ELIAN GONZALEZ TO PLAY AT CASA
BACARDI
The
Casa Bacardi Cinema at the Institute for
Cuban and Cuban-American Studies will feature
Covering Cuba 3: Elián daily
throughout the month of May, including Saturdays
and Sundays, at 2:30 p.m. at Casa Bacardi.
The film, shown recently at the Miami Latin
Film Festival, is a story of Elián
Gonzalez from the Cuban-American point of
view. The cost is $5 and free for UM students
and faculty/staff. For more information
on Casa Bacardi Cinema, call 305-284-2822
(CUBA) or visit www.miami.edu/iccas.
ART ADVENTURES AT THE LOWE IN MAY
Broaden
your knowledge of world art and cultures
at the Lowe Art Museum. The Lowe holds tours
on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. that
are designed to introduce families (children
and adults) to the Lowe's permanent and
temporary exhibitions. On the third Sunday
of each month, the tour will be led in Spanish.
Professionally trained museum docents lead
these tours, which are free with museum
admission. For more information, call 305-284-3621.
COSFORD CINEMA SCHEDULE IS NOW ONLINE
The
schedule for the Cosford Cinema has been
published through the month of June and
is available online at http://www.miami.edu/com/cosford.htm.
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REMINDERS
- The
Department of Physiology and Biophysics presents Susan
S. Taylor, a distinguished scientist and teacher,
for a presentation titled Dynamics of PKA Structure
and Localization, 12 p.m., Friday, May 2,
in the fourth floor auditorium of the Rosenstiel Medical
Science Building. Taylor's research at the University
of California, San Diego, focuses on protein kinases,
which are signaling molecules in the cell that serve
as molecular switches. For more information, visit
the Web
site.
- The
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis continues the Gail
F. Beach Memorial 2002-2003 Visiting Lectureship Series
with Understanding the Central Nervous System (CNS)
Regulation of Urogenital Responses; A Basic Science
Approach, presented by Lesley Marson, Ph.D., 12
p.m., Wednesday, May 7, in the James A. Batten
Apex Center, Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh floor
auditorium. Xiao Ming Xu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor
in the Department of Neurological Surgery and the
James R. Petersdorf Endowed Chair in Spinal Cord Injury
Research at the University of Louisville, will present
the last lecture in the series, 12 p.m., Wednesday,
May 21. For additional information, call 305-243-7108
or visit http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/vls2003.pdf.
- 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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