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FRIDAY'S
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
If
you missed any of the four commencement ceremonies on
Friday, the first in the Convocation Center, then visit
the Commencement
Web site. Each ceremony was shown live on the Web,
and those videos have been archived. In addition to
the videos, photographs of the big day will be compiled
into a scrapbook and be available later today on the
Web.
SUMMER
RATES AT THE WELLNESS CENTER TAKE A DIP
Beginning
Thursday, May 15, the Wellness Center will sell
one-, two-, or three-month memberships at a reduced
rate. Faculty and staff can join for the low rate of
$30 per month (compared to $39 per month). This is a
great opportunity to give the Wellness Center a try
while the students are gone for the summer. It also
allows the flexibility to work (or workout) around your
vacation schedule. The reduced rates run through Friday,
August 15. For more information, visit http://www.miami.edu/wellness
or call the membership office at 305-284-8540.
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY REMINDER ABOUT DOWNLOADING, SHARING MUSIC
FILES
The
Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), which
represents several major music labels, filed several
lawsuits in federal court last month against students
attending Princeton, Michigan Technological University,
and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The students in
question were accused of hosting millions of music files
that were available for downloading. The cases were
settled out of court, but required each student to pay
between $12,000 and $17,500, and the downloading sites
were removed from the campus networks. Last October,
2,300 letters were sent to colleges and universities
nationwide, including UM, informing them of the crackdown
on pirated and illegally distributed music files. As
a reminder, it is against University policy (A046)
to install or use software for purposes of sharing copyrighted
material. For further information, contact itsecurity@med.miami.edu.
FOOTBALL
SEASON TICKET SALES AT THE BREEZEWAY
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. Ticket sales representatives
will be on hand in the breezeway, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Thursdays, May 22, June 5, and June 19, selling
season tickets. Season tickets are the only way to guarantee
your seat for any of the games. Great seats are going
fast, so call 1-800-GO-CANES or 305-284-CANE
today.
ETHICS
DIALOGUES IN RESEARCH ETHICS CONFERENCES
Dialogues in Research Ethics, a series of monthly conferences
presented by the Ethics Programs, is hosting Dialogue
8 titled Medical Marijuana: Politics, Drug Abuse
and the Federal Research Agenda, noon, Friday,
May 16, in the Microbiology Conference Room of Rosenstiel
Medical Science Building. The speaker is Craig Klugman,
Ph.D., assistant professor of Bioethics and Chair of
Health Care Ethics Academic Programs at the University
of Nevada, Reno. He studies research ethics, end-of-life
care, and cross-cultural issues in bioethics. For more
information, call 305-243-5723 or send an e-mail.
THE MIAMI
PROJECT HOSTS LAST LECTURE OF SERIES
The
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis concludes the Gail F.
Beach Memorial 2002-2003 Visiting Lectureship Series
with Axonal Reentry into the Distal Host Spinal Cord
following Spinal Cord Injury and Schwann Cell Bridge
Transplantation: Several Approaches and Underlying Mechanisms,
12 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, 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 School of Medicine,
will be the presenter. For additional information, call
305-243-7108.
EYEWEAR
SAVINGS WITH BASCOM PALMER’S 20/20 VISION CLUB
Optical
Services at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute offers exclusive
membership to the new 20/20 Vision Club for UM/Jackson
employees, students, and immediate family members. All
club members pay only $20 for lenses (single-vision
or bifocal) and $20 for frames. In addition, club members
enjoy up to 50 percent discounts on specialty lenses
and designer frames. For more information, call 305-326-6092
or stop by for a visit, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., on the first floor of the Bascom Palmer Eye
Institute.
GOT
AN IDEA OR INVENTION? CALL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
The
Office of Technology Transfer is available to assist
UM faculty and staff with the preparation of invention
disclosures, confidentiality agreements, materials transfer
agreements, research agreements, collaborations with
outside companies, and inter-institutional agreements.
If you have an idea or an invention, give them a call
and they can help you through the process. For more
information, call 305-243-5689 or visit their
Web site.
SHOW
YOUR SPIRIT WITH A UM TAG
 When
it's time to renew your vehicle's license plate, why
not show your Hurricane Spirit with a University of
Miami collegiate plate? When you renew your registration
at your local
tax collector's office, simply let them know you
wish to replace your current tag with a specialty license
plate. If it is not time to replace the metal plate
(every five years), you will pay a few additional dollars.
The UM specialty tags cost an additional $25 each year,
which goes back to UM. For more information, contact
the Specialty License Plate office at 850-414-2541,
or visit their Web
site.
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UM
ROWING TEAM OFFERS CAMP FOR ADULTS
Learn
to row on the beautiful Miami Beach waterways
this summer at the Shane Watersports Center
Summer Rowing Camps for Adults. All sessions
are taught by UM rowing team staff. Learn
the basics of rowing, and by the end of
the two-week camp, you'll be able to row
in a shell as part of a crew with other
campers. There are three two-week camps
to choose from beginning Monday, June
9, and ending Friday, July 18.
For more information, call 305-861-8876
or visit http://www.rowmiamibeach.com.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC CAMPS
The
deadline for completed scholarship applications
for the Young Musicians' Camp at the School
of Music has been extended to Thursday,
May 15. The Young Musicians' Camp is
a four-week summer camp for beginning to
advanced instrumentalists and vocalists,
ages 7 to 16, Monday, June 30, through
Friday, July 25. Students participate
in a variety of musical activities, including
chamber music, small jazz group, composition,
band, computer, studio recording, improvisation,
steel drum ensemble, musical theater, creative
movement, and instrumental ensembles. During
the week of Monday, July 21, jazz
vocalist and violinist Nicole Yarling, who
has recorded and performed with Jimmy Buffett
and Joe Williams, among others, will be
the guest artist in residence. For more
information, call 305-284-2241 or
visit the Web
site.
FERNE LABATI GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMPS
Women's
basketball head coach Ferne Labati summer
basketball camps will help girls in grades
4 through 12 improve their basketball skills,
learn more about the game, and discover
what it takes to become a better basketball
player. Dates are listed below. For more
information, including costs, call 305-284-5802
or visit the Athletics Web
site. Employees receive a 10 percent
discount and may use their Flexible Spending
Accounts.
- Shooting
Camp, Sunday, June 15
- One
Week Individual Camp, Monday through
Friday, June 16 to 20
- Middle
School Team Challenge, Saturday and
Sunday, June 28 to 29
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REMINDERS
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TODAY:
The
IBISWEB catalog will be unavailable from 10 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 12, for a system
upgrade.
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The
Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics,
and the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Center
for Medical Genetics will host the seminar Centromere
Activation: Lesson From Acentric Chromosomes,
4 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, in room 1301
of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The
speaker is Stuart Schwartz, M.D., director of the
Center for Human Genetics Laboratory, Case Western
Reserve University. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Wandy Velazquez at 305-243-7105.
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TIAA-CREF
is offering Retirement Distribution Flexibilities,
a program that is appropriate for individuals within
three to five years from retirement, 12 p.m., Thursday,
May 15, on the Medical campus. 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.
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