University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, February 7, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $30 per child and $40 for two children and includes dinner for the kids. Proceeds benefit the UP daycare/preschool house. For more information or to sign your kids up contact Cala Richman, director, at (503) 283-9688 or calar@vhflc.com.
Campus Services
Dream UP: Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 20
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join multicultural programs and the Moreau Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. There will be opportunities to sign up for community service projects throughout spring 2014, plus a DJ, free t-shirts for individuals interested in community service, and other giveaways. Those who don’t have time to stop by can go to http://tinyurl.com/lmpjavc for service opportunities. For more information, contact Bethany Sills, student activities, at 7470 and mulitculturalprograms@up.edu, or Lindie Burgess, Moreau Center, at 7132 or moreaucenter@up.edu.
Parents Night Out, Jan. 24
University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, January 24, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $30 per child and $40 for two children and includes dinner for the kids. Proceeds benefit the UP daycare/preschool house. For more information or to sign your kids up contact Cala Richman, director, at (503) 283-9688 or calar@vhflc.com.
Fitness Classes for Spring 2014
Recreational services fitness classes will start the first day of the spring semester, with several offered each weekday over the course of the semester. Classes are open to all faculty, staff, and students and are free of charge. The schedule is available at http://tinyurl.com/l7k9lzk. Classes will include tap dance, Zumba, yoga, spin, total body cardio, kickboxing, and more. Take a break from work and you’ll get fit and feel revitalized! For more information contact Brian Dezzani, recreational services, at 7177 or dezzani@up.edu.
MAT Informational, Jan. 21
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. To attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
Come to Thirst Friday, Jan. 24
All faculty and staff are invited to kick off the new year at the next Thirst Friday in the Garaventa Center in 330 Franz Hall. Drop by any time from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, January 24 to enjoy wine, sparkling waters, snacks, and sparkling, convivial conversation with people from all over campus. Bring your office mates to make a good thing even better. Be sure to mark your calendar for the next Thirst Friday after that on March 28. For more information, contact Garaventa Center co-director Karen Eifler at 8014 or eifler@up.edu.
Career Services Ready To Help Students
Career services is ready to help students with career advice and resources for spring 2014, according to Amy Cavanaugh, career services. Students are welcome to take advantage of the following:
- Daily drop-in hours for students: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 2-4 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. -12 noon, Orrico Hall lower level. Drop-in hours provide students an opportunity to receive resume/cover letter feedback or talk to a professional staff and get answers to career questions. Drop-in visits are done on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited to 15 minutes. No appointments are needed.
- There are three internship and job fairs on campus. The Spring Internship Forum is Wednesday, January 29, 1-4 p.m. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Engineering & Science Fair is Friday, February 21, 1-4 p.m., and the First Avenue Career & Graduate School Expo is Friday, April 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “How to Work a Job Fair” workshops and extended drop-in hours for resume review will be held several times prior to each fair. Check the career services website for more information.
- Career Focus Thursdays: career services is hosting workshops every Thursday at 4:15 p.m. in Orrico Hall lower level, including Resume 101 – January 23; LinkedIn – January 30, Intro to Internships – February 6, and Network Your Way to an Internship or Job – February 13.
- Alumni Career Panels: Monday, January 27, Careers in Social Media; Tuesday, February 11, Careers in Biotechnology; Wednesday, March 26, What Employers Want: How to Stand Out as an Applicant; and Tuesday, April 15, Careers in Sports.
For more information contact career services at 7201 or career@up.edu, or go to http://www.up.edu/career/.
2014 Flu Season In Full Swing
The H1N1 flu is circulating and hitting people hard this year in Oregon, striking many people, including healthy children and young adults. The season has started earlier than normal and is expected to continue for several months. By the end of December 2013 hospitals had admitted 81 patients with complications from the flu.
The illness typically lasts 5 to 7 days and it is recommended to limit contact with others to prevent spreading the infection. Symptoms start 1 to 4 days after the virus enters the body, which means you may be able to pass the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick. This is a contagious respiratory virus and you will need to stay home from class, work, and activities while you recover. It is important to stay hydrated and rest long enough to allow your body to mount its own immune response, kill the virus, and prevent complications.
The good news is the H1N1 strain is included in the current flu vaccine. It is not too late to protect yourself and others by getting a flu shot. Please contact your health care provider or local pharmacy and receive your flu vaccine today to stay healthy. For more information go to http://tinyurl.com/pzxcokh.
W-2 Time Once Again
It is W-2 time once again, and employees are asked to their addresses and social security numbers in the system and advise payroll of any changes that need to be made.
If you would like to receive your W-2 electronically, please log into self-serve. Go to Employee, Tax Forms, Electronic W-2 Consent. Click on the box that you consent to receive it electronically and click the submit button.
If you have already signed up for electronic W-2 delivery you do not need to do so again. You will receive an e-mail when they are available in the system, which will be sooner than the printed version. Paper W-2s will be mailed out by January 31.
For more information contact Debbie Schwartzkopf, payroll, at 8338 or schwartz@up.edu.
New Designated Smoking Areas
Beginning January 1, the University will have six designated smoking areas on campus. These six areas are located in easily accessible places on campus, and smoking will not be allowed outside of these six designated areas. See this campus map for the designated smoking area locations: http://tinyurl.com/mw85d22.
These new designated smoking areas were created in response to requests and concerns from the Presidential Advisory Committee on Health and Safety, the ASUP student government, and other members of the University community. Please respect others and use these areas as the sole smoking locations on campus.
For questions and comments, please contact Jeff Rook, public safety, at rook@up.edu.