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02-13-2017

CISGO Faculty Workshop, Feb. 17

CISGO will be hosting a faculty workshop on Friday, February 17, 4-5:30 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. This workshop seeks to support faculty in utilizing their local study abroad environment to best incorporate the Global and Intercultural Learning Outcomes (GILOs) into their classes for courses taught abroad. It will be useful to faculty about to teach abroad, or who are interested in leading groups in the future. Faculty members who have already taught abroad are also encouraged to join us to share their own thoughts and experiences with regard to integrating local learning opportunities into their courses abroad.

Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP here if you are interested.

For more information conact Eduardo Contreras, Jr., studies abroad, at contrera@up.edu  or x8266.

Music at Midweek: Vocal Master Class with Brian Gill

The next Music at Midweek performance will feature a vocal master class with Brian Gill, associate professor of voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, on Wednesday, February 15, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to all.

Gill was previously music associate professor/director of vocal pedagogy at New York University’s (NYU) Steinhardt School and Voice Center (Langone Medical Center). Gill has taught in France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Czech Republic, and South Korea. His students perform throughout the United States and abroad, and he has been published in VOICEPrints (NYSTA official journal), Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology, and Journal of Voice.

For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Pilots vs. Pacific and San Francisco This Week

Join the athletics office this week to watch the Pilots men’s basketball team in action as they take on Pacific on Thursday night, followed by San Francisco on Saturday night. Thursday’s match-up will be a Battle of the Blazers as Terry Porter takes on former Blazer and Pacific head coach Damon Stoudamire. Saturday’s game versus San Francisco will host a pre-game Brewfest. Both match-ups are set to tip off at 7 p.m. Come out for two nights of family fun and great basketball! Call the Pilots Box Office today for tickets and take advantage of our Friends and Family Ticket Pack – 4 tickets, food, and T-shirt for just $40, at x7525.

Bulletin Updates Due March 20

Faculty and staff members who are tasked with updating their departmental and office information in the 2017-2018 University Bulletin need to submit changes to reviewers by Monday, March 20, according to Tom Greene, provost. Course changes and descriptions are handled by the registrar’s office; this deadline is for narrative sections of the Bulletin, for example, program descriptions and requirements. The Smartcatalog tool used to update information can be accessed by going to this link. Access is limited to designated users who have been issued usernames and passwords.

A list of deadlines for Bulletin updates is available at this link.

For assistance with usernames, passwords, or new accounts, contact Marc Covert, marketing and communications, at x8132 or mcovert@up.edu.

Reading with Megan Kruse, Feb. 15

Fiction author Megan Kruse will read from her work as part of the English department’s Readings & Lectures Series on Wednesday, February 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. The reading is free and open to all.

Megan Kruse grew up in the Pacific Northwest and currently lives in Olympia, Wash. She studied creative writing at Oberlin College and earned her MFA at the University of Montana. Her work has appeared widely in journals and anthologies, and her debut novel, Call Me Home, was released from Hawthorne Books in March 2015, with an introduction by Elizabeth Gilbert. She teaches fiction at Eastern Oregon University’s Low-Residency MFA program, Hugo House, and Gotham Writers Workshop. She was the recipient of a 2016 PNBA Award, and one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 for 2015.

For more information contact the English department at x7228 or english@up.edu.

UP Faculty Pilgrimage to France

Together with the provost and  SOPHIA, the Garaventa Center is thrilled to announce a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the early summer of 2018 (June 23-July 3). Grants of $2,000 are available to senior faculty members and cover all lodging and meals at the Sanctuary of Monetligeon (Base Normandy region), coach transport to all sites and to and from DeGaulle airport, and  admission to attractions that are part of the pilgrimage. Participants will be responsible for their airfare and any incidentals. There are 12 seats available for this initial venture, and interested faculty will be asked to consider how they envision the experience feeding their vocation as teacher and scholar in a brief application letter. There will be a brown bag information session in the Garaventa Center on Wednesday, March 8, from noon-1. If that time doesn’t fit your schedule, please feel free to contact Karen Eifler (eifler@up.edu or x8014) for more details.

IRS Form 1095-C On Its Way

In the next few days, employees of UP who worked full-time during any month in calendar year 2016 will be receiving a form called Form 1095-C via U.S. mail. This is an IRS form that UP is required to send to employees. Employees who did not work full-time during any month in 2016 will not receive this form (for example, most adjunct faculty members).

Please visit the IRS publication on Form 1095-C for additional information. Additional questions may be directed to the Human Resources benefits team at benefits@up.edu.