Friday, January 07, 2011

Table of Contents:

1) FERP Deadline 2/17 for AY 2011/12
2) CalPERS Retirement Planning Workshop
3) Thursday, January 27th at 5 p.m.
4) Spring Welcome 2011 !
5) Teaching Tip – Learning Communities
6) Suspension of CalPERS Home Loan Program
7) Invited Speaker, Dr. Marilee Bresciani
8) Moodle Trainings Offered.
9) FREE FLU SHOTS!
10) HSU email moving to Google Apps!
11) New Data Warehouse Reporting Tool
12) Google Email Training: Learn the Basics!

1) FERP Deadline 2/17 for AY 2011/12 (table of contents ↩)

The deadline to request participation in FERP for
AY 11/12 is Feb 17, 2011. APS Form 900 must be
signed by Dept Chair and submitted to Dean by 2/17

http://www.humboldt.edu/aps/policies/retirement.html

Melissa Koval
Academic Personnel Services

2) CalPERS Retirement Planning Workshop (table of contents ↩)

Next CalPERS seminar is scheduled for Wed, Jan 26,
9:00-11:00. Reg required, access link & scroll to
description and info for follow-up 1-on-1 appts.

http://training.humboldt.edu/Training_calendar.php

Cindy Darnall Stevens
Human Resources

3) Thursday, January 27th at 5 p.m. (table of contents ↩)

Jeff Dunk- Excellence in Teaching Award
Van Duzer Theatre
Small, informal reception to follow.

http://now.humboldt.edu/events/a-free-lecture-with-jeffrey-dunk-excellence-in-teaching-award-recipient/

“Conversation, Conservation, Lecturing, and Learning”
Free Lecture!

4) Spring Welcome 2011 ! (table of contents ↩)

January 13, 12-1 pm, KBR. Staff Recognition Award recipients to be announced. Jazz, food and beverages following.

Kelly
Office of the President

5) Teaching Tip – Learning Communities (table of contents ↩)

Community-centered environments foster the
practice of students learning from one another,
and continually attempting to improve.

http://humboldt.edu/celt/

Riley Quarles
CELT

6) Suspension of CalPERS Home Loan Program (table of contents ↩)

CalPERS no longer accepts applications for
the Home Loan Program. Please see link for FAQs
and info regarding current loan applications.

http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/member/homeloan/home.xml

Cindy Darnall Stevens
Human Resources

7) Invited Speaker, Dr. Marilee Bresciani (table of contents ↩)

All faculty, staff and administrators are invited:
Values-Based Decision Making in Difficult Times
Friday, Feb 18, 2:00-4:00 in Goodwin Forum

http://www.humboldt.edu/celt/bresciani

CELT
Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching

8) Moodle Trainings Offered. (table of contents ↩)

Two sessions of Moodle Training are available
Jan 13th, in NWH244, 3-4 and 4-5 p.m.Use the
Training Site to sign up. Space is limited.

http://training.humboldt.edu/

Bill Bateman
ITS

9) FREE FLU SHOTS! (table of contents ↩)

While supplies last, flu shots are available to
staff, faculty and students during immunization
hours at the Health Center (M-F: 9-11, 1-3pm).

http://www.humboldt.edu/health

Mary VanCott
Student Health Center

10) HSU email moving to Google Apps! (table of contents ↩)

February 7-18, staff and faculty will be moving
off of Zimbra and on to Google. Your mail will be
moved, but you’ll have to move your cal & contacts

http://www.humboldt.edu/its/google

Help Desk
Information Technology Services

11) New Data Warehouse Reporting Tool (table of contents ↩)

OBI is now available for Finance and HR reporting!
Build and schedule your own reports. Open forum:
Weds Jan 12 10-11 in the JGC Klamath River room.

Jordan Meyer
ITS

12) Google Email Training: Learn the Basics! (table of contents ↩)