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HSL Involved in Literature in Health Care Program

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Literature in Health Care, which begins this month, is partially funded by the Missouri Humanities Council and is brought to UMHC by the combined efforts of the MU Health Sciences Library, School of Medicine, School of Health Professions and the University Hospital Arts in Health Care Program. The program known as Literature in Medicine was begun in Maine, and has spread to many states through the state humanities councils. It helps health care providers to empathize more fully with patients, and deal with their own human reactions to life as a health care provider. We at Mizzou are fortunate to benefit this year from the program.

The program will consist of five consecutive monthly meetings of the same 25 individuals who commit to the readings and regular monthly attendance. Monthly meetings will begin with dinner at 5:30, followed by a two-hour discussion facilitated by Dr. Brick Johnstone, Professor of Health Psychology. Meeting dates for the 2010 session will be January 20, February 10, March 10, April 14, and May 12.

This popular program is already full. Contact Shelly Worden for more information.

Children’s Literature Exhibit Is Now Online

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“Children’s Literature: Selections from the Special Collections Department of Ellis Library” was originally an exhibit mounted in the Ellis Library Colonnade from October 1st-31st, 2009. This digital exhibit reflects the items displayed as well as additional volumes that were not included in the physical exhibit.

Special Collections holds a variety of collections ranging from Rare to Comic and although there is not a separate “Children’s Literature” collection, there are many fine examples contained within the department’s holdings. The exhibit attempts to highlight some of these interesting volumes.

The exhibit in the Ellis Library Colonnade was curated by Karen Witt with assistance from Erin Zellers, Dan Jimenez, and Brittany Aton. The digital exhibit was curated by Erin Zellers and Karen Witt with assistance from Brittany Aton and Dan Jimenez.

Healthy for Life Update

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H1N1 Flu Shot Clinics
Healthy for Life, T.E. Atkins University of Missouri Wellness Program is pleased to coordinate H1N1 flu shot clinics on the MU campus. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health & Human Services has generously offered to provide H1N1 vaccines at no charge to all MU and UM faculty, staff, family members, and students. Persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Clinics will be held:
• January 25th, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Stotler Lounge
• January 29th, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Stotler Lounge

For more information about the H1N1 vaccine, please contact the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services at 573-874-7356.

Affordable Fitness Classes at Work!
Take advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class and space is limited. Please contact the instructor directly to register or for questions.

• YogaFit Mat Class: Jan.26-Mar.2 at Lewis Hall Room 3. Session meets Tuesdays from 4:10-4:50 p.m. and costs $12 for 6-week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Jan. 22. Email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com, to sign up, or Click here.

• Office Fitness for Men: Jan. 28 – Mar. 18 at Physics Library. Class meets on Thursdays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $16 for the 8 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Jan 21. To sign up, email Nani Fudge, fudge@missouri.edu.

• Office Class: Jan 29 – Mar. 19 Lewis Hall room 3. Class meets Fridays 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $16 for the 8 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Jan.22. To sign up, email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com, or click here.

• Shoulders, Back and Hips: Feb. 2 – Mar. 23 (No class Feb. 9 or Mar. 2) Memorial Union Various Rooms. Tuesdays 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Jan. 26. To sign up, email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com, or click here.

• Back Health Mobility: Feb. 2 – Mar. 23 Ellis Library room 4F51-A. Tuesdays 1:10-1:50 p.m. and costs $16 for the 8 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Jan. 29. To sign up, email Ashley Jenkins, om.yoga@yahoo.com, or click here.

• Yoga/Office Stretching: Feb. 3- Mar. 10 at Dalton Research Library Room 132. Class meets on Wednesdays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Jan 29. To sign up, email Lisa Nagy.

• Yoga Flow: Feb 4-Mar 11 at Lewis Hall room 3. Class meets on Thursdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Jan 28. To sign up, email Rebekka, rebekka123@yahoo.com.

• Office Class: Feb 4-Mar 11 at Memorial Union (rotating rooms). Class meets on Thursdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Jan 28. To sign up, email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com, or click here.

• Mat Yoga: Feb. 8 – Mar. 15 at Physics Library. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Feb. 1. To sign up, email Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com, or click here.

• YogaFit Flow Mat Class: Feb. 9 – Mar. 23 at Memorial Union (rotating rooms). Class meets on Tuesdays from 5:15-6:15pm and costs $21 for the 7 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Feb. 5. To sign up, email Ashley Jenkins, om.yoga@yahoo.com, or click here.

Weight Watchers Open House- University Hospital
Weight Watchers at Work will be hosting an open house meeting Jan. 27 at University Hospital, Room M586 from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. No need to register, just show up! These meetings are open to everyone, so if you have a friend who’s not an employee, bring them along. This 17-week session costs $186 (cash, check or credit card). Payments can be made in three installments of $62 each to be taken at the first meeting and deposited monthly. All faculty and staff who miss no more than one class qualify for a 25% rebate through Healthy for Life. Weight Watchers fees are fully reimbursable through the Flexible Spending Account with appropriate medical documentation. Questions? E-mail Melissa Willett, WillettMD@umsystem.edu.

Healthy for Life Workplace Presentations
Healthy for Life’s Jenny Workman, MU/UM program manager, and Armine Alioto, MUHS Nurse Manager, would like to give a short wellness presentation during one of your staff meetings this semester! The presentation can be as long or as short as time permits. It will inform your staff about all of the Healthy for Life offerings available for free or at a low-cost. Please contact Jenny, workmanjl@umsystem.edu, or Armine , aliotoa@umsystem.edu, to discuss details.

Volunteers needed for Exercise Study
The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology is seeking men and women with type 2 diabetes between 30 and 65 years of age to participate in a physical activity study in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Specifically, we are seeking non-smoking individuals who complete less than 60 minutes of planned exercise each week. The study involves completing a 5-10 day exercise program while changes in your blood glucose levels and cardiovascular health are measured. Participants will undergo body composition, fitness and general health assessments. Monetary compensation is available. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Study Coordinator at 882-6892 or umchesexphysstudy@missouri.edu.

Taking Care of YOU: Body-Mind-Spirit!
Taking Care of YOU is an 8 week program designed to help you deal with life’s stress. It will help you develop habits leading to a healthier you. This class teaches you ways to simplify your life and how to respond to stressors you experience through small group discussions, self-reflection and activities. Participants meet Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00p.m. at Olivet Christian Church Fellowship Hall beginning on January 27th. Registration deadline is January 20th and CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED. For questions or more information, contact Vera Massey at masseyv@missouri.edu or 573-445-9792. Taking Care of YOU is a University of Missouri Extension sponsored program.

Online Pay Stub Reminder

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A reminder that MU faculty, staff and student assistants have the option to view their pay stub online. There are several advantages to electing this option:
• Contribute to sustainability and cut down on the use of paper (nearly 500,000 envelopes and pages printed annually)
• Significant savings of time and resources throughout System (nearly $100,000 in printing and postage costs system-wide)
• Time saved in the departments routing pay stubs, requesting reprints from payroll and forwarding pay advices when employees change departments

To switch from paper pay stubs to the online version, go to myHR at the following URL: https://myhr.umsystem.edu. Once signed on using your Paw Print and password, navigate to: Self Service>Personal Information>UM Employee Data. Then click the box associated with the statement: “Check if you want to review your pay advice online through ePay and discontinue receiving a paper pay advice through campus mail.” (See the screen shot below as an example.) Be sure to click ‘Save’ at the bottom of the screen.

Online Pay Stub
Online Pay Stub

Then to access the pay advice each pay period the navigation is: Self Service>View Paycheck.
To view paid leave balances the navigation is: Self Service>Leave Balances.

Student supervisors are asked to share this information with their student assistants and GLA’s.

Summon Goes Live on Sunday Night

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We are pleased to announce that bib records have been loaded and Summon will go live Sunday night (January 24).

The URL for Summon at MU is Search Discover@MU.

On Sunday night, the MU Libraries’ Gateway will be changed to replace the Ebsco search box with the Summon search box.

You can see a preview of the revised Gateway at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/defaultSummon.aspx.
Note that the Advanced Search link is not working yet on this preview site.

Please report any problems, questions or comments by using the Feedback link on the Summon search page or contacting a member of the implementation team (listed below).

Ann Riley
Karen Darling
Felicity Dykas
Diane Johnson
Rhonda Whithaus

Check Out Muse

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Check out this year’s Staff Spotlight articles and an article by John Wesselmann about his favorite mystery novels. Find all of this and more at Muse (MULSA’s blog).

January – Nina Johnson and Ruth Feldkamp

February – Adam Banning and Catherine Menzel

March – L. Hunter Kevil Karen Witt

April – Kate Anderson and Ryan Bish

May – Amy Lana and Steve Clayton

June – Rebecca Graves and Mathew Stephen July – Colleen Smith and Daniel Akins

August – Michael Holland

September – Yasuyo Knoll and Michael Hopkins

October – Shannon Cary and Jee Davis

November – Renee Ratna and Charlotte Mustain

December – Wayne Sanders and Ryan McAllister