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Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Remember, not only University faculty and staff count towards our goal of 400 participants. If you have family or friends participating in the race, be sure to email wellness@umsystem.edu so we can reach our goal of 400 and donate $1000!

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is coming to Mid-Missouri Sunday, September 19 at 8 a.m. at the Mizzou Sports Park in Columbia. To register or for more information, check out the official Web site at www.KomenMidMissouri.org. Healthy for Life would like to encourage all of you to get out there and participate. If we can get 400 participants from the University of Missouri faculty, staff and their family and friends, Healthy for Life will donate $1000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. If you or someone you know is participating, please be sure to email wellness@umsystem.edu by September 17, so we can reach our goal of 400 participants!

The Walking School Bus
The PedNet Coalition, Inc. is looking for Walk Leaders for the Walking School Bus.  Don’t know what a Walking School Bus is?  Visit our Web site for more information.  This year’s Walking School Bus walks from September 13 thru Dec 8, Monday thru Thursday, 8-8:30am. We ask that volunteers donate for at least two mornings a week. Click here to sign up to become a volunteer.

Save the Date: Wellness Fair
Healthy for Life invites you to a Wellness Fair to promote Wellness in the Workplace. Come by Reynolds Alumni Center on Wednesday, October 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and get your health screening and flu shot.

Workplace Fitness Opportunities—Fall Semester
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. All classes are designed so that exercises can be performed in work clothes.

Healthy for Life Fitness Class Registration Policy:

  • Reserving your space in a class requires a payment of the entire session.
  • Payment must be paid in full due on the first class and cannot be divided.
  • If you miss a class, you cannot make it up in another class.
  • If you choose to join a session in progress, it is your responsibility to pay the full registration fee.
  • Drop-ins are not allowed.

Please respect this policy so that we may continue to enjoy physical education sessions for the bargain.

Please note that each instructor is a private contractor. They are not paid by the University of Missouri but are willing to offer faculty and staff a very discounted rate.

  • Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Monday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
  • Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
  • Sept. 13-Oct. 25: Core Conditioning. Memorial Union (Various Rooms). Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $14 for the 7 week session. Strengthen, lengthen, and define the entire mid-section of your body while increasing your metabolic rate (open all levels, beginner to intermediate). Mat is highly recommended but not necessary. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Sept. 11. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins.
  • Sept. 13-Oct. 25: Flow Yoga. 220 Jesse Hall. Class meets on Mondays from 5:15-6:15 p.m. and costs $21 for the seven week session. Gain strength and flexibility with this fluid practice. Appropriate for all levels of flexibility. Mat is highly recommended, but not required. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Sept. 11. Click Here to sign up with Rebecca Peters.
  • Sept. 14-Oct. 26: Flow Yoga. 220 Jesse Hall. Class meets on Tuesdays from 5:15-6 p.m. and costs $14 for the seven week session. Gain strength and flexibility with this fluid practice. Appropriate for all levels of flexibility. Mat is highly recommended, but not required. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Sept. 11. Click Here to sign up with Rebecca Peters.
  • Sept. 14-Nov. 9: Dalton Yoning.  Dalton Research Library.  Class meets Tuesdays from 12:05 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. and costs $18 for the eight-week session. Note: class does NOT meet Oct. 19 as room is unavailable. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Sept. 6. Click here to sign up with Lisa Nagy.
  • Sept. 14-Oct. 12: Flow Yoga (Mat). Ellis Fischel. Class meets on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Warming, working, balancing, and stretching, this class is designed to evenly work every area of the body from head to the floor. Mat is highly recommended but not necessary. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Aug. 6. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins.
  • Sept. 15-Nov.4: Dalton Yoga. Dalton Research Library.  Class meets on Thursdays from 11:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. and costs $16 for the eight-week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Sept. 8. Click here to sign up with Lisa Nagy.
  • Sept. 16-Oct. 21: Core and More. Ellis Library Room 4D12. Class meets Thursdays from 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. A class that will work your core—belly, sides, and crucial lower back. A fun mix of exercises and stretches done primarily on the floor that will leave your powerhouse stronger and your mind relaxed. Click here to sign up with Rebekka Mars.
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 11: Dalton Decides. Dalton Research Library. Class meets Thursdays from 12:05 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. and costs $18 for the nine-week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Sept. 8. Click here to sign up with Lisa Nagy.
  • Sept. 28-Oct. 21: Yoga Flow. Printing Services Building (2800 Maguire Blvd.) Class meets Thursdays from 4 to 4:50 p.m. Cost is $10 for the 5 week session. ‘Flowing’ can be actual moving, linking physically strengthening and lengthening poses with your breath.  Or, ‘flowing’ can be done in the stillness of a held pose with the breath alone. Besides building full body strength, Yoga Flow also allows you to release physical and mental stress– a fabulous combination for your heart, mind, and body. Click here to sign up with Rebekka Mars.
  • Oct. 11-Nov. 15: Pilates. Memorial Union (Various Rooms).  Class meets on Mondays from 1 to 1:40 p.m. and costs $12 for the six-week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Oct. 9. Click here to sign up with Kate Lunn.
  • Nov. 29-Dec. 20: Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Gym. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10 to 12:50 and costs $8 for the four-week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Nov. 27. Click here to sign up with Kate Walker.
  • Dec. 3-Dec. 10: Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Gym. Class meets on Fridays from 12:10 to 12:50 and costs $6 for the three-week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Dec. 1. Click here to sign up with Kate Walker.

Lifestyle Change Group
Group meets Tuesdays starting October 5, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost is $5 for every 12 week session. Please see attached flyer and contact Gretchen Roberts at 882-7912 or at robertsg@health.missouri.edu for more information.

Active Aging Week Hosts Roll Out Good Times for Older Adults
Special events highlighting Active Aging Week, September 20-26, 2010, are great places for older adults, their families and friends to be active their way! Across the country, local communities are preparing events for Active Aging Week, the annual health promotion event of the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) that will be held September 20-26, 2010.

Joining an Active Aging Week celebration is a perfect way to get out of the house, learn new things, meet others and maybe even win a raffle prize. As the World Health Organization states, “active aging” means optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age. That’s what Active Aging Week is all about: giving people 50 years and older a chance to experience this year’s theme, “Be active your way.”

Hosts in the local community organize the events to make sure they are appealing and appropriate. You’ll find:

  • Workshops on health topics, from Alzheimer’s disease to low-fat cooking
  • Walks, strolls and rolls
  • Health fairs
  • Special demonstrations of exercise classes
  • Music and theater performances (and participation)
  • Games and challenges
  • And a lot more!

To find a list of host sites on the ICAA website. Go to www.icaa.cc, click on the Consumer section, then Active Aging Week. Here’s the link: http://www.icaa.cc/activeagingweek/aaw-public.htm or visit Active Aging Week on Facebook.

“The images of aging are changing,” observes Colin Milner, CEO of ICAA, “and today it is known that staying physically and mentally active leads to better overall health, improves mood and brain health, and encourages older adults to contribute to society, their communities and their families. That’s why the special events of Active Aging Week open the doors to new, fun and educational activities.”

Active Aging Week 2010 is sponsored by Aegis Therapies, the Institute for Preventive Foot Health, Thor•Lo, and MATRIX Fitness Systems.

Healthy for Life Newsletter
We would like to inform you that the Healthy for Life Newsletter has been unable to be distributed for the months of August and September due to an absence in the Healthy for Life office as well as some program changes that are being made. Please look for our next newsletter in October and in the meantime visit our Web site at www.wellness.musystem.edu for more information on Healthy for Life programs and activities.

Library Assembly Meeting Minutes—August 24, 2010

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Present: Bette Stuart, Laura Buck, Cathy Heckmaster, Mary Ryan (alternate for Stephen Stanton), Jim Cogswell, Gary Cox, Leo Agnew (guest), Alla Barabtarlo, Suzy Bent, June DeWeese, Kat Koehn, William McCrary

Absent: Stephen Stanton and PT Martin

Agenda:

1-Welcome

Bette Stuart welcomed everyone

2-Minutes

Gary Cox moved and Suzy Bent seconded that the minutes of the Library Assembly may be approved by online agreement in order that they may be made available more quickly.  Motion passed. Minutes may be voted upon and approved by email in the future.

3-Announcements

Laura Buck announced that the Veterinary Medicine Library now has new carpet. June DeWeese announced that the position in Access Services has been offered to someone and they have accepted contingent upon the Background check.

Leo Agnew announced that Ashley Nelson has accepted the position in Engineering.

Leo was asked about the amount of time these positions had been open.  He informed the Assembly that both positions had been open the requisite period of time (at least 5 days).

4-How Committees Function Refresher –Leo Agnew

Leo offered some tools for successful meetings:

A-Ground rules for engagement—Accountability, staying on track, and  everyone will know what makes an effective and successful meeting. Examples include starting on time, having an agenda (how far in advance the agenda items are to be sent to the chair, how long in advance before the meeting will the agenda be published, can items that are suggested be deleted by the chair or vice chair)? Everyone in the group agrees to abide by the ground rules.

B-Parking Lot—the place to put ideas to be discussed later as a way to keep track of them.

C-Plus/ Delta—what worked well, what didn’t, what will make things better next time. This is a self-assessment tool for meetings.

D-Asking questions in a safe manner. Examples:

1-If I could summarize the conversation so far, I’d say …

2-Could you clarify …?

3-Thanks for sharing.  Is there more you would like to say?

4-Why do you believe this group needs to take action on the topic?

5-Thank you for sharing. Is there another perspective we should consider?

6-If I heard you correctly, you said…….My take on the situation is….

7-What do you see as the opportunities here?

8-What do you see as the barriers or sand traps?

5-Vision of the Library Assembly Charge—Mary Ryan (for Ann Riley)

It was two years ago when the charge itself was discussed. The focus of the discussion was captured in the current charge itself. The nature of the topics that will be brought here is intended to be fluid because the group (Karla Geerlings, Amanda Sprochi, Ann Riley, Katie Carr and Mary Ryan) thought that the Library Assembly will evolve. That is why specific things were not prescribed in the charge. There were two sessions where anyone on the staff could make suggestions or comment on ideas that would evolve into the charge. Ann Riley may be invited back at a later date to discuss the vision further.

6-Director’s Announcements—Jim Cogswell

Because the All Staff meeting happened so recently, Jim Cogswell said that he had no new announcements but that he did have a proposal that is a part of the discussion items. He asked the Library Assembly to take ownership of what goes on the Staff Web pages. He proposed that we determine what goes there and that we meet with the Web Advisory Committee to make it happen. The content would come from us, the design from them. Discussion followed including questions about who will maintain it and be sure there are no broken links and that the content is current and accurate, how and with whom to share feedback and suggestions, who determines what is added and what is removed?  Bette Stuart said that she has talked with Shannon Cary about the website in general and some of these questions and it appears that we would be working with Shannon and the Web Advisory Committee.

June DeWeese moved that we take under consideration Jim Cogswell’s proposal that we take ownership of the staff web pages and come back in a month after we have looked at the web pages and talked with our departments and discuss it further and make a decision at that time. Kat Koehn seconded. Motion passed.

Will McCrary said he had talked with Judy Siebert Maseles about the presence of the Library Assembly on the website and how we can communicate with everyone. Judy has set up a Sharepoint site that is open and accessible with Username. Will will send us the link.

7-Discussion Topics

The Assembly decided that we would like to revise the original Library Assembly proposal and make it more permanent while retaining an archived version of the original proposal. Will McCrary volunteered to do the draft and send it to everyone for discussion.

The Library Assembly decided to change the dates of our meetings in November and December because of the holidays. We will now meet on November 16 and December 21 instead of November 23 and December 28th. Bette Stuart will send a meeting change in OUTLOOK.

8-The next meeting of the Library Assembly will be on September 28th from 1-2 p.m. in 159 Ellis Library.

9-Leo Agnew led us in an assessment of the meeting in the Plus/Delta format. We discussed what went well and what would have helped our decision making. We agreed that having a proposal about the ownership of the web pages in advance would have helped but that we kept the decision making moving forward by taking the next month to prepare and discuss. We are clear on the deadlines. We are clear on the agenda items. We agreed that the meeting went well.

Meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:

June DeWeese (substituting for Stephen Stanton)