Google Tip
“To use our built-in currency converter, simply enter the conversion you’d like done into the Google search box and we’ll provide your answer directly on the results page.
Google cannot guarantee the accuracy of the exchange rates used by the calculator. You should confirm current rates before making any transactions that could be affected by changes in the exchange rates. Foreign currency rates provided by Citibank N.A.”
Example: 300 euro in USD
–Jack Batterson
Unite for Healthy Neighborhoods
A Community Gathering to Inspire Healthy, Positive Grassroots Change. … For the Community. By the Community.
Friday, April 9th, 5:30 – 8:30 pm at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 702 Banks Ave., Columbia, MO 65203
Saturday, April 10th, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC), 1701 W. Ash St., Columbia, MO 65203
This event is free and the community is welcome. We are trying to market this event to low-income people in Columbia, particularly in the 1st ward.
I’m working with the Healthy Environmental Policy Initiative group , http://pednet.org/advocacy/healthy-environmental-policy-initiative.asp , on this event.
–Caryn Scoville
Step into Spring
Now is the time to enroll in the Million Step Pedometer Program and/or the Ride to Wellness Program! Healthy for Life will be selling pedometers and odometers on campus on the following dates/times. Pedometers are $15 and odometers at $20–cash or check. Walk 1 million steps or ride 500 miles and receive your money back (faculty/staff and dependents). If you already have a pedometer or odometer, stop by the table to enroll for FREE. As always, you can stop by our office at 205 Heinkel to enroll in either program.
Wednesday, Mar. 17 from 12 p.m.-2 p.m.: Animal Science Research Center Lobby
Monday, Mar. 22 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Reynolds Alumni Center Lobby
Noon Stress Reduction Meditation
Research over the past two decades suggests that regular meditation practice can reduce stress and enhance overall wellbeing. Find out for yourself by taking advantage of the noon-time (12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.) sitting meditation sessions across campus each week. All faculty and staff are welcome on a drop-in basis, and no previous experience with meditation is necessary. Join us at:
• Mondays: Heinkel Building, Room 226
• Tuesdays: Quarterdeck Room 121
• Wednesdays: University Hospital Medical School, Room HSL146
• Wednesdays: Hulston Hall (Law School), Room 208
• Thursdays: AP Green Chapel (while school is in session)
Affordable Strength Conditioning
Strength Conditioning classes are currently being offered at Memorial Union and Ellis Library from 12:15-12:45 p.m. on various days. Click here for a schedule. Classes are just $1 each and there is no need to register. All experience and fitness levels are welcome. The instructor encourages attendees to bring a towel or mat.
Work Place Presentations
Healthy for Life’s Jenny Workman, workmanjl@umsystem.edu, MU/UM program manager, and Armine Alioto, aliotoa@umsystem.edu, MUHS Nurse Manager, would like to give a brief wellness presentation during one of your staff meetings this semester, tailored to meet your needs. They will inform your staff about free or low cost Healthy for Life programs available. Please contact Jenny or Armine to discuss details.
Affordable Fitness Classes at Work
Take advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Visit the Healthy for Life website for a full list of strength training and stretching classes. 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.
• Yoga Flow: Mar 17-Apr 21 at Woodrail Large Conference room. Class meets on Wednesdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $10 for the 5 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Mar 10. To sign up, e-mail Rebekka, rebekka123@yahoo.com. (No class on April 7).
• Dalton Yoga: March 17th – May 12th at Dalton Research Library. Class meets on Wednesdays from 11:40-12:20 and costs $16.00 for the 8 week session. This is a mat, hatha yoga class designed for all levels of fitness. There will be no class April 21st. Pre-registration is required and registration ends March 16th. To sign up e-mail Lisa, lisa_blue_nagy@yahoo.com.
• Yoga Flow: Apr 8-May 13 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 Mar 4. To sign up, e-mail Rebekka, rebekka123@yahoo.com.
• Mat Yoga: Apr. 5 – May 10 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 Apr. 2. E-mail Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.
• Back Health Mobility: Apr. 6 – May. 11 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 Apr. 2. To sign up, e-mail Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.
• Mat: April 7-May 12 at Ellis Fischel 707A/B. Class meets on Wednesdays from 5:15-5:55 p.m. and costs $12 for 6 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Dec. 30. To sign up, e-mail Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.
• Back Health: Apr. 7 – May 12 Med Science room MA302. Wednesdays 1:10-1:50p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is Mar. 16. To sign up, e-mail Ashley, om.yoga@yahoo.com.
• Office stretching: April 7-May 12 at Dalton Research Library Rm 132. Class meets on Wednesdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Mar 1. To sign up, e-mail Lisa, lisa_blue_nagy@yahoo.com.
Farm to Table Festival
Mark your calendars! MU Catering and the American Culinary Federation will be welcoming national, regional and local chefs, farmers, and experts promoting the culinary and farm to table collaboration. This event takes place at the University Club in the Reynolds Alumni Center on June 12-13. Enjoy demonstrations, presentations, and hands-on workshops featuring master-class and cooking-at-home presentations with a full outdoors farmers market.
CIGS Run/Walk and Health Fair
Come and join us on April 17th for a 4 mile run or 1.3 mile walk including cash prizes and medals! Proceeds benefit research of smoking-related disease through the University of Missouri’s Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care & Environmental Medicine. The Health Fair and beginning of the Run/Walk will be located at the Quarterdeck Building on Lemone Industrial Blvd. in Columbia. The cost is ust $5 for students, $15 for individuals, or $25 for families, which includes a free T-shirt for participants. The Health Fair is open to the public and includes health screening. To register, go to www.smsg.org or call 573-882-2105.
Phil Sayer 5k Benefit Run/Walk
The University of Missouri Extension and Fire and Rescue Training Institute will be sponsoring a 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, June 12th. The run starts at 7 a.m. and will take place at North Jeff Pavilion located on the west side of Highway 54 at Jefferson City, Mo. (Airport exit). Registration fee is $20 if registering before May 14th and $25 if registering after May 14th. For more information call 800-869-3476, e-mail frti@missouri.edu, or access the Fire Rescue website.
With the April 2010 elections date just around the corner, it seems like a good time to review HR 411, the University’s policy on voting and related requests for time off.
To highlight the main points:
MU Policy – HR 411 Voting
• Employees may be excused from work for time necessary to allow them to vote (this includes time away for absentee voting, if necessary).
• This time may be up to, but not exceed, three (3) successive hours for the purpose of voting.
• Such period of time includes any off-duty time between the opening and closing of the polls (e.g., lunch).
• Employees shall be paid for any time requiring absence from duty to allow up to three (3) successive hours; provided, however, that such absence is requested prior to the election.
Such time must be recorded on a time sheet or a monthly absence form.
• Supervisors have the right to specify the time an employee may be absent for voting (e.g. for coverage issues).
• Employees whose work hours permit three (3) successive hours between the opening and closing of the polls when not on duty, will not be eligible for any paid time off for the purpose of voting.
Feel free to contact Leo at 882-9166 or agnewl@missouri.edu if additional information is needed.
“‘Summon’ is smart searching.”
Mizzou Weekly, March 11, 2010
“The many Marks of Twain.”
Columbia Daily Tribune, March 14, 2010
Making the Most of your Descriptive Metadata: Planning, Transforming, and Re-using
Presented by Marisa Ramirez and Nancy Fallgren
Wednesday March 24, 2010 – 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Ellis 4G41
Metadata is essential for organizing, searching, and managing information resources, particularly as libraries expand their efforts in making their collections available on the web. Libraries are populating institutional repositories with a myriad of resources, including digitized special collections materials, finding aids, electronic theses, peer-reviewed faculty work and other research, scholarship and creative outputs. But what are libraries doing about the descriptive metadata that allows users to search, find, and select these resources in their repositories? What redundancies are created when libraries engage in collecting, enhancing, or redistributing metadata in siloed systems? Can redundant metadata generation efforts be streamlined? We will discuss some current descriptive metadata practices in institutional repositories, identify areas where redundant efforts may occur, and discuss strategies to improve management, collection, and re-use of descriptive metadata. The webinar requires a basic understanding of metadata and XML.
The consortial-campus view: Reinventing the IR from all directions
Presented by Sharon Farb, Bonnie Tijerina, and Catherine Mitchell
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 – 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Ellis 4G41
The California Digital Library supports the 10 University of California campuses’ institutional repository and campus publishing efforts through the development and central hosting of eScholarship. This presentation will give an overview of a centralized model and the scholarly publishing initiatives taking place at the University of California. The director of the Publishing Group at the CDL will begin the conversation with an overview of the publishing and dissemination services available through eScholarship and the outreach and marketing campaign recently launched in conjunction with the UC campuses. An eScholarship Liaison from UCLA will discuss the role of campus librarians in this model and highlight successful faculty and graduate student publications which transitioned from print to online journals. The presentation will conclude with a library administrator’s perspective on new roles for academic libraries and how this works fits in the mission of the institution.
All donor and honoree names have now been moved from the author index into a separate index for donors and honorees. To search a donor or honoree, begin in the Books and More tab and search the target name under keyword. In the MERLIN results screen, open the left-hand category selection box and chose Donor/honoree (MU) and press Search.
Search result example: http://merlin.lib.umsystem.edu/search~S1/?searchtype=h&searcharg=cogswell&searchscope=1&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ycogswell
In MILLENNIUM this index can be accessed with an index code of “h” in the dropdown menu and the name in the search box (last name first for personal names).
The Catalog Department
While searching online for a map that would show the boundaries of Columbia’s Wards, I was pleased to find what I needed on MU Libraries’ Government Documents Page. Check out the website http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/collections/documents/mo/col-boone.htm for links to lots of interesting information about Columbia and Boone County. The categories of links are: demographics, financial reports, elections & voter information, property information, maps and law enforcement.
Jack Batterson
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 celebrated its 45th year of enactment in 2009. Come hear three MU faculty members discuss the Act from three perspectives:
Dr. Charles Sampson, Truman School of Public Affairs, will talk about the political/social context in which the Act was debated and passed and the extent to which current events reflect lasting change within the civil rights policy arena.
Dr. Michael Middleton, Deputy Chancellor & Professor of Law, will provide an assessment of the impact of the Act for early years following its passage, including changes in enforcement through different administrations.
Dr. Jacquelyn Litt, Chair, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, will discuss civil rights within the context of Hurricane Katrina and response/relief efforts.
Release time is available with supervisor approval. RSVP’s are not required.
Date: March 23, 2010
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Place: Jesse Wrench Auditorium
Due to demand, the Staff Development Committee is teaming with DoIT to offer another training session on Outlook. This will be a full session. Participants will learn tips to better utilize Outlooks’ e-mail system. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Divide hundreds of e-mail messages in your inbox with folders
• Set up rules to forward e-mail messages to a specified folder automatically
• Utilize flags and color coding to further organize inbox items for easy retrieval
• Convert e-mail messages to tasks, notes, contacts or calendar items with one easy mouse click
• Create and use distribution lists to save time when communicating with large groups
• Learn about MU’s legal requirements for e-mail record retention
A minimum of 8 participants is needed. Release time is available with supervisor approval. Interested employee will be able to RSVP via an Outlook schedule-a-meeting notice next week.
PREREQUISITES: Working knowledge of MS Outlook and the Windows operating environment.
April 29, 2010 – Outlook: Divide & Conquer Your Inbox: a full session
Time: 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Place: 4D11 Ellis Library (computer lab)
Trainer: DoIT