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Healthy for Life Update

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Sign up NOW for Summer Eat for Life Program—In Person and Online
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management and re-discovering the joy of eating.  This 10-week program uses mind-body practices (meditation and yoga), the principles of mindful and intuitive eating, skills training, and group support to guide you in making lifestyle changes that will help you create a healthier relationship to your food, mind, and body. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid “healthy” rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you.  This non-judgmental, non-diet approach helps you use your internal physical cues to guide what and when you eat. FILL OUT ATTACHED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION COURSE.

In Person Class:

Orientation Session: Wednesday, June 1 (12-1).

Classes: Wednesdays, June 8 – August 10 (12 – 1 pm).

Cost: $50 fee, $25 to be refunded if you attend 9 of 10 classes.  Payment can be made at the orientation session.

To enroll: Contact Rachel Ploskonka at PloskonkaR@missouri.edu

Online Course:

Orientation: Week of May 30

Classes: Week of June 6  through week of August 8

Cost: $50, $25 to be refunded with full participation in discussion board

There are three ways to enroll:

  1. Send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life to Lynn Rossy, 205 Heinkel Building by May18 so we have time to send you your books.
  2. Pay by credit card by calling Dee Sanders at the Healthy for Life office (884-1312) by May 18 so we have time to send you your books.
  3. Drop by the Healthy for Life Offices (8am-5pm, excluding noontime) anytime before May 27 to get your books and make your payment.

For more information: Contact Rachel Ploskonka at PloskonkaR@missouri.edu

Healthy for Life’s regular 10 week program on creating a healthy relationship with your food, body, and mind is now a course you can take online in your own home on your own time.  Video and audio components teach you the foundational mindfulness practices (meditation and yoga) and the BASICS of Mindful Eating.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a class in the comfort of your own home.  All you need is a computer and, of course, the time to commit to taking the class.  Everyone that signs up will be going through the class at the same time.  You will have a week to complete each section.  There are practice exercises to complete each day.  All is completely explained on Blackboard once you get signed in.

Read what participants have to say about the class:

“EFL has been a transformational experience…my relationship to food has changed dramatically.  I actually think about food much less than before — now it’s rarely on my mind until I begin to experience hunger.  And I am savoring my food infinitely more…EFL embodies an intuitive, gracious approach to living, and I am captivated by the gentleness and kindness inherent in the process.”

–Linda Dyer

“It is amazing that 10 weeks have gone past…I will use the “make peace with food” for a long time to come, that has been the most successful tip. I don’t have forbidden food, or food that is “bad”. I can have it just in the quantity that will satisfy…I thank you for the insight and the motivation.  You have made this a successful experience that has changed my life.”

–Amy Hampton


Weight Watchers At Work: Clark Hall Meeting
Join the Clark Hall Weight Watchers class this Wednesday, May 25th. Healthy for Life offers a 25% rebate to faculty & staff who attend 12 of 13 in-person meetings (at work or community) or join online and record their weight 11 of 12 weeks. Weight Watchers fees are fully reimbursable through the Flexible Spending Account with appropriate medical documentation. Payment options are available for the in person classes–cash, check or credit card.

*At Work:

  • Clark Hall Open House on May 25 from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. in Room 542. Pay $156 for 13 weeks or join mid-session for a prorated fee. There will be free eTools for all paid members and the instructor is offering a special prize drawing for an upfront 25% discount if there are 16 people to join. During the last year, this class has lost more than 660 pounds.

*Community: Find a nearby location at weightwatchers.com

*Online Program: Sign up at weightwatchers.com

Questions? Email Healthy for Life at wellness@umsystem.edu.

 

Choices for Balance Workshop
Do you feel overwhelmed, super stressed, or struggle to decide which activity to tackle next?  Learn better balance for all work and home activities.  This course will give you access to the personal tools we all have that can immediately improve your quality of life.  Participants will learn simple, proven techniques that will allow enjoyment of each moment to its fullest potential. Classes are offered every Tuesday, see schedule below. Registration is required and the deadline for each session is the Friday prior to the Tuesday class. Cost is $5 for materials and classes are held at 127 Lower Bingham. To sign up, email Wellness Ambassador Julie D’Auteuil at dauteuilj@missouri.edu or call her at (573) 884-7287.

  • Tuesday, May 17th , 4:15-4:55 p.m.


Workplace Fitness Opportunities
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.

  • 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.
  • May 9-May 13: Hatha Yoga. Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Room 4061. (MOI is at the corner of Monk Drive and Virginia Avenue. Parking is available in garage #7, located at that corner). Class meets on Mondays from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. and costs $15 for the five-week session. Develop flexibility, fitness and relaxation skills. Class is suitable for all fitness levels. Learn from a yoga teacher with more than 30 years experience and is a world champion powerlifter who emphasizes total workout and stress management. Pre-registration is required. Click here to sign up with Kate Walker.
  • May 13-June 17: Hatha Yoga. Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Room 4061. (MOI is at the corner of Monk Drive and Virginia Avenue. Parking is available in garage #7, located at that corner). Class meets on Fridays from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. and costs $18 for the six-week session. Develop flexibility, fitness and relaxation skills. Class is suitable for all fitness levels. Learn from a yoga teacher with more than 30 years experience and is a world champion powerlifter who emphasizes total workout and stress management. Pre-registration is required. Click here to sign up with Kate Walker.

 

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program – REGISTER NOW for Summer Class
Healthy for Life–the T. E. Atkins University of Missouri Wellness Program–is offering an intensive class in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction to University of Missouri faculty and staff (and their partners, spouses, and adult family members).

Enroll now for this 8-week program to learn skills for responding to the stresses of life with skill and creativity.  Classes include instruction in formal mindfulness practices (sitting meditation, body scan, mindful yoga, and walking meditation) and information about stress, communication, and wellness.  Participants will be asked to engage in group discussions in class and daily practice exercises outside of class that support applying awareness, skill, and compassion to all aspects of work and personal life.  Regular class attendance and a commitment of approximately 30 minutes of practice per day for the duration of the course are recommended.

Orientation session: Wednesday, June 1 from 5-7 p.m.  (in the Memorial Union)

8-week class: Wednesdays (June 8 – July 27) 5-7 p.m.

Full-day retreat: Saturday, July 16 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

Cost of $40 includes a CD, DVD, and a training manual ($20 to be refunded if you attend 7 of the 8 classes).   Partners, spouses and adult family members can attend free of charge if they use the same materials.

For more information or to register for the orientation meeting, please contact Lynn Rossy at RossyL@umsystem.edu


MU Staff Recognition Week: Powerwalks

Staff Recognition Week powerwalks (sponsored by Healthy for Life)
Raise that heart rate! Staff Recognition Week powerwalks are scheduled at multiple locations across campus for your convenience. Select the powerwalk that works best for you. Times and places are listed below. (Please note, not all locations are offered daily.) And don’t forget to enter to win one of three prizes offered by Healthy for Life. Walkers are eligible to receive one entry for every powerwalk participated in.

Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, 134 Research Park Drive, near the Research Reactor
Date/Time: Monday, May 16th – Friday, May 20th; 12:10 p.m
Route/approx distance:  2 miles and would take an experienced walker about 35 minutes. Hinkson Creek under South Providence, by Mizzou athletic center, around Football stadium, across Providence bridge, through Walton Stadium/training complex, and back to Dalton.
(Laura McClaskey)

Jesse Hall (Meet in front of Jesse Hall by the magnolia tree, Conley Ave side)
Date/Time: Monday, May 16 thru Friday, May 20th at Noon
Approximately an hour
(Marissa E. Neff)

Mumford Hall
Date/Time: Monday, May 16th – Friday, May20th; 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Route/approx distance:  2.35 miles. The start and finish will be at Mumford Hall.
(Jennifer L Goyne)

Reynolds Alumni (meet in the circle drive)
Date/Time: Monday, May 16th – Thursday, May 19th; 12:15 p.m
Approximately 30-40 minutes
(Kathy Smith)

Mizzou Recreation Trail Walk (Meet Corner of Mick Deaver & Champions Drive (in front of Mizzou Arena)
Date/Time:  Tuesday, May 17th 12:30 p.m.
Route/approx distance:  Walk down trail behind Mizzou Arena – about 1 mile paved; slight gradient; 30 minutes
(Barbara Wills)

Hitt Street and Rollins by the MU Bookstore
Date/Time: Thursday, May 19th at Noon
Approximately 40 minutes
(Jennifer Upah)
Don’t Miss Columbia’s First Women’s Health Expo
Enjoy live music, great food and drink, plus free health screenings, demonstrations and health information at more than 35 exhibits. Bring your girlfriends for a night of fun that’s all about you. Participate in wine tastings and a Mexican fiesta buffet. Come and go as you want between 3 and 8 p.m. on Friday, May 6. Health screenings by hospital sponsors end at 6 p.m. Purchase your ticket for only $15. Register today or learn more at franklyspeakingonline.com. Co-presented by University of Missouri Health Care and Boone Hospital Center.


PedNet Events and News

  • Bike Mechanics College

Back by popular demand– Tuesdays starting May 10. An eight-week series of classes (one night a week, two hours) that will teach you the mechanics of your bike from top to bottom.  Classes are $25 each or $150 for the entire series.  Visit www.pednet.org for more information or contact Gina Overshiner at 573-303-1033  or at gina@pednet.

  • Confident City Cycling

Spend $80 to fill up your gas tank and drive for two weeks OR spend $80 on a Confident City Cycling class, drive less all summer, and pocket $80 a month as you cycle past the gas stations. Classes take place  every Monday in April or Saturday, May 21 Contact gina@pednet.org or at 573-303-1033.

  • Bike, Walk and Wheel Week

Celebrate the 10th annual Mayor’s Challenge with BWWW., May 14-21. Events are as follows:  Monday–Secret Access Trail Ride Flat Branch Park Gazebo 6 p.m.; Wednesday–Family Fun Fest Flat Branch Park 6 p.m.; Thursday–Walt’s Bike Maintenance Workshop 6:30 p.m.; Friday–Breakfast Station Day 7 a.m.-9 a.m.; and Saturday–Wheelchair Wash & Roll, 12 p.m.– 4 p.m. at Stephens Lake Park. Question? Contact Janet Godon at janet@pednet.org

New Database Pages for MU Libraries Website

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At the suggestion of Rachel Brekhus, the Web Advisory Group (WAG) has redesigned the database pages.  Special thanks go to a task group (Janice Dysart, Gwen Gray, Mathew Stephen, Rhonda Whithaus and Caryn Scoville) for putting together the first draft of these pages.  I also wish to thank Mathew for his programming skills and to those in WAG for their input throughout the process.  Mathew was  able to make use of the existing resource content management system by repurposing  the information in the system to create these pages.

Here’s a draft of the site; it’s a vast improvement over our current set of pages.  We will go live after finals unless there is a “hue and cry” for earlier adoption!

http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/Reference/databases/default.aspx

 

 

Mizzou Diversity Website

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The Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of a new diversity-related website called MizzouDiversity ( http://diversity.missouri.edu).  This site is designed as a directory, resource, and information center for all of our campus community to explore and enjoy.

Whether you are a student, staff, faculty or friend, opportunities are available to connect with others through activities and programs (http://diversity.missouri.edu/get-involved/programs.php).  You can learn about diversity-related research (http://diversity.missouri.edu/learn/researchers/) or statistics and demographics (http://diversity.missouri.edu/about/stats/ ), or identify a campus or community event that appeals to your interest and mood through the calendar (http://diversity.missouri.edu/calendar/ ).

If you are new to the Columbia area, we have information about ethnic markets and salons (http://diversity.missouri.edu/get-involved/markets-salons.php), places of worship (http://diversity.missouri.edu/get-involved/religion/index.php) and community organizations and programs (http://diversity.missouri.edu/get-involved/communityorgs.php) .

Over the next few months we will continue to introduce new features. Your comments and suggestions to help enhance this site are encouraged and welcomed!
Thank You,

The Office of the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative

p.s. Don’t forget to check out the new Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative http://cdi.missouri.edu/ and MU Equity Office http://equity.missouri.edu/ websites as well!

Choose Privacy Week, May 1-7

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Choose Privacy Week will take place May 1-7, 2011 and is an ongoing program of the American Library Association.

Choose Privacy Week is an initiative that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. The campaign gives libraries the tools they need to educate and engage users, and gives citizens the resources to think critically and make more informed choices about their privacy.

The American Library Association (ALA) has developed a variety of resources to help libraries reach out to their communities. You can find out more information at http://www.privacyrevolution.org/index.php/privacy_week/.

At Ellis Library, we will have several posters and an exhibit on display to educate our users about privacy.

 

Ellis Library Book Sale and MULSA

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The library offers used books for sale in the Digi-Print copy center located in the north side of the building, just inside the front entrance. Books are priced $1-4. Savitars are $15 and comic books are only 50 cents. Also check the box for FREE book jackets. New books are put out each week on Wednesday mornings. Come in and browse – you never know what you might find!

The book sale funds the MU Libraries Staff Association (MULSA), which maintains the Staff Lounge; provides donations, flowers, cards, etc., when happiness or disaster strikes a member of the MU Libraries staff; and sponsors get-togethers, such as the New Staff Tea, Summer Picnic, Halloween Party, Christmas Party, retirement celebrations, and the annual Celebration of Service. MULSA also donates to Second Chance, Rainbow House and the Central Missouri Food Bank, and sponsors several families at Christmas. Your book purchase helps fund MULSA!

Also, free books are sometimes placed on a cart in the staff lounge in Ellis. They are generally put out on Thursdays mornings, but not every week.

Upcoming Webinars

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Engaging Your Campus in Utilizing Institutional Repositories (ALA ALCTS)
May 11, 2011
1:00-2:00 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

“Institutional repository (IR) best practices include engagement with administrators, faculty, staff, and students. Acquisition of research scholarship, publications, student theses/dissertations, and other academic objects can be challenging and frustrating. Marianne’s presentation will focus on successful marketing strategies, best practices for garnering IR content, and the development of open access mandates.”

More information @ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/irs/051111.cfm

The Future of Integrated Library Systems:  PART 1: RDA & Cataloging (NISO)
May 11, 2011
Noon – 1:30 p.m. (CST)

NISO’s two-part May webinar looks at The Future of the ILS.

“Part 1 considers RDA & Cataloging from the perspective of the cataloger and the system vendor. RDA holds the promise to more closely align Function Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and Functional Requirements for Authorities Data (FRAD) to library catalogs. Numerous webinars and presentations at library meetings have informed catalogers that they will no longer have to abbreviate words unless abbreviations appear on the piece “in hand” and that they can list every single creator of a work in their cataloging records. For AACR2 proponents, however, RDA poses a disruptive shift in current cataloging practices, including the demise of 245 |h GMD’s and the need to adopt new practices in creating separate fields for content, carrier, and medium. In Part 1 of this two-part webinar series, a cataloger and a systems vendor will consider unleashing the potential of RDA and talk about what an ideal ILS that incorporates RDA might look like.”

More information @ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/rda/


Genre Headings (OCLC)
May 12, 2011
9:00-10:00 a.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

About upcoming changes to the way the Library of Congress genre terms are tagged in MARC records. Presenter, Linda Gabel, OCLC, will also discuss usage of other genre/form vocabularies in MARC records.


The Future of Integrated Library Systems: PART 2: User Interaction (NISO)
May 18, 2011
Noon-1:30 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4G41

“Part 2 of the webinar (Part 1 is on May 11) looks at the future of the ILS from the perspective of the user. Numerous studies have shown that the typical user goes to Google before going to the library’s website. What changes are underway or envisioned that can drive the user back to using the library’s system or better yet make the library’s data work better in the greater web environment. We’re already seeing a Library 2.0 world where many libraries encourage users to add to the bibliographic information supplied by the cataloger. How can we take it even further, going beyond the library system “silo”. And what are the implications of an RDA-driven library catalog on the user interface? What happens in a world where RDA can set data free from the library system to be linked to and mashed-up with other data or applications? Part 2 of this webinar looks at developments that are both underway and envisioned for the future to radically change the way the user interacts with the library’s data.”

More information @ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/userinteraction/


Cases and Commentaries: Intellectual Property Issues for Librarians (ALA ALCTS)
May 25, 2011
1:00-2:00 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

“This webinar will discuss current issues in copyright and other areas of intellectual property law, explain why these issues are of interest to librarians and libraries, and describe the organizations that advocate on behalf of libraries in this arena.”

More information @ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/052511.cfm


Re-engineering the Institutional Repository to Engage Users (ALA ALCTS)
June 1, 2011
1:00-2:00 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

“All too many institutions jumped on the institutional repository bandwagon, only to find they had installed it… and no one came. So what do you do about a service in which you’ve already invested time and effort (and committed hardware), that your users couldn’t care less about? Do you invest more time and effort into marketing? Do you throw more and more person-hours into meetings with faculty, either in groups or one-on-one? Beg, borrow, plead, “we’ll do it all for you”? Or do you stop and approach the problem in a different way, by trying to figure out how your users do their work, and what it is they really need and want (and why the current system doesn’t meet those needs).

This webinar will touch on the initial situation at the University of Rochester, explore the ethnographic methods we used to address that last question, and how we responded. We will delve into the issues of investment and effort ($) to break with the past and start again. For example, the migration process was no small task: we will be very forthcoming about this. We will also comment on what it takes to run an Open Source program (there is no free lunch, as we all know). Finally we will cover how our new repository has changed our interaction with faculty and graduate students, and expanded the role the library now plays in our faculty and graduate students’ everyday work practices.”

More information @ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/irs/060111.cfm


Return on Investment (ROI) in Linking the Semantic Web Together (NISO)
June 16, 2011 (we will be viewing a recording)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

More information coming soon @ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/semanticweb/


Back from the Endangered List: Using Authority Data to Enhance the Semantic Web (NISO)
July 14, 2011 (we will be watching a recording)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

“Librarian use of authority files dates back to Callimachus and the Great Library of Alexandria around 300 BC. With the evolution of powerful computerized searching and retrieval systems, authority data appears to some to have outlived its usefulness. However, the Semantic Web provides an opportunity to use authority data to enable computers to search, aggregate, and combine information on the Web. Join this webinar to learn about the amazing services that can result when the rich data included in name authority files, and other standardized vocabularies are linked via the Semantic Web.”

More information @ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/authoritydata/


Preserving Digital Content (NISO)
September 14, 2011
Noon – 1:30 p.m. (CST)

More information coming soon @ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/preservation/


New Discovery Tools (NISO)
November 9, 2011
Noon – 1:30 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

More information coming soon @ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/discovery/


Assessment Metrics (NISO)
December 14, 2011
Noon -12:30 p.m. (CST)
Ellis 4F51A

More information coming soon @ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/assessment/