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New Posts, Nov. 26-30

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  1. Arden and Peters Win Photo Contest
  2. Ellis Library Student Lounge for Finals Week
  3. Welcome to Mary Studer-Logsdon
  4. United Way: Aaaaand the Winners Will Be. . .
  5. Action and Information Items from LMT 11/6/12
  6. Director’s Calendar: Dec. 3-7
  7. Healthy for Life Update
  8. Hours Extended for Bookmark Cafe During Finals
  9. Claiming Kin: The 9th Annual MU Life Sciences and Society Symposium
  10. MU Libraries in the News
  11. New MUSE Post
  12. Christmas Trees and Holiday Decorations in University Buildings
  13. Mizzou Advantage Faculty and Staff Development Awards
  14. Year End Address Update Reminder
  15. More MUSE Posts

 

Arden and Peters Win Photo Contest

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Adrienne's photo of a balloon ride in Columbia

Congratulations to Adrienne Arden, the winner of  this year’s Development Birthday Card photo contest. Her photo will be featured on the 201s MU Libraries birthday cards. She also received two Concert Series tickets for her efforts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathy's photo of the northeast corner of campus

In addition, another photo was chosen to be used by Development for blank note cards. Congrulations to Kathy Peters. Her photo was chosen for this note cars. She will also receive two Concert Series tickets.

Next year the winner could be you, so plan on submitting your Missouri photo at the end of next year.

 

Ellis Library Student Lounge for Finals Week

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The Communications Committee is going to turn 159 Ellis Library into a relaxation lounge for our students on Mon, Tues and Wed evening (6 to 10 pm) of Finals Week. We will be providing snacks, beverages and soft seating. We hope to have some relaxing music, decorations, etc. If you have anything you would like to donate to the lounge or let us borrow, we would appreciate it. We would love to provide some stress balls or other toys and possibly some lava lamps for decoration. We are open to other suggestions also.

Thanks in advance to Reference and Security who will be helping us watch over the room.

–Shannon

United Way: Aaaaaand the Winners will be…..

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On Wednesday, December 5th, the MU Libraries United Way Tri-Chairs will draw names for the grand prizes of 2012 MU Libraries United Way campaign.

The prizes will include the following:

  • $25 Bookmark Café Gift Card
  • $25 University Bookstore Gift Card
  • $30 Target Gift Card
  • $100 cash (cash equivalent) to be used anywhere

If you haven’t pledged yet, please go to www.unitedway.missouri.edu

Thanks,
~  MU Libraries United Way Tri-Chairs Paula Roper, Mary Hainen and Ann Riley.

 

 

Action and Information Items from LMT 11/6/12

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Present: Jim Cogswell, Mike Holland, Ann Riley, Deb Ward  (Support- Mark Ellis)

 

INFORMATION ITEM:  MU Libraries has two proposals that will be discussed in the MU ITC Meeting on Monday, November 12th. (E-learning position, Database Purchase proposal)

INFORMATION ITEM: Ellis Library has been receiving Victim Notification Letters concerning legal proceedings surrounding the federal charges related to the Ellis Library Fire.  These are routine announcements (usually of court dates) that will be shared with MU General Council Office. The information (dates of hearings proceedings) disclosed on the letters change often.  LMT members will share the fact that we received the letter to their divisions.   As more relevant information becomes available, it will be shared.

ACTION ITEM: Concerning the SLIGHT possibility that Ellis Library will have to be closed on Tuesday, November 20th (in addition to Monday, November 19th), an email and News Notes announcement will be sent to all-staff explaining that news of a possible second day closure will be announced via the Emergency Phone Tree.  The tree will be tested prior to November 19th. Options will be communicated about how employees can work their hours if they do not choose to use accrued leave time.

INFORMATION ITEM: The field of Library Human Resources Manager candidates has been narrowed to four candidates.  The search committee plans to invite the candidates to interviews during November, 2012.

Healthy for Life Update

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Earn Your $100 Wellness Incentive
As part of your 2013 benefits, you are eligible for a wellness incentive. Healthy for Life is an incentive-based wellness program designed to help you earn your incentive and actively manage your health. By completing a personal health assessment, health screening, and 240 minutes of physical activity, primary subscribers to the UM health plans will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2013 Benefit Plan year.

Earn $100 in 3 Easy Steps:

  1. Complete your personal health assessment–an online questionnaire that helps you understand your health risks and provides you with resources to improve your well-being. (between Oct. 15, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013)
  2. Complete your health screening, which includes cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, height and weight. You can schedule a FREE on campus screening or visit your health care provider (valid screenings are between June 1, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013).
  3. Track 240 minutes of physical activity in any calendar month (between Oct. 15, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013).

Ready to get started?

  1. Create or return to your Cerner Health account by visiting www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu.
  2. Enter your email address and join the program.
  3. If you need help, call Cerner at 877-621-8014.

2013 Screening Schedule:

  1. MU
  2. UMKC
  3. Missouri S&T
  4. UMSL

&  2013 Quickstart Guide (step-by-step visual aid)


Learn to eat for health and enjoyment
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management through Healthy for Life’s Eat for Life course.  This 10-week program uses mind-body practices (meditations 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.

·         In Person Orientation: Wednesday, Jan. 23 (12-1 p.m.)

·         In Person Class: Wednesdays, Jan. 30-Apr. 17, no class on Feb. 8 or Mar. 27 (12–1pm)

·         Online Orientation: week of Jan. 18

·         Online Class: week of Jan. 25-Apr. 5 (except spring break)

·         Online Registration Deadline: Monday, Jan. 14

·         Cost: $50 for faculty, staff and family members ($25 refunded with full participation); $180 for community members

Watch informational videos, complete your registration form and email RossyL@umsystem.edu to enroll.


Lower your stress in just 8 weeks
Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life. The wellness program offers eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes at minimal cost to benefit-eligible employees looking to manage today’s busy lifestyles in a healthy way. This is an 8–week class teaching meditation, yoga and other mind-body techniques for managing stress. There is a $40 registration fee, $20 reimbursement if you attend seven of the eight classes.

·         Orientation: Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

·         Classes: Wednesdays (Jan. 23-Mar. 20), from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

·         Full Day Retreat: Saturday, March 9,  9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

·       Contact: Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. at RossyL@umsystem.edu


Upcoming Races

No Race Date Race City / County
1 Dec 8, 2012

Saturday

 Cheese and Sauerkraut 10M

10M run

 Columbia, MO

Boone
2 Dec 8, 2012

Saturday

 Jingle Bell Run/Walk Columbia

5K run, 5K walk

 Columbia, MO

Boone
3 Dec 31, 2012

Monday

 First Night 5k

5K run, 5K walk

 Columbia, MO

Boone

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Blaine Snow
Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness
myTotal Rewards,­­­ Wellness
Program Coordinator, MU, UM System and MU Health Care
205 Heinkel Bldg.| Columbia, MO 65211 | 573.884.1312 (Phone) | 573.884.3123 (Fax)

Faculty & Staff: To earn your $100 Wellness Incentive, visit www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu

 

Claiming Kin: The 9th Annual MU Life Sciences & Society Symposium

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March 15-17, 2013

http://lssp.missouri.edu/

Kinship is disputed territory, investigated by anthropology, cultural studies, evolutionary biology, family studies, genetics, law, medicine, psychology, sociology, and women’s and gender studies. Kinship classifications change across cultures and over time.  As measures of legitimacy and arbiters of social standing, such categories have significant consequences.  In the contemporary world, kinship is in flux as a result of such developments as reproductive technologies, blended families, same-sex marriage rights, and shifting gender roles.  Our kin is not limited to humans, however.  We belong to a vast evolutionary family tree, the history of which may influence the ways we interact with kin and organize kinship itself. The 2013 MU Life Sciences & Society Symposium, Claiming Kin, will explore the evolution of kin groups and evolving notions of kinship.

Confirmed speakers:
Stephanie Coontz (Evergreen State College; Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families) Historian of the family and author of award-winning Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage (Viking Press, 2005) with  articles in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, LIFE, as well as professional journals.

Martin Daly (McMaster University; University of Missouri) Evolutionary psychologist and anthropologist studying parent-offspring relations, family violence, kinship. Researcher of the Cinderella Effect.

Charis Thompson (UC-Berkeley) Studies science, technology, and gender issues.  Author of Making Parents: The Ontological Choreography of Reproductive Technologies (MIT Press, 2005) winner of the 2007 Rachel Carson Award from the Society for the Social Study of Science.

Theresa Kelley (University of Wisconsin) Studies literature, Romanticism and history of science. Author of Clandestine Marriages: Botany and Romantic Culture (John Hopkins University Press, 2012).

Charmaine Royal (Duke University) Investigates intersection of genetics/genomics and concepts of “race”, ancestry, ethnicity, and identity. Addresses human health and well-being through the integration of genetic and genomic research with social, behavioral, and humanities research.

David Haig (Harvard University) Evolutionary biologist and geneticist studying parent-offspring conflict using a model of kin selection, as well as intragenomic conflict and genomic imprinting.

Robert Walker (University of Missouri) Anthropologist researching the evolution of human bio-cultural variation including cultural phylogenetics and partible paternity.

Barbara Natterson (UCLA) Cardiologst interested in bringing together veterinary medicine, human medicine, evolutionary and wildlife biology to explore the potential for a species- spanning approach to health.

Bernard Chapais (University of Montreal) Anthropologist and primatologist studying the social behavior of primates as well as human society, kinship systems and family.


Invitations pending
Jane Goodall (Jane Goodall Institute)

 

MU Life Sciences & Society Program
105 Bond Life Sciences Center
(573)884-6883
http://lssp.missouri.edu/