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Healthy for Life Update

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NEW! Stay Strong Stay Healthy

Level 1
Employees, retirees, and community members are all invited to participate in this eight week strength training program. It can get your fitness journey (re)started, right on campus! Participants will be guided safely by a trained instructor through warm up, 8 muscle strengthening exercises and cool down. Geared toward older adults or sedentary middle-aged females who want to improve strength, balance and flexibility. All equipment provided.

When:

Mondays & Wednesdays, 04/03/17 – 05/24/17

Time:

12:00 pm

Location:

McKee Gymnasium

Cost:

$50

Registration:

Online by April 1st

Level 2
Employees, retirees, and community members are all invited to participate in this eight week strength training program, a follow-up to Level 1. It is for those who want to challenge themselves a bit more! In order to enroll in the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy–Level 2 program, you must have completed the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy-Level 1 program at least twice and/or have approval from the instructor. All equipment provided.

When:

Mondays & Wednesdays,

04/03/17 – 05/24/17

Tuesdays & Thursdays,

04/04/17 – 05/25/17

Tuesdays & Thursdays,

04/04/17 – 05/25/17

Time:

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Location:

Med School

McKee Gymnasium

McKee Gymnasium

Cost:

$50

$50

$50

Registration:

Online by April 1st

Online by April 1st

Online by April 1st

For more information contact Kelsey Weitzel at weitzelkj@missouri.edu or visit http://extension.missouri.edu/hes/wellnessclasses.htm.

As a Healthy for Life sponsored program, eligible employees can earn 100 points for completing the 8-week Stay Strong, Stay Healthy program. There are a maximum of 200 points possible for this category.

NEW! Weight Watchers Health Solutions (attachment)
Weight Watchers is hosting several free, interactive webinars to inspire you to eat healthy. Each webinar is 1-hour. If you are unable to attend during the times offered, register anyway and you will be sent a recorded link after the event to view at your convenience.

When:  Tuesday, March 14th at 2:00pm CT
Topic:  Wholesome Cooking Techniques with Chef Ryan
Register Here:  http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1338354/2F1CAB53B68AC09903FDD6D86CE64F43
 
When: Wednesday, April 26th at 12:00pm CT
Topic: Nutritious Food Design with Chef Ryan
Register Here: http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1369601/831F118BD68022B4BAC9DE4A9D1B154A
 
When: Thursday, May 18th at 1:00pm CT
Topic: A Transformation Story with Lisa Levy Shaub
Register Here:  http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1369654/3D460FE7620CADCC35331EEC8FB8AEA4
 
When: Tuesday, June 6th at 11:00pm CT
Topic: Cutting Time in the Kitchen with Chef Ryan
Register Here:  http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1370677/FD3B6ACDE6B858B65FA0235FE05CDED0

Financial Wellness Seminar
Cultivating financial wellness can be as easy as completing a few steps annually. Check out the financial wellness webpage to access your one-stop-shop for financial information, tools, and events.

Turn Your Savings Into Retirement Income

When: March 15, 2017

Time: 11:00 pm – 12:00 pm             

Location: Ellis Library 106A and UM University Hall (Telepresence) 

Registration: Online or call 800-642-7131 


Make the Most of Your Retirement Savings

When: March 29, 2017

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm             

Location: Ellis Library 106A and UM University Hall (Telepresence) 

Registration: Online or call 800-642-7131 

Visit http://umurl.us/finwell for more information. 

As a Healthy for Life sponsored workshop, eligible employees may earn 25 points for participation in the Financial Wellness Workshops. There are a maximum of 100 points possible for this category.

Women’s Health and Wellness Fair (attachment)
The Annual Women's Health and Wellness Fair is an opportunity for MU students, faculty and staff to learn about issues related to women's health and wellness outside of a clinical setting. We concentrate on the whole individual: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually; with exhibitors from the campus and the community. Representatives share information about exercise and fitness, women's support organizations, cancer prevention and treatment, healthcare, nutrition, public health, recreation, and much more. The event is free and open to all members of the MU community.

Women’s Health Fair

When: Wednesday, 3/15/17

Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where: Memorial Union Stotler Lounge

Contact: Click here or contact Heather Hoffman for more information    

Eligible employees can earn 10 points for participating in diversity activities, with a maximum of 100 points in this category. Employees must self-report diversity activities on the Healthy for Life Wellness Program website. Contact wellness@umsystem.edu for questions about the Wellness Incentive.

Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling is intended to provide a professional development opportunity for women aspiring to positions of leadership.  This Q&A session features MU women leaders who have successfully “broken the glass ceiling” and gives attendees the opportunity to ask questions about career advice, planning and mentorship, as well as hear from panelists own experiences.  Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling is open to all students, faculty and staff, aiming to create an open forum in which the campus community can come together to discuss how gender can impact career choice and environments, as well as such obstacles might be overcome.  The inaugural session of the panel attracted over 50 students, faculty and staff.

Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling

When: Tuesday, 3/21/17

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Cost: FREE

Where: Women’s Center (correction from original announcement)

Contact: Click here or contact Nicole Campione-Barr for more information

Eligible employees can earn 10 points for participating in diversity activities, with a maximum of 100 points in this category. Employees must self-report diversity activities on the Healthy for Life Wellness Program website. Contact wellness@umsystem.edu for questions about the Wellness Incentive.

Highlights from the MU Digital Library and MOspace

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MU Digital Library

A 15th-century book of hours from Venice, Italy has been digitized and is now available in the MU Digital Library. Books of hours would have been familiar to most members of the middle and upper classes by the late Middle Ages. These devotional books have as their central text the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin, a shortened version of the daily cycle of Christian devotions called the Divine Office. This book of hours also includes more specialized prayers and litanies relating to the Virgin Mary. The original, which was possibly made as early as 1450, is in the Ellis Library Special Collections Department. It is about 3.7 inches in height and is 330 pages long. 

MOspace Institutional Repository

In addition to papers and presentations from MU faculty, students, and staff, MOspace now includes many MU publications issued by departments. Recently, the Cambio Center Collection was greatly expanded. The MU Cambio Center, as noted on their website, "leads research and outreach on Latinos and changing communities.” In MOspace, you will find conference papers, eBriefs, and other Cambio Center publications. The University Libraries will continue to work with the Cambio Center to add new publications to MOspace. 

Links to sites mentioned:

Thank You for Your Support on Mizzou Giving Day

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Thank you to everyone who participated in Mizzou Giving Day and to those that helped with the marketing through social media. The day was a success, to say the least. When the online portion of the event came to a close, Mizzou had raised $8,295,842 from 3,590 gifts! Counting will continue until 5:00 today and a final number will be released sometime next week.

The library had 116 gifts totaling $69,277. Two additional gifts will be included in our final total, taking the library number to about $115,000!! All gifts were cash or stock, no estate gifts or other deferred gifts. That is a huge cash number for the Libraries!

You can see how we stacked up with other units here: https://givingday.missouri.edu/challenges.aspx

This was an exceptional result for our first ever “Giving Day.” I know University Libraries will build on this success and surpass these numbers next year. Thanks again to everyone that participated.

Cheers!
Matt

Healthy for Life Update

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NEW! National Walking Day – April 5th (attachment)

The American Heart Association’s National Walking Day is April 5th.  This April, commit to move more as an individual, family, community, school or company. Thousands of organizations are joining with the American Heart Association as we take steps toward a healthier, more active way of living for everyone. Be part of the movement.  Get your free toolkit at heart.org/MoveMoreToolkit.

NEW! United Healthcare: Easy Meal Makeovers and United at Work Podcasts (2 attachments)

This free online seminar is fully interactive and features expert speaker, Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD.

When: March 14, 2017

Time: 11:30 am             

Location: Online 

Cost: Free

Registration: Online

Click here to view a list of previously recorded seminars on a variety of topics. Also, available 24/7, United At Work podcasts were created to educate, to increase health risk awareness, and to encourage healthy behaviors. View a list of podcasts by viewing the United at Work Podcast attachment.

Financial Wellness Seminar

Cultivating financial wellness can be as easy as completing a few steps annually. Check out the financial wellness webpage to access your one-stop-shop for financial information, tools, and events.

Tomorrow in Focus (TIAA)

When: March 7, 2017

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm             

Location: Ellis Library 106A and UM University Hall (Telepresence) 

Registration: Online or call 800-642-7131 

Turn Your Savings Into Retirement Income

When: March 15, 2017

Time: 11:00 pm – 12:00 pm             

Location: Ellis Library 106A and UM University Hall (Telepresence) 

Registration: Online or call 800-642-7131 

Make the Most of Your Retirement Savings

When: March 29, 2017

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm             

Location: Ellis Library 106A and UM University Hall (Telepresence) 

Registration: Online or call 800-642-7131 

Visit http://umurl.us/finwell for more information. 

As a Healthy for Life sponsored workshop, eligible employees may earn 25 points for participation in the Financial Wellness Workshops. There are a maximum of 100 points possible for this category.

Women’s Health and Wellness Fair (attachment)

The Annual Women's Health and Wellness Fair is an opportunity for MU students, faculty and staff to learn about issues related to women's health and wellness outside of a clinical setting. We concentrate on the whole individual: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually; with exhibitors from the campus and the community. Representatives share information about exercise and fitness, women's support organizations, cancer prevention and treatment, healthcare, nutrition, public health, recreation, and much more. The event is free and open to all members of the MU community.

Women’s Health Fair

When: Wednesday, 3/15/17

Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where: Memorial Union Stotler Lounge

Contact: Click here or contact Heather Hoffman for more information    

Eligible employees can earn 10 points for participating in diversity activities, with a maximum of 100 points in this category. Employees must self-report diversity activities on the Healthy for Life Wellness Program website. Contact wellness@umsystem.edu for questions about the Wellness Incentive.

CORRECTION (LOCATION): Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling is intended to provide a professional development opportunity for women aspiring to positions of leadership.  This Q&A session features MU women leaders who have successfully “broken the glass ceiling” and gives attendees the opportunity to ask questions about career advice, planning and mentorship, as well as hear from panelists own experiences.  Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling is open to all students, faculty and staff, aiming to create an open forum in which the campus community can come together to discuss how gender can impact career choice and environments, as well as such obstacles might be overcome.  The inaugural session of the panel attracted over 50 students, faculty and staff.

 

Tools for Breaking the Glass Ceiling

When: Tuesday, 3/21/17

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Cost: FREE

Where: Women’s Center (correction from previous update)

Contact: Click here or contact Nicole Campione-Barr for more information

Eligible employees can earn 10 points for participating in diversity activities, with a maximum of 100 points in this category. Employees must self-report diversity activities on the Healthy for Life Wellness Program website. Contact wellness@umsystem.edu for questions about the Wellness Incentive.

 

Tuesday, March 14 – Author Visit with Jason Reynolds

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4:15 pm to 5:00 pm, Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Student Union

5:00 pm to 5:30 pm, Book Signing in Eyler Room

Author of All American Boys, When I was the Greatest, Boy in the Black Suit, and As Brave As You Are.

Register for the Author Talk here:http://bit.ly/AuthorTalk14March17  ** Because the Author Talk is open to the wider community and we anticipate school groups, registration is required for all.

Sponsored by the College of Education

Staff Advisory Group Notes – 03/02/17

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  1. Guest speakers: David Currey, Director of international student and scholar services; Kristen Cobrecht, Assistant director of international student and scholar services; Lauren Sellers, International scholar coordinator
  • In general, our International Student and Scholar Services programs support immigration compliance, F1 / J1 students and H1 / J1 Scholars.
  • International Center supports the Institute of International Education, Andrew Heiskell Award, which funds faculty to travel abroad to foster international relationships in research grants, papers and teaching innovations.
  • The International Center has 250 International Agreements: 100 in China, which is representative of the international population attending US universities across the country.
  • The IC provides support, aims to reduce barriers and foster curricular integration for study abroad programs.Most students attend summer short-term study abroad programs.MU sends 14,073 student abroad, making us one of the highest supporters of study abroad among AAU members.
  • International Student Enrollment: almost equal amount of undergraduate and graduate International students, where in the past we have supported graduate international students in greater numbers by comparison.Most students come from China, India, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
  • The IC would like to encourage us to individually volunteer for the International friendship program. This helps international students make a connection to domestic life in the US.
  • The library is welcome to provide information / hand-outs on services & facilities we provide for students to assist in international student recruitment.
  • Part of the International Student Success Course incorporates how to use the library.Teachers of this class have found it to be extremely helpful for our international students.
  • Lauren Sellers works with visiting scholars H-1B Specialty Occupation Scholars, spouses and dependent support.These students often use a curtesy card through their department to check out library program
  • Emerging issues in international student support: Impact of Executive Order, Changes in immigration regulations, Institutional opportunities and transitions
  • The IC can facilitate undocumented students by encouraging Tiger Food Pantry, clothing resources and law firms who do Pro Bono work.
  1. Division Reports:
  • HSL and the Specialized Libraries – Deb Ward:

     

     

    • The HSL has recently had furniture additions, electrical and will be working to obtain lighting enhancements.
    • HSL is Hosting the annual Mid-Continental Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MCMLA) meeting, in October.They plan to use classrooms at Ellis for Continuing Education classes as part of the meeting.Rebecca Graves is the chair of the planning committee.
    • The HSL Information Services Department is working with the School of Medicine Research Council on a drive to register researchers for an ORCID ID. The purpose of it is for each researcher to have a standard identification number to avoid confusion with similar names.
    • Thank you to Judy in transitioning duties as she looks forward to retirement.
    • We will be reviewing the Microforms list to determine what should stay on campus or go off site.
    • Thank you to Library staff for all the work you do for our library and community.
  • RAIS – Jeannette Pierce:

     

     

    • Librarians are heavily involved in teaching and workshops at this time.
    • Plagiarism Workshop tomorrow from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. is good for Undergraduate students.
    • Cindy Cotner is looking to do specialized workshops for International students.
    • The Student Enhancement Fee vote is Mon-Wed next week.
    • Thank you to Rachel and Paula for Black History Month activities.
    • Encourages everyone to review the Annual Statistical Report: give input for future important statistics and contact the Assessment Committee with questions.
    • MU Libraries Undergraduate Research Contest is looking to open submissions up to all research; not just that in paper form.Submissions must include research from MU Libraries.Contest deadline is March 13, 2017.Noel, Tammy and Sandy have more information.
    • Thank you Jen for implementing more user engagement situations.Our Q/A whiteboard, staff picks, reference book display and historic images have been well received.
    • We are offering drop-in workshops for ENG 1000 students who have completed a library instruction session.
    • Working with University of Missouri Extension and the Personal Financial Planning Department, we hope to add a tax preparation site in Ellis.
    • You can see social media from MU Libraries website and don’t have to have your own account.
  • ACTS – Corrie Hutchinson / Noah Hartsfield:

     

     

    • Physical Processing and Preservation is working with Special Collections to evaluate their microform collection for transfer to UMLD.
  1. Director’s report – Ann Campion Riley:
  • Ann hosted a State Historical Society space meeting. Early 2020 is the earliest that renovations can occur; late 2019 is when the addition would be complete. Ann will relay more as things progress.
  • The upcoming Mizzou Giving Day is March 15 & 16.Advancement is emphasizing donations to the University on that day.
  • University Libraries will participate in the Unbound Book Festival. The festival features Alex George, local author, presentation from MU Libraries Special Collections and the Stuckey essay contest.
  • The LMT meeting this afternoon will discuss ideas for a new Digital Media Commons.
  • Budget outlook has no changes. We will know exact cuts in May.We will move forward to fill positions: Head of Instruction, Technical Services Librarian, College of Engineering Librarian, and Head of Special Collections positions.
  • Corrie Hutchinson is orchestrating the ILS transition from the standalone MOBIUS cluster.
  • GWLA research project provides hard data on the correlation of improved GPA and students who have had library instruction. Only 12 libraries were able to complete study.Thanks to Nav and Goodie who were involved from MU Libraries.
  1. Q and A:
  • What was discussed at the LMT retreat?: LMT discussed problem solving scenarios, making goals more available and the microfilm project.
  • Can we have an update on the Birds?: We have a conference call scheduled with a consignment representative from the auction house. Packing and shipping details are being worked out.
  • Daniel Boone Library has been required to allow conceal and carry.Are we concerned about a campus carry bill like DBRL?: It is on Dean Council agenda and will be talked about in few months.
  1. New Business:
  • News Hub (Grace)

     

     

    • Check out the Cycle of Success stories on the News Hub website.You can use the form on the web to contribute stories. If it is on our News Hub, we can push it to other social media sites increasing the awareness of University Libraries.
  • Open Positions (Sheryl)

     

     

    • Business Support Specialist – ACTS
    • Head of Instructional Services
    • Tech Services Librarian interviews are complete. The search committee will meet Friday.
    • Programmer Analyst – LTS
    • Engineering Librarian is ready to be published
    • Head of Special Collections is ready to be published and volunteer calls made for the search committee.
  1. Final Q and A:

Ann posted a welcome to MU, System President Mun Y. Choi, on behalf of all of the University Libraries.

  1. Upcoming events:
  • Mizzou Giving Day, March 15-16, will be posted on social media venues, please share on your social media as well.
  • Friends of the Library Luncheon Donor Event, April 8, speaker: Dr. Barnstone Dept. of English, tickets $25
  • Library Society Reception, Apr 28, speaker: Major Garrett Chief Whitehouse Correspondence for News, Mizzou Alum Grand Reading Room, tickets $50, bar and hors d’oeuvre, contact Sheila Voss
  • Celebration of Service, May 18, use the online recommendation form to recognize colleagues
  • HR training: Mar 15 Student supervisors, upcoming meeting for changes in student recruitment
  • Resolving Conflict in the Workplace: Salama Gallimore, Director of Investigations and Deputy Title IX Coordinator, revolves around real life scenarios, offer scenarios you would like addressed to Sheryl.   
  1. Chair closing remarks:
  • Next Meeting April 4, 2:00 p.m.