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Letter From Asian Affairs Center

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Dear Friends of the Asian Affairs Center:

We are happy to report that we have our largest groups of teachers, scholars, college and middle school students visiting our campus from Korea, China, and Mongolia this winter. Because we try to ensure that everyone visiting the University of Missouri campus has the opportunity to visit an American home, we have a request. Would you be able to host a couple of visiting scholars to dinner in your home some evening during January? Do you know anyone who might be interested in doing this?

A winter English and leadership experience is being planned for sixth graders from Jellanamdo, Missouri’s sister province in South Korea. It also includes Columbia’s sister city, Suncheon City. Although primarily funded by the province to help the children from this rural area be more nationally competitive, the children have all been selected because of their English ability and their parents’ support for this experience. They have requested a brief home-stay in an American home. We would like to schedule these during the weekend of January 15th to the 19th. They would return to the family home after attending school that Monday for a final night.

If you can help with either of these experiences, would you please contact my colleague at the Asian Affairs Center, Mary Jo Herde by email (herdem@missouri.edu) or phone (882-5624). She will also be happy to provide more information about each of these.

A couple of other things that may be of interest to those interested in Pacific Rim culture and activities include:

• “China’s 30 Years of ‘Opening Up and Reform’- Continuities and Change”
November 17 at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union N- 103 (Stotler III)
Visiting scholar – Professor Lingling Qi – will share her thoughts on China. There is no cost for this excellent program sponsored by the Columbia Friends of China and the Asian Affairs Center.

The Asian Affairs website (http://asia.missouri.edu) has added opportunities for work and study in Korea and China. Several of these are connected to partner institutions of the University of Missouri and should provide a good international experience for teachers, language students, and scholars.

Sincerely,

Sang S. Kim

New Posts, Oct. 26-30

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  1. One Read Book to Be Discussed on KBIA’s Intersection, Nov. 2nd
  2. Room Change for HR Webcast
  3. Call for Action from MLA Support Staff/Paraprofessional SIG
  4. Time and Labor FYI
  5. FYI on PED Training
  6. UM Benefit Plan Reminder
  7. Tech Tip: Warning About Viruses in Holiday E-mails
  8. DeWeeses’s Book Review Published in Journal of Access Services
  9. More Online Resources Cataloged
  10. Espresso Book Machine Open House

One Read Book to Be Discussed on KBIA’s Intersection, Nov. 2nd

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One Read book “The Air We Breath” to be discussed on community talk show Intersection on Monday November 2nd.

Join us on Monday November 2nd from 12-1pm on KBIA.org to discuss One Read book of the year, “The Air We Breath” by Andrea Barrett.
Intersection is a new talk show produced by KBIA and the Reynolds Journalism Institute. You can listen to the show on KBIA 2 digital radio, or watch the show live by visiting KBIA.org, clicking on the link for Intersection, then the link to watch it live. Or just visit http://rjionline.acrobat.com/intersection between 12-1pm on Monday November 2nd.

On Intersection, we want YOU to become part of the conversation. Share your thoughts about the book by calling in at 573-882-8925, e-mailing us at IntersectionOnKbia@gmail.com, or participating in the live online chat throughout the broadcast.

Questions? E-mail IntersectionOnKBIA@gmail.com

Intersection: Where People and Ideas Meet on KBIA.

Call for Action from MLA Support Staff/Paraprofessional SIG

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The mission of the MLA Support Staff/Paraprofessional SIG is to provide a forum for support staff and to serve as a resource for personal and professional development. The Support Staff/Paraprofessional Special Interest Group (PARASIG) consists of members of the Missouri Library Association to provide support to the 66% of library workers who do not have a Masters Degree in Library Science.

I encourage you to visit http://molib.org/parasig/ to see what we are about and the resources available there. We are looking for people to serve as officers for this group. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone to learn valuable leadership skills or if you already have the skills, you can utilize them to further the development of this group! We are looking for a Reporter and Vice-Chair and having two people work together as co-chairs is also an option. Much of the work of this group is done without having face-to-face meetings, but you do have to be a member of MLA to serve as an officer. In addition, you may need to attend an MLA Board meeting and the annual conference, so check with your supervisor to see if this is possible. You can go to http://molib.org/parasig/ to find out more about us, including the specific responsibilities for the two offices. If you would like to volunteer for this opportunity or if you have a suggestion for someone (a fellow staff member or someone you know) who would like to be involved, or if you have questions about the group, please contact Connie Bush, Chair (cbush@dbrl.org) as soon as possible.

UM Benefit Plan Reminder

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A reminder that the Annual Enrollment Change Period for enrollment/changes in benefits for 2009 will end on November 6, 2009. You are now able to initiate enrollment changes online through UM’s myHR at https://myhr.umsystem.edu. However, if you are not making changes to your current benefit program, no action is required on your part. Coverage will continue into 2010.

Also, if you currently participate in the Flexible Spending program and wish to do so in 2010, you must re-enroll each year and do so at this time.

Information on plan changes and costs for 2009 can be found at http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/hr/benefits/enrollment/. Contact Faculty and Staff Benefits at 882-2146 for additional information.

Tech Tip: Warning About Viruses in Holiday E-mails

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As we approach the holidays, notices of e-mails containing viruses and actual e-mail viruses are beginning to circulate. These notices ask you to click a link, which may take you to a site containing a virus or some other type of malware.

Please, follow these simple suggestions to keep your computer safe:

If you get a forwarded e-mail *about* a circulating virus, check www.snopes.com under the subject of the email. More than likely, the warning has been circulating for years and that particular virus is no longer a threat. Don’t trust the message when it says that it’s already been checked at Snopes or some other service; check yourself.

If you receive an e-mail with subjects like “An e-mail card for you!”, “A(n) Hallmark card for you!” or some other generic subject like this, delete it! On line card providers will have your name in the subject line, something like, “PT, Ernest sent you an online card!”.

As always, if you have ANY doubt about the legitimacy of an e-mail, delete it or ask someone in LTS.