Weight Watchers at Work Information Sessions Announced!
Quarterdeck:
Date: November 3, 2014
Time: 12:00-12:30pm
Location: Quarterdeck room 162B
New! Women’s and Children’s Hospital:
Date: November 6, 2014
Time: 11:30am-12:00pm
Location: EMR 1251
University of Missouri Hospital:
Date: November 6, 2014
Time: 12:00-12:30pm
Location: Clinical Support & Education Building, room 332
Townsend Hall:
Date: November 6, 2014
Time: 12:00-12:30pm
Location: Townsend Hall Room 107
A minimum of 15 people is needed to hold each informational session.
Please contact Blaine Snow at SnowB@umsystem.edu or 573-884-2402 to register by October 30, 2014.
Root Cellar Local Food Box Delivery at Mizzou!
Through a partnership with Healthy for Life, the Root Cellar now offers delivery of their weekly local food subscription program at the University of Missouri and the University of Missouri Healthcare System. The Root Cellar Local Food Box program offers three weekly subscription options to make healthy eating convenient and affordable. Fall/Winter subscriptions are available for $33 plus tax per week from October 30 through March 27. Visit the Root Cellar Local Food Box webpage for more details, FAQ’s and to enroll.
Delivery points have been established at the following locations on Friday afternoons from October 30, 2014 to March 27, 2014:
Heinkel Building
201 S. 7th St.
Room 201, Healthy for Life Lobby
Mizzou North
115 W. Business Loop 70 W
5th Floor
Quarterdeck
2401 Lemone Industrial Blvd
1st Floor, Cafeteria
Parking Structure #7
1095 Virginia Avenue
Human Resources Services Lobby
Visit the Root Cellar Local Food Box webpage to enroll at a location convenient for you!
Questions? Contact Jennifer Oetting at oettingj@umsystem.edu or 573-884-7427.
Participate in a Physical Activity Class and Earn Tier 2 Points!
Check out group fitness classes taking place in numerous locations around the University of Missouri and University of Missouri Healthcare System. Engaging in a physical activity class on or off campus is just one way to earn tier 2 incentive points. Physical activity classes can be self-reported through the Healthy for Life Cerner portal.
Lunchtime, Me-Time Strength Conditioning
Location: Townsend Hall, Room 107
Date: Monday’s and Wednesday’s, August 18, 2014 – December 10, 2014
Time: 12:15-12:45pm
Cost: $1 per class. No registration is required.
Questions? Please contact instructor Nani Fudge at fudgek@missouri.edu.
Pilates
Location: Townsend Hall, Room 222
Date: Monday’s and Wednesday’s, August 25, 2014 – December 10, 2014
Time: 12:10-12:50pm
Cost: $3 per class. No registration is required.
Questions? Please contact instructor Tina Price atpricet@missouri.edu.
Yoga
Location: Townsend Hall, Room 223
Date: Tuesday’s, August 19, 2014 – December 9, 2014
Time: 12:15-12:45pm
Cost: $1 per class. No registration is required.
Questions? Please contact instructor Glenda Moum at moumg@missouri.edu.
Yoga, Gentle
Location: Dalton Research Center
Date: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s, ongoing
Time: 12:10-12:50pm
Cost: $3 per class. No registration is required.
Questions? Please contact instructor Sandy Matsuda at matsudas@missouri.edu.
Yoga
Location: Ellis Library, Room 5 State Historical Society Art Gallery
Date: Thursday’s, August 28, 2014 – December 11, 2014
Time: 12:15-12:45pm
Cost: $1 per class. No registration is required.
Questions? Please contact instructor Glenda Moum at moumg@missouri.edu.
Yoga
Location: Quarterdeck, Room 251
Date: Thursday’s, October 23, 2014 – December 4, 2014 (no class Nov. 27th)
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Cost: $18 for the 6 week series. Registration is required.
A minimum of 7 people is required to hold this class. To register or for questions please contact instructor Carolyn Oates at coates3308@gmail.com.
Zumba Gold
Location: University of Missouri Psychiatric Center Gym
Date: Monday’s, November 3, 2014 – December 15, 2014 (no class Nov. 24th)
Time: 5:15-6:15pm
Cost: $4 per class or $20 for the entire 6 week series. No registration is required.
Zumba Gold, based on the same Latin and international dance moves as Zumba, is designed for active older adults using less intense, lower impact moves. Raise your heart rate and improve your flexibility in a fun atmosphere in this easy-to-follow, dance-based fitness program. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothes. To register or for questions please contact instructor Susan Tharp at tharps@missouri.edu or 573-268-6568.
For questions about physical activity classes taking place on campus, please contact Sarah Ellis at elliss@umsystem.edu.
It’s been a while since we submitted anything to the News Notes, but that’s because things have been hopping up here on 4 West! Here’s what the three of us have been up to since the semester started:
And we’re still keeping up with our social media outreach. Take a look at our top posts on Tumblr this month.
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MU Special Collections and UMKC are involved in the Inter-Campus Research Program grant project named “Multispectral Analysis of Missouri’s Cultural Resources.”
The project has two primary aims:
1) to study rare manuscripts held by the MU Special Collections and in UMKC, using techniques of multispectral analysis, and
2) to develop an affordable mechanical apparatus and technology for its use that other libraries can adopt in order to advance the study of their own collections.
Multispectral analysis allows for the examination of ink application and prior removal of the text, of the compositional layering, and of “dirty” fingerprints in rare books that may reveal patterns of usage. Using the results gained from multispectral analysis, researchers and students can decipher a book’s production and reception history.
This past Friday the first meeting of both teams took place at UMKC, at which goals and plans were discussed, and the prototype of the apparatus viewed.
Everyone, everywhere, should know how to protect themselves in an earthquake. Even if earthquakes are rare where you live, they may happen where you or your family travel. To learn move, visit The Great ShakeOut at www.shakeout.org.
There will be a flu shot clinic at Ellis Library on Nov. 4 from 9 am to 3 pm. Additional information, including a flu shot consent form, can be found online at http://www.umsystem.edu/curators/wellness/2014_flu_shots.
Any University of Missouri faculty or staff member, dependent, or retiree may get a flu shot at one of the campus clinics. If you are enrolled in the myOptions Health Plan (to be renamed the Healthy Savings Plan for 2015), the myChoice Health Plan (to be renamed the PPO Plan for 2015), or the myRetiree Health Plan, you are eligible for a FREE vaccine. If you are not enrolled in a University of Missouri (UM) medical plan, there will be a $20.00 fee for the vaccine.
Open Enrollment for faculty and staff begins on October 20, 2014. All benefit-eligible employees must select and submit a medical plan choice or waive coverage in myHR. If you take no action by October 31, you and your currently enrolled family members will be defaulted to the Healthy Savings Plan on an after-tax basis effective January 1, 2015. Please visit http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/2015_annual_enrollment for information on the available benefit plans and the Annual Enrollment Decision Guide.
Human Resource Services will be hosting their annual training conference on November 5 and 6 at Memorial Union. Chancellor Loftin will kick off the conference with a welcome to all attendees at 8:30am on November 5 in Stotler Lounge. There will be over 40 sessions to choose from, with subjects ranging from benefits and wellness to IT skills and personal finance. For more information, and to sign up for sessions, please visit http://hrs.missouri.edu/training/all-employees/hrs-training-conference/index.php.
The following position is currently accepting applications. The job opening is available for review at http://library.missouri.edu/about/employment/employopp/.
Job Opening 14703, User Support Analyst
Michael Hopkins has accepted the position of Programmer Analyst in LTS, working on the Mellon grant. Michael will begin working in his new position on Monday, 10/27/2014.