Life and Letters in the Ancient Mediterranean, Oct. 10

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An intriguing event is coming up in Ellis Library! It's called "Life and Letters in the Ancient Mediterranean" and is being presented by the departments of Classical Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Special Collections, the Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection, and Gamal Castile.  See actual artifacts of everyday life in Ancient Greece, the first books by Classical poets printed on this side of the Atlantic, a 3000 year old fragment of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, authentic reproductions of Ancient Greek hoplite weapons and armor along with a demonstration of Ancient Greek warfare tactics.

Please join us for a multi-department celebration of Ancient Mediterranean Life and Letters 5 p.m. Monday, October 10 at room 114A Ellis Library. Special Collections Librarian Tim Perry will introduce the range of materials relating to the ancient Mediterranean that are housed in Ellis Library's Special Collections, from a 3,000 year old fragment of The Book of the Dead to an translation of Cicero printed by Benjamin Franklin. The event will be a riveting and valuable source of information. Any and all are welcome. We hope to see everyone in Ellis Library room 114A on October 10, 2016.

Chili Cook-Off – Only A Week Away!

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The Chili Cook-Off is only one week away.  We hope you’re planning to attend. Cindy is still accepting chili entries, and we assure it will be delicious and fun! And there will be door prizes!

The list of prizes for donations made to the campus effort is long, and we hope you’ll donate early to become eligible for them.

See you next Wednesday, September 28, at about 11:30!

Karen, Cindy and Deb
2016 Libraries United Way Unit Ambassadors
LIVE UNTED!

Registration for Travel

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Conference Attendees:

If you have recently submitted a travel request and need assistance with conference registration, please send Whitney Sevy (SevyW@missouri.edu) a link to the conference registration page. Be sure to include your contact information, as well as any membership numbers that can be used to receive discounts.

In the future, please include detailed registration information on the request for travel form.

Revisions to the Request for Travel form are currently under review by Accounting Services. The updated form will be made available as soon as possible. In the meantime, please continue to use the form on the staff web.

Thank you,

Kathy Peters

Wellness Update: 2016 Wellness Incentive Ends Sept. 30

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2016 Wellness Incentive Ends September 30, 2016
Incentive eligible faculty and staff have until September 30, 2016 to earn 350 points in order to receive an additional $350 in their final October paycheck. Log into the Wellness Portal, powered by Cerner, to check your points, self-report any additional activities, or find additional activities to earn points before the deadline.

Check your points total! It’s easy to check your points total to ensure that you have earned all 350 points needed to earn this year’s incentive. All you need to do is log into the Wellness Portal, select ‘Incentives’ and ‘Incentive Summary’ to view your total. See the attached ‘2016 Wellness Incentive, Instructions for Checking Points’ document for step by step instructions.

>>>Click here to log in to the Wellness Portal

If you have NOT earned all 350 points for Tier 2, keep going! You still have time to complete activities and earn your 2016 Wellness Incentive. The Tier 2 guide includes links and information for all activities that can earn points, choose activities that are of interest to you. Here are a few suggestions to help you complete the program:

  1. Flu shot, 50 points– self-report a flu shot received last fall. Log into the Wellness Portal and select ‘Incentive’ and then ‘Healthy Habits’ to report your flu shot.

>>>Click here to log in to the Wellness Portal

  1. Walk 1 million steps, 100 points for each million steps (max 200 points)- Report each million steps using the Million Step Pedometer Program submission form. Be sure to select ‘100 Wellness Incentive Points’ as your prize in order to receive the points. Using this form is the only way that points will be awarded for each million steps you walk. If you don’t use a step tracking device but you do log your miles, you may submit 500 miles of activity using this same form.

>>>Click here to submit your steps

  1. Ride 500 miles, 100 points for each 500 miles (max 200 points)- Report each 500 miles using the Ride to Wellness submission form. Be sure to select ‘100 Wellness Incentive Points’ as your prize in order to receive the points. Using this form is the only way that points will be awarded for each 500 miles you ride.

>>>Click here to report your miles

  1. Take an online Wellness Workshop- points vary (max 200 points)– Complete an online workshop on a variety of topics related to the 5 priority areas of the Culture of Health through both the Wellness Portal and myLearn.

    1. Wellness Portal workshops- Access these directly in the Wellness Portal by selecting ‘Wellness’ and then ‘Wellness Workshops’. Any of these workshops will earn points.

>>>Click here to log in to the Wellness Portal

  1. myLearn- Attached is the complete list of myLearn workshops that will earn you points. All of these are located in a 2016 Wellness Incentive folder which can be access here.

>>>Click here to log into myLearn

  1. Physical Activity on or off campus- 10 points per date (max 100 points)– Self-report physical activity of your choice to earn 10 points per date. Activities range from gardening, taking a yoga class or going for a walk. You define what physical activity means to you. You may report up to 10 days of activity for a maximum of 100 points. Log into the Wellness Portal and select ‘Incentive’ and then ‘Healthy Habits’ to report your physical activity. After you report each activity, change the date at the top of the screen to report your next date of activity. See the attached step-by-step guide to self-reporting activity ‘ 2016 Wellness Incentive, Instructions for Logging Activity’.

>>>Click here to log into the Wellness Portal.

 

Explore the Tier 2 guide for the full list of options that will earn points!

 

Need help?

HR Service Center (7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.):  573-882-2146

Email us at wellness@umsystem.edu

Diversity Alliance Events, News and More

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Register for the Workplace Diversity Series sessions here (upcoming topics include disability at work and the impact of racism on mental health) and see the upcoming topics for The African-American Experience in Missouri Lecture Series here.

EVENTS 

­­Sept. 27 – Harriet’s Return

Karen Jones Meadows’ Harriet’s Return: Based Upon the Legendary Life of Harriet Tubman brings into full light why Mother Tubman still influences the consciousness and actions of people throughout the world. This unique, award-winning, crowd pleasing theatrical production delves so deeply into the private and public life of Harriet Tubman that audiences believe and behave as though they are experiencing everything with her.  Harriet Tubman’s non-stop high energy portrayals of 31 riveting characters living through humorous and wrenching moments begins in a contemporary restaurant and ends nine decades later as she passes into her afterlife.  From childhood innocence to teenage rebel, romantic hopeful to heartbroken pragmatist, she evolves into famed Underground Railroad conductor, spiritual icon, revolutionary, and sage. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Missouri Theatre

Sept. 28 – Mama Africa: The Musical

An original musical drama featuring an all-South African cast and orchestra, "Mama Africa" is based on the life and music of Grammy-award winning singer Miriam Makeba and her activism to end apartheid. Presented in celebration of the UM System's 30-year partnership with the University of the Western Cape; courtesy of an in association with the ZM Makeba Trust and Siyandisa Music. 7 p.m. at Jesse Auditorium.

September 29 – DigiHealth 2016: Health Ethics and Storytelling in a Digital Age

The MU Center for HealthEthics is excited to announce that this year’s conference will be offered in partnership with DigiHealth, a multidisciplinary team of digital storytellers. From Facebook to Electronic Health Records, the ever-expanding forms of digital media bombarding clinicians, educators, and health care consumers pose complex ethical challenges. Join us as we engage in practical application, academic inquiry, and pure storytelling delight as we explore the ethical and unethical practices of digital media in the area of health. You be the judge… is digital media enhancing or obscuring the patient’s story? Early bird registration discount until August 31st! Register here: http://medicine.missouri.edu/cme/ethics16–registration.html

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