WELCOME TO THE FASN DEAN'S OFFICE WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Week of February 12, 2007

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1) New FASN Dean's Office Weekly Announcements and Changes to FASN E-News and Notes
2) Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series
3) Required Supervisory Training
4) Deadline for on-line diploma information filing for May, 2007 graduation
5) Career Development Center/Criminal Justice Career Fair
6) Viewing of the Redesigned Smart Classroom Podium
7) New Purchasing Policy
8) Phone Chains for Inclement Weather

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1) New FASN Dean's Office Weekly Announcements and Changes to FASN E-News and Notes

Welcome to the 1st issue of the FASN Dean's Office Weekly Announcements. The weekly announcements contain items that the Dean's Office would like to share with NCAS faculty and staff.

The FASN e-newsletter, FASN E-News & Notes, will now be published on the first Monday of every month. The deadline for submitting material to the March 2007 issue is Monday, February 19th. Please see the following url for publication dates and submission guidelines:

2) Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series

The 27th Annual Marion Thompson Write Lecture Series will be held on Saturday, February 17th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at Paul Robeson Campus Center. "Time Longer Than Rope: Historical Memory and the Black Atlantic,"

3) Required Supervisory Training

The following workshops are for ALL managers and supervisors. These workshops are being facilitated by administrators of the Office of

Employment Equity, University Human Resources.

PREVENTING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT

These 2-hour workshops cover the university harassment policies, and your role as a supervisor. (When registering for this workshop, please indicate date and time selected.)

Friday, February 16, 2007

Morning Sessions: 10:00 am - Noon

Afternoon Sessions: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

STAFF DISABILITIES: AN INTERACTIVE PROCESS This is a 2-hour workshop which covers the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as other areas of employee disability and health issues which every

supervisor and manager should know about.

Friday, February 23, 2007, 10:00 am - Noon

All supervisors and managers are strongly urged to register for one of these workshops, if you have not already attended. Attendance will be taken and recorded. Please respond to RoseAnn Rivera at rorivera@newark.rutgers.edu or x5502.

4) Deadline for on-line diploma information filing for May, 2007 graduation

The Deadline for on-line diploma information filing for May, 2007 graduation is Tuesday, February 13th. Students should complete the diploma application form on the Student Affairs web site at the following url:

5) Career Development Center/Criminal Justice Career Fair

6) Viewing of the Redesigned Smart Classroom Podium

The Office of Academic Technology invites interested faculty to Conklin 424 to view and comment on a redesigned smart classroom podium. This prototype podium was designed based on suggestions made by faculty on the Smart Classroom Development Committee (2004). The following sessions are scheduled in Conklin 424:

Wednesday, February 14, 2:30-3:50

Monday, February 19, 11:30-12:50

Anyone wishing to view the podium, but unable to attend one of these sessions, should contact Joy McDonald (joymcd@newark.rutgers.edu) to plan an alternate date.

7) New Purchasing Policy

The Office of the Vice President announced the revision of the University

Purchasing Policy. The revised policy, last updated in 1988, reflects

8) Phone Chains for Inclement Weather

Departments and offices are reminded that they should have phone chains to notify all faculty and staff in case the campus is closed because of inclement weather. In case the school is closed or opening is delayed, the Dean's Office will phone all Department Chairs and Program Directors and Administrators who, in turn, will be expected to use a phone chain to notify everyone in their units. Information about campus status can also be found at the University and Campus websites: