Learn about disability resources
and services
Join the Office of Diversity, SNMA, OYATE, SNPhA and HSC GLBTI Friends
and Allies on Friday, March 16, noon to 1 p.m., for an overview of disability
resources and services, a part of the Celebrate Diversity Series.
It will be held in the west auditorium of RC-1 on the Anschutz Medical
Campus. The presentation will be given by Lisa McGill, director of DDC
Disability Resources and Services – Office of Disability Resources;
and Sherry Holden, CTRS, BA, coordinator, Office of Disability Resources.
Topics will include:
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Overview of disability resources & services, Office of Disability Resources
• Case law
• Legal issues
• Service animals
• Overview of basic accommodations
Refreshments will be served.
Heart and renal patients needed to speak
with medical students
Patients with a heart condition or a renal condition are invited to speak
with a small group of first-year medical students. This is a unique opportunity
to inform future physicians about what is important regarding your experiences
as a patient.
If you are a heart patient or renal patient and are willing to talk with
eight medical students and their faculty group leaders, contact Sharon
Campbell, Department of Psychiatry medical student course coordinator,
at 303-315-7394
or Sharon.Campbell@uchsc.edu.
Heart patients are needed from 10:30 to
11:30 a.m. on April 11; renal patients will be scheduled for May 9, 10:30-11:45
a.m.
All interviews are being conducted at the Ninth Ave. Campus. Specific
information about parking and location will be sent to each participant.
There will be a $25 honorarium for participation.
Vanguard financial counseling
sessions
The Vanguard Group, Inc. is scheduling one-on-one sessions with a licensed
Vanguard representative to discuss financial issues. The Vanguard Group,
Inc. is one of the University’s authorized retirement fund sponsors.
You can register online at: www.meetvanguard.com/session.asp?InstitutionID=136
or call Vanguard at 1-800-662-0106, Ext. 14500.
Learn to:
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Maximize your retirement plan.
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Choose the right investments for your asset mix.
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Invest during any market.
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Evaluate your distribution options.
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Make use of your resources for brokerage services, financial planning
services, and IRAs.
Dates and Locations:
Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Anschutz Medical Campus, Building 500 – Spring Room
Make a difference
in the lives of 46 million Americans!
Help the Arthritis Foundation raise awareness and funds to fight arthritis — the
nation's number one cause of disability. Gather friends and family and
take part in the 2007 Rocky Mountain Arthritis Walks in Colorado:
April 28, 2007 — Denver, The Denver Zoo
May 5, 2007 — Fort Collins, City Park
May 6, 2007 — Highlands Ranch, Redstone Park
May 12, 2007 — Colorado Springs, America the Beautiful Park
May 19, 2007 — Westminster,
Butterfly Pavilion & Promenade
(Click on the links above for registration and walk information.)
Choose from a 5K or 1-mile course. Men, women and children with arthritis
will lead the way wearing special blue "hero" caps to show
that they are taking control of their arthritis.
All participants who raise $100 or more will earn an official Arthritis
Walk T-shirt. After the Walk, there will be a post-walk celebration featuring
entertainment, food and valuable health information.
For more information, contact Ann Stary at 303-756-8622 x245.
TIAA-CREF
financial sessions
TIAA-CREF is scheduling one-on-one financial counseling sessions by appointment
only. To schedule an appointment, please visit the Web site at www.tiaa-cref.org/moc
or call Starr Pacheco at (800) 842-2009, ext. 4608.
Dates
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Times
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Locations
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Tuesday, March 27 |
8 AM – 4 PM
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Ninth Ave. Campus
SON, Room 1921-1 |
Wednesday, March 28
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8 AM – 3:45 PM
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Anschutz Medical Campus
Chancellors Conf. Room, Bldg. 500, C-1002 |
Thursday, March 29
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8 AM – 4 PM
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Ninth Ave. Campus
SON, Room 1921-1 |
Nominations being accepted for the
2007 President’s
Diversity Award
The annual President’s Diversity Award recognizes significant achievements
of faculty, staff, students, and academic or administrative units toward
developing a more culturally diverse, competent, and inclusive university
community.
Up to four awards of $1,000 each are given for projects or practices that
best reflect the implementation of system and/or campus diversity goals.
Awardees will be recognized at the President’s Diversity Award Reception
on May 1, 2 to 4 p.m. (Denver location to be announced).
ELIGIBILITY
Nominations are welcome from any member of the university community. Nominations
are sought in four categories: (1) faculty, (2) staff, (3) student, and
(4) academic unit or administrative unit. Faculty must be full-time tenured/tenure
track or senior instructors/instructors; staff must be full-time professional
exempt or classified employees; and students must be full-time undergraduate
or graduate students. Unit refers to academic and administrative offices;
staff, faculty, and student committees; and organizations (such as alumni)
directly associated with CU.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
Significance: How does the activity the individual or unit engaged in address
key areas of diversity such as recruitment, retention, campus or department
climate, community outreach, or other system or campus diversity goals?
Implementation: How was the activity implemented? What strategies were
used? What sources of funding were used to implement this project or activity?
Projects or activities may be short-term or may have occurred over several
years.
Impact: What has been the outcome? For example, has the activity (a) increased
understanding or promoted constructive change on issues regarding diversity
at CU? (b) influenced the success of students, staff, or faculty of diverse
cultural backgrounds? (c) helped to bridge the gap between the university
and diverse communities? (d) helped to bring about greater equity in the
university community? These and/or other indicators of impact should be
described in the nomination letter.
NOMINATION LETTER
Nomination letters should (1) indicate the nominee’s category (refer
to eligibility section above), (2) explicitly address the three criteria
stated above, (3) be no longer than three pages, and (4) include the name
and email address of nominee and nominator. Additional supporting materials
may be included as appendices.
A committee with representatives from each campus will make selections
based on the criteria. The deadline for receipt of nominations and all
supporting documents is Friday, March 9.
Submit nomination letters (electronic submissions are welcome) to:
Rae Ann Armijo
University of Colorado
1800 Grant Street
Suite 800/35UCA
Denver, CO 80203
raeann.armijo@cu.edu
303.860.5617 (Ph.)
303.860.5620 (Fax)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis conference
The Third Annual Partners Seeking a Cure conference will be held April
13-15 in Denver to educate and support people affected by primary sclerosing
cholangitis and their caregivers.
Chris Klug, a PSC patient, liver transplant recipient and Olympic bronze
medalist in snowboarding will share his inspirational story, To the Edge
and Back.
Keynote speaker will be Gregory Everson, MD, professor and director of
Hepatology at the UCD School of Medicine. Other UCD speakers include
Lisa Forman, MD, assistant professor of hepatology; Raj Shah, MD, assistant
professor of therapeutic endoscopy; and James Trotter, MD, assistant professor
of hepatology.
The conference is being held in the Hyatt Regency Tech Center. For more
information or to register, go to www.pscpartners.org or contact Ricky
Safer at pscpartners@yahoo.com.
Nominations sought for 2008 President’s
Teaching Scholars
President Hank Brown is soliciting nominations for the 2008 President’s
Teaching Scholars. Designation as a President’s Teaching Scholar
constitutes the university’s highest recognition of excellence in
teaching, as well as active and substantial contribution to research in
one’s discipline or, in the case of a less senior scholar, indications
of path-breaking contribution to his or her field. Only tenured faculty
is eligible.
Nominations: A complete description of the nomination process is available
on the President’s Teaching Scholars Program Web site at www.colorado.edu/ptsp/call.html.
Dossiers will be accepted no later than Thursday, Nov. 15. Up to two new
President’s Teaching Scholar designees
may be selected.
Selection Process: A university-wide committee composed of teaching scholars
will select the 2008 President’s Teaching Scholars.
Send nominations to:
University of Colorado
Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research
Attn: Carol Redabaugh
1800 Grant Street, Suite 800
35 UCA
Denver, CO 80203-1185
For more information on the President’s Teaching Scholars Program,
visit www.colorado.edu/ptsp/.
Orchestra recruitment
Orchestra musicians are needed to join MELOMANIA, the HSC Interdisciplinary
Orchestra.
Melomania is a small group consisting of students, residents, faculty members,
staff, and friends of the university. Auditions are not held and the only
requirement is that musicians own their instruments.
Practices are held most Wednesday nights in the School of Pharmacy on the
Ninth Ave. Campus.
For more information, please contact Christina.Yu@uchsc.edu.
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