UI Press to publish poetry books
The University of Iowa Press will publish in the
spring of 2004 two collections from the winners
of the 2003 Iowa Poetry Prize:
- Aggregate of Disturbance is
by Michele Glazer, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
- (some of) The Adventures
of Carlyle, My Imaginary Friend is by Dainis
Hazners, cofounder of the Young Writer’s
Camp held annually near Story, Wyo.
For more information, visit www.uiowapress.org.
Affirmative action office changes name
The name of the Office of Affirmative Action has
been changed to the Office of Equal Opportunity
and Diversity.
The change was announced during
UI President David Skorton’s annual keynote
address (see the full text of the speech on the President's Welcome site).
ACE requests due Nov. 10
Requests for Assessing the Classroom Environment
(ACE) course evaluation forms that include items
selected by the instructor
must be received at Evaluation and Examination
Service by Nov. 10. After that date, only the
standard ACE forms will be available.
Requests for printing only of department-generated
course evaluation forms require notice of at least
five working days. These orders will not be filled after Dec. 5.
Nominations
sought for Hancher-Finkbine Medallions
The Finkbine Dinner Committee
invites nominations of UI alumni to receive
one of the prestigious Hancher-Finkbine
Medallions
at the 87th Anniversary Finkbine Dinner on April
27, 2004.
Recipients of the Hancher-Finkbine
Medallions are chosen for the manner in which they
exemplify the
characteristics of
learning, leadership, and loyalty. The Finkbine Dinner
Committee selects a female recipient in odd numbered
years and a male
recipient in even numbered years; a male recipient
will be chosen this time.
The deadline is Nov. 10. Nomination
forms, a description of the criteria, and a complete
list of previous
recipients are available
at www.uiowa.edu/~vpss (click
on the 2004 Finkbine Award Nominations box) or by contacting
the Finkbine
Dinner Committee, 249 IMU. For more information,
contact Belinda Marner, (33)5-3557 or belinda-marner@uiowa.edu.
Benefits
enrollment under way
The annual flex benefits online enrollment is open
though 5 p.m., Nov. 21.
To enroll, go to the Human Resources web site at
www.uiowa.edu/hr and
click on "Self-Service." Then,
log in, click on "Annual
Benefits Enrollment," and make your selections.
For most faculty and P&S staff,
there are changes to flexible spending credit amounts,
insurance plan
premiums, and some
insurance plans. P&S staff and faculty who have
not already done so should carefully review their
benefit choices.
There is an enrollment book online
that explains the changes in your benefits program
and contains
enrollment instructions. It is
available under "Open Enrollment Information" on
the Benefits web site, www.uiowa.edu/hr/benefits/index.html.
Online enrollment requires your Hawk ID and password.
If you do not know your Hawk ID, you can find it
at https://login.uiowa.edu/uip/hawkid-lookup.page.
If you don’t have a password, you may request
one by contacting Information
Technology Services at (38)4-4357 or (38)4-0800.
Those supported by Health Care Information Systems
should call (33)5-6500.
Learn to manage your meds
Faculty and staff have an opportunity this month
to meet with pharmacists and senior pharmacy
students to discuss medications.
Personal appointments may be made between 9 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Nov. 18, at the IMU and during
the same hours Nov. 20 at
Pomerantz Level II Ambulatory Care Pharmacy. Participants
will receive a free 20-minute education and screening,
with the chance to ask questions and
become more familiar
with medication therapies.
To schedule an appointment, call UI Health Access
at (38)4-8442. Bring all medications to the screening. |
