Faculty & Staff
January 31, 2012
The ϳԹ community has free access to a suite of Google Apps. With more than 40 applications from mobile to media, geo to social, Google Apps for Education is a lot more than email, calendaring and docs. But many people may not be fully aware of the full range of options a...
January 30, 2012
Women faculty members: Join your colleagues from across campus for an informal lunch where you can network, chat, find new resources and be part of a campus community of women. The next Women Faculty Connect luncheon, sponsored by the Women Faculty Leadership Development Initiative of the Flora Ston...
January 27, 2012
Associate Vice President Emerita for Academic Affairs Jean S. Calhoun passed away Jan. 25 at her home in Shaker Heights after a brief illness. She was 84.
Born March 20, 1927, Calhoun earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1948 and her master’s in English at Western Reserve Un...
January 27, 2012
Faculty members who have a conflict that interferes with their work are encouraged to use the Faculty Conciliation and Mediation Program to explore the nature of the conflict and the various alternatives available for resolving it. Conversations with the conciliation counselor are completely confide...
January 26, 2012
Faculty and staff: Did you make a New Year’s resolution to give your budget a makeover? Here are some tips from EASE@Work, the university’s confidential employee assistance provider, and thesimpledollar.com on cutting expenses:
Buy fewer books and spend more time at your local library.
Eat out le...
January 26, 2012
The Connor Integrative Medicine Network will offer a four-week Meditation 101 course at a discounted rate to ϳԹ employees ($40 for employees; $60 for non-employees). Wednesday classes will be held Feb. 8-29 and March 7-28, from 5 to 6 p.m. in University Hospitals Case Me...
January 25, 2012
Do you know a student that excels in leadership on campus? A student that is well spoken and can hold an intellectual conversation in a professional setting? A student who loves ϳԹ? Then recommend them to be in the Student Turning Point Society.
The Student Turning Poin...
January 24, 2012
ϳԹ faculty interested in serving on Faculty Senate standing committees starting in fall 2012 should fill out the online Faculty Senate Interest Survey by Monday, Feb. 6. Any questions can be addressed to Susan Tullai-McGuinness, chair of the Faculty Senate Nominating Committee....
January 24, 2012
Applications being accepted for NSF $13.5 million award for integrative graduate education, research
The National Science Foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program is offering a limited submission opportunity for $13.5 million—up to $3.3 million per award over five years. This includes the $200,000 Competitive Incentive Fund per award for trainees for rese...
January 23, 2012
Information Technology Services (ITS) will present “New for Spring 2012,” a session that will include an overview of faculty support through existing services and an introduction to new and improved services.
Recent improvements and additions include the continued expansion in the Research Computin...