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Free Reserved Seating for UNC Employees at July 4 Stampede Parade

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

All UNC employees, retirees and their immediate household family members are invited to view the Greeley Stampede Independence Day Parade from reserved bleacher seating in front of the UNC Visitors Center on the east side of 10th Avenue.

Bleacher seating will be free and reserved for UNC employees, and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please, no placeholders (such as blankets) to claim seats.

Free parking will be available in UNC parking lots on a first-come, first-served basis.

The parade is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 4. More than 120 entries fill the parade route, which runs north on 10th Avenue beginning at 19th Street and ending at 5th Street.

For more information, visit the Greeley Stampede website.

UNC Today Summer Publication Schedule

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UNC Today will continue to be published Monday through Friday through the summer provided there are campus announcements to share.

To submit an announcement, use the online form. Upcoming events, including important deadlines, should be added to the online calendar.

Faculty, Staff, Grad Students Sought for Summer Safe Zone Trainings

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The GLBTA Resource Office seeks faculty, staff and graduate students to help grow a visible and supportive campus network of allies to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities by participating in one of the office's upcoming Safe Zone training sessions. The next session will be 1-4 p.m. Monday, June 11. Another session will be offered 1-4 p.m. Monday, July 30. The training informs participants about issues surrounding the GLBTQ communities and how they can be supportive allies. To register for a training session and find out the location, contact Jael Esquibel, 351-2906.

Bear Logic FY12 Deadlines

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The last day to order a computer to be purchased with FY12 funds is Friday, June 8. All in-stock items may be purchased with an EIO up to June 29. The last day to use your UNC Card for for FY12 Bear Logic purchases is June 20.

Reminder: UNC Has a Social Media Portal

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UNC now has a social media portal at www.unco.edu/social/ containing links to approved social media pages for UNC programs, departments, offices and other entities. If you have an active Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or other social media page you would like listed on the portal, visit Web Communications' website to find out how to get it added.

The site contains the required approval form to create social media pages, guidelines and best practices for creating them, and a training video.

Students, alumni and employees are encouraged to contribute posts to UNC's Facebook page.

Tribute Concert to Honor Former Music Professor

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

All members of the university community are invited to a tribute concert honoring former School of Music Professor Derryl Goes from 7-9 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in the Garden Theatre. Goes, who passed away April 9, guided the percussion program for 18 years before retiring in 1983 with emeritus faculty status.

The Dean Bushnell Orchestra will play big band ballroom swing selections arranged by Goes during the 40 years he played with the group. An obituary is available here.

Save the Date: Student Employer Training June 22

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Employees who interview, hire, supervise or work in any capacity with student employees (hourly, salaried or work study) and who are new to UNC within the last year are strongly encouraged by the Office of Student Employment to attend the Student Employer Training session from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday, June 22, in the Gunter Hall auditorium (room 1720).

Topics covered will include work study, I-9 forms and injury reporting, hiring of international students, payroll overview and forms, hiring students through the online job bank and EPAF submissions, or any other student employment topics you would like covered.

A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Cynthia Harling by Monday, June 18.

Campus Parking Lot Re-Striping to Begin June 6

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Parking Services has purchased a painting machine and will be re-striping several campus parking lots as well as all crosswalks, stop bars, center lines and directional arrows starting June 6. Please respect posted lot closures and exercise caution on roadways when re-striping is being done to help ensure the project is completed efficiently and safely. The schedule, which is weather-dependent, is:

All crosswalks, stop bars, center lines and directional arrows: June 11-15
J-lot, row 1-5: June 6
J-lot, row 6-10: June 13
V-lot: June 18
T-lot: June 19
U-lot: June 20
Z-East: June 20
UC loading dock: June 22 (closed one-half day)

Whenever feasible, sections of parking lots will be re-opened once they have been re-striped while work continues on other sections.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact Parking Services Office at 351-1971.

UNC Closed May 28 for Memorial Day

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

University of Northern Colorado administrative offices will be closed and there will be no classes on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. To contact specific university departments for information about schedules and services available on holidays, visit http://www.unco.edu/contact.shtml.

Student Employee Accounts Expire May 31

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

All student employee accounts (firstname.lastname@unco.edu) are set to expire May. 31. If you have student employees who will be working this summer and would like their account access extended through Aug. 31, send an email to Technical Support with the student's first and last name (e.g., John Doe).

Additionally, include the names of students who are no longer working for your department with the word "Delete" (e.g., John Doe - Delete) so their access to employee resources can be removed.

Do not include students' Bear Numbers.

If you have any questions, contact Technical Support, 351-4357.

Year-End Purchase Order Procedures

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Purchasing and Contracts reminds those responsible for preparing purchase requisitions that June 13 is the deadline to transfer current fiscal year standing purchase orders to the new fiscal year. For other important deadlines and complete information about year-end purchase order procedures such as reviewing outstanding purchase order encumbrances and closing standing or regular purchase orders, please consult the Year-End Purchase Order/Encumbrance Procedure Guide FY12 on the Purchasing and Contracts website.

If you have questions, please contact Morgan Gray, 351-2287.

Tickets Now Available for 2012 Little Theatre of the Rockies Performances

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Individual performance tickets and season subscriptions are now available for the 2012 season of UNC's Little Theatre of the Rockies, the oldest continually operating professional theater company in Colorado and one of the oldest in the nation. The season opens June 7 with the comedy The Boys Next Door, directed by Tom McNally. For the season schedule, performance synopses, casts and ticket information, visit the LTR web page.

Emergency Alert System to be Tested May 30

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A test of UNC's Emergency Alert Messaging System will be conducted about noon Wednesday, May 30. The test message will be sent to UNC email accounts, to text-enabled office phones and via text and voice messages to subscribed cell phones. For instructions on signing up your cell phone to receive emergency alert messages, visit the Emergency Alert System website.

UNC Graduate Program Ranks Top 5 Worldwide

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UNC's Sport Administration graduate program is one of only two U.S. universities to earn top 5 standing among sport management programs around the world in the first-ever rankings by SportBusiness International magazine, the leading publication covering the international sport business community. Continue Reading.

Bubblesheet Course Evaluations Due May 31

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The deadline for scanning all spring semester bubble sheet course evaluation forms is May 31. The spring semester report will be run June 1 to send to the college deans' offices. All bubble sheet scanning is self-service at Carter 14 or the Computer Commons at the University Center . Staff is on hand at both locations to assist with the process. For more information, visit the course evaluation web page.

Cisco VPN System to be Retired This Morning

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Information Management and Technology will be retiring the legacy Cisco VPN from service today, May 24. Anyone currently still using the Cisco desktop VPN service will need to use the SSL VPN at https://remote.unco.edu for remote access to campus computing resources starting today. For technical assistance with the SSL VPN, contact the Technical Support Center at 351-4357 or search for "SSL VPN" on the IM&T Knowledge Base.

Hands-On Arts Program Offers Summer Enrichment

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The College of Performing and Visual Arts' Office of Community Arts offers opportunities for all ages and interests to enjoy the pleasure and excitement of new knowledge and personal creation through its summer Hands-On Arts program.

Classes start soon and activities are scheduled throughout the summer, whether you want to pick up a new hobby, learn how to play a musical instrument, hear all about the opera "La Boheme" or bring out your creativity in an art class.

Pre-registration two days in advance is required for all activities and can be made by calling 351-2200.

For a complete schedule and details, visit the Hands-On Arts website.

UNC Psychological Services Clinic Accepting Summer Clients

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Psychological Services Clinic is currently accepting clients for the summer semester, offering low-cost, high-quality counseling services for UNC employees and students as well as community members.

Counseling is provided by advanced graduate students in the School of Applied Psychology and Counselor Education who are closely supervised by faculty.

Services include individual counseling for children, adolescents, and adults, couples and family counseling, and psychological assessment services.

Most counseling services are available for a flat fee of $40 for the entire semester; some are provided on a sliding scale fee of $10-$60 if an advanced student is required. Assessments begin at $300.

If you or anyone you know could benefit from the clinic's services, call 351-1645. Initiating services only takes a few minutes and available appointment times fill quickly, so early referrals are encouraged.

Clinic staff members also are available to do 10- to 15-minute presentations to classes, organizations or meetings about the clinic and the services provided.

For additional information, including clinic hours, how to initiate services and rates for other services, or to schedule a presentation, visit the clinic's website.

‘No Impact Man’ Chosen as Common Reading for UNC's First-Year Students

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A committee representing University of Northern Colorado students, faculty, staff and community members has chosen No Impact Man by Colin Beavan as the 2012-13 First-Year Common Book.

The full title of Beavan's 2009 book is No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process. In it, Beavan details a year-long effort that he, his wife and young daughter undertake to make as little environmental impact as possible, while living in the heart of New York City, forgoing electricity, motorized transportation, takeout food, toilet paper and more.

Copies of the book will be distributed to academic departments and first-year students, and campus programming will be built around the book during the 2012-13 academic year.

An award-winning blogger, Beavan also documented his socio-environmental experiment for the movie of the same name. He previously wrote two other acclaimed non-fiction books and is a visiting scholar at New York University, an advisor to the university's Sustainability Task Force, sits on the board of directors of New York City's Transportation Alternatives and on the advisory council of Just Food. He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Liverpool.

For more information about Beavan and his various projects, visit his website.

Writing Center Open for Summer Sessions

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The UNC Writing Center, a free service for enrolled students, faculty and staff, is open for the summer sessions from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To make an appointment, call 351-2056 or visit the center's website.