Self-care leads to better grades. April 29, 30 & May 1, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., come to De-Stress Days in Union Hemisphere Lounge to leave feeling less stressed and more relaxed.
Faculty may be paid for their continuing non-temporary academic year appointment in 10 or 12 equal installments beginning with the August 31 or July 31 payroll respectively. Faculty members who would like to change their salary payments from 10 to 12 months, or vice versa, must complete a Pay Frequency Change Form. The completed form can be scanned and emailed to payroll@uni.edu or sent via campus mail to Business Operations - Payroll, mail code 0008, prior to the Wednesday, May 15, 2024, deadline. Questions may be directed to Amy Stanbrough at amy.stanbrough@uni.edu or 273-7049.
Student volunteers are needed to fill in scenes for a UNI TV Spot being filmed on campus Monday, April 29 through Friday, May 3. If you are a student who is interested, please sign up for one (or more) of these slots using this spreadsheet [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10HESDJYtwd5NMgqJ-m_sqoxtMb1ZfDJLsu0TXyPF760/edit#gid=0]. If you are faculty or staff, please pass along to any students you think might be a good fit and encourage them to sign up if interested. All potential participants must fill out a photo/video release, and will be screened to make sure they are in good standing. University Relations will reach out to confirm participation and final details with all students. Questions can be directed to Jess Betts.
Human Resource Services will host an interactive session on maintaining health and fitness at age 55+. Participants will learn tips, tricks and exercises that are safe and will help maintain a healthy lifestyle. This hour-long session will be presented by Merriam Lake, with MercyOne Wellness, on Wednesday, May 15 at noon in Gilchrist 009. Please register in advance.
Human Resource Services will host the final confidential biometric screening of the academic year on Friday, April 26, from 7 to 9 a.m. in Gilchrist 009. All benefit eligible employees may participate in one free biometric screening per academic year. For more information, and to register, visit the confidential biometric screening webpage.
Get ready for Rummage Rampage today (April 15) from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Maucker Union Ballrooms, hosted by Revitalize to Rewear, which is a student-led project out of Business and Community Services, the Iowa Waste Reduction Center and the UNI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. Student interns hope to use this event to reduce clothing waste sustainably. Shoppers will have the opportunity to fill as many bags as they can with thrifted clothes of their choice for $5 per bag. Proceeds will be donated to Cedar Valley Angels, and the remaining clothing will be donated to House of Hope, keeping it out of our landfill.
Beginning Wednesday, May 1, Guided Independent Study will be renamed to Self-Paced Online Courses. The change will be in name only - all policies and procedures regarding these courses will remain the same. Updates are currently being worked through for all the dependencies of the name change, so you may see both the Guided Independent Study / SPOC names until all updates are complete. If you have any questions about self-paced online courses, or would like to view the current available courses, please contact karen.cunningham@uni.edu or visit the website.
