Faculty-Staff ENEWS
Published each Wednesday for the faculty and staff of the NC State College of Management. Please submit information for upcoming newsletters to Charlie Foy by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
AKP Faculty-Staff Appreciation Breakfast Feb. 21
Alpha Kappa Psi is hosting an appreciation breakfast for all College of Management faculty and staff in the Nelson Board Room on Feb. 21, 9 - 11 a.m.
"We would like to further our relationships within the college and this is our way of saying thank you for all that you have done," says Brooke Shevitz, vice president of human resources for Alpha Kappa Psi. They'll be serving bagels, doughnuts and coffee.
This is also an opportunity to meet Charles Canteen, the college's new technical webmaster/instructional technologist, who starts Wednesday, Feb. 21.
Faculty invited to MAC/MBA Alumni Networking Event Feb. 21
Faculty are welcome to meet and mingle with alumni and current students at the next MAC-MBA Alumni Networking Event. It will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's headquarters in RTP. Over 200 attended the last event held at Vaughn Towers, providing a great opportunity to learn what alumni have been doing since launching their careers.
College of Management faculty meeting
The College of Management faculty meeting will be held on Feb. 23, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in 2405 Nelson.
Annual enrollment for the State Health Plan
Annual enrollment for the State Health Plan will take place from March 1 through March 30, and be effective July 1, 2007. The purpose of the annual enrollment is to select a different plan or change your plan design. If you do nothing, you will remain in your current plan. You will receive a mailing at your home address with more information. For additional details, please see the State Health Plan and the University Benefits website. To determine which plan you are currently enrolled in, log in on the administrative portal.
Business Ethics Society Spring Speakers Series
The Business Ethics Society based at the College of Management is presenting an Ethics Speakers Series, beginning March 12. The sessions will be held in 2402 Nelson Hall, 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. No reservations are required. These sessions are open to the NC State University community. For more information, please see the series schedule.
Groupwise calendar note
Message from College of Management Computing Services about the upcoing change in Daylight Savings Time
Donna Barrett, our network systems manager, recently sent a message about the impact of upcoming new time change dates. She sent the following special message to calendar users to further explain the specific impact of this.
Any entries already in place on your GroupWise calendar between the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of April for any upcoming year will be displayed incorrectly once all patches are in place. This is also true for any entries already in place between the last Sunday of October and the first Sunday of November.
For 2007, the specific dates are March 11 through April 1, and October 28 through November 4, all inclusive.
For the ranges indicated, it is recommended that you modify the subject line of each entry and add the actual times. For example, if you have a staff meeting on the schedule for Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in the 10:30 am to noon time slot, modify it to read Staff Meeting (10:30 a.m. - 12) in the subject line. That way you will know the correct time of the meeting even if it shifts on your calendar. For additional information please contact Donna Barrett.
EPA/SPA Awards for Excellence nominations due
The college is accepting nomination letters for the annual Awards for Excellence through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2007.
This is the only annual award designed to recognize the accomplishments and achievements of permanent SPA and EPA professional staff. Nominators should submit either a printed nomination letter or a word document to Donna Barrett. For additional information please see the Awards for Excellence webpage.
inForm v2 conversion coming March 1
Faculty or staff who have been using the university's inFORM tool to create online forms will need to change to the new version by March 1. Version 2 will stop running on March 1. Further details can be found at SYSNEWS.
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University-Community Events
Daylight-saving time comes early
This is a reminder that due to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Daylight-saving time will begin on March 11, three weeks sooner than normal. For more information check out this article in the News and Observer.
Office for Equal Opportunity sponsors workshops
All faculty and staff are invited to a series of workshops about equal opportunity/access rights, unlawful workplace harassment and discrimination, reasonable accommodations and much more! The workshops are designed to educate and protect you, as well as give you a hiring edge via the Equal Opportunity Institute (EOI) certification. For more information check out their flyer.
Second Annual Big 4 Canned Food Drive
NC State is engaged in a friendly competition with its in-state ACC rivals to collect the most donations for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
From February 1 to March 1, drop off canned-food items or monetary donations at men's and women's home basketball games, men's home baseball games and at the Harris Teeter at Cameron Village (canned food only please). Also, you may make online monetary donations via credit card by clicking on the North Carolina State University link at Big4Food.
Don't miss this opportunity to beat hunger in our state while also beating the Deacs, Devils and Heels!
Seminars, panel discussions focus on Global Warming
Global Warming is the focus of a series of panel discussions and seminars - plus a musical performance - to be held Feb. 26-28 at NC State. Scheduled are:
- Feb. 26: A presentation by author Elizabeth Kilbert about Man, Nature and Climate Change a panel discussion on Feb. 27, 4 p.m., at the Talley Student Center, followed by an Arts Now Series concert at 7 p.m. [flier]
- Feb. 27: Panel discussion on Global Warming: International Perspectives, at 4 p.m., followed by an Arts Now Series concert at 7 p.m. [flier]
- Feb. 28: Presentation by David Archer on Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast. [flier]
In connection with Kolbert's lecture a group of faculty and graduate students will be meeting three times during the next three weeks to discuss her book and some related reading materials. The third meeting will take place with Kolbert on the day of her visit. If you're interested in joining this seminar group or know of a colleague or student who would be interested, please Bill Kinsella.