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New Part-time Faculty Orientation
Date/Time: January 12, 2013 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Express Scripts Hall 104
Audience: Faculty/Staff
Description: Orientation for new part-time faculty is designed to introduce: (1) campus services which support faculty and students; (2) campus supports for teaching and learning, including integrating technology into courses; (3) and service-learning and civic engagement opportunities.
For Info: Peggy Cohen at 314-516-4508

Spring Tai Chi Class Registration is Open
Date/Time: January 14, 2013
Location: 203 Mark Twain Building
Audience: Open
Description: Registration for the Spring Tai Chi class is now open. A modified Yang/Fu-style 24 Form Tai Chi and 18 Motion Qigong will be taught. This class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29 through March 21. There is a one-time fee for the eight-week session: $10 for UMSL students; $30 for UMSL alumni, faculty and staff; $40 for all others. Class size is limited to 20.
For Info: Linda Gatson at 314-516-5091

Economic Challenge Workshop
Date/Time: January 14, 2013 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: 92 J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: A professional development workshop for high school teachers that provides instruction on participating in the Economics Challenge, a national student competition that tests students’ knowledge and application of economics. Students compete in teams to answer questions related to microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics and current events.
For Info: Ellen Schmidt at 314-516-5248

Weight Watchers at Work
Date/Time: January 15, 2013 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: 225 MSC, Conference Room
Audience: Open
Description: Come join Weight Watchers at Work on campus any Tuesday. A group of faculty and staff meet with a Weight Watchers facilitator on a weekly basis. To initiate the process, follow the instructions below: Go to wellness.weightwatchers.com. Enter Company ID: 46814. Enter Company Passcode: WW46814. Register as a new member. General information: Meetings are 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays in 225 MSC. Cost is $39.95 per month and includes free access to E-Tools, an online resource to help with your success. Contact Teresa Balestreri at 314-516-5002 or tkb@umsl.edu for more information.
For Info: Teresa Balestreri at 314-516-5002

Ferguson Lunch Trolley
Date/Time: January 16, 2013 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Three Pickup Locations on Campus
Audience: Open
Description: The free Ferguson Lunch Trolley is back! Don’t lose your parking spot by catching a ride on the trolley to Ferguson restaurants for lunch on Wednesdays. The trolley will make four continuous loops between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sandwich board signs will be placed at trolley pickup sites. Campus pickup locations: Woods Hall (west side), MSC (east side), and Marillac Hall (main entrance). Ferguson restaurants: Celebrity Southern Soul Food; Corner Coffee House; El Palenque; Faraci Pizza; Ferguson Brewing Co.; Imo’s Pizza; KFC; Little Caesar’s Pizza; Marley’s Bar & Grill; Mimi’s Subway Bar & Grill; New Chinese Gourmet; Popeye’s Chicken; Queen’s Chinese Restaurant; Quizno’s; Subway; Vincenzo’s Italian Ristorante.
For Info: Mary Haux at 314-332-5546

Economics Guest Speaker Terry L. Anderson
Date/Time: January 16, 2013 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: 331 SSB – McDonnell Conference Room
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: “Reconciling Economics and Ecology: A Dynamic View of Markets and Nature.”
For Info: Judy Cates at 314-516-5353

Peer Academic Leader Seminar
Date/Time: January 17, 2013 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: CTL Conference Room – Lucas 589
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Enhanced tutor skills session covers: Campus Rules and Regulations, Tutoring Basics and Dealing with Difficult Situations.
For Info: Chani Smason at 314-516-4508

Psychology Department Colloquium
Date/Time: January 17, 2013 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: 120 Research
Audience: Open
Description: Kathryn Howell, PhD, postdoctoral psychology resident, clinical child psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Child & Adolescent Section, University of Michigan Health System, will speak on “Young Children Exposed to Adversity: Trauma, Resilience, and Intervention.” Please note: This event was previously scheduled for Jam. 18.
For Info: Jean Mayo at 314-516-5393

New Part-time Faculty Orientation
Date/Time: January 18, 2013 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: Express Scripts Hall, Room 104
Audience: Open
Description: Orientation for new part-time faculty is designed to introduce: (1) campus services which support faculty and students; (2) campus supports for teaching and learning, including integrating technology into courses; (3) and service-learning and civic engagement opportunities.
For Info: Peggy Cohen at 314-516-4508