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Browse Campus News stories - June, 2009

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  • New Club for Women in Biosciences Focuses on Public Speaking Skills |
    UANews | The Women of Biosciences Toastmasters Club at the UA is helping members improve their public speaking skills for a variety of audiences, from potential donors to members of the general public. |
  • Campus Rec Summer Programs Serving Hundreds of Children |
    UANews | Hundreds of children are participating in camps and swimming classes offered by the UA department of campus recreation this summer. |
  • Free 'A' Chart Now Available for UA Employees |
    UANews | The 'A' chart includes information on accessing and properly using University logos and more. |
  • Employee Q&A: Sign Language Interpreter Heather Ewing |
    UANews | Heather Ewing fell in love with American Sign Language after her first class in the subject, and she now provides sign language interpreting services at the UA. |
  • UA Joins InCommon, Creates Closer Connection to State Universities |
    UANews | The Arizona Board of Regents in 2007 asked the state universities to make research and academic collaboration easier. The UA has done that by joining the InCommon federation. |
  • Your Health Starts With You |
    UANews | Nancy Rogers of the UA's Life & Work Connections has coordinated a workshop series on health, fitness and wellness that is geared toward University employees. |
  • Cool Off With a UA Day Trip |
    UANews | When temperatures in Tucson get too hot to handle, consider a day trip to cooler off-campus UA facilities. |
  • Employee Q&A: Personal Trainer Eric Hobson |
    UANews | Personal trainer Eric Hobson helps UA students and employees meet their physical fitness goals. |
  • Book Excerpt: 'The Scalpel and the Soul,' by the UA's Dr. Allan Hamilton |
    UANews | "The Scalpel and the Soul," the first book by Dr. Allan J. Hamilton, a professor of surgery at the UA, is the reciepient of a 2009 Nautilus Silver Award. |
  • ABOR to Discuss System Realignment, Numerous UA Projects |
    UANews | The Arizona Board of Regents will discuss a proposal that would introduce UA "learning centers." | |
  • Task Force to Consider New Instructional Support Office |
    UANews | A committee established by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost at the UA is examining ways the University can offer more effective instructional support to faculty. |
  • Employee Q&A: Police Dispatcher Agi Bakonyi |
    UANews | As a dispatcher with The University of Arizona Police Department, Agi Bakonyi is in constant communication with UAPD officers and campus community members in need of help. |
  • Employee Feedback Wanted on Possible E-mail and Calendar Replacement |
    UANews | UA employees are invited to attend a UITS information session on Google Apps for Education, which is being considered as a replacement for the University's existing  e-mail and calendaring systems. |
  • Workshop and Training Team Joins IT Support and Directory Assistance Team | UANews | |
  • Campus Urged to Beware of Mosquitoes |
    UANews | As mosquito season gets under way, campus community members are reminded to take steps to protect themselves against mosquito-borne West Nile Virus. |
  • Survey: What Goods and Services Would You Like to See on Campus? |
    UANews | A new survey, created by the Student Affairs Retail Opportunities Work Group, is seeking campus feedback on possible products, services and programs to offer on the UA campus. |
  • Employee Q&A: CatTran Driver Mary Lor |
    UANews | When driver Mary Lor isn't behind the wheel of a CatTran shuttle at the UA, she's operating the Old Pueblo Trolley that runs between University Boulevard and Fourth Avenue. |
  • Nominations Due for UA ADVANCE Lecture Series |
    UANews | The UA ADVANCE lecture series brings junior and senior women researchers to the UA from other college campuses as part of an effort to promote increased numbers of women faculty in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. |
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