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Archive | December, 2014

Women Faculty and Staff Association Celebrate End of the Year

The Women Faculty and Staff Association invites you to celebrate the end of another great semester on Tuesday, December 16th, 1pm at the Center for Student Diversity, UU 313. Bring along your favorite tech-savvy, money-saving app to share with the group. Don’t have a favorite app? No worries- bring along your favorite personal finance tips […]

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Policy Added to University Policy Web Site

A new university policy was recently added to the university policy Web site located at http://www.towson.edu/policies: *Policy on Sexual Misconduct To read this policy in its entirety, please go to https://inside.towson.edu/generalcampus/tupolicies/documents/06-01.60%20Policy%20on%20Sexual%20Misconduct.pdf. Please refer to the policies Web site often as policies will be added on an ongoing basis.

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Holiday Safety Tips

Thefts are more frequent during the holidays, in part because of increased opportunity. Whether you’re staying on campus, staying at home, or leaving town for winter break, please follow these tips in order to have a safe holiday season. Have personal electronics engraved to increase chances of recovery after theft. This service is a deterrent […]

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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over- December 12- January 1, 2015

The Towson University Police Department is joining state and local law enforcement agencies and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in support of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. National Crackdown. From December 12- January 1, 2015, TUPD will encourage motorists and pedestrians to serve as an extra set of eyes for reporting […]

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Regular Employee Timesheets Are Due Early

Regular Faculty and Staff timesheets for the Dec. 10 through Dec. 23 pay period are due by 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, because of the winter holidays. Please use the electronic Web timesheet program to complete and approve timesheets in order to meet the early deadline. It is extremely important that BOTH the employee and […]

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Contingent and Student Employee Timesheets Due Today!

Timesheets for the November 29 through December 12 pay period are due by 10 a.m. Thursday, December 11 because of the Christmas holiday closing. Please use the electronic Web timesheet program to complete and approve the student and contingent timesheets for the pay period in order to meet the early deadline. It is extremely important […]

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Benefits Bulletin: Payment of Compensatory Leave for Non-Exempt Staff

In accordance with TU policy 07-06.12 – Compensatory Leave – regular, non-exempt staff employees who have unused compensatory leave as of 1/6/15 will be paid for those hours in their 1/28/15 pay check. Payments will be adjusted to reflect any usage of compensatory leave between 1/7/15 and 1/20/15. Departments are reminded that unused compensatory leave […]

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PAGS Fall Colloquium: “Development of Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Science Self-efficacy Beliefs and its Relation to Science Conceptual Understanding”

The Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences invites all to attend the Fall 2014 Seminar, “Development of Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Science Self-efficacy Beliefs and its Relation to Science Conceptual Understanding” by Deepika Menon,University of Missouri Columbia, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum. Thursday, December 11, 2014. Talk 10:00-11:00 am, SM 446. All invited. For further […]

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Site Survey and Soil Boring Operations Around Burdick Hall

Beginning on December 12 through most of December, contractors will be performing site survey and soil boring operations around Burdick Hall. Portions of this area may require detours of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The detours are necessary to allow personnel and equipment access to perform their work. Pedestrians are asked to use caution and follow the […]

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Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum: Meeting Announcement!

Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum: Meeting Announcement Topic: Challenges for Enterprise Security Today and Into the Future Date: December 18, 2014 Location: Towson University Please join members of the Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum and invited guests at the December 18th Forum! This Forum is a combined one including both the CIO Forum and Security Networking Group membership. Security […]

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Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window

System maintenance will be performed this Sunday, 12/14 from 9 a.m. until noon. The following services will be offline at some point during the maintenance window: PeopleSoft Campus Solutions PeopleSoft Financial Services Portal ImageNow RMS (Housing) Inside (some functions) Resource25 Business Objects Grad Call Accounting (phone billing) SharePoint Due to the nature of the maintenance, other […]

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Doctoral Dissertation Defense Announcement for Lakshmidevi Sreeramareddy

Time: December 11, 10 -12 Location: YR 459  Committee Chair, Dr. Jinjuan Heidi Feng, 410-704-3463, jfeng@towson.edu ABSTRACT A USABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AUTHENTICATION METHOD:  GESTURE-BASED PASSWORD Lakshmidevi Sreeramareddy           Alphanumeric password is the most widely adopted authentication method. However, numerous studies suggest that alphanumeric passwords are hard to use with potential security problems. An effective authentication […]

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INOVA December Webinar

How Much is Too Much?  Being Resilient to Stress We’ve all heard the basics on how to deal with stress, but have we fully committed to implementing these in our lives?  Learn the benefits of self-care to become resilient to stress. December Webinar:  Self-Care:  Remaining Resilient, December 16 – 12 p.m., 2 p.m. ET Resilience […]

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The Career Center is Coming to You…Today at Cook Library!

Stop by the Cook Library main lobby Wednesday, December 10 from 1-3 p.m. for a resume critique, job search assistance, help with Hire@TU, or other quick questions. All students are welcome! You can also drop by the Career Center for “Express Hours” Monday through Thursday from 1-4 p.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis. A Career […]

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Thesis Defense Announcement for Deirdre Moultrie

The Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies/Doctor of Audiology program invites the university community to a thesis defense for Deirdre Moultrie on December 17, 2014 at 1:00 pm in Van Bokkelen Hall, Rm. 107. The thesis is titled “Transient Tinnitus Induced by Sound Deprivation and the Effects on Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions”. Committee Chair, Dr. Margaret […]

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Sabbatical Presentation – Tom Casciero

Research in Devised Theatre Practices San Jose, Costa Rica This primary goal of Tom’s sabbatical  project was to research theoretical and practical approaches to devising theatre, creating theatre from the ground up. He investigated and contrasted his own Neo-surrealist approaches with the Adaptive and Improvisational approaches developed by Roxanna Avila of the University of Costa […]

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Winter Modified Parking Enforcement

Over the Winter Break, from Thursday, December 11, 2014 until Friday, January 16, 2015, Parking & Transportation Services will follow modified enforcement. During these dates, all current TU permits are valid in all designated commuter areas. All other parking restrictions and regulations remain in effect during modified enforcement time frames. Please ensure you return to […]

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View grades, bills & more on the Towson U mobile app

You can now do the following via the Towson U mobile app: See your schedule & gradesRegister for, add & drop classesReview & accept/decline financial aidSee your billView holds on your accountAccess contact information for your advisorEdit your personal informationView your To Do listsTo do any of the above, go into the Towson U app and […]

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Benefits Bulletin: Open Enrollment Confirmation Statements

Open enrollment concluded on Friday, November 14. The state of Maryland Employee Benefits Division (EBD) is processing open enrollment forms and generating confirmation statements as quickly as possible. EBD expects to process over 200,000 paper forms this year and asks for your patience while they wrap up open enrollment. Open enrollment confirmation statements will be […]

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Apply to be a Student Presenter at the 2015 Spring Leadership Conference

The Office of Student Activites Leadership Department is currently seeking student presenters to share their knowledge and expertise with their peers in a 60-minute interactive leadership workshop. Student presenters can present individually, or present as a group. The Conference is on March 28, 2015. Click the link to apply: http://goo.gl/forms/t4HuZ0Sz8D Applications are due by January […]

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