As a reminder, for regular staff, librarians, and 12-month faculty, the final pay period of the 2004 “calendar year” for leave purposes was 12/22/04 – 1/4/05. When leave processes are run for pay period ending 1/4/05 during the week of 1/9/05, annual leave balances over 400.00 hours will be reduced to 400.00 hours and holiday […]
LiveText E-Portfolio Software Available to Students through the TU Bookstore
Faculty requiring students to post their academic work in electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) will be interested to know about LiveText. With LiveText software, students can create e-portfolios of their work as part of class or program requirements or to display their work to potential employers. To view or edit a portfolio, only Internet access and a […]
Undergraduate Student Research Poster Session Deadline
The Undergraduate Student Research Poster Session was such a success last year that the event has been scheduled again for March 1, 2, and 3 at the State House in Annapolis. The goal is to let legislators learn about the accomplishments of students in USM institutions prior to deliberations about the State budget. Each day, […]
Suspicious E-mails Circulating Campus Accounts
E-mails claiming to be sent from Washington Mutual, Inc. and First Federal Internet Banking were recently received in several university e-mail accounts, requesting that account holders confirm account information by visiting a seemingly legitimate online banking Web site. Please be aware that the Office of Technology Services (OTS) suspects that these e-mails take advantage of […]
Undergraduate Student Research Poster Session in Annapolis
Dear Colleagues, The Undergraduate Student Research Poster Session was such a success last year that the event has been scheduled again for March 1, 2, and 3 at the State House in Annapolis. The goal is to let legislators learn about the accomplishments of students in USM institutions prior to deliberations about the State budget. […]
Maryland Arts Festival Announces Summer 2005 Auditions!
The Maryland Arts Festival at Towson University announces its Summer 2005 festival season general auditions: January 29, 2005 (January 30th call backs-snow dates February 4, 5, 6) Center for the Arts, Towson University (Music Department Wing) All roles open for the productions of: Ragtime: The Musical Performance Dates: July 8-23, 2005 Stephens Hall Theatre,Towson University […]
Tsunami Update from United States Postal Service
This is a United States Postal Service update from international postal administrations that were affected by the tsunami disaster. The Postal Department of Sri Lanka advises that the situation is well under control as regards the damage caused by the tsunami to the coastal areas of the northern, eastern and southern provinces and parts of […]
Reminder: Network Down in New Smith Hall, Thursday, Jan. 13 to Sunday, Jan. 16
Please note that the network will be down in the new section of Smith Hall Thursday, Jan. 13 to Sunday, Jan. 16 due to the campus network upgrade project. Some network ports in the old section may be affected, as well. Users in Smith Hall will not have access to e-mail or the Internet. However, […]
Chartwells Dining Services Management Change for Towson University
Auxiliary Services wishes to inform the campus that Bill Tian is no longer the Resident District Manager (Food Service Director) at Towson University. Roy Cubbler has accepted the position of Acting Resident District Manager. Roy can be reached at 4-2302. Please update your phone and distribution lists. If you have any further questions, please feel […]
Benefits Bulletin: Attention Fidelity Supplemental Retirement Plan Enrollees
As a result of lengthy contract negotiations between attorneys for the Maryland State Retirement Agency and Fidelity Investments, there will be no payroll deductions for the Fidelity 403(b) and 457(b) Supplemental Retirement plans (SRA?s) from the January 12 paycheck as originally scheduled. Hopefully new agreements will be finalized in time to allow deductions to begin […]
Post-Open Enrollment Update #1: Summary Statements and Payroll Deductions
All regular faculty and staff employees who made changes or elections to their MD state benefits during the Open Enrollment (OE) period that ended December 22, 2004 will receive their official Summary Statement of Benefit Elections for Year 2005 via campus mail. It is extremely important that you carefully review your summary statement as soon […]
Applications for FYE Advisors and TransAM Advisors for the 2005-2006 Academic Year are due Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Applications for FYE Advisor and TransAM Advisor positions for the 2005-06 academic year were mailed to home addresses in mid-December. All advisors hired for next year, including current advisors, must submit a new application by January 19 to the Academic Advising Center (in the Lecture Hall)?attention Jane Aughenbaugh. Questions can be directed to John McKusick, […]
Burdick Women’s Locker Rooms Closed 5 a.m.-noon, Sunday
The women’s locker room in Burdick Hall will be closed Sunday, Jan. 9 from 5 a.m. until approximately noon. The installation of new lockers will be finalized at this time. Any questions or concerns should be directed to Tim Sandruck at x4-6221.
Reminder: Honors College Faculty Fellows Applications due by January 14, 2005
The Honors College is seeking applications for 2 Faculty Fellow positions. Faculty fellows will have workload assignments which include teaching, mentoring of students, and pursuit of scholarship during the 3-year term as an Honors College Fellow, and become an integral part of the Honors College experience. The Honors College will provide office space and support […]
Next Week’s OTS Training Workshops
Office of Technology Services (OTS) Training is offering the following workshop opportunities next week: Monday, Jan. 10
Reminder – January Conference – January 12, 2005
I hope you plan on attending the January Conference next Wednesday, January 12, 2005 from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the Chesapeake Rooms. This is an important meeting of the faculty as we will iron out a number of faculty workload issues during this time together. The agenda is below. Please RSVP to Donna Guillott, {dguillott@towson.edu}, […]
Where to Eat on Campus in January
The following on-campus locations are open this January with a wide variety of food to choose from. Admin Building 7720 Caf
Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window
The following services will be unavailable 6 a.m.-noon, Sunday, Jan. 9, to relocate data to more reliable storage: * Blackboard * Computer Science database services * inside.towson.edu (including timesheets) * PeopleSoft Questions? Students: Call 410-704-5151 or e-mail {scs@towson.edu}. Faculty/Staff: Call 410-704-5151 or e-mail {helpcenter@towson.edu}.
Telephone Service Interruptions: 7-9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 8
From 7-9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 8, the campus will experience sporadic service interruptions affecting the ability to receive and originate telephone calls. Please note that blue light and yellow emergency phones will also be affected by this work. Should it be necessary to contact University Police during this time, for emergency purposes only, they can […]
December VISA Card Transactions: Deadline for Reallocating
Attention University VISA Cardholders: All of the December VISA transactions from USBank are now on the ProCard Reallocation and Reconciliation System for you to view or make changes. On Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m., these transactions will be transferred to the FRS system. If you are using the online ProCard system to move your […]
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