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APA joins AAW for networking event Jan. 27 News and events around UF
Please join the Academic & Professional Assembly and the Association for Academic Women for a networking event on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Ballyhoo Grill APA welcomes UF President from 5:30 7:30 p.m. Come to learn more about upcoming events and network Fuchs with colleagues. We look forward to meeting you. RSVP here. The Academic & Professional Assembly would like to extend a warm welcome to APA February program features Jeremy Foley UF’s 12th president, Dr. W. Kent Fuchs, and his wife, Linda. Learn more about Dr. Fuchs here: http://our12thpresident.ufl.edu/.
FLMNH has new T. rex exhibit Tyrannosaurus rex has long commanded respect and sparked curiosity in the mind of the public, and Sue is the most famous T. rex of all. At 42 feet long and 12 feet tall at the hips, her skeleton inspires as much awe today as she did 67 million years ago. In the featured exhibit “A T. rex Named Sue” opening Jan. 24 at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explore how this remarkable creature interacted with its The APA invites you to join UF Athletic Director Jeremy Foley on Feb. 4 for a world and what we can learn from studying conversation about his philosophy on leadership, what makes a dynamic team, and its bones. For more information, visit how to cultivate leaders. Also, learn more about what’s on the horizon for the http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/exhibits/coming Florida Gators in 2015. The event is Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 3:30 p.m. in the F Club soon/trexnamedsue/ at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Space is limited. RSVP today.
Campus Announcements Opportunities
Implicit Bias in the Academy: Meeting the Challenge The President’s Council on Diversity is pleased to invite you to a campuswide Keep Your Resolutions forum on “Implicit Bias in the Academy: Meeting the Challenge with Dr. Ben Check out a faculty/staff membership at Reese” on Jan. 23 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. UF’s Recreational Sports. Membership is This is the 2nd Annual Forum hosted by the council during the annual UF MLK payroll deductible and includes access to Celebration. The forum is free and open to the public. Learn more. Southwest Recreation Center and Student Recreation & Fitness Center, including UF celebrates MLK with series of events Jan. 1331 Group Fitness classes and equipment check
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January is the celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. On Jan. 19, UF out. Learn more. encourages students, faculty and staff to spend the “day on, not the day off” by participating in the MLK Day of Service and volunteering to do service in the UF Health Women’s Advantage community. Opportunities can be found at http://multicultural.ufl.edu/mlk/. After the service project, the Gainesville Annual Commemorative March will Seminar begin at the MLK Memorial Gardens at 1 p.m. A new session of the Women’s Advantage On Jan. 21, Tessa Thompson lead actress in the film “Dear White People,” will program has been added for this deliver a keynote address at 6:30 p.m. in the University Auditorium as part of month. The second session will be on the UF MLK Celebration. The theme for the event is ” MLK’s Legacy: The Voice of Thursday, Jan. 22, from 2:30 4 p.m. Click Women.” here if you would like to register for the A diversity training program, “Diversity in Action,” will be held at 6 p.m. on Jan. 2:30 4 p.m. session. If you need help 22 in the Ustler Hall atrium. This skillsbased training session will provide registering or have any questions please students opportunities to improve their dialogue skills, practice empathy and call 3527330000. active listening, and provide a space for students to create action plans to Free 24/7 Online Training promote diversity and inclusion on campus. Want to improve your business skills, write On Jan. 27 at 6 p.m., writer Mia McKenzie will speak in the Ustler Hall atrium. a resume, edit a movie, or create an app? McKenzie is best known for her awardwinning novel, The Summer We Got Free. Through Lynda.com, you have 24/7 access Learn more about all events associated with the celebration. to training courses in these topics and more State of Florida extends insurance, retirement benefits to — lynda has over 2,900 online training legally married samesex couples courses. Some of the most popular courses Employees whose marriages are legally recognized in Florida as of Jan. 6, 2015 at UF are Photoshop CS6 OneOnOne —including legal marriages performed outside the state of Florida — have been Fundamentals, InDesign CC Essential granted a qualifying status change event window from Tuesday, Jan. 6, through Training, and Up and Running with Friday, March 6, to enroll in a state of Florida family plan. To enroll in or make MATLAB. For free Lynda access, visit UFIT’s change your benefits plans, learn more. Training website.
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2014-2015 APA Board of Directors Whitney Smith, President ([email protected]) Andy Howard, President Elect ([email protected]) Melissa Orth, Past President ([email protected]) Heather Voet, Secretary/Treasurer ([email protected]) Debra Krawczykiewicz, Membership Chair ([email protected]) Michelle Ocepek, Program Chair ([email protected]) Sara Tanner, Publicity Chair ([email protected]) Marjorie Pither, Online Communications Chair ([email protected]) Paula Varnes Fussell, Ex-Officio
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