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A Publication of UHD Public Affairs May 21, 2010 |
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 Today at UHD.....
Sports & Fitness Awards Banquet sold out; Student Life Center closed today in preparation for 6:30 p.m. banquet.
IT plans network maintenance from 6 to 11 p.m. this evening.
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Student Life Center closed today to prepare for Sports & Fitness Awards Banquet this evening
The UHD Student Life Center is closed today to allow time to prepare for the Sports & Fitness Awards Banquet from 6:30 to 9 p.m. this evening. The 14th Annual Sports & Fitness Awards Banquet in UHD's Special Events Center is now sold out.
The annual event includes a dinner and celebration for UHD athletes who participate in the numerous sports programs throughout the year. An after-party is scheduled at Bamboo. A banquet flier is available here.
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Information Technology plans network maintenance from 6 to 11 p.m. today
Access to some UHD network share drives will be unavailable this evening while Information Technology performs maintenance on a
couple of servers from 6 to 11 p.m. During this time, access to files residing on network share drives H and S will be unavailable.
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact
the Help
Desk by calling x3000 internally or 713-221-8031 from outside the university. You may also e-mail help@uhd.edu.
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More than 1,000 UHD grads eligible for diplomas in 48th Commencement
Above, College of Business graduate Cheryl Chodaniecky delivers the keynote address at UHD's 48th commencement ceremony May 17 in Minute Maid Park. An estimated 1,052 UHD undergraduate and graduate students were candidates to receive their
degrees.
An appreciative
crowd of family members, friends and visitors applauded as students walked across the stage to begin their futures.
 Chodaniecky, a non-traditional student who worked full time and raised her two sons while completing her bachelor in business administration degree, encouraged fellow students to find their passions and take risks. "As we close this chapter of our lives, have confidence in your ability to accomplish what you seek out to do," Chodaniecky said. "Find your passion, remember your values and most importantly, maintain your integrity."
President Bill Flores, UH System Board of Regents Chairman Welcome W. Wilson Sr. and UH System Chancellor Renu Khator congratulated graduates for their perseverance and determination and urged them to go out and change the world for the better.
See UHD's Facebook page for more photos.
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UHD students, staff and faculty forming team to run Impact a Hero 5K June 5
UHD students, staff and faculty are invited to join a UHD team that will participate in the June 5 Impact A Hero 5K in Sugar Land to raise funds for wounded and disabled U.S. veterans.
The race starts with a 7 a.m. Saturday, June 5, pre-race ceremony, followed by a 7:25 a.m. wheelchair race, the 7:30 a.m. 5K run (3.1 miles) and an 8:30 a.m. Kids 1K race, all of which start at Mercer Stadium, 16403 Lexington Blvd., Sugar Land. Registration is $20 per person before May 28. For UHD community members unable to participate June 5, donations can be made directly to the Impact a Hero organization.
See UHD's team page to sign up to participate or to make a donation. For more information on the event and the Impact a Hero organization, visit the group's Web site.
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UHD ranks 33rd in nation for graduating Hispanics with bachelor's
degrees
UHD ranks 33rd in the nation for
graduating Hispanic students with bachelor's degrees, according to an
annual study released by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
Some 729
Hispanic students earned bachelor's degrees at UHD in 2009, putting UHD
in the Top 100 nationally. The study uses data from the U.S. Department
of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
UHD is
one of 400 federally designated Hispanic Serving Institutions in the
country.
Florida International University earned top honors in
the study with 3,555 Hispanic graduates in 2009.
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Reminder of ongoing fire protection system testing through May 28
Facilities Management isl performing semi-annual testing and
maintenance of the campus fire detection/notification/suppression systems
(and related elevator fire service re-call, air handler shut-downs, fire-door
hold-open devices and stair pressurization controls) through May 28. All campus buildings will be addressed during this period.
Due to the size of the systems, the contractors involved and the
cost of the labor required to do the work, this testing must be performed
during normal business hours. Please consider this an opportunity for the
university community to become familiar with these fire and life safety systems
and the campus emergency public address system.
An announcement will be made over the PA system prior to the
alarms being sounded to inform the occupants of the test. The alarms and strobe
lights will then be engaged briefly and certified by the technicians. An
announcement will be made after the conclusion of each segment of the audible
and visual alarm testing.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Questions can be sent to:
Chris McCall
Assistant V.P. - Facilities
Facilities Management Department
University of Houston - Downtown
713.221.8030
mccallc@uhd.edu
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Commerce Street Building elevator project to continue through May 28
UHD Facilities Management is performing
modifications to elevator 53, which serves the south portion of the Commerce
Street Building, through May 28.
No access to elevator 53 will be available during the work. The two passenger elevators located in the front of the
Commerce Street Building will operate normally and won't be affected
by this project.
Once the modifications are complete, elevator 53 will have an additional set of doors on the first floor to make the Commerce Street Building more convenient and accessible. The new
elevator doors will be located on the first floor adjacent to the stairs and
student study area in the south end of the building.
Questions should be addressed to Eric Reimer at 713-221-8234 or reimere@uhd.edu. Facilities Management thanks the UHD community and Commerce Street Building visitors for their cooperation during the project.
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Shea Street Building atrium entrance closed for work through May 24
Facilities
Management closed the Shea Street Building atrium entrance last weekend until 7 a.m. Monday, May 24, to relocate fire systems in the atrium
ceiling for the summer installation of art work.
Access
to the building can be gained by the parking garage elevators or the
north
entry stairs on Main Street and Naylor.
In addition to the entrance, other closed areas of the Shea Street Building include:
- The
open stairs in the Shea Street Building atrium and the building main entry
doors near the guard station will be shut down.
- The open stairs on the south side of the
building
leading from the 4th floor College of Business offices to the atrium 1st floor also will be closed.
Questions about the closures can be directed to Kimberly Morisak, director of
contracted services for Facilities
Management, at 713-221-8518 or Morisak@uhd.edu.
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ESO to Resurvey Veterans and Racial/Ethnic Codes for
all Faculty and Staff to comply with new requirements
In response to a recent U.S.
Department of Education posting to the Federal Register, UHD is changing the way it
collects racial and ethnic data from faculty and staff and asks that they update information via P.A.S.S. (People Advantage Self Service) by Friday, May 28.
The U.S. Department of Education requires
annual reports from higher education institutions on their racial and ethnic
constituencies through the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS). To comply with these new requirements, employees and faculty are invited to review and update their ethnic/racial background records by logging into P.A.S.S.
ESO also requests that veterans employed by UHD review and update their current veteran status, if applicable, in P.A.S.S. as these
codes have also changed.
Once logged into P.A.S.S, please
select Personal Information, then Ethnicity. Answer the question(s) and select that the
information is verified as correct.
To update veteran status, select Veteran Status and review current
status. If the status is not correct,
select Edit Veteran Status. Select one of the five options. Some options may have other pop-ups for
further selections.
Returning users to P.A.S.S. can click here to log on and enter their employee ID and password.
New users to P.A.S.S should make sure that they have their Employee
ID (commonly referred to as "Empl ID," this number may be found on paycheck
stubs or PARs), date of birth (mmddyyyy) and the last four digits of their
social security number.
Password: Select "Forgot
your Password" the first time you log in and follow the instructions to
have a new password emailed to you. Logon
with the e-mailed password. After the initial log in, the system will require
users to change the password. Your password must be at least 10
characters and contain one digit.
Should you have any difficulties logging into P.A.S.S., please review P.A.S.S. instructions by clicking on
PASS Slide Show on the P.A.S.S. Web site or contact Linda Biddle
at biddlel@uhd.edu.
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Summer a good time to use data and help from UHD's Career Services
Summer is the perfect time to encourage students to use Career
Services. The office can help with career counseling, finding a job or
internship, reviewing resumes and interview coaching. Encourage
students to register with jobs4gators
(www.uhd.edu/jobs4gators) so
they will be kept informed of workshop dates, employer visitations and the nearly 200 employment and internship opportunities available in the Career Services database.
Faculty members who would like access to jobs4gators may contact Career Services at 713-221-8980 or UHDCareer@uhd.edu.
Here is just a partial list of potential employers to share with students:
Allied Integrated Marketing - Marketing Intern
ARES Corporation - Engineer
Barbara Bush Library - Summer Internship
CMT Creative Marketing - Web Development
Corporate Collaborations - Senior Specialist, Controls & Policies
Council for Environmental Education - Summer Intern
Cram Crew - Verbal Tutor/Passionate Writer/Mentor
Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office - Student Aide Clerk
Dominos Pizza (Corporate, not Sales) - Upper Management Paid
Internship
Environmental Protection Agency - Auditor, GS-0511-12
Ergos Technology - IT Internship
Farmers Insurance - Lara Agency - Customer Service Representative
First Congregational Church of Houston - Director of Christian
Education
Goodman Manufacturing Co. - Management Trainee
Houston Area Women's Center - Residential Mentor (bilingual);
Summer Children & Youth Facilitator
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston - Volunteers (possible field
experience)
Judy Dougherty for Judge Campaign - Internship
Mandola's Warehouse - General Retail
McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP - Entry Level Staff Auditor
Merisol USA LLC - Help Desk Support Specialist
Missouri City Municipal Court - Internship
North Star Consultants of Texas - Financial Advisor
Pineywoods Community Academy - Secondary Teacher
Texas Campus Compact - Internship/Scholarship
Texas Department of Banking - Financial Examiner V
The Black Town Movement Project - Summer Internship
Universities Space Research Association - Career Exploration
Program Intern
Univision Radio - Account Executive (and many others)
Wealth Design Group - Field Representative
Workforce Solutions - various summer jobs
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IT Training for Faculty-Staff-Alumni
Register for IT training
opportunities at the links below. To schedule a one-on-one appointment or other
assistance, please call 713-221-8200.
Blackboard Learning Management
Monday, May 24
1 to 2 p.m. - SoftChalk Lesson Builder
Thursday, May 27
10 to 11 a.m. - Blackboard: Managing Course Content
e-Portfolio
Tuesday, May 25
9 to 10:30 a.m. - TaskStream e-Portfolio
Microsoft Office
Friday, May 28
9 a.m. to noon - Microsoft: Open Lab
Photoshop
Wednesday, May 26
9 to 11 a.m. - Photoshop: Open Lab
Remote Desktop Tools
Wednesday, May 26
2 to 3 p.m. - From your own PC, using GoToMeeting..
What's VPN and How Can It Help Me?
Spreadsheet
Today
10 to 11:30 a.m. - Excel: Formulas
See all current IT training available |
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