University of Connecticut

Faculty/Staff Daily Digest

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Important University-Wide Announcements	12/1 University Employees Town Hall at noon EST
In Memoriam	Passing of UConn professor James McCue Bobbitt
UConn Today	Students Take Top Honors in Bloomberg Challenge Six From UConn Among Worlds Most Highly Cited
Training and Professional Development	12/1 Publishing NOW: How to Publish for the Public 12/7 First Impressions and the First Day of Class 12/7 Preparing Your HuskyCT Grade Center... 12/9 Deliver and Grade Assignments with Gradescope 12/9 Test Building Q&A and Hands-On Work Session
Scholarly Colloquia and Events	12/1 Chemistry Colloquium by Karin Y. Chumbimuni-Torres 12/1 Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar - Dr. Dan Fabris 12/1 Statistics Colloquium, Prof. David Bergman 12/2 COACHE Faculty Survey: UConn Data 12/2 Coffee Conversations: Q & A w/ Neag Faculty 12/2 Contemporary Puppetry in Puerto Rico Forum 12/2 Pathobiology Seminar: Dr. Gregory Tsongalis 12/2 Teale Lecture Patrick Devine-Wright 12/3 MCB Special Seminar for Grads and Postdocs 12/3 ME Fall 2021 Seminar Series - Dr. Nanshu Lu 12/3 NUSC Seminar: Bai Qu 12/6 InCHIP Meet & Greet with CT Children's 12/7 COMM Speaker Series: Multimedia Stimulus Design 12/9 InCHIP: Emotional Well-Being & Mind-Body Practices 12/10 RMME/STAT Colloquium Next Week: Dr. Jaime Speiser 12/14 CRC Seminar Series - Erin Mead-Morse, PhD, MHS
Human Resources and Benefits	Nominations Open: Spirit Awards
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment	12/2 Bentton: First Thursday At The Benton Tomorrow 12/2-12/12 Food For The Gods at CRT 12/2 UConn Symphony Orchestra; Spirit of the Season 12/3 This Friday: Rainbow Eats w/Queer UConn Employees 12/4 Anansi: Story-teller by String Theory Theater 12/5 UConn Festival Chorus and Glee Club Concert 12/5 UConn Jazz Ensemble Plays the Music of Frank Zappa 12/5 UConntabile, Chamber Singers, and Concert Choir 12/11 JORGENSEN: Kristin Chenoweth Returns to Jorgensen
Safety, Health, and Wellness	12/2 Virtual Pilates with UConn Recreation Recovery Ally Training
Information for Deans, Directors, and Department Heads	CSDs Final Exams Services New Online Class: Env & Climate Justice POLS 3240E
Research, Funding, and Awards	12/2 Managing Your Author Profiles and Online Presence Malka Penn Award: Call for Submissions Enrolling Child Participants: Cognitive Testing Enrolling Participants: Females 45-60y, in Study Enrolling Participants in Pain Sensory Study Respondents Requested for Cancer Survivors' Study Seeking Human Subjects: NASA Min. Exercise Study UConn/UCH Employees: Survey Respondents Requested UConn KIDS Program (Kids In Developmental Science)
Facilities and Transportation	Parking Services Office Going Cashless
Sales and Fundraisers	12/2 Horticulture Club Poinsettia and Succulent Sale SOH Bamboo Toothbrush Fundraiser Winter Clothing Donation Drive
Student Activities	12/3 1pm IONM/Surgical Neurophysiology Infosession Cohen Scholarship Nominations Open