Weekly Bulletin

Blood drive

The Hampshire County Chapter of the American Red Cross is conducting a blood drive on Thursday, Nov. 14, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Campus Center. Check the building schedule for room.

Rep. Story schedules district office hours

Rep. Ellen Story (D-Amherst) is holding district office hours this month as follows: Amherst: Friday, Nov. 16, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Bangs Community Center.

Shutesbury: Friday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-noon, elementary school.

Pelham: Thursday, Nov. 29, 3-4 p.m., community center library.

Office hours are set aside for residents to discuss ideas or concerns about state government programs or legislative matters. No appointments are needed.

Rep. Story can also be reached locally at 256-6300. Her district aide, Jan Klausner-Wise, can be reached at 253-3690. Story can also be contacted in Boston at (617) 722-2692 or by e-mail (Rep.EllenStory@hou.state.ma.us). The postal address is Room 167, State House, Boston MA 02133.

Folbre addresses Retired Faculty Association

The Retired Faculty Association will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. in 917 Lincoln Campus Center.

After a coffee hour and business meeting, Economics professor Nancy Folbre will give a talk entitled "Family Values."

All retired faculty and librarians are invited.

Memorial project for long-time CFNR staffer

The College of Food and Natural Resources is accepting donations to fund a campus beautification project in memory of Dorothy Rose, who worked as an administrative clerk in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture for more than 43 years, and who died in October.

Anyone wishing to contribute may send a check payable to Diann Tolpa or Bernice Baranowski to the college's administrative services office, 102 Stockbridge Hall.

Hewlett diversity seminar

"Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues," a faculty luncheon seminar in the Hewlett diversity series, is scheduled for noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 in 162 Lincoln Campus Center.

Intergroup dialogues are facilitated conversations among students from different ethnic or cultural or religious backgrounds. They can be structured as part of a regular classroom curriculum or conducted as free-standing, credit or non-credit bearing experiences. A model for intergroup dialogues, based on practices developed at the University of Michigan as well as at UMass, will be presented by Ximena Zúñiga, assistant professor in the Social Justice Education Program, and others.

For further information, contact Joanne Provost at 5-3610. To sign up for the luncheon, e-mail Sheri Schmidt (sschmidt@educ.umass.edu).

Faculty Senate meeting

The Faculty Senate meets Thursday, Nov. 15 at 3:30 p.m. in 227 Herter Hall

Memorial project for long-time CFNR staffer

The College of Food and Natural Resources is accepting donations to fund a campus beautification project in memory of Dorothy Rose, who worked as an administrative clerk in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture for more than 43 years, and who died in October.

Anyone wishing to contribute may send a check payable to Diann Tolpa or Bernice Baranowski to the college's administrative services office, 102 Stockbridge Hall.

Hewlett diversity seminar

"Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues," a faculty luncheon seminar in the Hewlett diversity series, is scheduled for noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 in 162 Lincoln Campus Center.

Intergroup dialogues are facilitated conversations among students from different ethnic or cultural or religious backgrounds. They can be structured as part of a regular classroom curriculum or conducted as free-standing, credit or non-credit bearing experiences. A model for intergroup dialogues, based on practices developed at the University of Michigan as well as at UMass, will be presented by Ximena Zúñiga, assistant professor in the Social Justice Education Program, and others.

For further information, contact Joanne Provost at 5-3610. To sign up for the luncheon, e-mail Sheri Schmidt (sschmidt@educ.umass.edu).

Veterans Day holiday

Veterans Day will be observed as a state holiday on Monday, Nov. 12.

Most University offices will be closed.

Panel discusses outsourcing of information technologies

The outsourcing of information technology services is the focus of a panel discussion being hosted Wednesday, Nov. 14 by the Technology Enterprise Council (TEC) and the Strategic Information Technology Center.

"Outsourcing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" will be presented at the Mullins Center from 3-5 p.m.

According to organizers, more and more organizations are outsourcing their IT. Not only does it provide companies greater access to skilled talent, but the use of external service providers allows companies to keep up with the pace of change and effectively deploy all the latest technology. Outsourcing also provides companies with greater flexibility and accountability, while allowing them to focus on their core business. The session will feature a panel of chief information officers and IT providers who know best the strategies to embrace, the techniques for effectiveness and the pitfalls to avoid.

The session is aimed at chief executive officers, CIOs, vice presidents of technology, sales and marketing vice presidents, directors, faculty, students and other technology professionals.

Information technology users and providers are also welcome.

Registration is required. Reply by e-mail (akelly@som.umass.edu) or call 5-6308.

Early payroll deadline for Thanksgiving

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 22, all Time and Attendance Reports, Student Time Reports and OPSCAN time sheets for week ending Nov. 17 must be submitted no later than noon on Friday, Nov. 16.

It is recommended that departments pick up their student and non-student time sheets from the Payroll Office for week ending Nov. 17 in order to meet this early payroll deadline.

Non-student hourly OPSCAN time sheets will be available after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Arrangements for direct pickup of OPSCANs can be made by calling Brian Zaniewski (5-0244) before Nov. 13.

Student time sheets will be available after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Arrangements for direct pick-up of Student Time Reports can be made by calling Bonnie Weeks (5-0640) before Nov. 14.

When calling, have your time sheet distribution code available.

All payroll processing must be completed by Tuesday, Nov. 20.

Paychecks for week ending Nov. 17 will be issued on Friday, Nov. 23.

O'Brien, Lappas, Cahoon and Whipple to speak at lunch

The Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 14 will feature women's basketball coach Joanie O'Brien, men's basketball coach Steve Lappas, hockey coach Don Cahoon and football coach Mark Whipple.

The lunch takes place at noon in 1009 Lincoln Campus Center.

The buffet lunch costs $6.50. Call 5-4289 for reservations.