Out and About
Phil Villa of Facilities Services at UCD is honored with the health sciences center Employee of the Month award for August. Villa was honored for quick response time, an excellent attitude and never failing to smile in the face of adversity. Below, Villa is congratulated by Rene Gash, the Business School, Mary Conley, program analyst, and Charlene Wellborn from Internal Research.
Auraria Creates
Today is the last day to get a look at some of the works of talented faculty and staff at the downtown Denver campus. Participants include: Mary Conley, Admissions & Records; Becky Emerson, School of Education and Human Development; Evelyn Jamerino, Auraria Library; Mary Lassiter, Educational Opportunity Programs; Peggy Lore, Asian American Student Services; Jean McDonald, CCEL/Urban Schools; Sally Thee, Communication; and Rick Wilson, Executive Programs.
New Faculty Orientation
Students weren’t the only ones being welcomed to campus. New Faculty Orientation, hosted by the Center for Faculty Development (CFD), enabled the newest members of the campus community to learn about options available to them, the ins and outs of being part of the university and provided the opportunity for up-to-date professional photographs for marketing and Web use. Above, Provost Mark Heckler explains opportunities available to new faculty. Below, about 30 new faculty take advantage of the orientation. Visit the CFD Web site for additional resources.
Staff Council Lunch & Learn
The inaugural Staff Council Lunch & Learn kicked off with Greg Rowe from Human Resources conducting the first in a series. About two dozen participants learned about the myths and realities of Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on Tuesday, Aug. 15, in the Science Building. More events are planned throughout the semester.
RTD turnaround complete
Construction on the RTD turnaround to move the roundabout to the area between the PE Event Center and North Classroom is complete. Students and faculty were being dropped off on Speer Boulevard and Larimer Street while construction was under way.