Issue 24 - 10/18/2007 President Hamilton: Call 911 If Bomb Threat Received Bomb threats at American colleges and universities continue to cause concern.  President Hamilton issues a common sense reminder to call 911, whether the threat is received by phone, e-mail or mail. More... Corporate Programs Has New Leader Duane Heyman, who has an extensive background in Alaska business and public policy, is the new executive director for UA Corporate Programs. More... Alaska College Track Documentary To Air A new documentary that follows rural Alaska college students in their quest for higher education airs tonight on AlaskaOne stations and Monday, Oct. 22, on KAKM-Anchorage. The students attend the University of Alaska in Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks. More... Supervisor Training Offered University of Alaska supervisors attended a 1 1/2-hour training session Oct. 8 that President Mark Hamilton says will be the first in a series of workshops designed to improve the quality of managers and supervisors. More... Online Training Offered Through Nov. 30 University employees have only six weeks to take advantage of numerous free online courses, books and job aids offered by SkillSoft Corp. The online training material is being reviewed during a three-month pilot that ends Nov. 30. More... Health Assessments Due Soon Employees and spouses covered by the university's health plan have until the end of the month to complete the health risk assessment online. WebMD must receive paper copies by Nov. 15.  More... News and Notes . . . Risk Management undergoes a name change to reflect its broader mission, Student and Enrollment Services offers FERPA training and Doug Creek celebrates his 27th birthday in style—thanks to his colleagues. More... Transitions . . . OIT has two job changes. Ben Brees started working as a technician for Desktop Support, and Glen Johnson has been promoted within Network Operations in Anchorage. Rita Murphy has joined the Controller's Office as a fiscal tech. More... Transitions II: Students Gina Ingalls is working for Statewide Planning and Budget and Latoya Barrett has joined the Controller's Office. OIT has three new students: Cory Skidmore, UA Portal;  and Chris Howard and Frances Mercado, Campus Technology Services. Kate Riffey has been promoted within Campus Technology Services. More... Statewide Calendar and Training Corner Regents meet to approve the budget in November, OIT trainings and governance meetings. More...
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