January 2015

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Human Resources
Monday, January 26, 2015
Travel coverage, provided by SSQ, is applicable to Â鶹´«Ã½ employees (who are enrolled in the health benefit) and their dependents.
Dalplex (Athletics & Recreation)  –  General Announcements
Monday, January 26, 2015
Drop in for a workout this week at Dalplex and let us appreciate you with prizes, contests, snacks and more!
Human Resources  –  Community Highlights
Monday, January 26, 2015
The Not Myself Today campaign returns to campus, with the goal of reducing stigma and supporting mental health at work. This Wednesday, wear your mood button or share stickers, posters and other information.
Centre for Learning and Teaching  –  General Announcements
Monday, January 26, 2015
Last week to submit proposals for the 2015 Â鶹´«Ã½ Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Deadline is February 1, 2015.
Procurement  –  General Announcements
Monday, January 26, 2015
Â鶹´«Ã½ has signed an agreement with UPS Courier which provides the university community significant savings for courier services. Please join the training session and see for yourself the savings for your department.
Employee Organization and Development
Monday, January 26, 2015
This session for employeers will cover a range of evidence — psychological, physiological and sociological — that demonstrates how being in and around nature is beneficial to our mental and physical health.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Libraries  –  Community Highlights
Friday, January 23, 2015
In partnership with the other Novanet libraries, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Libraries has launched a new Novanet catalogue. The New Novanet, available on the Libraries’ website, allows searching for books, articles, conference proceedings, theses, and much more, through a single streamlined interface.
Human Resources  –  Job Postings
Friday, January 23, 2015
Positions with the Division of Geriatric Medicine; Department of Family Medicine; Department of Pathology, and Microbiology & Immunology.
Communications and Marketing  –  Media Highlights
Friday, January 23, 2015
Â鶹´«Ã½ International Development Studies prof Robert Huish, whose students took up the cause of North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk in his class, writes in the Globe and Mail about the controversy over the accuracy of Shin's testimony.
Studying for Success Program (Halifax)  –  General Announcements
Thursday, January 22, 2015
FACULTY/STAFF: Please inform your students that they can learn to study smarter; they can get help with reading more critically, being more engaged in class, managing their time and much more. The Â鶹´«Ã½ Study Skills Program (Halifax Campuses) has workshops aimed at helping students to become more effective learners.