ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNCG House Calls

It is time to welcome our newest Spartans to the UNCG community. Student Affairs and Housing and Residence Life will need our support for the annual House Calls big event. The purpose of the House Calls program is to welcome new students and provide them with an opportunity to interact with faculty members and administrators on a personal level. Research supports the significant impact curricular and co-curricular interactions have on student educational achievement. Consequently, this program is a valuable asset to the UNCG campus as we strive to be a more engaged and learner-centered community.

Volunteers are essential to help reach the approximately 2,500 new first year residential students joining the UNCG community this academic year. This is your opportunity to see students in their personal living environment, hear about their first week of classes, and show your Spartan Pride!

House Calls will take place on Monday, August 29, 2016 from 5:30PM- 7:30PM. If you volunteer for this program, you will be assigned to a team of UNCG colleagues to visit first-year students in one of the residence halls on campus. As a volunteer you will have an opportunity to do the following:

Interact with 15-20 students in a residence hall environment. You will greet students in their residence hall room; initiate a brief conversation with them about transitioning to college and their first week of school. You may be asked a few general questions about the University and your role in the community.
Provide students with a “welcome bag of success” provided by Housing & Residence Life to support their transition to college and overall academic success.
Have dinner with fellow volunteers. 5:30PM – 6:30PM in the Elliott University Center (EUC), Alexander Room. Volunteer Check-in will begin as early as 5:15PM and volunteers will be dismissed to their assigned residence halls between 6:15-6:30pm.
Participate in a brief orientation. During dinner, Housing and Residence Life staff will provide the necessary information and materials to prepare you for your House Calls experience.

Deadline for volunteer sign-up is Monday, August 22, 2016. For more information, contact Erica Farrar, Senior Assistant Director for Residence Life and Academic Enhancement (erica.farrar@uncg.edu) or the main HRL office at 336-334- 5636.

Welcome

Jason Belo will be working as an Administrative Support Associate in TEHE through June 30, 2017. He will be the primary point of contact for the TEHE department and will provide a variety of administrative functions.

Jason is a graduate of NCA&T State University where he earned a BS in Public Relations. He has previously worked a NCA&T State University as a University Programs Specialist and as an administrator with Hanesbrands in the private sector. He is an active member of his community and regularly volunteers with organizations such as Young Leaders United (United Way), Wake Forest Baptist Health Center, Susan G. Komen, Habitat for Humanity and the March of Dimes

UPCOMING EVENTS

SOE All-School Meeting and Welcome Back Party

Save the date for the SOE’s All-School Meeting on Friday, August 26 from 9 a.m. in EUC Maple Room and the SOE’s welcome back celebration the same day at 4 p.m. at Dean Penfield’s home!

SOE International Social

August 24 from 2-4 p.m. in the TRC

Asian Autumn Festival

Saturday, September 24 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

See the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/727388840737103/

2016-2017 Yopp Distinguished Speaker Series in Mathematics Education Fall Speaker

The TEHE Mathematics Education Faculty are pleased to announce the Fall speaker for the 2016–2017 Yopp Distinguished Speaker Series in Mathematics Education. Dr. Robert Q. Berry, III will give a talk from 5–6:30 pm on October 5, 2016. His research focuses on equity issues in mathematics education, with a particular focus on African American boys. The talk will be designed for the broader community so please invite interested educators from local districts. (See the attached Save-the-Date flyer for more details.)

We hope that you will be able to join us!

Vicki Jacobs, Kerri Richardson, and Holt Wilson

TECHNOLOGY

Now in Effect: New Password Policy for University Accounts

https://itsnews.uncg.edu/2016/06/15/now-in-effect-new-password-policy-for-university-accounts/

WebEx Transition

UNC Greensboro has officially transitioned from the SLMS (video conferencing) Blackboard Collaborate to WebEx. You have the option to use Blackboard Collaborate until July 2016, but it is in the process of being phased out to WebEx. For more information about this transition, please read the UNCG ITS official announcement on their blog:

https://itsnews.uncg.edu/2016/03/14/webex-now-available-to-faculty-and-staff/

6-Tech Tips: Protect Yourself Against Phishing

http://itsnews.uncg.edu/2013/12/16/6-tech-tips-protect-yourself-against-phishing/

Classroom Technology Support

Contact classroom technical support at 334-5207 for technical and training assistance in UNCG classrooms and conference rooms.

School of Education