THIS WEEK AT UCAR is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ucar.edu/ucargen/UCARnewstext.html#This Week at UCAR ************************************************************************ THIS WEEK AT UCAR -- 6 March 1997 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ------------------------------------------------- National Center for Atmospheric Research UCAR Office of Programs ************************************************************************ ANNOUNCEMENTS In brief: STAFF DEVELOPMENT NEWS PERSONAL SAFETY SEMINAR WELLNESS EVENT UNICOS CLASS ERRATA NEW BOOKS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SUBMITTING ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THIS WEEK AT UCAR | | | | Send announcements by email to thisweek@ucar.edu, by 5:00 p.m. | | Monday of the week you want them to appear. 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Paste the text of your | | announcement into the body of your email message, rather than | | appended as an attachment or enclosure. | |_____________________________________________________________________| ************************************************************************ STAFF DEVELOPMENT NEWS March Classes MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TRAINING Tuesday, 4 March 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. JEFFCO Conference Room Facilitator: Bob Roesch, Human Resources HIRING SUPERVISOR'S TRAINING Wednesday, 5 March 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ML-Damon Room Facilitators: Laurie Carr and Cheryl Cristanelli, Human Resources CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS FOR CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING Thursday, 6 March 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. FL2-1003 Facilitator: Susan Wherspann, Mountain States Employers Council CREATING WEB SITE DESIGNS Wednesday, 12 March 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. FL2-Auditorium Facilitator: Greg McArthur, SCD SUPERVISOR/MANAGEMENT SKILLS I Thursday, 13 March 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ML-Damon Room Facilitator: Jennifer Wimmer, Mountain States Employers Council NEW SUPERVISOR'S ORIENTATION Wednesday, 19 March 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. ML-Damon Room Facilitator: Laurie Carr, Human Resources INTERMEDIATE ACCESS 7.0 Wednesday, 26 March Thursday, 27 March 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. FL2-1003 Facilitator: New Horizons Computer Learning Center Detailed descriptions for these courses are available in the 1996-97 Staff Development catalog. To register, please contact Cheryl Cristanelli, ext. 8708, email cherylc@ucar.edu, or visit Staff Development web site www.fin.ucar.edu/hr. Thank you for your participation. ************************************************************************ PERSONAL SAFETY SEMINAR Thursday, 20 March 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. FL2-Auditorium Facilitator: Kris Franz, Crime Free America Crime Free America is a public service organization comprised of private citizens who are trained in crime prevention. The goal of Crime Free America is to encourage people to take responsibility for their own safety and give them practical tips to help them do so effectively. Topics in this lively discussion will include: * The three elements of a crime. * Tips you can use to make your home more secure. * Safety tips should you be aware of while walking to your car. * What to do if your car breaks down. * Ideas to help prevent carjackings. * What are some of the myths and truths in assault situations? * 90% of all crimes are crimes of opportunity. Take away the opportunity, and you take away the crime. For more information or to register, contact Cheryl Cristanelli, ext. 8708 or email cherylc@ucar.edu. ************************************************************************ WELLNESS EVENT Sponsored by the UCAR Wellness Advisory Committee LOWFAT LIFESTYLES Wednesday, 12 March 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. FL2-Auditorium Facilitator: Betty Brown, Registered Dietitian, Kaiser Permanente YUMMMM...LETS TALK ABOUT FOOD....This interactive discussion focuses on fat in our food: where to find it, and how to cut or eliminate it. The importance of lowering our fat intake is stressed while still choosing foods that provide us with all the necessary nutrients. Also learn how to read those tricky food labels and understand what they really mean. For more information or to register, contact Cheryl Cristanelli, ext. 8708 or email cherylc@ucar.edu. ************************************************************************ UNICOS CLASS by SCD staff Thursday, 20 March 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Mesa Lab, Damon Room A basic working knowledge of UNIX is a prerequisite for this class. If you are new to computing on NCAR's Cray computers, the UNICOS Orientation class can help quick-start your computing. The free, half-day class introduces you to the NCAR computing environment and covers the following topics: * NCAR hardware and access methods * Mass Storage System commands * cft77 and the cf77 compiling system * library considerations * NOS batch system * job accounting * graphics facilities * cdbx debugging * I/O optimization * CPU optimization Please register in advance by sending email to janie@ncar.ucar.edu or calling (303) 497-1288. Classes with less than five people signed up may be cancelled. ************************************************************************ ERRATA Last week we announced the Web versions of the NCAR Technical Notes and the UCAR Acronyms List with incorrect URLs. The correct URLs should be, respectively: http://www.ucar.edu/ucargen/technotes http://www.ucar.edu/ucargen/acronyms The incorrect URLs will work, but cause an extra load on the server and so should not be used. We apologize for any inconvenience. ************************************************************************ NEW BOOKS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK This is a sampling of the new books available at the NCAR library. These books and others will be on display at the Foothills library for the upcoming week. For a complete list of new titles at both the Foothills and Mesa locations please check the Information Desk on the library's on-line catalog (NOLA). There are no books this week. The books section will return next week. ************************************************************************ Information on contacting THIS WEEK AT UCAR or UCARLINE is available by accessing: http://www.ucar.edu/thisweek/subscribe.html To find out how to change your subscription options for either of these newsletters, accsss: http://www.ucar.edu/thisweek/subscribe.html#Using majordomo