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| Last Day for Open Enrollment | Fri, 1 Dec |
| Missing Audio Tape | Thu, 30 Nov |
| Mentors Needed for 2001 Summer SOARS Program | Wed, 29 Nov |
| Roberts Distinguished Lecture honoring Dr. Susan Solomon | Wed, 29 Nov |
| Telecommunications moved to Networking Section | Wed, 29 Nov |
| Images in Announcements or Classifieds | Wed, 29 Nov |
| NEW ITEMS @ the NCAR Science Store | Tue, 28 Nov |
| Revisions to UCAR Policies and Procedures Manual | Tue, 28 Nov |
| Roberta Johnson Speaking About Windows to the Universe | Mon, 27 Nov |
| Last Week for Open Enrollment | Mon, 27 Nov |
| NCAR Biogeoscience Internal Workshop | Mon, 20 Nov |
| Ncar Biogeoscience Internal Workshop | Wed, 15 Nov |
| Children's Holiday Party: Important Information | Mon, 13 Nov |
| UCAR/NCAR Children's Holiday Party | Tue, 7 Nov |
| FY2001 On-Line Staff Development Catalog Available | Fri, 22 Sep |
This is the last day for UCARflex 2001 Open Enrollment. If you wish to make any changes to your health care options, enroll in either the Health Care Flexible Spending Account or the Dependent Care Spending Account for 2001, you MUST do so by 5 p.m. today, Dec. 1. All changes will be effective January 1, 2001. The UCARflex Open Enrollment web site is located at http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/enroll2001.html. Due to vendor difficulties with the UCARflex web site, a paper change form will be used this year for any type of change or enrollment. If you have any quesitons please contact Colleen Canfield at colleen@ucar.edu or Cyd Perrone at cperrone@ucar.edu.
For more information, contact Cyd Perrone at 8710, cperrone@ucar.edu.
(Posted Fri 1 Dec to Mon 4 Dec)
Elaine Seymour at the CU Sociology Department is desperately searching for an audio tape that was sent to someone at NCAR by mistake. It was sent via inter-office mail about 1 week ago and the tape is labeled "RMSES11" It is irreplaceable and contains confidential information which they are in dire need of. If you have received this item, or know of its whereabouts, please contact Michael Stamps in Traffic Services at extension 1939, or Elaine Seymour at the CU campus, Extension 20084 Thanks!
For more information, contact Michael Stamps at 1939,
mstamps@ucar.edu.
(Posted Thu 30 Nov to Thu 30 Nov)
FROM: Tom Windham SUBJECT: Call for mentors for SOARS summer 2001 Program "I looked forward each week to lunchtime meetings with my protege." said Zhenya Gallon, a SOARS scientific writing mentor. "It's exciting to work with a talented young person who's grappling with new concepts and new challenges. I also enjoyed being part of a community of mentors, meeting to share our knowledge and experience in such an intimate, effective and rewarding way. If you've been thinking about volunteering with SOARS, do it. You'll be very glad you did." SOARS invites all UCAR, NCAR and UOP staff to volunteer as a science/technical research, scientific writing or community mentor for the summer 2001 SOARS program, 4 June - 10 August. Here is a brief overview of the mentor types and their roles. Science or Technical Research Mentor: Provides a protege with the opportunity to work with the mentor on a current research project and provides instruction and coaching to the protege during the research project; collaborates with other mentors and SOARS staff to promote the success of the protege and the SOARS program. Scientific Writing and Communication Mentor: Provides a protege with coaching in the written and oral communication of her/his research project and collaborates with other mentors and SOARS staff to promote the success of the protege and the SOARS program. Community Mentor: Provides a protege with helpful information about our organization and helps the protege transition into the UCAR/NCAR/UOP and Boulder communities; collaborates with a protege and protege's mentors to facilitate the protege's ability to communicate her/his research to the general public; collaborates with other mentors and SOARS staff to promote the success of the protege and the SOARS program. Mentors will be offered an orientation and training session. This session will be offered twice, once on Monday, 15 May, 8:30 - 11:30 am, ML/Damon Room, and repeated on Tuesday, 16 May, 1 - 4 pm, FL2/1001. SOARS is recognized by NSF, DOE, NASA, NOAA, UCAR/NCAR/UOP and university communities as an innovative and model mentoring program. For more information about mentoring within the UCAR/NCAR/UOP environment see Tim Killeen's NCAR Career-Development Guidelines (http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/Values/mentoring.html). If you're interested in being a SOARS mentor, please contact Wendy Pagel (Ext. 8622). Thank you for your support.
For more information, contact Wendy Pagel at 8622, wpagel@ucar.edu. Or
see the web page at
SOARS Home Page.
(Posted Wed 29 Nov to Fri 1 Dec)
Life in Cold Places: From Ozone Depletion to Robert Falcon Scott The 3rd Walter Orr Roberts Distinguished Lecture by Susan Solomon, Senior Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday, December 4, 2000 at 5:30 p.m. in the Boulder Public Library Auditorium (9th Street and Canyon Boulevard) In 2000, Dr. Solomon was awarded a National Medal of Science, our nation's highest scientific honor, for her groundbreaking research into the causes of the ozone hole over the Antarctic. Solomon, who has journeyed four times to Antarctica for her research, will reflect on her career and share some of her recent work on the role of weather in the deaths of Robert Falcon Scott and his companions during their 1912 trek to the South Pole. UCAR sponsors the Walter Orr Roberts Distinguished Lecture to honor achievements in science.
For more information, contact Gloria A. Kelly at 2102,
gloriak@ucar.edu.
(Posted Wed 29 Nov to Mon 4 Dec)
At their meeting on November 15, the President's Council approved a plan to transfer the Telecommunications function from the Information Technology division in UCAR Finance and Administration to the Networking Section in NCAR Scientific Computing Division. The plan is based on the fact that the two groups work together and support each other's efforts in engineering and installation projects. It was also noted that the data and voice communication technologies are moving toward one another, and could soon lose their separate identities. Both groups are funded from the Communications Indirect Cost Pool, and serve the entire organization. The merged group is expected to benefit from some efficiencies in operations and planning. However, the overall needs of the organization for telecommunications and networking services will continue to be provided at the present high level. The transfer is effective November 26, the beginning of the pay period. Questions regarding the transfer can be addressed to Marla Meehl or Teresa Shibao. Katy Schmoll, VP for Finance and Administration, UCAR Steve Dickson, Associate Director for Operations, NCAR
For more information, contact Marla Meehl at 1301, marla@ucar.edu.
(Posted Wed 29 Nov to Tue 5 Dec)
We've gotten several questions about adding images to TW postings. Since TW (in its email incarnation) is a text-only medium, we are not currently equipped to handle graphics in TW postings. However, you can refer to images on the web by doing the following: In Step 8 of the Announcements or Classifies posting form, give your image some sort of title, such as "Fishpack fish." Then put the direct URL to an image stored on your local web site, such as http://www.scd.ucar.edu/css/software/fishpack/fishpack.gif, into the address field. Then people will be able to view your image by clicking the link, or copying the URL into their web browser.
For more information, contact Jacque Marshall at 8616,
thisweek@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
Fishpack fish.
(Posted Wed 29 Nov to Mon 4 Dec)
SWEATSHIRTS and FLEECE VESTS are finally in!!! They are embroidered with the NCAR Boulder Colorado logo and also the new embroidery of the ML with the Flatiron mountains. **Employee discount 15% on apparel** Sweatshirts are 90%, heavy weight cotton - high quality, available in navy and tan.............retail price $24.95 Fleece vests are made locally by Colorado Trading & Clothing Co., fleece is water repellent, will not "pill", and dries quickly, available in charcoal and camel.......retail price $49.95 ## SALE ## on 40th logo blue and gray t-shirts (were $13.95), RETAIL SALE PRICE....$9.95 (then also take the 15% employee discount) Come by the store in the ML lobby, or in the FL Atrium on Mondays, to see all the interesting "gadgets" for holiday ideas, stocking stuffers, etc. Many great books for all reading levels and science kits too. *** We will be offering GIFT WRAPPING with gift tags, allow a 24 hour turnaround - $2 to $3 charge on this.
For more information, contact Heidi Lewis at 1181, hlewis@ucar.edu.
(Posted Tue 28 Nov to Mon 4 Dec)
Revised policies, appendices, and tables of contents have just been
posted to the web. One policy has also been deleted. The policy and
appendix revisions are:
Employee Search and Selection (2-1-3)
Negotiated Agreements (2-3-4)
Benefits Eligibility by Appointment (2-5-3A)
UCAR Benefits Manual Table of Contents (2-5-3B)
Property Management (3-1-4)
Communications (4-1-1)
Solicitation, Posting, and Distribution of Materials on UCAR-
Operated Premises (4-1-7)
Storage Facilities (5-1-5 - DELETED)
Please click on "Recent Policy Updates" on the manual's web page for
information about the latest changes.
Hard copy versions of the updates have also been sent to all those
designated to retain manual binders.
For more information, contact Valerie Friesen at 8626,
vfriesen@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
UCAR Policies and Procedures Manual.
(Posted Tue 28 Nov to Mon 4 Dec)
Reaching Students, Educators, and the Public through Web-based Outreach: Lessons Learned and Resources Available through the Windows to the Universe Project Roberta M. Johnson, Scientist and UCAR Director of Education and Public Outreach Monday, December 4, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. FL2 main seminar room #1022 The use of the web for educational purposes has become increasingly pervasive over the past few years. Both in formal and informal educational settings, students, and educators of all ages are commonly accessing web-based content and activities for research purposes as well as for enjoyment. The Windows to the Universe project, initiated in 1995, has grown in use to now serve over 3 million users per year, 70% of whom are precollege, undergraduate, or graduate students. In the course of developing this web site, we have learned valuable web development lessons and also have developed tools which other successful web sites may need to serve large user communities. The purpose of this presentation is to share information about the project, how it was developed, lessons learned along the way, and resources available to UCAR/NCAR/UOP through the project.
For more information, contact Roberta M. Johnson at 2173,
rmjohnsn@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
Windows to the Universe.
(Posted Mon 27 Nov to Mon 4 Dec)
This is the last week for Open Enrollment for 2001. If you wish to make any changes to your health care options, enroll in either the Health Care Flexible Spending Account or the Dependent Care Spending Account for 2001, you MUST do so by 5 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 1. All changes will be effective January 1, 2001. The UCARflex Open Enrollment web site is located at http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/enroll2001.html. Due to vendor difficulties with the UCARflex web site, a paper change form will be used this year for any type of change or enrollment. If you have any quesitons please contact Colleen Canfield at colleen@ucar.edu or Cyd Perrone at cperrone@ucar.edu.
For more information, contact Cyd Perrone at 8710, cperrone@ucar.edu.
(Posted Mon 27 Nov to Sun 3 Dec)
REMINDER - All Staff Welcome!! NCAR will hold a one-day internal workshop to advance planning for an NCAR biogeoscience initiative. We intend the workshop as an opportunity for NCAR staff to present and hear information about various activities currently underway within NCAR related to biogeoscience broadly defined. We anticipate overview talks covering many aspects of modeling, observations, instrumentation, and human influence from local to to global scales. We expect to spend approximately the first half of the day in this overview mode, and the second half of the day in a discussion and planning mode related to strategic planning at NCAR and biogeosciences initiatives at NSF. We welcome participation by all staff. If you have information that you feel should get presented, please talk to any member of the ad hoc workshop planning group listed below. We will issue a working agenda in the next several days. Gordon Bonan, Dave Carlson, Tony Delaney, Scott Doney, Alex Guenther, Bob Harriss, Beth Holland, Don Lenschow, Linda Mearns, Steve Oncley, Dave Schimel, Fei Chen, Peggy LeMone
For more information, contact David Carlson at 8830,
dcarlson@ucar.edu.
(Posted Mon 20 Nov to Mon 4 Dec)
4 December 2000 , 8:30-4:30 p.m., Mesa Lab, Main Seminar Room All staff welcome!! NCAR will hold a one-day internal workshop to advance planning for an NCAR biogeoscience initiative. We intend the workshop as an opportunity for NCAR staff to present and hear information about various activities currently underway within NCAR related to biogeoscience broadly defined. We anticipate overview talks covering many aspects of modeling, observations, instrumentation, and human influence from local to to global scales. We expect to spend approximately the first half of the day in this overview mode, and the second half of the day in a discussion and planning mode related to strategic planning at NCAR and biogeosciences initiatives at NSF. We welcome participation by all staff. If you have information that you feel should get presented, please talk to any member of the ad hoc workshop planning group listed below. We will issue a working agenda in the next several days. Gordon Bonan Dave Carlson Tony Delaney Scott Doney Alex Guenther Bob Harriss Beth Holland Don Lenschow Linda Mearns Steve Oncley Dave Schimel
For more information, contact David Carlson at 8833,
dcarlson@ucar.edu.
(Posted Wed 15 Nov to Mon 4 Dec)
For the first time in years the RSVPs that are coming in for the children's holiday party contain a large number of children age 13 and older. The EAC welcomes families to attend the event, but feels it is important to remind employees that only children 12 and younger will have gifts from Santa. We are glad to see so much interest in this fun family event and look forward to seeing everyone Saturday 2 December!
For more information, contact Wendy Abshire at 8477, abshire@ucar.edu.
(Posted Mon 13 Nov to Sat 2 Dec)
This year's children's holiday party is scheduled for Saturday, 2 December from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. The party is held in the Mesa Lab cafeteria. Activities this year will include: a visit and picture with Santa, face painting, surfing the WWW at pre-bookmarked holiday sites, dreidel games in honor of Hanukah, and holiday crafts (for an additional charge). New this year we will be including fabulous roving entertainment by magician Edward Aragoni! The deadline for RSVPing for the party is Friday, 17 November. Look for green sign up forms in your mailbox, or at reception desks. If you can't find one, contact EAC member Wendy Abshire with the name(s), age, and gender of your children. Also, please remember to bring healthy holiday lunch food, snacks or treats for all to share and enjoy!
For more information, contact Wendy Abshire at x8477, abshire@ucar.edu.
Or see the web page at
EAC.
(Posted Tue 7 Nov to Fri 1 Dec)
The on-line, FY2001 Staff Development Catalog is now available at: http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/hrstaffdev/index.html. The catalog provides a variety of classes in the areas of communication, personal development, supervisory/management, technical skills and safety trainings. The catalog includes course descriptions, dates, times, locations, recommended audiences and registration information. All Staff Development courses are free of charge to UCAR staff and visitors. A new item in the FY2001 catalog is information on the new Corporate Technical Training Center (CTTC) http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/hrstaffdev/sdcttc.html. The CTTC, located at the Pearl Street location, is scheduled to open January 2001. All of the technical/computer classes offered through the Staff Development catalog will be held at the CTTC. The CTTC will be available for divisions/programs to use as well. Technical information about the CTTC is located at the site. The scheduling component for the CTTC is currently being developed; please contact Cheryl Cristanelli directly with any scheduling questions. Another new item in the catalog is the introduction of the new Internal Training Locator http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/hrstaffdev/sdlocator.html. This site provides information on numerous internal trainings and resources offered by various divisions and programs to UCAR staff. If your division/program/group would like to add training/resource information to the site, please feel free to contact Cheryl Cristanelli. A hard copy of the Staff Development catalog will be sent to each division/program administrator to share with staff that may not have access to the on-line catalog. To help keep costs low and reduce the volume of paper, the number of hard copies will be limited to one copy per division/program. As always, the Staff Development classes are developed to help address the training needs of UCAR staff. We welcome your comments and suggestions to help make these resources a valuable tool for the entire UCAR organization. If you have any questions or need any assistance, please feel free to contact Cheryl Cristanelli, 303-497-8708, cherylc@ucar.edu. Thank you for your support and participation.
For more information, contact Cheryl Cristanelli at 8708,
cherylc@ucar.edu. Or see the web page at
Staff Development Catalog.
(Posted Fri 22 Sep to Thu 30 Nov)