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Student Admissions Representatives Sought
The Admissions Office is seeking nominations and recommendations for energetic, outgoing students for our volunteer admissions “rep” program. This essential group provides visiting prospective students and their families with an inside look at UNH and its programs through daily tours of campus, informational sessions, open houses and other related programs. Interested students may obtain applications at Grant House, or online at http://admissions.unh.edu/images/stories/pdf/rep_app.pdf. The deadline for students to submit applications for the 2006-2007 academic year is Friday, March 3, and there is an optional information session for interested students Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., MUB 321. Questions, nominations and recommendations may be directed to Tony Berry in Admissions at 2-2873 or tony.berry@unh.edu. (02-01-06)       

Coping Strategies for Stress Management
The Office of Health Education & Promotion and UNH Health Services are sponsoring a brown-bag lunch series, Coping Strategies for Stress Management, Tuesdays, 12:45-1:45 p.m., Health Services’ Conference Room, 2nd floor. Topics include: Feb. 7: What is stress?; Feb. 14: Time Management; Feb. 21: Meditation; Feb. 28: Nutrition/Exercise; March 7:Art Therapy; March 21: Humor; March 28: Sleep; April 4: Assertiveness; April 11: Self-Massage; April 18: Cash Management. Info: 2-3823 or http://www.unh.edu/health-services. (02-01-06)

Health Services Presents Skating on Thin Ice
The Office of Health Education & Promotion and UNH Health Services are sponsoring a series of films and discussions during Eating Concerns Awareness Month. All events take place from 7 to p.m., Tuesdays, in MUB Theater II. Films are as follows: Feb. 7: Curve; Feb. 14: Real Women Have Curves; Feb. 21: Perfect Body; and Feb. 28: Fat Like Me. Info: 2-3823 or http://www.unh.edu/health-services. (02-01-06)

Sharing the Journey: How to Help People with Alzheimer's/Dementia
The President’s Commission on the Status of Women will host a bag lunch discussion Wednesday, Feb, 1, noon to 1 p.m., in MUB Room 203 about Alzheimer's and dementia. New methods to enable wellness are on the horizon for those who have Alzheimers and other types of dementia. Speakers will offer care and support methods that improve quality of life over the course of the disease from diagnosis to the end of life. How does one assist as a family member’s personality and behavior change with anxieties, suspicions, agitation or delusions? Learn from Carly Hellen, occupational therapist and author of Alzheimer's Disease: Activity Focused Care, and Luisa Harless, director, Memory Impairment Unit, Spruce Wood Retirement. Community Info: 2-1058. (02-01-06)

Please Share UROP Information with Students
Faculty are asked to share the following information about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program with their students.
Application Deadlines: Undergraduate Research Award (spring, summer, or fall 2006), and March 1; SURF USA (for summer 2006), March 1. Proposal Writing Workshops: Monday Feb. 6, MUB 330, 4– 5:30 p.m. (social sciences); Thursday, Feb. 16, MUB 302, 4:30–5:30 p.m. (all disciplines); Monday, Feb. 20, Rudman 381, 3:30–5 p.m. (science/engineering); and Wednesday, Feb. 22, Rudman 381, 2–3:30 p.m. (science/engineering). INCO 590: Student Research Experience -- Faculty members may identify students to work with them on activities related to their teaching or research responsibilities. Variable credit. Support for research expenses available: http://www.unh.edu/urop/sre.html. Info: 2-4323 or http:// www.unh.edu/undergrad-research/ or urop@unh.edu. (02-01-06)

Please Encourage Students to Attend Resume Review Day
Spring semester is always an exciting time for students who are looking for employment after graduation, or for undergraduates looking for internships. The UACC will be hosting several career related events beginning with Resume Review Day. This twice yearly event allows students to have their resumes critiqued by actual employers. Five employers have volunteered to visit campus for this purpose, which will be Feb. 2, from noon to 4 p.m., right here at the UACC in Hood House. The following week, on Feb. 9, we will be hosting the Nonprofit, Health and Business Career and Internship Fair at the MUB, Granite State Room, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.unh.edu/uacc. (01-25-06)

Campus Rec Offers 'Kool 2B Fit' Recess Day Camp
The UNH Department of Campus Recreation is please to announce the 2nd Annual “Kool 2B Fit” Recess Day Camp for Kids during the two weeks of school vacation (Feb 20-24 & April 24-28). The camp provides an opportunity for youth between the ages of 6-12 to interact and engage in a diverse repertory of fitness activities, from group games and swimming to snowshoeing and indoor rock climbing. Many more activities as well! Our philosophy is that being fit doesn't have to be work and we want to instill a love of being active, a desire to explore the world around us and a motivation to work to improve skills and abilities in physical activity. The camp runs from 8am to noon and staff consists of Assistant Director of Fitness, Graduate Intern and Assistants, Nutritionist, Aerobic Instructors, Personal trainers and University students. All of our counselors are qualified and have previous camp experience in addition to CPR/First Aid Certification. Its Kool 2B Fit...we hope your children will join us for a week of fun! For more information or to request a registration form contact UNH Campus Rec at 603-862-2031 or email linda.hayden@unh.edu. Visit our website at: http://campusrec.unh.edu. (01-25-06)

Professional Development Grant Deadline is Feb. 1
The next Irvine Professional Development Grant deadline is Feb. 1.  Information about the grant and the application is available at:  http://www.unh.edu/hr/pod/pdfs/Irvine_Grant_Info_App.pdf. The Irvine Professional Development Grant is open to all benefits-eligible administrative office professional staff after completing at least one year of service. This includes staff at the Durham/Manchester campuses and cooperative extension offices. Previous recipients of grants are ineligible until three years have elapsed from the decision on their previously successful application. Eligible Irvine Professional Development Grant opportunities might include conferences, workshops and seminars, both on and off campus; UNH courses not covered under existing benefits; academic courses not offered within the university system; or travel and accommodations for off campus courses, workshops, etc. The Irvine Professional Development Grant is funded for $1,000 annually and is awarded bi-annually with a maximum individual award of $500 in any fiscal year (July-June). (01-18-06)

Deadline for Parents Assocation Grant Proposal is Feb. 7
Don’t miss the deadline to submit a Parents Association Grant Proposal. Deadline for submissions is noon, Feb. 7, 2006. Complete information regarding the grant criteria and the application is online at http://www.unh.edu/parents. Call 2-4370 for more information. (01-13-06)

Enterprise Computing Group to Retire Servers
The UNHA, Archimedes, UNHB, and Bernoulli servers will no longer be available as of Feb. 1, 2006. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Eileen Cooley in the Enterprise Computing Group, CIS at 2-3053 or Eileen.Cooley@unh.edu. (01-11-06)

COLSA Dean’s Office Has Moved
COLSA Dean’s Office has moved to Rudman Hall. The new offices are as follows: COLSA Academic & Advising Offices: Alberto Manalo, Rudman G05D; Suzanne Booska, Rudman G05C; Jane Garnett, Rudman G05; Advising Office, Rudman G05A. COLSA Administration & Research Offices: Bill Trumble, Rudman G06A; Stacia Sower, Rudman G06B; Cathy Neri, Rudman G06; Marge Joy, Rudman G06; and Gretchen Forbes, Rudman G13. Phone numbers remain the same. (01-11-06)