FYI

Play Santa with the Wildcat Santa Toy Drive

The annual Wildcat Santa toy drive is taking place now through Dec. 8.

Last year, 18 local families and numerous surrounding communities benefited from the collection of new toys donated by university faculty, staff and students.

Giving is easy with the numerous drop-off locations around campus. New, unwrapped toys can be left in the collection boxes at the following locations:

Dimond Library, Wildcat Transit Visitor’s Center, Thompson Hall, Grant House
Spaulding Life Sciences, McConnell Hall, NHPTV, Human Resources, MUB Administration, Health Services, MUB Disability Services, Office of Sponsored Research–Service Building, Parsons Hall, Morse Hall, Business Services, Stoke Hall, CIS - 1 Leavitt Lane, Dunlap Center and Holloway Commons

Toys can also be brought to the Holiday skating party at the Whittemore Center, Dec.13, from 3- 6:30 p.m.

Families in need of assistance can be referred to Wildcat Santa by calling Maureen Marshall at 2-1983.

Last WSBE Dean Candidate Here Tomorrow

Timothy Mescon of Atlanta, Georgia, the last of the four WSBE dean candidates to visit campus will be interviewed tomorrow, Nov. 30, between 11-12 p.m. in the trustee’s boardroom in Thompson Hall.

The university community is invited.

Mescon and the other candidates CVs can be viewed at http://www.unh.edu/academic-affairs/.

Gov. Lynch To Attend Internet Safety Meeting

The University of New Hampshire’s Crimes against Children Research Center will host a Town Hall meeting to discuss educating children on Internet safety Monday, Dec.4, from 10-11:45 a.m. in the Stafford Room at the MUB.

Leaders from academia, federal and state government and the business community will highlight their partnership to meet the challenges of an increasingly hostile Internet.

Gov. John Lynch will give the opening remarks. Participants include David Finkelhor, director, UNH Crimes against Children Research Center; Kelly Ayotte, state attorney general; Michael Magnant, Portsmouth chief of police; Tom Dailey, Verizon Online; Dennis Shaw, COO, I-Safe America and interim UNH president J. Bonnie Newman.

Annual Lumber Sale Dec. 2

The Thompson School sawmill has a surplus of wide pine lumber 1" thick, dry and unplaned. The wood was harvested from UNH lands and processed by students of the Forest Technology program. The remaining inventory will be sold at discount prices based on dimension, Saturday, Dec. 2, from 8 a.m. to noon.

The sawmill is located on Rt. 155A, 1/4 mile south of the Channel 11 studio.

Carsey Institute Open House Dec. 13

The Carsey Institute will hold an open in its office at Huddleston Hall, G05B, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, between 1-4 p.m.

Staff, faculty and students working on current projects will be on hand to talk about the Institute’s work.

RSVP to Melanie.higgins@unh.edu.

Winter Parking Ban Begins Dec. 1 At Midnight

Regardless of the weather, most parking lots will be off-limits for overnight parking during the next several months while the winter parking ban is in effect. The ban begins at midnight Dec.1 and continues through March 31, 2007.

Lots B and C allow "weather-conditional" after-midnight parking on nights when no snow emergency has been declared. During a snow emergency, the two lots, as all the others, close at midnight.

Signs at the entrances and a recorded message posted at 2-1001 will give the open/closed status of these lots.

“Exempt" lots provide after-midnight parking on any night, including nights with declared snow emergencies.

Normal permit requirements apply in all lots beginning at 6 a.m.

Further details are posted at www.unh.edu/transportation/parking. For more information call 2-1010.

Bon Voyage Dean Bolander

Please join the university community for a farewell celebration for Steve Bolander, dean, Whittemore School of Business and Economics as he departs for Florida. The celebration will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in the Oak Room, Huddleston Hall. The reception is hosted by the Office of the Provost. Please RSVP to bjp2@cisunix.unh.edu.

Holiday Shopping Comes to You With Evergreen Fair

Fifty selected artisans and artists will present their wares at the annual Evergreen Fair taking place at the MUB Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..

Visit the “shops” of a toymaker, feather painter, soap maker, photographer, watercolorist, dressmaker, woodcarver and doll sculptor. Entertainment will be provided by harpsichordist R.P. Hale.

There’s no admission charge.

Religious Diversity Discussion Dec. 6

A program on the issues of religious diversity will be held Dec. 6 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Strafford Room at the MUB.

“Common Ground: The Possibilities and Perils of Interfaith Respect” will explore commonalities across various faith traditions as well as the rewards and challenges of Interfaith commitment, dialogue and work.

Faculty and community speakers will set the tone for small discussion groups facilitated by representatives of different spiritual traditions and identities.

Persons should contact Sylvia Foster at 862-1058 sfoster@unh.edu

Symphony Presents Grainger Dec. 3

A concert by the university symphony orchestra and concert choir, under the director of William Kempster, will take place Sunday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. in Johnson Theatre at the Paul Creative Arts Center.

The program begins with the Orchestra performing one of Percy Grainger’s most ambitious works, “The Warriors—Music to an Imaginary Ballet.” Composed during the years 1913-1916 this “experimental” composition includes 3 pianos, off-stage brass and on-stage orchestra. The Concert Choir will join the Orchestra to present Beethoven’s “Mass in C, Op. 86.”

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the music department at 2-2404.

Breakfast Changes at the Dairy Bar

Effective Nov. 27th, the Dairy Bar will be serving breakfast sandwiches, pastries and beverages, during their regular breakfast hours of 8-11a.m.

Hot breakfasts can be arranged for any group wishing to use the dining space for meetings. Reservations can be made for groups of 10 to 25, with options for breakfast service. Twenty-four hour notice required. Call Bev Nemetz at 2-4843.

Most breakfasts will run $3 to $3.50 per person with a 15% gratuity. Self-serve coffee, muffins and fruit is also available. Payment can be with cash, check or POB.

Mind Your Business: Seminars Offered To Sharpen Skills

Improve your professional skills in such areas as management and supervision, sales and marketing, desktop publishing and Web design and professional coaching through a one-day seminar or short-term certification program offered by the Graduate School’s office of professional development and training during November and December.

Use tuition dollars toward these non-credit workshops. For a description of the seminars, or to register, go to: http://www.learn.unh.edu and click on “professional development.” Questions? Call the graduate office at 2-4234.

Lactation Room Available

Dimond Library and the UNH President's Commission on the Status of Women wants to remind the UNH Community that a lactation room is available in Dimond Library. This private room contains a hospital-grade Medela breast pump, a gliding rocker, a refrigerator, and soft music. The room is designed for nursing and milk expression. A key can be checked out at the main circulation desk of the Library. Please contact Pam Lehman at 2-1512 or the Commission office at 2-1058 for more information.

Reminder: Turn in Your Waiver Forms

If you have not yet turned in your staff waiver forms to Business Services for the UNH Durham spring undergraduate tuition billing, please do so before the Dec. 7 tuition payment deadline. Forms can be obtained at Human Resources or the Business Services Office.

Info and questions: Business Services at 2-2230 or email business.services@unh.edu

High Marks For Volunteering

UNH has been named to the 2006 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its record of students who donate time and resources to their communities and around the country.

The new program aims to increase public awareness regarding the contributions college students make through volunteerism.

In October, the six winners of the awards were announced. In the general excellence category, awards went to California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, C.A..; Elon University, Elon, N.C., and Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, I.N.

The Excellence in Hurricane Relief Service Honor Roll recipients were Jackson State University, Jackson, M.S. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, L.A. and Tulane University, New Orleans, L.A.

Fellowships Office Seeking Faculty Referrals For Grants and Fellowships

Faculty members, be sure to pass along to the fellowship office the names of students who might qualify as candidates for national and international grants and fellowships, including the Rhodes, Marshall, and Fulbright awards

ArtBreak Fall Schedule

Weekly “ArtBreak” programs, offered Wednesdays at noon in The Art Gallery in conjunction with the exhibitions (free admission), include the following:

Wednesday, Dec. 6, concert by Joyful Rain, with flutist Ellen Rondina and guitarist David Newsam.

You Owe It To Your Health

Free blood pressure screenings offered through the Embrace Life Fully (ELF) program will be held Dec. 13 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Health Services.