FYI

Parking Office to perform software upgrade Friday
The Parking Office will be performing a software upgrade Friday, Feb. 6, temporarily limiting the scope of services available. The customer service counter and phone number will be available for information, visitor and temporary permits, acceptance of appeals, and other services not requiring the computer. However, access to accounts and certain transactions will be off line while the upgrade is installed. Full service should be restored by Monday, Feb. 9.

Faculty: Are your students interested in URC?
The Undergraduate Research Conference 2004 (aka URC 04) will be a weeklong, campuswide celebration of the research, creativity, and scholarly work of UNH undergraduates. The conference will take place from April 26 through May 1. Students from Durham and Manchester who have completed or are engaged in a research, creative, service learning, or capstone project are encouraged to present. Organizers hope that UNH faculty and staff will urge eligible undergraduates to participate in the conference, and encourage all students to attend URC activities. To present at URC 04, students or their faculty advisers must register by March 12: www.unh.edu/urc. Visit the URC Web site for a complete list of conference events. To schedule an event, contact Eleanor Abrams in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Public Service: eleanor.abrams@unh.edu, 2-4507.

Get your FITSI application
Beginning Feb. 9, applications will be accepted for the third annual Faculty Instructional Technology Summer Institute (FITSI) sponsored by CIS Academic Technology to be held at UNH June 7-11. The institute is a hands-on training program offered to faculty and instructors in full-time, permanent positions at UNH. Programming for the week includes workshops and presentations by UNH instructional technology staff along with sessions facilitated by recognized leaders in the field outside of UNH. Faculty selected to participate will receive a free PC or Macintosh laptop computer for teaching or personal use. To apply for FITSI 2004, visit http://at.unh.edu/fitsi/2004. Applications will only be taken online and are due by Feb. 27. The selection committee will notify chosen participants by March 12. For more information, visit http://at.unh.edu/fitsi/2004 or contact Mike Giordano, FITSI Program Manager at mike.giordano@unh.edu or2-3629.

Keep your New Year’s resolution — join WW group
Join the Weight Watchers at Work Group on Mondays at noon at New Hampshire Hall. A new session begins in February and everyone is welcome. Contact Joyce Duszak at 2-4989.

Need a car for spring break?
Those wanting to rent a vehicle for spring break from Enterprise should make their reservations before Friday, Feb. 20. Please note that to meet safety requirements, there is a nine-person limit on van capacity. Info: 2-3228.