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1. Ice Cream Social May 22 to Honor Phyllis Johnson |
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You are invited to an ice cream social celebrating the retirement of Phyllis Johnson, University librarian, on Thursday, May 22, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Library Reading Room. |
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2. Blood Drive to be Held On Campus May 21 |
submitted by Staff Council
Staff Council and the Benefits Office are cosponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center from Marquette General Hospital will be in the ground floor ballroom of Douglass Houghton Hall to collect blood from Michigan Tech employees and students. The blood center serves 13 hospitals in the Upper Peninsula, including Portage Health and Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center.
Information About Blood Donation
• Each unit of blood that is donated can save up to three lives.
• All blood types are needed.
• Only about 5 percent of those who are eligible to donate do so.
• There is no substitute for human blood.
• It only takes about 45 minutes from registration to cookies and juice.
• You would be someone's hero—you may give a newborn, a child, a mother or a father, a brother or a sister the chance to live.
Donor Requirements
• Age: 17 (16-year-olds can donate with written permission of parent or guardian)
• Weight: at least 110 pounds
• Diet: a well-balanced meal is recommended within four hours of donation.
• Health: generally in good health
• ID: valid picture identification such as a driver's license, DMV identification card or passport
• Medications: most medications will not cause ineligibility to donate but must be evaluated by the technician before the donation.
Some restrictions may apply based on past travel of prospective donors. If you have questions, please call the Marquette General Hospital Hancock Donor Center at 483-1392.
More information about donating blood can be found at www.mgh.org/blood/blood.html .
If you have never donated before, please consider starting now. Bring a friend.
To make an appointment, call Becky Christianson at 487-2416. |
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3. Spring BRC Travel Grants Announced |
The Biotechnology Research Center has announced the recipients of its 2008 Spring BRC Travel Grants:
Graduate student Megan Killian (ME-EM) will receive $500 toward her poster presentation at the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference to be held in Marco Island, Fla., in June.
Graduate student Raja Payyavula (SFRES) will receive $500 toward his poster presentation at the World Congress on In Vitro Biology to be held in Tucson, Ariz., in June.
Graduate student Lindsey Tuominen (SFRES) will receive $500 toward her poster presentation at the American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting, held in Storrs, Conn., in April.
The 2008 Fall Semester BRC Travel Grant deadline is Oct. 15.
For more information, visit http://forest.mtu.edu/biotech . |
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4. Kodak Photo Printing Kiosk in Tech Express Service Center |
The Tech Express Service Center, located in the Campus Bookstore, now has a Kodak photo printing kiosk. You can print photos or make a CD from a USB device, SD and Mini-SD multimedia cards, SmartMedia cards, memory sticks, compact flash, or even a Bluetooth-enabled phone. A 4-by-6 print is 35 cents, a 5-by-7 is $1.99, a 6-by-8 is $2.49, and a CD is $2.99.
Tech Express also provides ID and badging services, UPS shipping, mailbox rentals, locker rentals, fax services, lamination, photocopying, Express Cash, meal plan services, ticket sales and postage stamps. Please call 487-3308 with any questions. |
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5. Health Risk Appraisals: What are They and How Can They Help You? |
submitted by Renee Hiller, Benefits Office
A buzzword in many organizations, you may have heard of an HRA. A Health Risk Appraisal is one of the steps that employees can take as part of Michigan Tech's collective efforts to increase awareness and overall wellness, as well as strive to help contain the rising cost of healthcare. While the new TechCommunity Wellness Committee looks at ways to improve and add to the wellness offerings at Michigan Tech, an HRA is a great way for the community to kick-start the program.
A Health Risk Appraisal is a tool to help determine your current health status and risks. It consists of various questions on your health, lifestyle and habits. An HRA is the first step everyone can take to assess where they stand in regards to health and wellness, providing recommendations on what you can do to stay healthy and targeting areas that need improvement.
Where can you find an HRA? You can take an HRA through the Blue Cross Blue Shield website if you are a current subscriber. The HRA consists of 50 questions, and it should only take about 10 minutes. That's very little time to find out what you need to do to maintain or improve your health or to help point you in the right direction.
To access the HRA through BCBS, go to www.bcbsm.com and click on the link Health risk appraisal & wellness, beneath the login fields. Next, you will need to login to your online profile or register for one. To register, you'll need your personal information, including your contract number, located on your BCBS ID card. Once you are logged on, click the link BlueHealth Connection (bottom right) and you will find a wealth of information including the HRA. Once you answer the questions, you will receive a customized report that will detail what you are doing well, what can be improved, and goals you can strive for in categories such as stress, smoking and cholesterol. Other helpful tools that can be accessed through BlueHealth Connection include online health coaches, online tracking tools for goals set, a personal health record and resources for fitness and nutrition. BlueHealth also offers phone assistance from a nurse health coach.
Tools such as these do not replace a medical exam but can be helpful in attaining the goals you set. I encourage each employee to look through this great resource and see how it can help you. |
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6. On the Road |
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LTAP/TDG Director Terry McNinch (MTTI) conducted a session, "Transportation Asset Management—The Latest Fad? Not Really, It's What County Highway Engineers Have Been Struggling to Do Forever," on Tuesday, May 6, at the annual conference of the Kansas County Highway Association, held in Manhattan, Kan. |
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7. Vacuum Press for Sale in Chem Department |
The Department of Chemistry is selling a single-opening vacuum press, with a platen measuring 13 inches by 13 inches. It is a VAC-Q-LAM, and it was manufactured by Orange Engineering and Machine Co., Inc. The press, purchased new in 1991, has been used very little.
If you are interested, please contact Dean Seppala at 370-7404 or dwseppal@mtu.edu .
University property may only be transferred between departments. It may not be given or sold to individuals. |
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8. Free Furniture in SBE |
The School of Business and Economics has a conference-room table available for free.
The table measures 3 feet by 8 feet and has a wood laminate top and chrome legs. There are eight gold upholstered arm chairs that go with the table.
The table can be seen in the Sam Tidwell Student Center of the Academic Office building. If you are interested, contact either Phyllis Williamson, pcwillia@mtu.edu , or Diane Benda, dmbenda@mtu.edu .
As always, University property may not be given or sold to individuals. It may only be transferred between departments. |
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