News on the Go #646, April 15, 2008

News on the Go is a service of the Office of Institutional Advancement, providing timely news and information to faculty, staff, fellows, residents and students on the go. Deadline: 10 a.m. Thursday before Tuesday publication. Submit all events and deadlines to the Web Calendar. Submit other items for consideration using the News on the Go submission form.

Topics at a glance: The Leader Update ... Finalist Named for President ... UCSC Workshop ... United To Serve ... iRIS Training ... Healthcare Management ... Library Book Sale ... Summer Registration ... Changing the Face of Medicine ... Our Bodies Ourselves ... Funding Opportunity ... HOOP Updates ... HUB Vendor Fair ... Rec Center Special ... Summer Jobs ... WorkLife Tip of the Week

The Leader Update

Finalist Named for President of UT Health Science Center at Houston

The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Monday (Apr. 14) named Dr. Larry R. Kaiser the sole finalist for the presidency of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

View the complete release at:
http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2008/BOR-UTHSCH-Pres-04-14-08.html 

UCSC Workshop

The 13th Annual University Classified Staff Workshop presented by the University Classified Staff Council (UCSC) — “Creating Waves of Success: Finding Seashells along the Way" — will take place Monday, May 12, at the San Luis Conference Center in Galveston.

Online registration is open through April 18 for the workshop which is exclusively for university classified staff. There are still a number of places available. Even if you attended recently, there may still be a place for you at the conference, so don’t hesitate to register. For more information, e-mail Stephanie.Adams@uth.tmc.edu or visit USCS online to register.

United To Serve

Looking for a way to give back as you clean out some of those old electronics or antique board games? Well, here’s how: Donate your old gaming systems and video/board games to brighten the day of a sick child.

United To Serve is a collaborative effort of volunteers across all 15 UT campuses. Our project this year is to donate games to local hospitals in the Texas Medical Center and to take the time to play these games with patients on Saturday, April 19. To confirm you plan to take part in the volunteer day, e-mail Audrey.R.Ester@uth.tmc.edu.

If you can't volunteer on this day, please consider donating your old board games and video games to help these patients. Donation of new games is encouraged, as well. Donation boxes are located within each of the six schools on the UT Health Sciences Center campus, as well as at the Rec Center.

iRIS Training

iRIS training provides an overview of the integrated Research Information System used to submit protocols involving human subjects. Upcoming classes: Wednesday, April 30 in UCT 1160. The instructor will walk students through the initial submission of a protocol, as well as responding to pending items in a submission. 

Parking will be validated. Register online at iRIS Online Training

Healthcare Management Panel Discussion

“Bridging the Divide: From Institutional Health to Community Well-being, A Reflection on Houston’s Healthcare over the Past 20 Years,” the first of a series of panel discussions on healthcare management, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, SPH (RAS) Auditorium, sponsored by the UT School of Public Health.

Library Book Sale

In Celebration of National Library Week, The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library will hold a book sale through Friday April 18. Stop by the library to browse the fiction and non-fiction titles, video games and puzzles available for sale. Hardbacks and puzzles are $1, paperbacks are 50 cents and videogames are $10.

Summer 2008 Schedule of Classes

The Summer Schedule of Classes is currently available online at the Registrar’s Office.

For Dental Hygiene, Dental Postgraduates, Nursing, Medical Clinical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Health Information Sciences and Public Health students’ registration opens Monday, April 14. Late Registration is open Monday, May 19 through Thursday, May 22 and requires a $15 late fee.

For more information, visit UTHSC-H Academic Calendar for Summer 2008.

Exhibit: Changing the Face of Medicine

The traveling exhibition “Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians” will be on display at the HAM-TMC library from April 23 through June 6, 2008.

An opening reception on April 30 at noon and a panel discussion Adventures and Challenges of Women Physicians on May 6 at 11:30 a.m. will take place in the Street Level Conference Room. These programs are free and lunch will be available to the first 35 attendees.

More information on these and other programs is available at the library's exhibit Web site at http://whn.library.tmc.edu/

Our Bodies Ourselves

Our Bodies Ourselves co-founder, Judy Norsigian will address pregnancy and childbirth controversies on 5 p.m., April 15 in the street level conference room of the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.

Norsigian’s presentation is part of the TMC Women’s Health Network Second Tuesday Seminar Series, which provides information on various areas of women’s health.

The group’s next meeting on Tuesday, May 13 spotlights “Advancing Women’s Health through Collaboration: Advocacy & Action in Texas”. The second annual advocacy conference features Nancy Dickey, M.D., president of the Texas A&M University Health Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of Texas A&M University as the keynote speaker at its luncheon.

The HAM-TMC Library is located at 1133 John Freeman Blvd. in the Texas Medical Center. For more information, email dsorelle@bcm.edu, 713-798-7959 or go to the group’s Web site at http://whn.library.tmc.edu/.

Funding Opportunity

Currently, the Office of Technology Management and the University of Texas System have a funding opportunity available. The Texas Ignition Fund (TIF), a $2 million University of Texas System grant program sponsored by the UT System Board of Regents, is designed to stimulate commercialization of research discoveries at the 15 UT institutions.

For more information refer to the Office of Technology Management Web site.

HOOP Updates

The Disability Accommodation policy and the Web Site Linking and Privacy policy have been updated in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOOP).

Please check out HOOP What's New? for specifics on policy changes.

Spring 2008 HUB Vendor Fair

The Spring 2008 Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Vendor Fair, featuring 16 vendors, is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Medical School Leather Lounge. During the vendor fair, prizes will be raffled and popcorn will be served.

For more information about the HUB Vendor Fair, contact Nina.Lahasky@uth.tmc.edu, 713-500-4862.

Rec Center Summer Special

Get ready for the Summer Membership Special! UT Rec Center offers a 15% discount on a three-month membership purchased between now and May 31. Bring your health science center ID badge to purchase a membership. Payment can be made by check, cash or automatic electronic bank draft (EFT).

For more information visit the Recreation Center.

Summer Job Opportunities

The UT Recreation Center is accepting applications for many summer job opportunities including swim instructors, pool attendants and summer camp staff. To apply for the pool attendant or swim instructor positions visit UT Human Resources. To apply for camp counselor positions, contact Tyawna.Jamison@uth.tmc.edu, 713-500-8422.

WorkLife Tip of the Week

For the first time in the U.S., four generations are together in the workplace: The Silents (or War generation), 56 million strong, born 1933-45; the 76 million Boomers, born 1946-64; Gen Xers, 55 million, born 1965-76; and finally, the 77 million Millennial, (Gen Y), born 1977-98. If you have difficulty understanding or relating to this diversity and need some help, please visit http://www.uthouston.edu/worklife/worklife/coaching.html or call 713-500-3327 for assistance.