Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

May 2, 2005

HR Development
McNair Faculty Fellows Sought
Alabama Credit Union Recognized, Espey Honored
FRC Offering WebCT Workshops
Job Openings

HR Development

To register for a class contact Daphne Wright at 348-9700 or dharbin@fa.ua.edu. To access class descriptions and view the training schedule visit http://hr.ua.edu/st-dev/.

Building Community: Human Relations for the 21st Century

The Diversity Experience — TBA
Advanced Connections, Moving Quality Service Beyond the Basics — TBA
Assertiveness Skills and Communication — TBA
Generational Diversity — May 25, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Computer Courses

E-Course — May 18-20, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Scholarly Searching on the Internet — TBA Summer 2005
Advanced Computer Classes — TBA

The Management Project

Register now for The Management Project — an in-house management certificate program for UA managers. This course is a comprehensive training program designed to give participants practical knowledge and skills enabling them to effectively manage within the University's work environment. It was created to assist managers with the increasing challenges they are facing and to prepare potential managers to accept future challenges.

Collaborative Work Environment — May 11-12, TBA

Performance Management and Development

First Level Supervision Series — Dealing Effectively with Behaviors — May 17, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Personal Safety

Right to Know — May 10, 1 p.m., and May 19, 8:15 p.m.

Policy and Procedures

These programs are intended to benefit UA employees, departments and customers by enhancing the professional development of office employees.

Purchasing Procedures — May 18, 2-4 p.m.
UA Budget Procedures — TBA Summer 2005

McNair Faculty Fellows Sought

UA's Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (The McNair Scholars Program) is seeking applications from UA faculty interested in serving as McNair Scholars Faculty Fellows for 2006. Three Faculty Fellows, one each term, will support the work of the 2006 cohort of McNair Scholars and their Faculty Mentors as the Scholars progress through a three-semester sequence of seminars which includes a summer research internship. Each Faculty Fellow receives a $2500 stipend. The Program, a TRIO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, prepares a select group of undergraduates for successful entry into and completion of doctoral programs. It targets first-generation college students who meet federal income requirements and those from other groups underrepresented in doctoral study.

The deadline for applying is Sept. 15. For detailed information, contact Dr. Nancy Campbell, Manager, McNair Scholars Program, ncampbell@ctl.ua.edu or 348-0580; or go to the UA McNair Scholars website at www.ctl.ua.edu/MSP or the U. S. Department of Education website at http://www.ed.gov/programs/triomcnair. Interested persons may contact current fellows Dr. Jerry Rosenberg, associate professor, psychology and New College, jrosenbe@bama.ua.edu or 348-8414; and Dr. Natalie Adams, associate professor, Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies, nadams@bamaed.ua.edu or 348-1161.

Alabama Credit Union Recognized, Espey Honored

At the recent Alabama Credit Union League Annual Meeting, the Alabama Credit Union was recognized as the top- performing credit union of its size in the state. For the third time in the past five years, Alabama Credit Union earned the League's Merit Award, reflecting its outstanding member service, financial performance, and commitment to community service. The ACU is celebrating its 50th year at UA.

Melford Espey was named the Alabama Credit Union League Volunteer of the Year. The honor is the most coveted award given by the League each year. Mr. Espey was recognized not only for his 30-plus years of volunteer work as a board member of ACU, but also for his willingness to give of his time in support of other community organizations. Prior to his retirement, Mel was a fixture on UA's campus, serving in the Student Services Department, and is also remembered as the first Big Al, the Crimson Tide mascot that is now nationally recognized.

Alabama Credit Union, organized in 1956, is a not-for- profit financial institution headquartered in Tuscaloosa. It serves 30,000 members from 12 locations in Tuscaloosa, Madison, Fayette and Baldwin counties. Members' accounts are federally insured to $100,000 by NCUA, and additionally insured to $250,000 by American Share Insurance. Its Web address is www.AlabamaCU.com.

FRC Offering WebCT Workshops

The WEBCT is a free course management tool and a component of every UA course. The Faculty Resource Center will offer a series of workshops June 6-July 29. The workshops go on every day through June and July from 8-9 a.m. Monday-Friday in A232 Gordon Palmer, and each workshop repeats on the same day every week. For example, there will be the exact same workshop on quizzes every Friday, so a faculty member can catch it any week throughout the two months. A faculty member does not need to complete every workshop in one week; he/she can do one one week and a different one the next. It is designed so that the faculty member has the most flexibility on when he/she attends. Visit www.frc.ua.edu or e-mail Susan Lucas at susan@frc.ua.edu.

Job Openings

The University of Alabama is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. For the latest job updates, call the UA job line, 348-7780. For a full line listing of available positions, visit http://hr.ua.edu/employment. Remember that office, technical, clerical, maintenance and service positions stay on the Job Line only five days. Faculty positions are listed under the appropriate college or school.

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