President’s Lecture Series to kick off in January

“Advocates for Change in the 21st Century: Issues of Body, Mind and Spirit,” is the theme for the 2005 President’s Lecture Series, which begins in January. The series will feature three speakers.

Addressing the topic of “body,” the first speaker will be Steven Blair, president and CEO of the Cooper Institute in Dallas. He will discuss “Physical Inactivity: The Major Public Health Problem of the 21st Century.” Blair’s presentation begins at 4 p.m. Jan. 12 in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater.

An international advocate for the promotion of physical health, Blair has focused his research on the associations between lifestyle and health, with an emphasis on exercise, physical fitness, body composition and chronic disease. He will emphasize the shift in thinking needed to alter trends in an increasingly obese population.

Complete survey to earn WellAware discount cards


From the WellAware Committee:

There is still time to participate in the WellAware program. Complete the health perceptions survey and earn three WellAware cards worth a 30 percent discount on your spring membership to the Student Recreation Center. Visit www.surveyconsole.com/console/TakeSurvey?id=70090.

Ready to redeem your WellAware cards for a discount/rebate on Rec Center membership for spring 2005? Bring your cards (we have a record of your completed survey) to the Office of Human Resources during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays) through December.

Consult the Web site for more information about WellAware programs: www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr/wellaware/index.html.

Technology-equipped classroom training to be offered

Instructional Media Services will offer two sessions for those interested in learning more about the operation of equipment in technology-equipped classrooms. A technology-equipped classroom contains, at a minimum, a permanently installed video projector and a computer. Attendees will be provided with information on the use of equipment and streaming video on campus.

Sessions will be offered at 10 a.m. Jan. 5 in 226 Olscamp Hall and at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 6 in 206 Education Building.

No prior registration is required. Any questions or requests for further details may be directed to Julie Baker at jbaker@bgsu.edu.

MyBGSU extends hours for start of semester

MyBGSU is extending hours the weekend prior to the start of spring semester to provide additional access to faculty class rosters and student class schedules. Access will be available Jan. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., and Jan. 10 from midnight to 9 p.m.

MyBGSU may be unavailable for up to 30 minutes beginning at about 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and 6 a.m. Jan. 10 in order to complete necessary system functions.

Applications for "Parking," "Change of Home Address," "My Financial Aid Status" and "Hire a Student Employee" will not be available beyond the normal schedule.

BG@100 training-update meetings to begin

Formal monthly meetings will begin to discuss and plan the necessary training requirements for the HCM Phase 1 implementation. The primary participants at these meetings will be the director of the business office, the assistant vice president for Human Resources, BG@100 functional team members, BG@100 trainers, the project manager and the project director.

The first order of business is to identify the various audiences and their training needs. Following is a list of the training audiences identified to date:
• Human Resources staff (all HR functions)
• Payroll staff (all payroll functions)
• Student Employment staff (all functions related to hiring undergraduate students)
• Graduate College staff (all functions related to hiring graduate students)
• Hiring managers for undergraduate students (new eHire application)
• Office of Equity and Diversity (applicant tracking demographics)
• All colleges (applicant tracking demographics)
• ITS lab monitors (assistance to individuals using self-service applications)
• ITS Help Desk staff (provide support for HCM questions)
• ITS TSS staff (support for HCM questions)
• ITS production support staff (support for HCM application)
• All employees (instructions on self-service applications)
• All supervisors (instructions on viewing leave balances for their employees)
• AHRS FOCUS users (training on PS Query and Crystal)

If you believe that any person or area not represented on this list needs to be included, send that information to BGat100@bgsu.edu.