FYI
Nov. 14, 2003 Edition

Staff, nonunion faculty salary increases are being distributed
The FY’04 salary increases retroactive to Sept. 1, 2003, and associated bonuses for eligible faculty and staff were reflected in the Nov. 7 paycheck for salaried non-AAUP faculty and staff, and will be in the Nov. 14 paycheck for operating staff. Other personnel actions that were placed “on hold” through the testing phase such as introductory increases, reclassification increases and equity adjustments are being processed and should be reflected in the Nov. 21 paycheck for salaried non-AAUP faculty and staff, and the Nov. 28 paycheck for operating staff retroactive to the initial effective date. Any questions may be addressed to Joyce Cleary at 2-0513.

CIS plans two forums on the new UNH portal
CIS will hold two forums to demonstrate the UNH portal and highlight the upgrade to the Blackboard course management system slated to be available in January 2004. A portal is a single point of access to web-based information that is customizable. The UNH portal is an extension of Blackboard. Forums will be held Friday, Nov. 14, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Horton 304, and Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 12:40-1:40 p.m. in Horton 201. Everyone in the UNH community is welcome to attend. For Blackboard upgrade information, visit www.unh.edu/blackboard/bb6upgrade. If you have questions, contact Terri Winters at 2-4639 or terri.winters@unh.edu.

Grant applications due Dec. 1
The UNH Staff Professional Development Grant Committee meets four times each year to review applications and award grants. Applications for the second quarter of the year are due Monday, Dec. 1. Information and grant applications can be found on line at http://www.unh.edu/hr/pdfs/staffdev.pdf or contact Patsy Stuart at 2-2208.

Forum on graduate communication program set
There will be an open forum Dec. 11, in Hewitt 307 to provide public comment related to the graduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The program seeks public comment as part of its review by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (CAA), to whom it has applied for reaccredidation. Interested parties, including current and former students and consumers of clinical services at the UNH Speech Language and Hearing Center, are invited to attend. A copy of the Standards and/or the CAA’s policy on public comment is available from the CAA Office at ASHA, 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 20852, ASHA Action Center at 1-800-498-2071, or online at professional.asha.org/academic.

Keep those windows closed
Facilities would like to remind everyone that as heating season is now upon us, we ask that everyone be vigilant about closing windows when they leave at night. We hope to have an incident free year with no pipes freezing due to open windows.