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Arnold Hirshon, university librarian and associate provost, will lead this week’s Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group on “The Future of University Libraries.” The discussion, organized by the Center for Policy Studies, begins Sept. 21 at 12:30 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library’s Dampeer Room.…

The Staff Advisory Council and the Department of Human Resources will host the third annual Steps 4 Staff walk this month. The 2-mile walk will be held Friday, Sept. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m., beginning at Veale Center and continuing throughout campus. Registration is $15; all proceeds benefit the SAC…

The Office of Research Administration soon will introduce a new electronic system for pre-award proposal development and data management. When that happens, the current system, Spiderweb, and its "eURF" form will go away. Before it launches, the office is holding a competition to name the new…

����APP will upgrade the Human Capital Management (HCM) enterprise human resources system to version 9.1 beginning Thursday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. The HCM system will not be available until Monday, Oct. 1, at 8 a.m. While the menu options and pages that users see in HCM will…

The ����APP Police Department will offer a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class for female faculty, staff and students starting Wednesday, Oct. 3. The class is run by certified RAD instructors and teaches women self-defense strategies and basic self-defense moves. The class…

The Department of Human Resources has extended the deadline to apply for its intensive 10-month program for university leaders. Now, individuals in a supervisory role have until Sept. 28 to apply for the L.E.A.D. (Learn, Empower, Achieve & Develop) Certificate Program. The L.E.A.D. Program…

����APP’s 121 Fitness Center will kick off the Get “Fit for Life” program Sept. 24. This eight- or 12-week training program offers specialized workout and nutrition plans for every level—whether you want to lose weight, ton, build muscle or just become more active. The…

At the next UCITE session, Information Technology Services (ITS) will present an overview of new, improved and existing services and support sources for faculty. Recent improvements and additions to available services include Google Drive for documents on the go, expanded videoconferencing with…

Procurement & Distribution Services will host its seventh annual Vendor Fair Tuesday, Oct. 23, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Veale Center. The fair will include food, giveaways, prizes and an opportunity to meet vendors. Additionally, there will be a donation collection for a local…

This past summer, the Department of Human Resources, Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center held sessions for CWRU employees to discuss interest in participating in employee resource groups (ERGs) on campus. For those who could…