Orr receives leadership award
Phil Orr, distance learning librarian in Rice Library, was recognized October 19 for outstanding leadership and service to the statewide library community. Orr received the Indiana Library Federation 2009 Federation Leadership Award, honoring a librarian whose leadership performance within the group far exceeds expectations. He founded and chaired the ILF Distance Learning Division (2006-2009) and recently was guest editor for a distance-education themed issue of Indiana Libraries.The Distance Learning Division promotes and supports the delivery of library services for distance and off-campus students and faculty in Indiana institutions. Susan Akers, ILF executive director, said, “The awards committee was impressed with Phil’s determination and desire to improve library services and his tireless commitment to achieving excellence in the distance learning setting.”
Success Series Workshops not only for students
Each semester, Academic Skills And University Division Advising present free Success Series Workshops for students, faculty, and staff. These 45-minute interactive workshops are held from 4 to 4:45 p.m. in Education Center Room 1103. For the full schedule of workshops, go to www.usi.edu/acadskil/workshops.asp.Seasonal and H1N1 flu precautions
University of Southern Indiana offers these precautions against seasonal and H1N1 flu to its faculty, staff, and students.- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are effective.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- If you get the flu, it's recommended you stay home from work or school for seven days after symptoms begin, or until you are symptom free for 24 hours, whichever is longer.
- If you experience flu-like symptoms, go online to the Student Health Center at www.usi.edu/studenthealth and self report your illness so the occurrence of the flu symptoms at USI can be monitored.
Help mitigate flu infection rates—stay away from others when sick
Dr. Nadine Coudret, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, is working with the academic community at USI on an awareness campaign to educate students and employees on the seriousness of the H1N1 pandemic and ways to mitigate infection rates."Every person can help reduce the spread of disease by staying away from others when sick," she said. She added that frequent hand washing, covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, disposing of used tissues, and other basic personal hygiene practices also can prevent the spread of the infection.
Students and employees with flu-like symptoms should not attend class or work and should stay isolated from others. If illness occurs, the faculty will work with students to meet course requirements.
Residence hall area coordinators and resident assistants will help students make arrangements to stay isolated and to have food and other needs delivered to them should the infection spread on campus.
Symptoms generally last less than a week. Infected people can return to normal activities 24 hours after their fever subsides (less than 100 degrees without medication) without risk of infecting others.
Coudret requests individuals (students and employees) who develop the flu go to the Student Health Center web site, www.usi.edu/studenthealth, and report the illness so incidences of flu on campus can be monitored. Individuals may also choose to call their doctor or the Student Health Center to get medical treatment if symptoms are severe.
Visit www.usi.edu/emergency for a list of resources with up-to-date information about the H1N1 virus. This web site will have the latest H1N1 information for the campus community.
Priority registration for spring and summer 2010 is November 2-13
Teaching faculty: Please announce to your classes that November 2-13; encourage your students to register early.Students register online via myUSI (my.usi.edu ). Priority registration begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 2, and progresses according to the schedule found on page four of the class schedule and at www.usi.edu/reg/early.asp . Students register according to the total of their earned plus currently enrolled hours, and are encouraged to register on their first day of eligibility.
- All continuing and readmission students are eligible to register online, but are urged to first meet with their academic advisor to review their course selection prior to registering. Contact your advisor to schedule an appointment (subject to availability).
- Degree-seeking undergraduate students with less than 32 earned hours (freshmen) will have a registration hold placed on their record, and will be eligible for registration only after meeting with their academic advisor to review their course selection and remove the registration hold.
- Degree-seeking undergraduates who began at USI in summer 1995 or later should review their degree evaluation (through myUSI) prior to registration to check their progress toward degree completion and verify acceptable course options.
Don’t wait – enroll now, pay later!
Students who sign up for spring classes during priority registration will not be billed until Thursday, December 10, and are expected to settle their account with the Bursar’s Office by December 20. Students who sign up for summer classes during Priority Registration will not be billed until May 10, with bills due by May 20.