From: Karen Sanborn [sanborn@ltu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:52 PM
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techEnews
  March 4, 2004                                                                                                                                                      A bi-weekly publication of Lawrence Tech Marketing and Public Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Send e- technews ideas to sanborn@ltu.edu, sanborn@ltu.edu,                                                                                                                                                                                                          or call Karen Sanborn, ext. 2210

 
Banner Gets Upgrade This Weekend
 
The Banner Student Information System will be upgraded this weekend, Mar. 5, 6 and 7, and therefore unavailable from Friday night through Sunday. The upgrade is for the Student, Financial Aid, Finance and Human Resource Systems. Banner 6.0 means minimal changes for  the end users. The biggest change you'll notice is the look and feel of the Introduction page. The red door will be replaced with an X, which users will click on to exit the system or forms. Other key differences include:
            * The Direct Access box is slightly to the left on each form and not in the middle of the form.
            * The front page is no longer divided in half. It's one page with a menu on the left. You can still create your own menu for your             reference.
            * The first-page menu will be tied to your security role. Therefore, if you don't have access to a system, module or form, it will             not appear on your menu.
            * The flash light button (your search tool) has been changed to a magnifying glass.  
 
    After the first page, everything else is the same. Upgrading to Banner 6.0 moves us closer to a Web environment.
    Training takes place in March, April and May. Noreen Naeyaert, assistant registrar, will be sending training dates and times to everyone, soon.  The Banner Team Leads along with their staffs, and the Banner IT staff have all tested the new 6.0 systems, modules and forms for the past two months. As you move through the new forms for the first time, if you have questions, contact the Team Leads for each system. The Team Leads are:
 
                    DeShawn Warrick, Team Lead Human Resources - X2150
                    Holly Diamond, Team Lead Student - X3114
                    Toni Lalomia, Team Lead Finance - X2129
                    Mark Martin, Team Lead Financial Aid -X2126
                    Karen Sadanowicz, Team Lead Admissions - X3163
                    Bonnie Woloski, Team Lead Accounts Receivable - X2175
Further Clarifying FERPA
 
Student privacy is protected under the Family Education Rights Privacy Act (FERPA). This federal law outlines what student information may be released, even to family. For example, if a student is not a minor, a faculty member must have the student’s written consent in order to talk to about his/her academic progress with the parents.
    In addition, FERPA ensures students certain rights related to viewing of their educational records, and requesting amendments to those records.
    While there are exceptions as to when information can be released. Questions regarding these issues should be directed to the Office of the Registrar at registrar@ltu.edu or x3100.
    To ensure a clear understanding of FERPA and how it affects interactions with students, Joseph Roof, from the Board of Directors of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) will speak to faculty and staff, on Thursday, Mar. 25, from 12:30-2 p.m. in S100. There will be time for questions after Roof speaks. Please RSVP to Vivian Megally in the Office of the Registrar at megally@ltu.edu.
Marburger Award Nominations
 
Take a moment to nominate that faculty member, administrator or staff member who makes an outstanding contribution to the University. Nominations for the 2004 Marburger Fund for Excellence in Achievement will be accepted until Friday, Mar. 26. The awards will be presented near Open House weekend, so visitors to campus will be able to appreciate the recipients' achievements.
    You may nominate more than one person for each category, each on a separate ballot. Ballot forms are available at my.ltu.edu. Ballot boxes are located around campus, or you can send your nominations inter-office mail to Louise Garrett, Office of the President.
    Each recipient receives $1,000. The funds for the Mary E. and Richard E. Marburger Excellence in Achievement Awards were provided by colleagues, alumni, and friends, and the Marburgers themselves, when he retired as president in 1993.
Blackboard Best Practices Workshops
 
Check out an upcoming Blackboard Best Practices sharing session facilitated by Lawrence Tech faculty. Bring your laptop and join in as you learn how to use technology tools in the teaching and learning process. RSVP to Paula Nranian at nranian@ltu.edu, or X 3750.  Light refreshments will be served.
        Thursday, Mar. 18            11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., T22
            Gary Davis                    Using Blackboard to Develop Time Dependent Assignment
            David Allardice             Utilizing Bb Cartridges and Online Assessment Features to Enhance Student Learning
        Wednesday, Mar. 24            11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., T221
            Al McCord,Patty Castelli, Laura Majewski & Jackie Stavros     Time Compressed Hybrid Courses:  Teaching Strategies, 
            Technology Services, and Administrative Support
Spring Break for Cafe Lawrence
  The cafe is closed Mar. 8-Mar. 12 during the student spring break. Taher Food Services is on call to handle any catering requests. The office is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m.  Cafe Lawrence will re-open Monday, Mar. 15 with full services.
Harvard Professor to Share Mentoring Ideas with Faculty
 
The Provost and Faculty Senate invite you to a special lecture by Dr. Richard Light, the Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at Harvard University and author of the best-seller "Making the Most of College." Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2:30-3:30, in the Lear Auditorium, Light will present "Five Concrete Suggestions for Strengthening the Advising and Mentoring of our Undergraduates."
    This special lecture follows Light's campus- and community-wide presentation in the Huntington Bank Diversity Seminar Series, which you also are invited to attend, 12:30 -1:30 p.m., in the Don Ridler Field House.
College of Management Open Houses
The College of Management has Open House informational sessions coming up at its satellite locations. Tell your neighbors, relatives and friends about these opportunities to learn more about the programs Lawrence Tech offers right in their community.
 
Traverse City        Thursday, Mar. 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.    NMC University Center, 2200 Dendrinos Drive, Traverse City      
Warren      Tuesday, Mar. 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.     6501 E. 11 Mile Road, Warren     
Plymouth   Thursday, Mar. 25, 4:30-7 p.m. Michigan Management Technology Center, 4791 Halyard Drive, Plymouth     
Macomb    Sunday, Apr. 4, 1-3 p.m.     Macomb University Center, 44575 Garfield Rd., Clinton Twp  
New York Architects Exhibition
The College of Architecture hosts an exhibition by New York architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture in the UTLC gallery,  March 15-May 1, 2004. Included recently as "architects of the future" by Time magazine, their built work has gained national and international acclaim.
    Architecture Professor Erik M. Hemingway will curate the exhibition of the work of their firm, Asymptote. The 10-foot-high by 90-foot-long digital billboard containing recent projects published in Flux, their second monograph by Phaidon Press, will be presented as a hardcopy to the November 2003 Design Engine keynote lecture they gave at the Detroit Institute of Arts.