Campus & Community News

• 2010 Health Sciences Diversity Day
  

  • Creighton University Health Sciences schools are celebrating diversity on Friday, Sept. 24, with “Partners in Diversity Advocacy: Creighton Students in Action.” Students, staff and faculty will engage in important discussions about race, gender, sexuality, politics, religion, and economic and cultural differences. The student panel will reflect on how their organizations are advancing the causes of diversity, justice, equity and compassion. A dialogue with the University leaders panel will address the students’ diversity advocacy initiatives and how Creighton’s leaders can support an inclusive environment where each can learn with and from one another. Keynote speaker Magda Peck, dean for Community Engagement and Public Health Practice at UNMC, will present “The Collaborative Advocate.” Panel discussions and speaker presentations will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in Criss 452. The schedule of events is: 1 to 1:30 p.m. – opening remarks by Sade Kosoko-Lasaki (associate VP, HS-MACA) and John Pierce (associate VP, Affirmative Action and Diversity Outreach); 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – panel discussions; 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. – keynote by Magda Peck; 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. – closing remarks by Gail Jensen (associate VP for Faculty Development and dean of the Graduate School). A cake and punch reception and poster viewing will follow the presentations from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Hixson-Lied Science Building Atrium.

• Request for Change: Faculty Handbook or the University Statutes
  

  • Anyone wishing to make a change to the Faculty Handbook or the University Statutes should send the request to the chair of the Committee on Faculty Handbook and University Statutes, Michael LaCroix (lacroix@creighton.edu). The form can be requested from LaCroix or found online (click here). Request for change should be made during the fall semester to give the Committee on Faculty Handbook and University Statutes, the Academic Council and the president of the University time for consideration before the next issues of the publications are sent to press. However, the Committee on Faculty Handbook and University Statutes typically meets monthly during the academic year and will review requests as they are received. If you have questions, the members of the Committee on Faculty Handbook and University Statues will be pleased to assist you. They are the following: elected faculty – Bruce Aronson, School of Law; Karen Boardman, School of Nursing; Keith Christensen, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions; Ronald Flinn, College of Business; Gina Merys, College of Arts and Sciences; and Thomas Beeson, School of Dentistry; and appointed administrators – Amy Bones, Jessica Graner and Michael LaCroix, chair.

• Office of Academic Excellence and Assessment Relocation
  

  • Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, the Office of Academic Excellence and Assessment will be moving to a new location in the Brandeis Building, Suite 111. Phone access will be unavailable Tuesday and Wednesday and e-mail access will be limited. Phone calls for Mary Ann Danielson, Michele King, Stephanie Wernig and Laurel McClure can be temporarily redirected to Pam Hopkins at x4076.    

• New Monday Allergy Walk-in Clinic
  

  • Starting Monday, Oct. 4, the Division of Allergy and Immunology will be offering a Walk-in Clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Monday at the 601 N. 30th St., suite 3M-100 location. No appointment is necessary for new or established patients. Immunotherapy (allergy shots) also will be available on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., including the lunch hour. This clinic is under the direction of James Tracy, D.O., assistant professor of medicine. Call 402.280.4403 for more information.

• Marimba America to Perform on Campus
  

  • Listen to the musical styling’s of Marimba America on Friday, Sept. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Billy Blues Alumni Grill in the Harper Center. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Sodexo.

• Fresh Made Sushi at Wareham Court
  

  • Wareham Court is now offering fresh made AFC Sushi. Stop by and try some today at the Wareham Court located in the Skutt Student Center,  (open Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m.–8 p.m.).

• CGCA Root Beer Float Sale
  

  • The Creighton Graduate Clinical Anatomists will have a root beer float sale, featuring root beer from Upstream Brewing Co. and ice cream from Ted & Wally’s, on Thursday, Sept. 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Hixson-Lied Science Building, Mutual of Omaha Lounge. Cost is $2. Proceeds will benefit local kidney patient Jon Traver.

• Get Fit Today!
  

  • The Human Performance Laboratory would like to help you reach your fitness goals. Call 280.2088 today to schedule an appointment. The first 30 people to mention this ad will receive a FREE pedometer. Check out all lab services offered at our website (click here).

• The Catholic Church and Peace Building in the Congo
  

  • The Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society together with the Center for Catholic Thought invites you to a lecture by Bishop Nicolas Djoma, “The Catholic Church and Peace Building in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” on Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the Harper Center, room 3023, at 7 p.m. Bishop Djoma will address the problem of religion and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information contact Fran Minear at 280.2303 or fminear@creighton.edu.

• CMA at Corporate Cup
  

  • Come by and visit Carrie Valenta, M.D., of the Creighton Medical Associates – Dundee Clinic, on Sunday, Sept. 19, at the American Lung Association Corporate Cup. CMA will be offering free blood pressure checks, health information and giveaways from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Come by and visit us in the race registration area in the Civic Auditorium on 19th and Chicago streets.

• A Reading by Writer Dinty Moore
  

  • The Creative Writing Program of the English Department will present a reading by writer Dinty Moore, author of Toothpick Men, The Accidental Buddhist, Between Panic and Desire and Crafting the Personal Essay. He will read from his work on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Skutt Student Center, room 105. Admission is free.