Campus & Community News
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Service Trips Arrive Safely: Thank you to CU Community
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Thank you to everyone in the Creighton community who helped in so many ways to prepare for 2010’s Spring Break Service Trips Program. All 24 groups arrived safely this weekend. Some of the new trips include one to Detroit, where the students will work with the Daughters of Charity in various outreach projects throughout the city. In Wheeling, W.Va., with the Appalachian Institute, students will be learning about wind power, mountaintop removal, efforts to protect water sources and local community development efforts. Special thanks to the Jesuit Community, Sodexho, Mark Simanek and Mike Willey, Creighton Medical Labs Marjel Whitmore, Ralph Ubillus-Pena and Dave Goodrich, Public Safety, University Ministry and Omar Valentine for all you have done to make connections, provide services and support the students. Thank you to those who purchased raffle tickets, soup or student labor to help the students raise money for these trips. Click here for more information.
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Upcoming Center for Health Policy and Ethics Events
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Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the upcoming Center for Health Policy and Ethics events. The Public Health Journal Club will meet Tuesday, March 16, noon-1 p.m., Health Sciences Library, Thune Seminar Room. The article “Coping with racism: A selective review of the literature and a theoretical and methodological critique” will be discussed. For information about accessing the article, visit http://chpe.creighton.edu/events/other-events/phjc-mar.htm. The following roundtable discussions will be held at the CHPE Conference Room from 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Wednesday, March 24, “Mental Health Resources Research,” discussant – Robert J. Lueger, Ph.D., dean, College of Arts and Sciences; and Wednesday, March 31, “Ethical Issues around female circumcision and reinfibulation at the time of delivery,” discussant – Kathy LaFavor, D.O., fourth year medical resident, Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine. For more information about these events, visit http://chpe.creighton.edu/ or contact Helen Shew at 280.2646.
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PLS490 Research Presentation Event
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You are invited to research presentations given by students, who will present their original independent research and analysis, on Monday, March 15, 2:30-5 p.m., Creighton Hall, room 430. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Pi Sigma Alpha.
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Human Resources News
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March HR Newsletter Quiz Winners
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Congratulations to Monique Donahoe and Josh Wester who answered the quiz question from the March issue of the HR Newsletter correctly. They will each receive a $10 gift card to Billy Blues. Look for the quiz answer from this month's newsletter in the April issue coming soon.
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High School Tuition Reduction Applications Now Available
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If you are a full-time faculty, staff or administrator who has completed three years of continuous, benefit eligible service with Creighton University (or will have by Sept. 1, 2010), you may apply for a tuition discount at the following high schools for the 2010-2011 academic year: Brownell-Talbot (grades 9-12), Creighton Prep High School, Duchesne Academy High School, Daniel Gross High School, Mercy High School, Mount Michael High School, Roncalli High School, Saint Albert Catholic School (grades 7-12) and Skutt High School. The High School Reduction application is now available online at https://www.blueq-surveys.creighton.edu/se.ashx?s=46BEEE7F492B62E4. Online applications must be completed by 4:30 p.m., April 15, 2010. Late applications will not be accepted. Please contact Linda Bendorf at 280.2292 or lbendorf@creighton.edu if you have questions about the High School Tuition Reduction program.
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Professional Development
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Portal Community Learning Opportunity
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MyCreighton is Creighton's one stop for academic and social information. The portal includes the ability for communities or groups to collaborate and share information. In this introductory class, you will learn all the ins and outs of managing your own community, including: how to request a community of your own, how to add pages, how to add a variety of content to those pages and membership management. The class will be held Wednesday, March 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the LearnIT Lab, Old Gym, room 401a. To register, go to: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/527786624.
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Research & Scholarship
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Ragweed Allergy Research Study
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Do you have fall allergies? Are you between the ages of 19 and 50? If so you may qualify to participate in a research study. Compensation may be available for your time and travel if you qualify. Contact Renee at 280.4613 or e-mail Catherinesmith@creighton.edu.
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Adolescent Study
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The Creighton University Pediatric Infectious Disease department is currently recruiting healthy boys and girls ages 11 through 15 to participate in an investigational vaccine study. Two licensed vaccines, Adacel and Menactra, which are recommended for this age group, would be given with the investigational study vaccine for the prevention of HPV infections (the most common cause of cervical cancer and genital warts). A stipend is available for time and travel. Please call 280.4448 to find out more about this important study.
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Vaccine Study
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Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the most common sexually transmitted viruses. Between 50-80 percent of sexually active people will become infected with HPV during their lifetime. HPV infection may cause cervical cancer and genital warts. Creighton Pediatrics Infectious Diseases is enrolling healthy 9-15 year old boys and girls into a nine valent HPV vaccine study. Three vaccinations are given during the first six months with a follow up visit a month later and one follow up phone call at month 12. Qualified participants will receive a monetary stipend. If you would like more information, please call Sandy at 280.4583.
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Faith & Spirituality
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Catholic Comments Podcast: Catholics and Climate Change
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Catholic Comments co-hosts John O'Keefe and Wendy Wright speak with theologian Richard Miller about the critical contemporary issue of climate change and Catholic teaching. A new podcast is posted weekly.
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Cardoner
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"Calling All Readers" invites you to a discussion with James Martin, S.J., via SKYPE (you will see and hear Fr. Martin present). “This Our Exile: A Spiritual Journey with the Refugees of East Africa,” will be discussed Tuesday, March 16, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Skutt Student Center, room 104. Seamlessly combining spiritual writing, reportage, travel narrative, humor and even some recent history, a young American Jesuit tells of his time working with the refugees of East Africa. His mission was straightforward: to help the refugees who had settled in the sprawling slums of Nairobi, Kenya, to start small businesses and earn a living. He imagined he would be teaching them much, and he did. But the refugees would end up teaching him much more about life, survival and faith, love and friendship. Fr. Martin is the culture editor of AMERICA Magazine. RSVP for the book, free if attending the discussion. RSVP also if you only want to hear and meet the author to Janine ter Kuile, Janine@creighton.edu.
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Cardoner Invites You to ‘Called to Service in Uganda’
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Herbert Busiku with Computers for Africa will speak on Wednesday, March 24, in the Skutt Student Center, room 105. A soup lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation following from noon to 1 p.m. A native Ugandan, Busiku has been instrumental in coordinating the placement of donated computer technology and delivering follow-up services to beneficiary schools in Uganda for eight years. Hired by Computers for Africa, an Omaha non-profit, he has single-handedly brought technology to a war-torn, desolated region of his country. Herbert will talk about beginning work in northern Uganda, an area he had never visited as it was considered a dangerous country within a country. RSVP for the lunch only to janine@creighton.edu.
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