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Change
in Distribution of Payroll Checks
Within the next few
months, Jacksonville State University will change its method of distributing
payroll checks. The checks and automated deposit stubs will be sent to
departments for distribution on the morning of payday. Checks for employees
who do not come to campus may be mailed after they arrive in the department.
It is estimated that the change will save JSU $7,000 a year in postage.
In the event a bi-weekly payday falls on an official University holiday,
the checks and deposit stubs will be mailed on the day before payday to
home addresses. The administration encourages everyone to take advantage
of the direct deposit option, which is faster. The University has made
arrangements with some area banks to provide free checking to employees
who wish to use a bank account as a clearing account for their paycheck.
The distribution change is expected in March or April -- the exact date
will be announced. Should you have questions concerning the change, please
contact Allyson Barker at extension
5002.
Introductory Training
on Blackboard 6
The Office of Distance Education is offering an "Introductory Blackboard
Training" workshop for faculty and staff. This workshop is intended
to familiarize participants with the Blackboard e-learning software platform
that delivers a powerful, user-friendly environment for online teaching
and learning. Goals of this workshop include:
- Giving an overview
of online learning policies such as copyright and instructional design,
as well as online student characteristics
- Familiarizing users
with the navigation and basic course design in Blackboard
- Practicing adding
documents such as PowerPoints and Word files to your course through
multiple methods, including use of the new Assignment Management System
***
- Exploring the new
WYSIWYG Text Editor Toolbar that allows instructors & students to copy/paste
content into Bb without losting any formatting, or having to know HTML***
- Learning basic content manipulation through course and content copy features
There is no fee for this workshop, and it is open to both faculty and staff who may be interested in using the Blackboard platform, who need a refresher with any of the topics described above, or who would like to learn about the new features available in Blackboard.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Further information about this workshop will be provided after registration.
To
register for this workshop, please reply to Sherri
Restauri (srestaur@jsu.edu) with "enroll in Introductory Workshop"
in the e-mail subject line, and include at least your first and last name
in the body of your e-mail. Please submit your request no later than Tuesday,
February 24, 2004 at noon. You will receive a confirmation e-mail that
you have been enrolled into the workshop prior to the day of the training.
If you have any questions or need further information on workshops provided,
please refer to the Blackboard Workshop for Instructors webpage at: http://distance.jsu.edu/DLBbWorkshops.htm
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ON TODAY'S JSU NEWS WIRE
Peer
Educators Win Event of the Year
For the second consecutive year, Jacksonville State University's Peer
Educators have won the Area 8 Program/Event of the Year. Area 8 includes
universities in Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The Area 8 award
was given in recognition of the students' hard work and dedication sponsoring
the health fair on campus Sept. 16, 2003.
SBDC
Offers Counseling to Business Owners in Cherokee County The Jacksonville
State University Small Business Development Center, the SBA, and the Cherokee
County Chamber of Commerce will offer one-on-one counseling for prospective
and existing small business owners at no charge on Tuesday, March 2, 2004,
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Chamber office.
Published by the Jacksonville State University News and Publications
Office
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville AL 36265
256-782-5828
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