UNCSA INTERNET AND NETWORK OUTAGE SCHEDULED
There will be a scheduled Internet & UNCSA network outage to perform modification/upgrades to the telecommunications room in Film Building 2. The actual downtime will begin around 5:00pm Friday August 27th and will continue until the movement of equipment/wiring is complete. The work will be complete prior to midnight Sunday August 29th. The actual downtime should be minimal, but the campus should be prepared for extended downtime on the weekend of the 27th.
The following building/areas will not have network access the weekend of August 27th:
- All Film School Buildings
- Welcome Center
- Bailey Street Apartments
- Fitness Center
- Performance Place
- Stevens Center
Please plan accordingly. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Submitted by Lisa Smith, CIO, Information Technologies
ALL SCHOOL FACULTY & STAFF CONVOCATION
I hope that you have all had an enjoyable and productive summer! It hardly seems possible, but it is time to prepare for a new academic year. Already various people here on the campus are getting ready for the orientations of new high school students who will arrive on August 27th and new college students who will arrive on September 10th.
We are continuing our tradition of a professional development day for all new and returning faculty on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 (the day after Labor Day). This is a time when we can introduce some topics that will be of importance to everyone over the next year and also gives us a chance to socialize, renew old acquaintances, and meet new colleagues.
We will gather at 11:00 a.m. in Crawford Hall for an all-school faculty and staff convocation. Agenda items will include such things as a recap of 2010-2011 state budget and its impact on UNCSA, an overview of major events and initiatives for the upcoming school year, and information on participating in the Chancellor’s assessment. Everyone will also have the opportunity to meet new personnel, including the new Dean of the School of Music and the new Chief Academic Officer. This convocation will be followed by a lunch for all faculty and staff.
After lunch the faculty will continue to meet for a status update on a variety of initiatives that will be significant over the next year. These will include reports from the Faculty Council and the Educational Policies Committee, a discussion of the new drug and disciplinary policies, conversation regarding the new online course initiative, an update on how the new academic calendar might affect summer sessions, and an update on the conversion to Banner Student and how that will affect everyone beginning in the fall of 2011.
From 4:00 to 5:00 we will have a reception in the lobby of Watson Hall. I hope that you will stay and meet some of your new colleagues and catch up with old friends.
I look forward to seeing you on September 7th!
Elaine D. Pruitt, Interim Director of Faculty Development
Submitted by Academic Affairs Office
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE REMINDERS
Please be reminded if you are interested in scheduling meetings with David P. Nelson, David English, or Elaine Pruitt, please contact me at archiat@uncsa.edu or 336.770.3262. Thank you for your understanding.
Submitted by TaWanna Archia, Executive Assistant to CAO & AAO
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING DATES
Board of Trustees meeting dates have been approved by the Board for 2010-2013 as follows:
2010-2011
Sept. 22-23, 2010
Dec. 1-2, 2010
Feb. 16-17, 2011
May 4-5, 2011
July 12, 2011 – Conference call to elect officers
2011-2012
Sept. 21-22, 2011
Nov. 30-Dec 1, 2011
Feb. 15-16, 2012
May 2-3, 2012
July 10, 2012 – Conference call to elect officers
2012-2013
Sept. 19-20, 2012
Dec. 5-6, 2012
Feb. 13-14, 2013
May 1-2, 2013
July 10, 2013 – Conference call to elect officers
Submitted by Joan Roggenkamp, Board of Trustees
THE BIG SCREEN FILM SERIES PRESENTS JAWS
The Kenan Institute for the Arts and the UNCSA School of Filmmaking are proud to present The Big Screen: Treasures from the UNCSA Moving Image Archive, a film series for the general public presented with state-of-the-art sound and projection (not DVD!) on a big screen. The next film of the series is:
JAWS
Saturday, August 28, 7:00 pm
Main Theatre, ACE Exhibition Complex
Tickets sold at the door only: $8 general admission, $2 UNCSA students with ID.
NOTE: For this film only, a donation of 2 or more cans of tuna (or other canned food) for Second Harvest Food Bank will get you a $2 discount!!
This means UNCSA students get in free if they bring 2 cans of food!
Ticket proceeds from The Big Screen will support UNCSA Film School scholarships.
For more information about this film and future films in the series, please visit our webpage: http://www.kenanarts.org/project/show/id/14
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About this film:
(1975) – 124 minutes (Rated PG – Technicolor – Anamorphic)
Directed by Steven Spielberg, With Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backline, Jonathan Filley and Lee Fierro.
The police chief of a small summer resort town must protect beachgoers from a great white shark. From that very simple premise, based on Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel of the same name, the modern-day blockbuster was born. The monumental success of Jaws (as well as Star Wars, released two years later) is often cited as being a major turning point in American cinema. Prior to its release, movies were distributed much more strategically. Films were unveiled at a few theatres in major cities first and would slowly make their way across the country based on their success or failure in the larger markets. Because Jaws performed so well in early test screenings, Universal Pictures took a gamble and released the film on 465 screens simultaneously, accompanied by a nation-wide marketing and advertising campaign. It was a gamble that paid off. Jaws quickly became the highest-grossing film up to that point and the first to earn over $100 million in box-office receipts. That seismic shift in the Hollywood business model has often – and somewhat unfairly – made Jaws a target of criticism, as studios, hungry for the next blockbuster, began focusing more time, energy, and production dollars on “high-concept” movies rather than the riskier adult fare of the era. Films like Taxi Driver, Nashville, or Network (just to name a few) were suddenly out of favor as studios attempted to emulate the mass-audience, wide-release paradigm set forth by Jaws. These criticisms, however, have done little to mar the otherwise stellar reputation Jaws has enjoyed over the years, as it’s regularly cited as one of the best films of the 1970s. The National Film Preservation Board added Jaws to the National Film Registry in 2001.
…coming on Saturday, September 25, 7:00 pm: Step WAY out of your comfort zone as we kick off the next season of The Big Screen with David Lynch’s Blue Velvet
Submitted by: Suzanna Watkins, Kenan Institute for the Arts
COMMUNITY MUSIC FALL SEMESTER
Are you interested in music lessons for child or yourself? If so, I invite you to learn more about the Community Music School! Conveniently located downtown in the Stevens Center, we have lessons and classes available for toddlers to senior citizens! All registration and administrative fees are waived for UNCSA families. You only pay for the lesson and class fees.
The Fall 2010 Semester will begin on September 7. Fees can be pro-rated if you are unable to start the first week.
Please visit the Community Music website for more information and registration materials. www.uncsa.edu/communitymusic or call the Community Music office at 336.734.2950.
Submitted by Jennifer Alexandra Johnston, Director, Community Music School
MUSICAL PETTING ZOO AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Attention parents of young children:
Please join the Community Music School as we host a Musical Petting Zoo at the Children’s Museum this Friday, August 27, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
We will have violin, guitar, and recorder demos as well as Musikgarten songs and games.
The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem is located at 390 South Liberty Street. The Musical Petting Zoo is part of the Discount Friday Night series.
Admission is only $3.00!
More information is available at http://www.childrensmuseumofws.org
Submitted by Jennifer Alexandra Johnston, Director, Community Music School
NEA CHAIRMAN ROCCO LANDESMAN TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETING AT UNCSA
UNCSA will host National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman’s Town Hall Meeting on Friday, September 10, 2010 from 2:00 to 3:00PM in Performance Place. All students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and supporters are invited to attend. After making brief opening remarks, Chairman Landesman will join a distinguished panel of artists and art supporters to answer questions from the audience. The title and theme for the meeting is “Art Works: The Impact of the Arts and Culture on Communities”. The panelist are:
- Rocco Landesman, NEA Chairman
- Linda Carlisle, Secretary of the NC Department of Cultural Resources
- Rosemary Harris, Actress and member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame
- Mabel Robinson, Artistic Director of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company
- Joshua Morgan, UNCSA Alumnus and co-founder / co-artistic director of No Rules Theatre Company
We hope you will join us for this unique opportunity to hear and interact with Chairman Landesman.
Please note, since September 10 is a very busy day on campus, if you are coming to the event from off-campus, parking will be available at the Gateway YWCA and shuttle service will be provided to and from Performance Place.
Submitted by Jim DeCristo, Office of the COO
ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF REGARDING ONE CARD OFFICE
On Friday, August 27, the One Card Office will be dedicated to providing One Cards for the new high school students. The One Card Office will not be able to print cards or handle access requests until Monday, August 30. Thank you for your cooperation.
Remember One Card hours are Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm.
Submitted by Carol Cooper, Director of Auxiliary Services
FINANCIAL SERVICE NEWS
We are pleased to announce that Banner Finance training will resume on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning on May 11th. Sessions will be held in the afternoon in the Financial Services conference room and will cover policies and procedures related to the following:
1:00–2:00 General Accounting and Travel
2:00–3:00 Budget
3:00–4:00 Purchasing
4:00–5:00 e~Print
Please remember that new users must attend the training sessions in order to gain access to the Banner system. Existing users who would like a refresher on one or more of the above topics are invited to attend as well, though priority will be given to new users since space is limited to six participants. If you would like to attend training or have any questions, please contact Gary Penrod, Director of Systems and Procedures, at 770-3263 or penrodg@uncsa.edu. Thank you.
* FINANCIAL SERVICES HAS RESUMED REGULAR OPERATING HOURS
Note: It is still Accounts Payable policy (section 3) that 7 days be given to process direct pay request! Please plan accordingly!!
Submitted by Krista Johnson, Financial Services
SEPTEMBER PAYROLL DEADLINE
Due to the increased volume of payroll actions associated with the September payroll, the deadline for submittal of items to HR has been changed for September only. All payroll actions to be processed in September’s month end payroll cycle are due in HR on or before September 7th. Sorry, no exceptions. Please contact HR if you have any questions.
Submitted by Gwen Burston, Human Resources
WORKSHOP – DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS: SOME THINGS ARE JUST TOUGH TO SAY…
As a supervisor you often have to deal with complex employee issues. Problems with an employee’s work performance, dealing with poor attendance, addressing concerns over proper dress or even hygiene issues. Sometimes even giving appropriate compliments and praise is a challenge.
This workshop will offer tips and guidance to supervisors and those who aspire to be supervisors, on how to have those tough, awkward and embarrassing conversations. This will be a very interactive session so please come prepared to participate! The class size is limited to 20. Please email burstong@uncsa.edu to sign-up for the program.
Date: September 28th
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Eisenberg room in the Student Commons
Instructor: Gwen Burston, Director of Human Resources
Submitted by Gwen Burston, Human Resources
WORKSHOP – MANAGING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Sexual Harassment is a difficult subject to address in the workplace. Employers must take precautions to prevent this behavior and take appropriate action to address these situations when they occur. This workshop will review the UNCSA and State Personnel policies that address sexual harassment and offer supervisors and employees some tips and guidance on preventing and/or dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace. We will also discuss the UNCSA Policy on Improper Relations Between Students and Employees. Each department is asked to send at least one employee from your team to this session who will bring the information back to your area to share at a staff meeting or other similar opportunity. It is essential that all departments receive this information. No pre-registration/sign-up is required for this workshop.
Date: October 27th
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Location: RJR Screening Room
Instructor: Gwen Burston
Submitted by Gwen Burston, Human Resources
TEACHERS’ AND STATE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM EMPLOYERS
North Carolina received the federal funding, as required by the General Assembly in the 2010 Appropriations Act, which enables the employer contribution rates for the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) to be increased.
The employer contribution rate payable for members of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System is retroactively increased effective July 1, 2010, from 8.75% to 10.51% of the covered payroll of members.
The contributions will be deposited as follows:
Retirement System Pension Fund 4.93%
Death Benefit Trust Fund .16
Retirees’ Health Plan Reserve 4.90
Disability Income Plan .52
Total 10.51 %
An additional 5% employer contribution for State-employed law enforcement officers is required in the Supplemental Retirement Income – NC401(k) Plan. Therefore, the total budgeted employer contribution for law enforcement officers is 15.51%.
Submitted by Keyona McNeill, Human Resources
RATE DECREASE UNDER THE STANDARD LONG-TERM DISABILITY PLAN AND OTHER CHANGES
An annual review of The Standard Long Term Disability Plan was recently completed and we are pleased to announce that participants will receive a rate decrease of approximately 12% in the monthly premium effective October 1, 2010. The claims experience over a 54-month observation period, from October 1, 2005 through March 31, 2010, has resulted in an incurred loss ratio of 89%. An objective loss ratio for this type of plan is 82%. Based on the last 54 months of premium, The Standard has agreed to continue these reduced rates until December 31, 2012, and to change the policy anniversary date from October 1 to January 1 beginning in January 2013, so that the renewal period in future years would be on a calendar-year basis and better align with other University benefit plans.
The Standard has also agreed to improve the Social Security Deductible Income provision under the plan. Currently, if a participant is in receipt of a disability benefit under The Standard, the plan offsets the monthly benefit by estimating the amount of Social Security disability or retirement benefit that may become payable at a later date. Under the new provision, The Standard disability benefit will no longer be offset until the Social Security benefit actually becomes payable.
Submitted by Keyona McNeill, Human Resources
FLU CLINIC
Great news! For your convenience and good health, UNC School of the Arts has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Maxim Health Systems to host a flu shot clinic right here onsite. You and your family members, age four (4) and over, are invited to participate, because vaccination is the best protection from the flu. (Children under age four (4) must receive shots from their primary care physician.)
Please note that participants will be required to bring their BCBSNC ID card and a photo ID with them to the clinic, and to sign a consent form before receiving a flu shot. You MUST have your card or you will NOT receive a flu shot. ID numbers only will not be accepted, you MUST have a card present this year. If you need an ID card, please call 1-888-234-2416.
All employees without State Health Plan or BCBSNC coverage will be required to pay $30.00 by cash or check on the day of the clinic. The Maxim representative will handle any payments if necessary. Maxim can accept cash, checks and Medicare Part B. Medicare Part B participants will not be required to pay a copayment. Maxim does not accept credit card payments.
I have included answers to frequently asked flu questions below. Feel free to visit the BCBSNC Web site at www.bcbsnc.com/flu for more information, related links, and the latest flu news. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Keyona McNeill
336-770-1451
Flu Shot Clinic Information
DATE: October 29
TIME: 10 am – 3pm
LOCATION: Hanes Commons – Eisenberg
Participants will be required to have proper identification and sign a consent form before receiving a flu shot. We cordially invite all employees and their family members to participate because vaccination is the best protection from the flu.
Flu FAQs
Q: Will I get the flu from the flu shot?
A: No. Flu vaccine is created from dead or inactive viruses that are not contagious.
Q: Do I need a flu shot every year?
A: Yes. Influenza viruses continually change every year. A new vaccine is used annually to fight the most current influenza virus. In addition, the antibody a person develops from the vaccine declines over time.
Q: When should I get a flu shot?
A: Influenza usually occurs from November until April, with activity peaking between late December and early March. The optimal time for flu shots is during October through November, however it is clinically beneficial to be vaccinated through December and January.
Q: Why get a flu shot?
A: Influenza usually leaves its victims unable to function for several days and is responsible for an average of 140,000 hospitalizations each year.* Getting an annual flu shot is your best protection.
Q: Can children receive a flu shot?
A: Maxim will immunize children 4 years old and older. Children between the ages of 4 and 17 will require parental consent in order to receive their flu immunization. Parents of children under the age of 4 will be asked to check with their primary care physician about flu immunizations for their child.
Q: Should women who are pregnant receive a flu shot?
A: Flu shots are recommended for women at all stages of pregnancy. Pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy may receive the flu shot without a prescription.
Q: How effective is the flu shot?
A: Flu vaccine has been determined to be about 75% effective in preventing the flu and is your best method of protection.
Q: Who should get a flu shot?
A: The CDC recommends that you receive a flu shot if you fit their criteria of high-risk or one of the following categories:
- Anyone who wants to reduce the risk of contracting the flu.
- Those over the age of 50
- People with high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, a history of stroke or heart attack, a chronic disease, diabetes, a
compromised immune system, anemia, asthma or other breathing problems - A health care worker with high-risk patients
- Those who have required regular medical follow-up or hospitalization during the preceding year because of chronic metabolic, kidney or blood cell diseases
- People traveling to a foreign country
- People living or working with persons who fit into one of these categories
Q: Can I still get the flu after I get the flu shot?
A: Yes. Like other vaccines, flu vaccine is not 100% effective and does not take effect until one or two weeks after it is received. During this time, you will be just as susceptible to contract the flu as individuals who have not received the vaccination. Still, the best option to prevent flu is to get a yearly flu shot.
Q: Am I classified as high-risk?
A: You are classified as high-risk if you fall under one of the following categories:
- 65 years of age or older
- A household contact of persons at increased risk of influenza-related complications
- A resident or employee of a nursing home or other chronic care facility where some of the residents have chronic medical conditions
- Have a chronic medical condition such as: asthma, or another lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, blood disease
- Have immune system problems caused either by disease (e.g., HIV or lymphoma) or by medication (e.g., chemotherapy or radiation therapy)
- A woman who will be in the second or third trimester of pregnancy during flu season (You must bring a physician’s written prescription to the clinic location)
- A child or teenager, 6 months – 18 years of age, who is receiving long-term aspirin therapy (if under 18 years of age, see management at the clinic location for minimum age requirements)
- A healthcare worker who cares for high-risk patients at home
Q: What are the side effects of getting a flu shot?
A: For most people, vaccination causes no side effects. Less than 1/3 of those who receive a flu shot will experience some soreness at the vaccination site, and only 5 to 10 percent will suffer mild side effects such as low-grade fevers and headaches. Anyone who is allergic to eggs should avoid being vaccinated, since the virus used is grown in hens’ eggs.
Visit www.bcbsnc.com/flu for more answers to your flu-related questions.
Submitted by Keyona McNeill, Human Resources
MOZART AND MERRIMENT
The Carolina Summer Music Festival concludes the 2010 season with a concert featuring a collection of “musical jokes”, from Mozart and Haydn to Hindemith and PDQ Bach. UNCSA faculty and alumni include Corine Brouwer, violin, Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola, J. Alexandra Johnston, cello, Bob Campbell, horn, Joe Mount, horn, Elizabeth Ransom, flute, Matt Ransom, tuba, John Beck, tambourine. Saturday, August 28, Old Salem Visitor Center, 7:30 pm. Admission $17, $15 Seniors, Students $5.
Submitted by Joe Mount, Office of Outreach & Career Services
SEVEN SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING ALUMNI CREDITED FOR THEIR WORK AS INTERNS ON GET LOW, OPENING TODAY AT A/PERTURE CINEMA DOWNTOWN
Seven UNCSA alumni served as Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences interns on the feature film GET LOW, opening this month across the country. Alaina McManus (Cinematography 2009), Alex Sablow (Cinematography 2009), Jared Threatt (Cinematography 2009), Daniel DePaola (Editing and Sound 2010), Clint Buckner (Producing 2009), Chelsey ManWaring (Production Design 2009) and Mallory Holloway (Production Design 2009). Mark Messick (Editing and Sound 2002) is also credited, having joined the crew in post.
GET LOW’s director Aaron Schneider and cinematographer David Boyd first worked with UNCSA School of Filmmaking interns on the short film TWO SOLDIERS during Intensive Arts 2001 and 2002. TWO SOLDIERS later went on to win the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in February of 2004. GET LOW will screen at a/perture downtown beginning Aug. 27. Be sure to stay for the credits!
Submitted by Kate Miller, Film Festival and Internship Coordinator, School of Filmmaking