Dragon News (February 3, 2015)

Tiffin University’s Weekly Electronic Newsletter In This Issue: ● Miner Exhibit —pg. 2 

READ & WRITE GOLD —pg. 6 ● Africa Discussion Panel — pg. 7 ● TU TECH ORGANIZING GMAIL —pg. 9 & 10 

SPORTS NEWS —pg. 13-14

Vol. 18, Issue 18

February 3, 2015

TU Awarded Betty Jane Memorial Fund Grant

The Board of Trustees of the Tif in Charitable Foundation awarded Tif in University a grant from The Betty Jane Memorial Fund in the amount of $9,700 to technologically support students with disabilities.

Tif in University will utilize the grant money to purchase seven computing tablets. The tablets will be used by students with sensory impairments (vision or hearing) or those who have learning disabilities. The grant will also provide the funding for the Read and Write Gold text-tospeech program annual license renewal fee.

The Tif in Charitable Foundation provides access to charitable and educational services and programs that have enriched the lives of the citizens of Tif in and Seneca County, Ohio, for more than 25 years.

The Betty Jane Memorial Fund, established in 2007, assists and promotes physical, mental, social and vocational rehabilitation for people with disabilities in Tif in, Ohio and the surrounding area.

Tif in University’s Of ice of Accessibility Services assists students with documented disabilities as they pursue their goal of a college education. For additional information, contact Sally Kloepfer, 419.448.3021.

Tif in University’s Online Business Programs Receive Multiple Rankings Tif in University’s Online MBA (Leadership) ranked 17th best in the country, and the Online MBA (Human Resources Management) ranked 24th best in the country according to onlinembareport.com. The Online Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting ranked 28th best in the country according tononpro itcollegesonline.com.

Rankings are based on:

(1) Academic reputation of a given school's online MBA program as well as its campus-based MBA program; (2) value as it relates to tuition; (3) comparative MBA program enrollment numbers.

Rankings can be found at http://www.onlinembareport.com/articles/2014-online-mba-rankings andhttp:// www.nonpro itcollegesonline.com/rankings/best-online-bachelors-in-accounting/.

For more information about the programs visit www.tif in.edu .

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TU’s Kidd Gallery to Host Barbara Miner Exhibition

Tif in University will host an opening reception for artist Barbara WF Miner’s exhibition, 60x60: Portrait of an Artist, on Thursday February 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Diane Kidd Gallery located in the Hayes Center for the Arts. The event is open to the public.

The piece is a multimedia installation based off of Miner’s time abroad.

"This piece is the result of my re lection on preciousness and gratitude,” Miner said. “It is rooted in the cross-cultural practice of offering thanks. “

“I am moved by the investment of hope, spirit and love embodied in these objects,” she continued. “By muf ling footsteps in the gallery, visitors can experience the space as a sanctuary.”

Miner is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Art at the University of Toledo. She holds an MFA in Ceramics from Eastern Michigan University. She lives in Bowling Green, Ohio. She has exhibited at Northern State University in South Dakota, Manhattanville College in New York, California State Polytechnic University and Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Indiana). She has also won grants to travel to Japan and Sweden.

The exhibition will be available for public viewing Feb. 5 – Mar. 5, 2015.

For more information contact Lee Fearnside, Director of the Diane Kidd Gallery, at 419-448-3427 or fearnsidel@tif in.edu.

The Tiffin University Dance Team Presents: Salsa & East Coast Swing Dancing!

Friday February 13, 2015 Time: 7pm‐10pm Loca on: Tiffin University Gillmor Center Osceola Theatre Dressing A re: Semi Formal Ticket Pricing: $8.00 $5.00 with a student ID 3 Hours of Co‐Curricular Credit for TU Students ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT TIFFIN UNIVERSITY DANCE TEAM

Tiffin University Music Department Question Email: lykinsv@tiffin.edu

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2015 Family Fest to Take Place in Heminger Center

Save the date...

The planetarium from Imagination Station is to be a new attraction at the 2015 Family Fest, so "Reach for the Stars" has been chosen as this year's theme.

Although the event is about eight weeks away, the planning committee has been meeting to line up booths and activities.

Having outgrown the YMCA, Family Fest is to take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 28 in the Heminger Center at Tiffin University.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

This article & art appeared, in part, in The Advertiser-Tribune

DOORS OPEN ‐ 5:30 P.M.

TICKETS $15

PURCHASE TICKETS IN OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES GO ON SALE FEBRUARY 4 @ 2:00 P.M.

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Are you interested in helping maintain a safe and secure environment on campus?

Campus Security might be the perfect organiza on for you!

We will be holding Informa onal Sessions so you can be er understand our role on: Monday, February 9, 6pm‐7pm LLC 359 classroom Wednesday, February 11, 11am ‐12pm Main 13 (A endance at one session is encouraged)

We will also hold Group Process Sessions, where you will work with other applicants on problem‐solving ac vi es and scenarios, on: Wednesday, February 18, 3pm – 4:30pm LLC 359 classroom Friday, February 20, 5:30pm‐ 7pm LLC 359 classroom (A endance to one of these sessions is MANDATORY)

Interviews will be the week of February 23 on an appointment basis.

Applica ons will be available online star ng January 26 and will be due February 13.

Link to applica on: h ps:// ffindragons.wufoo.com/forms/ qlwvwxl1ge2815/

If you have any ques ons, email us at securi‐ ty@ ffin.edu, or Director of Campus Safety and Secu‐ rity Jennifer Boucher at boucherj@ ffin.edu, or the GA of Campus Security Kevin Lloyd at lloydkd@ ffin.edu

Meet every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in Main 13.

All are welcome!!!

The only requirement? An open mind!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the GLASS President, Ethan Hug at HugE@tif in.edu

Our Mission Statement: GLASS is dedicated to providing support and education regarding the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, trans, queer, and questioning community at Tif in University in a con idential, fun, and supportive environment. Members meet to support and educate each other as well as plan events for the campus. The organization hosts an annual Drag Show, Coming Out Day, Day of Silence, and sponsors an AIDS Awareness week.

When: Every Thursday 6:00pm‐8:00pm Where: Gillmor Student Center, Student Affairs: Offices of Jacob Simon and Michael La Torre Why: To be er support students within the GLBTQA Community!

S.A.F.E. Hours cul vate community development for students of all sexual orienta ons, gender iden es, and expressions in order to support, embrace, and strengthen the GLBTQA community at Tiffin University.

For more informa on please contact: Jacob Simon at simonja@ ffin.edu or 419.448.3421 Michael La Torre at latorremb@ ffin.edu or 419.448.5135 4

English Workshop Schedule Spring 2015

Date

Time

Subject

Room

2/4

12—1 pm

MLA Format

L1

2/18

11—Noon

Subject/Verb Agreement

L1

3/4

12—1 pm

Paragraphs

L1

3/23

1—2 pm 5 – 6 pm

APA Format

Murphy 010

3/31

3—4 pm

Sentence Structure

Murphy 010

4/1

12—1 pm 7—8 pm

Essays

Murphy 010

4/13

4—5 pm

Thesis Development

Murphy 010

4/15

1—2 pm Clause & Clause Punctuation

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Murphy Center News One of the advantages of the Murphy Academic Support Center is that it provides students a quiet place to study.

Also, there are private “Quiet Rooms” that individuals or small groups can meet to get work completed. Students need to simply bring their I.D.’s into the center to check out a room to use.

The Murphy Center is ready to help any student who needs some help with their classes. There are numerous peer tutors who work with students on a variety of sub‐ jects. To make an appointment a student may stop in at the Murphy Center and make an appointment with the front desk or he/she may call at 419‐448‐3324, or e‐mail the Murphy Center at tutor@ ffin.edu

Tutoring Hours Monday –Thursday 9:00am‐10:00pm Friday 9:00am‐5:00pm Saturday No tutoring Sunday 5:00pm‐9:00pm

Athletes may use the Murphy Center for their study table hours during the below hours. Also, students will be able to use the Murphy Center for general use such as study‐ ing and computer use. Students must remember to bring their I.D.’s to the center. We are tracking all the traffic at the Murphy Center with new so ware and we need your I.D. to do this.

Murphy Academic Support Center hours Monday‐Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 am Saturday/Sunday 12:00 pm to 12:00 am

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From the Desk of the Director of Student Accessibility Services…

Read & Write Gold

Read &Write Gold is an easy-to use literacy software available to our Tif in University students that can assist students with reading, writing, studying, and researching. This software provides excellent support for all levels of readers and writers, helping students to reach their full potential in the classroom, and ultimately, helping students to see success. The software provides valuable text-tospeech capabilities, speechmaker and translator tools, writing and editing tools such as word prediction, spell checker, and speak while typing. Read &Write Gold will also help students to use study skills highlighting, vocabulary building, fact inding and mapping, and many other academic support tools. Please stop by either the Murphy Academic support Center or the Of ice of Student Accessibility Services for more information about this valuable academic support software.

A reminder from the Of ice of SAS to students who have a diagnosed disability—please be sure to make an appointment with Sally Kloepfer, the Director of Student Accessibility Services, to pick up your accommodations paperwork for the semester. Students MUST request paperwork for each term. You don’t always have to use your accommodations, but at least they will be in place should you change your mind later in the term.

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DRAGON WRITERS GROUP

STRESSED OUT? Have you ever wanted to learn to meditate?

Have you tried to meditate, but your mind just wouldn’t be quiet?

Come and meet with other writers to brush up your skills, give and get crea ve feedback, do away with writer’s block, and have a really great me!!! Prepare your work to be published in TU’s very own literary magazine.

Come and try Ac ve Medita on!

We meet the third Wednesday of Every Month.

At Sabaidee Coffee House from 6‐7 PM.

It is a great way to start—it promotes relaxa on and lowers stress.

Mee ng Dates & Themes: Feb 18– Valen ne’s Day (Down with love, and with writer’s block!)

March 18– Lions and Lambs (heroes and villains) April 15– Alice in Wonderland (fantas c!)

Wednesdays 4‐5PM In Main 22

For more informa on, contact Professor Church at churchdk@ ffin.edu

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Information & Technology Services

Organizing Gmail

Have you ever had problems inding an email?

Here are some features of Gmail that will help you organize and ind those emails.

The irst tip I recommend is checking to see if conversation view is turned off. Google defaults to the feature being set to on. Conversation view is a way that Google organizes a series of emails that are related based on replies to form a conversation which looks like one email. Though it may be helpful if you want to keep your emails together, you may ind it dif icult locating the one email with the speci ic information in it which is included in the conversation.

Once the emails are separate you can organize your emails by giving them a label or labels. A label provides a quick way to sort emails. The list of label names is located to the left on the screen.

Just by clicking on the label on the left a list of all emails with that label will appear in the window on the right. Though it seems like the labels act like folders, they aren’t. The email doesn’t get placed under the label, but is tagged with the label. The nice thing about this is if you have an email that you want to be able to sort more than just one way you can do it by adding more labels to the email.

An example of how this works would be if you were working on a class project. You start receiving emails from team members about the project.

You already have a label set up for the class, but you decide you’d like to be able to sort by the project too. You can create a label for the project and The conversation view setting is located by clicking add it to the project emails. This will allow you to on the wheel in the upper right hand corner. Select quickly ind all project emails just by clicking on the project label on the left. You can also apply the Settings. The settings screen will appear. Scroll down to “Conversation View” and change the set- label for the class to all the project emails and see all emails regarding the class by clicking on the lating accordingly. (Listed as the 7th item down in bel name at the left. One email has now 2 ways to the picture) search for it.

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Labels can be created in a few ways. The irst is just by clicking on an email or while in the email and selecting the folder or the label icons that appears at the top of the screen. Don’t be fooled by the Move to: if you click the folder icon. The Move to: function just removes the “inbox” label from the email while applying your customize label. The label icon will just add the custom label to the email and keep the email listed in your inbox. The box that appears for both icons will give a listing of the current labels with an option to create a new label.

From this screen you create new labels, edit the labels by changing name or nesting it under another label, or remove the label. This page also allows you to change settings on showing Sent Mail, Drafts, All Mail, Spam, and Trash on the left side of your screen.

Lastly, the “Inbox” is a label that is assigned to all incoming emails. This label can be removed from the email without it being removed from the mailbox. It actually can be seen under “All Mail.” This If you are no longer using a label you can delete it is how Google archives mail. This way you can foby clicking on “Manage labels” from both the folder cus on your inbox items that need attention withand label icons. This takes you to the Labels tab out worrying about deleting an email you would under the Settings page. You can also ind this page like to keep for future reference. All emails are by clicking on the wheel in the upper right hand found under “All Mail.” corner then clicking on Settings, followed by Labels Labels make for a great tool in organizing your which is in the title bar just below Settings. mailbox. It’s just another feature Google offers in helping you to stay productive. Give it try and see how it works for you.

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Learn how you can get involved!

Yoga 5-6:00pm, Wednesdays Hayes Chapel Bring a mat or a towel All levels welcome Free!

Contact Laura Ketter for more information: lketter@tiffin.edu

International Dinner Informational Kick-Off Meeting Wednesday, February 4 1:00 pm Chisholm Auditorium, Franks Hall Tickets for dinner are $15 each and go on sale 2/4 following the meeting!

Reid May from The Washington Center will be on campus next week on Thursday, Feb. 12 and Friday, Feb. 13 for his spring semester visit.

The Washington Center is an exciting opportunity for ALL MAJORS where students spend a semester in DC interning at an agency that matches their professional and academic interests.

Make a Wish Rivalry Game this Saturday Feb 7.

We will be honoring Destiny- our make a wish child who has passed away- at the Men's and Women's Basketball games this Saturday at 1:00pm and 3:00pm We have partnered with the local Tiffin Taco Bell. All those who attend the game and receive a game ticket, can redeem the ticket at the local Tiffin Taco Bell for a free hard or soft Taco. Also there will be promotional items and up to $100 to Taco Bell given away at the game.

Donations will be accepted and T-shirts will be sold. All proceeds go to the Make A Wish Foundation in honor of Destiny. T-shirts are $10.

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CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO TURKEY & GREECE

BUSINESS & CULTURE IN BRAZIL

TRIP DATE: MAY 16 – 27, 2015

SPEND NEW YEAR’S EVE IN RIO!

TRIP DATE: DEC. 28, 2015 — JAN. 4, 2016

LAST WEEK TO SIGN-UP DEADLINE 2/10/15

Travelers will experience the rich heritage of ancient civilizations grounded in the region where West meets East.

THIS TRIP IS OPEN TO EVERYONE –ALL YOU NEED IS AN INTEREST. Online: Visit: http:// www.efcollegestudytours.com/1533832DS Takes you directly to your tour enrollment page (Trip info, price, sign up, etc.)

8 DAYS RIO DE JANEIRO, SÃO PAOLO, EXTENSION TO IGUAÇU FALLS

After checking out Rio’s world-famous beaches, visit a local company to learn more about the economy of the city that shines. With real-time trades being made at Sao Paulo’s stock exchange and thriving businesses on Paulista Avenue, get an inside look at what makes this sunny metropolis tick.

The trip is open to all who are interested.

Price range: $3630-$3970 (includes transportation, meals, lodging, tours, etc.)

For more information visit: http:// www.efcollegestudytours.com/professorstrip/1550327HF or contact Dr. Lisa KahlePiasecki at piaseckil@ ffin.edu

Or, Visit: www.efcollegestudytours.com Enter Tour ID: 1533832DS Phone: Call EF at 877-485-4184 OR Contact Dr. Jonathan Appel at Tif in University appelj@tif in.edu or 419-448-3285 for more information. College credit available.

Also, look for informa on about future mee ngs regarding trip in upcoming issues of Dragon News.

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Sports News For the women, Miranda Mondozzi was 8th overall in the weight throw with 56-7.25, while Sarah Tiffin University had a number of Clow was 11th in the shot put with standout performances at the Armory Track Invitational held in New 44-10.75.

York City Jan. 30-31.

Other top marks for the women inMore than 40 collegiate teams and cluded Javean Douglas (14th in weight throw with 55-3.75), the hundreds of high school competi4x200 relay team (14th in 1:43.5), tors competed in the two-day Arand the DMR squad (18th in mory Track & Field Invitation12:39.06). al Saturday, culminating with the two-hour elite athlete portion of the Colleges participating included: Almeet on NBC Sports Network. bany, Arizona, Army, Brigham Young, Bethune-Cookman, Cal Tiffin's 4x200 relay team had the State Northridge, Central Florida, men's top finish, as they crossed Cincinnati, Claflin, Clemson, Cothe line in 1:29.12 for fifth place.

Ralph Robinson had the best indi- lumbia, Coppin State, Delaware, Duke, Hampton, Lehigh, Loyola vidual place, taking 7th in the (Md.), Maryland, McGill, Millersville, weight throw with 59-8.5, while Mississippi, Mississippi State, MisTheo Mancheron was9th in the souri, Monroe, North Carolina pole vault with 15-11.75. Lamar Hargrove also had a top 10 finish, AT&T, Ottawa, Pennsylvania, placing 10th in the 200 with 21.97, Princeton, Ramapo, Rutgers, San Diego State, San Jose State, Sawhile the 4x400 relay squad was 10th in 3:20.13 and the DMR crew vannah State, Sherbrooke, South Carolina, St. Thomas Aquinas, Sywas 10th in 11:24.23. racuse, Tiffin, District of Columbia, Maryland, Eastern Shore, Texas at Other top performances for the men included Zane Lawrence (13th San Antonio and Wisconsin. in shot put with 50-5.25), Reginald Thomas (14th in 60 with 6.89), Men's Basketball Carlton Watkins (14th in high jump with 6-8.25), Kevin Roberts (16th in The Tiffin University men's basketlong jump with 22-10), andDavion ball team defeated the GLIAC Bowers (18th in shot put with 48South leading Ashland Eagles on 8.75).

Saturday afternoon by the final score of 66-60. The Dragons faced

Track and field

adversity, but fought their way to a big conference win.

The Dragons jumped all over the Eagles from the start. Tiffin held Ashland to a single point for the first five and a half minutes, and pushed their lead out to as much as 14 points. Ashland didn't go away, taking advantage of the remaining11:41 on the clock and using a 22-11 run to get right back in the game. Tiffin continued to fight hard, and took a 30-27 lead to the half.

Tiffin started the half by adding two points via free throws by Korab Imami. Then Ashland flipped a switch and bolted out on a 13-3 run to take the lead 40-35. The Dragons trailed by as much as seven in the half, but got off the canvas and started chipping away at the Eagles lead. With Ashland leading 54-49 at the 5:04 mark in the second half, Tiffin needed to get something going, and they did. The Dragons closed the game on a 17-4 run to down the Eagles.

The Dragons played a complete game, using defense, perimeter shooting, and post dominance to send the Eagles back to Ashland with a loss. The Dragons held a 2414 advantage in points in the paint, and Mohamed Rage snagged 11 rebounds. Furthermore, Korab

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Sports News continued Imami chipped in with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Freshman Alex Brown added 17 points to the cause, but the man who stole the show was Ashton Khan. Khan tallied up 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Ashland was led by Jett Speelman with 18 points, and Boo Osborne added 12 points. The Dragon defense eliminated Wendell Davis from the Ashland game plan, holding him to 6 points on 3 of 10 shooting. Davis came in averaging over 17 points per game.

Women's Basketball The Tiffin University women's basketball team fell at home on Saturday afternoon by the final count of 91-63. The Ashland Eagles were lethal behind the arc, and dominant in the post.

The Dragons hung tough for the first eleven minutes of the half.

With the score tied at 24, Ashland went on a tear, using a 19-4 run to push the score to 43-28. The Eagles added another bucket, and went to the half up 45-31. The Dragons shot the ball extremely well, including 5 of 7 from three, but 15 turnovers, and Ashland's 7 of 11 shooting from behind the arc led to the 14 point deficit.

The Dragons started the half with Kaylee Patton going 2-2 at the foul line to cut the deficit to 12, but that is the closest Tiffin ever got.

Ashland used the first eleven win. minutes of the half to put together a 31-12 run, and boosted the lead to Against Belmont Abbey, TU got 31 at one point. three more wins by fall. Screptock won in 1:02while Chambers beat The Dragons were led in scoring that with a fall in 57 seconds. Gray

by Bre Nauman with 12 also won another bout by fall points, Kaylee Pattonadded 10, in 2:27. Viengmany posted a 12-9 and Jordan Fraley finished with 10 win, while Cramer shutout his oppoints as well. Ashland finished ponent 7-0 and Chris Baker (184) with four players in double figures, had a 10-2 win.

Taylor Woods shot 7-11 from three and finished with 23 points. Andi In the loss to Seton Hill, Cramer Daugherty had 17, Suzy Wollenand Gray got wins via pin. Cramer haupt finished with 12, and Laina posted the fall in 1:32 while Gray Snyder had 10 points and 11 regot the pin in 4:51. The only other bounds. win was by Screptock in a 5-4 match.

Wrestling

Finally, TU's Chambers got a pin in Tiffin University went 3-1 in the 13- 26 seconds against King. Chase team Regional Duals hosted in the Boyd(165) had a big 18-0 victory, Heminger Center on the campus of while Viengmany also won 8-3.

Baker posted a 7-6 victory while TU Tiffin University. They defeated also got two forfeit wins.

Limestone 32-13 in the opening round and then followed that with a 31-8 win over Belmont Abbey. The Dragons then fell to Seton Hill 3115 before bouncing back and beating King 35-21 in their final match of the day.

Against Limestone, Garrett Gray (285) and Jake Cramer (197) posted quick pins, with Gray winning in 17 seconds and Cramer in 1:15. Giuseppe Penzone (125) posted a big 13-2 win, while Mike Screptock (141) also won 11-2.

Sam Viengmany (157) streaked to a 16-1 win while Jared Chambers (174) also had a 12-0 shutout 14

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 1 p.m.

International Dinner Kick-off Meeting International Student Programs Chisholm Auditorium, Franks Hall Jamie Marinis, 419-448-3357, marinisjl@tif in.edu TU students, faculty, and staff, free admission Thursday, February 5, 2015, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Opening reception for Barbara WF Miner Miner is an installation artist from Toledo.

Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside, 419-448-3427 Open to the public, free admission Thursday, February 5 - March 5, 2015 Barbara WF Miner Exhibition Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside, 419-448-3427 Open to the public, free admission Friday, February 6, 2015, 7:30pm First Friday at the Ritz Music Department The Ritz Theatre, Tif in OH Music Department, 419-448-3360 Open to the public, $10 Thursday, February 12 Last day to withdraw w/o failing grade (Undergrad Online Spring Term 1, MBA/Med/ MSCJ Online Spring Term 1) Friday, February 13, 2015, 7 p.m.

Valentine’s Day Ballroom Dancing with Lessons Music Department Dance Team Osceola Theatre Music Department, 419-448-3360 Open to the public, $8 person. $5 with student ID. Eastcost swing and salsa lessons 7pm8pm. 8pm-10pm social dancing. Drinks and Hors D Oeuvres provided. Dressy or casual attire.

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Humanity in Ac on and The Na onal Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc. are pleased to announce that applica ons for the John Lewis Fellowship in Atlanta are now open! The program offers American and European university students the opportunity to explore race and civil rights, immigra on and Na ve American issues.

We invite applica ons from college students and recent graduates who are passionate about ac ve and responsible ci zenship, diversity and human rights. Current sopho‐ mores, juniors and seniors as well as graduates from the undergraduate classes of 2013 and 2014 are eligible.

The 2015 program will run from July 5 to August 1, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia. The dead‐ line to apply for this program is February 14, 2015

For more informa on visit h p://www.humanityinac on.org/programs/75‐the‐john‐ lewis‐fellowship/446‐call‐for‐applica ons

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H2O Collegiate Ministry

First 300 Followers Drawing!!

The first 300 followers of Tiffin University’s Pfeiffer Library Twi er Page (@PfeifferLibrary) will be entered into a drawing to win a $10 TU bookstore gi card!

Learn more about the library’s services, events, and more by following us today!

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For more informa on, contact the library at library@ ffin.edu

Thursday’s @ 7pm Sunday’s @ 6pm Chisholm Auditorium

Connect With Us! www.LifeAtH2o.org Facebook.com/LifeatH2o @h2onewz Pinterest.com/H2oAtTU For more informa on, contact Jim at whaleyj@ ffin.edu

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WINTER WEATHER POLICY

Tif in Campus If a Level 3 snow emergency is of icially declared for Seneca County by the Sheriff, classes on the Tif in campus will be cancelled and University of ices will be closed. Unless otherwise communicated by the President or the President’s designee, classes will be held and University of ices will be open if a snow emergency is at Level 1 or Level 2 or in other cases of severe winter weather.

If a snow emergency at Level 3 has been of icially declared for Seneca County, University employees are not expected to travel to the Tif in campus. Unless otherwise communicated by the President or the President’s designee, faculty members are expected to travel to the Tif in campus to teach their classes and staff members are expected to travel to the Tif in campus to report for work if a snow emergency for Seneca County is at Level 1 or 2 or in other cases of severe winter weather. If a Seneca County snow emergency is at Level 1 or 2 or in other cases of severe winter weather and an employee chooses not to report for work, the employee must inform his or her supervisor as far in advance as possible and staff members must take annual leave.

An exception to this policy will be made for any employee who lives in a county other than Seneca County that of icially has a Level 3 snow emergency when Seneca County’s snow emergency is at Level 1 or 2. In this case, the employee is not expected to travel to the Tif in campus, but must inform his or her supervisor as far in advance as possible.

If an instructor is not able to travel to the Tif in Campus due to severe weather, the instructor must make arrangements for a colleague or others to take his/her class or may request permission from his or her School Dean as far in advance as possible to teach the class electronically using Moodle. Each Tif in Campus course has a Moodle shell that can be used to create discussion opportunities, send emails to students, and/ or communicate assignments. If classes are being held during severe winter weather, and a commuter student does not attend class due to health reasons or safety concerns, the instructor should allow the student an excused absence.

If classes have been cancelled and University of ices have been closed, certain staff members may be designated by the President or the President’s designee as “essential personnel” and may be asked to report for work. Any hourly staff member who is asked to work when the campus has been closed will be paid at a rate of time and one-half per hour. Any exempt staff member who is asked to work when the campus is closed will be given compensatory time off at a later date.

Locations Other Than the Tif in Campus For Tif in University classes that are taught at locations other than the Tif in campus, instructors and other University employees should follow the same procedure as described above. The director of each academic center will serve as the President’s designee to determine and communicate any exceptions when there is a snow emergency of Level 1 or 2 for the county where the academic center is located. Tif in University classes that are taught on a community college campus will be cancelled if the community college cancels its classes.

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