WELCOME TO SPRING SEMESTER
Tiffin University’s Weekly Electronic Newsletter
In This Issue: ● Human Trafficking Week Pg. 2 ● TU Tech Pg. 7-8
Vol. 16, Issue 16
January 20, 2015
Howard University Vocal Group “Afro Blue” to Perform at TU
Named Best A Cappella Group for the past ● Sports Pg. 10, 11 three years by Wash● Winter Weather ington Area Music AsPolicy Pg. 13 sociation! ● Application for Afro Blue, the critically acclaimed vocal group that leapt to fame as contestants on Graduation Pg. 14 NBC's The Sing‐Off, will perform at Tif in University on Thursday, January 22, at 3:30 p.m., in the Gillmor Student Center's Osceola Theatre. The event is open to the public. The 10‐person ensemble specializes in vocal jazz and contemporary a cappella, and has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered and performed with Bobby McFerrin, The Manhattan Transfer, Marvin Hamlisch, and The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Pops, and many others. The group has appeared at The Kennedy Center, Harlem's Apollo Theatre, and at President Barak Obama's White House Christmas party. Afro Blue has won multiple DownBeat music awards, was named Jazz Artist of the Year by the Washington City Paper, received the Spotlight Award from the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) for bringing national attention to the Washington, D.C. mu‐ sic scene, and was named Best A Cappella Group for the past three years by WAMA. This free afternoon concert is part of the week‐long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and is sponsored by the Tif in University Music Department, School of Arts and Sciences, and University Diversity Committee. For additional information, email Brad Rees, brees@tif in.edu. ● SAS Pg. 9
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS WEEK Tif in University and Heidelberg University are co‐sponsoring a week of awareness about human traf icking from January 26 through January 29. Related to this are a series of events being held at both Universities. The events range from movie screenings and speakers to a human traf icking awareness fair on Heidelberg's campus. The full schedule of events is: Monday, January 26: Film Screening of In Plain Site 7:00pm University Commons, Heidelberg University Followed by a moderated discussion Tuesday, January 27: Speaker BCI Special Agent David Pauley 6:30pm Chisholm Auditorium in Franks Hall, Tif in University Transportation will be provided to take students from Heidelberg University Wednesday, January 28: Keynote Speaker Theresa Flores, Human Traf icking Survivor and Author 6:00pm Great Hall, Heidelberg University Followed by a book signing Thursday, January 29: Matters of Faith Guest Speaker Rebecca Moreland, Founder of Rahab Ministries 11:00 am Herbster Chapel, Heidelberg University Human Traf icking Awareness Information Fair 12:30 pm‐2:00 pm University Commons, Heidelberg University Speaker Rebecca Moreland, Founder of Rahab Ministries 6:30 pm Chisholm Auditorium in Franks Hall, Tif in University Transportation will be provided to take students from Heidelberg University. We encourage you to make any or all of the events you can. Additionally, transportation to Heidelberg events will be provide by TU. If you're interested in catching a ride the schedule is below: Monday: Outside Gillmor @ 6:30 pm Wednesday: Outside Gillmor @ 5:30 pm Thursday: Outside Gillmor @ 10:30 am & 12:00 pm
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GO GREEK!
Spring Semester is here, which means Greek pledging is right around the corner! Kick off TU's Pledging Season with Greek Pledge Interviews!
Now through January ‐ 23
For questions, please contact Greek Life Coordinator JoElle Hall at HallJN@tif in.edu!
G.L.A.S.S. Gay, Lesbian, and
Straight Supporters We meet every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in Main 13. Our irst meeting is Thursday January 22.
All are welcome!!!
The only requirement? An open mind!
If you have any questions, please feel free to con‐ tact 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 i‐ dential, fun, and supportive environment. Members meet to support and educate each other as well as plan events for the campus. The organization hosts an annu‐ al Drag Show, Coming Out Day, Day of Silence, and sponsors an AIDS Awareness week.
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English Workshop Schedule
Murphy Center News Tutoring has begun at the Murphy Center this week. To make an appointment you may stop in at the Murphy Cen‐ ter and make an appointment with the front desk or you may call at 419‐448‐3324, or you may e‐mail the Murphy Center at tutor@tif in.edu
Tutoring Hours Monday –Thursday 9:00 am‐10:00 pm Friday 9:00 am‐5:00 pm Saturday No tutoring Sunday 5:00 pm‐9:00 pm
Spring 2015
Date & Time Subject Room February 2 3:30‐4:30 pm MLA L1 February 4 12‐1 pm MLA L1 February 18 11‐Noon Subject/Verb L1 March 4 12‐1 pm Paragraph L1 March 23 1‐2 pm APA Murphy 010 5‐6 pm APA Murphy 010 March 31 3‐4 pm Sentence Murphy 010 April 1 12‐1 pm Essay Murphy 010 7‐8 pm Essay Murphy 010 April 13 4‐5 pm Thesis Dev Murphy 010 April 15 1‐2 pm Clause & Clause Punctuation L1
Murphy Academic Support Center hours Monday‐Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 am Saturday/Sunday 12:00 pm to 12:00 am Students will be able to use the Murphy Center for general use such as studying and computer use and athletes may also get their study table requirements in at these times. Remember to bring your I.D. to the center. We are tracking all the traf ic at the Murphy Center with new software and we need your I.D. to do this.
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) PAL sessions will also begin this week. To see the PAL clas‐ ses, times, location, and leaders go to http:// www.tif in.edu/studentsuccesscenter/writing/.
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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 try Ac ve
DRAGON WRITERS GROUP 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.
MEETINGS Third Wednesday of Every Month. At Sabaidee Coffee House from 6 ‐7 PM.
Mee ng Dates & Themes:
Medita on! It is a great way to start—it promotes relaxa on and lowers stress.
Jan 21– Keeping Those Resolu ons 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
For more informa on, contact Professor Church at churchdk@ ffin.edu
For more informa on, contact Professor Church at churchdk@ ffin.edu
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From Laos to Tif in
Pfeiffer Library News
January 26 through January 30 7 p.m.
Look What’s New! Pfeiffer Library hopes that the start of the semester has been smooth! This semester the library will be working on changing its online presence. In case you missed it, we have already started! You can now email the library:
library@tif in.edu
follow us on Twitter
Sabaidee Coffee House 45 S. Sandusky Street ‐ Tif in
One woman’s journey through communist Laos that has resulted in a coffee shop near you.
Come and hear the captivating and inspirational stories of Delana Ball’s 7‐year adventure in Laos. Delana is owner of Sabaidee Coffee House, 45 S. Sandusky Street. Delana will share stories and photos (a young girl shackled to a pole inside her house and a young man lying hopeless in a corner of his house for 2 years) each night beginning a 7 p.m. at Sabaidee Coffee House. The public is invited!
Same stories each night!
@PfeifferLibrary (https://twitter.com/ PfeifferLibrary),
view/ add our hours on Google Calendar (ow.ly/FHgWT ).
It is our hope that these tools will better help you contact us and get your questions an‐ swered! Keep your eyes open for more changes to come!
Standard Hours Monday‐Thursday Friday Saturday
8:00 am‐10:00 pm 8:00 am‐5:00 pm 12:00 pm‐4:00 pm
Sunday
6:00 pm‐10:00 pm
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TU TECH
Information & Technology Services
For this week’s TU Tech, let’s focus on the ITS staff and what they do. Currently there are 8 full time staff and 1 GA in ITS. We will start with the staff who are primarily in the Help Desk area. Jason Marson is the newest person in the Help Desk area, having started on the Monday following Christmas break. He is our Support Services Man‐ ager. Primarily, he is responsible for managing in‐ ternal and external support staff; developing and maintaining procedures related to monitoring, tracking, and coordination of support activity; managing equipment inventories; and overseeing the development of end user training material. Al‐ so, he assists the CIO in overseeing the implemen‐ tation and support of all ITS supported technology platforms. Our Help Desk Coordinator is Benjamin Wag‐ ner. Ben is responsible for coordinating the ITS Help Desk making sure support requests are an‐ swered in a timely manner and completed with the
highest quality possible. Ben is responsible for pri‐ mary support of both hardware and software for 750+ machines from Dell and Apple, as well as over 80 networked printers and copiers from HP, Ricoh, and Konica Minolta. He is also in charge of the Dell‐Kace Systems Management and Imaging Appliances, managing a team of student PC Techni‐ cians, and the department’s two Graduate Assis‐ tants. Providing behind the scenes support for the Help Desk and other general system support is Jennifer Almendinger. As a system administrator, Jen‐ nifer’s primary responsibilities include augment‐ ing support of the ile/print services and email sys‐ tems, such as system upgrades, patching, testing documentation, and planning. She is also responsi‐ ble for scheduling and monitoring systems back‐ ups, and providing end user support for Netware ile system. Eric Kastner is the graduate assistant in the Help Desk area. Eric oversees the computer labs on campus. This includes making sure the computer labs are fully staffed and dealing with any prob‐ lems that may arise. He also helps maintain cam‐ pus computers and assists faculty, staff, and stu‐ dents with technical problems. Moving over to our application, server, and net‐ work support area, there are four more people working to keep the University’s infrastructure and applications up and running. Brian Smith is the system administrator focused on the University’s administrative software sys‐ tems. He leads the team responsible for keeping these systems updated and operating effectively. He works with of ices across campus understand their business processes and to help them utilize these systems in the best way possible to support these processes. ………...continued
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TU TECH CONTINUED Rajyalakshmi Ayyadevara is the Senior Applica‐ tion Support Specialist for this area. Rajyalakshmi is responsible for providing technical support for the University’s administrative systems; maintain‐ ing these systems by ensuring patches are applied in a coordinated and timely manner; the analysis of system user concerns, requirements, and requests for system features and uses; making recommenda‐ tions regarding applications, modi ications, and en‐ hancements to existing systems to accommodate user needs; data interfaces between disparate sys‐ tems; assisting administrative of ices with their da‐ ta reporting and extraction needs. Micah Rettig is our Application Data Specialist. Micah is responsible for the extraction and move‐ ment of data between disparate systems; assisting departments with data reporting needs; the analy‐ sis, design, and creation of reports for administra‐ tive of ices; and assisting with general technical support of administrative systems. Having primary responsibility for the campus infra‐ structure devices, Gary Dayton is another system ad‐ ministrator for this area. Gary’s role is to ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient opera on of the infor‐ ma on systems that support TU’s core organiza onal func ons. This is achieved by monitoring, maintain‐ ing, suppor ng, and op mizing all networked so ‐ ware and associated opera ng systems. Gary over‐ sees TU's primary physical and virtual data center, storage, network, and security infrastructure, as well as cri cal network services and resources that oper‐ ate on these devices. He is also part of a team that operates and maintains the campus Student Infor‐ ma on System and the complimentary so ware that comprises this system.
Lastly, the Execu ve Director/CIO for the depart‐ ment is Clinton Vickers. Clinton is responsible for all aspects of informa on technology and computer ser‐ vices opera ons, policy, planning, evalua on, budget, personnel supervision, and development. His other du es include the advocacy, development, and coor‐ dina on of academic and administra ve compu ng, telecommunica ons and networking, as well as me‐ dia, web, distance educa on, and other instruc onal technology ac vi es both within and outside Tiffin University. This is the current makeup of the Informa on Tech‐ nology Service department. We are located on the 2nd floor of the Hertzer Technology Center. Our hours are as follows. On‐site Office Hours: Fall & Spring Semesters Monday ‐ Thursday: 7:30 AM ‐ 7:00 PM Friday: 7:30 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM ‐ 2:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED Summer Semester Monday ‐ Thursday: 8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM ‐ 4:00 PM
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Student Accessibility Service (SAS)
PLAN AHEAD
The Of ice of SAS would like to encourage students to get the semester started off on a positive note by: Creating a weekly master schedule. Be sure to include and account for all of your course time obligations, extracurricular activities and meetings, times for meals and for socializing with friends either in person or via so‐ cial media, and of course, plenty of study time built in for the demands of each course. By mapping out blocks of study time along with all of the other important aspects of daily life, it is much easier to stay on track and balance a positive, well‐rounded college experience. You can enter profes‐ sors’ of ice hours, as well as PAL and other review sessions into an area of your calendar in order to have that in‐ formation all in one place and at your ingertips Purchase or print a calendar for the semester where you can write down and see assignments and due dates for each month. Keep the months of the semester together with all of your assignments written on them, and as you complete them, cross them off, giving yourself a great sense of accomplishment. This visual display of due dates also gives you an awareness of how much time you have before a particular assignment is due. Connect this cal‐ endar with your master weekly schedule so that you can plan suf icient study and preparation time for upcoming exams and class projects. Start the term off with a focus on organization. Using paper iles and e‐ iles on your computer, set aside space for notes, handouts, and other information for each of your courses, taking care to provide separate sections for each course. This will make class preparation and study time much more ef icient and productive. Get your backpack illed and organized. The night before your class, make sure you have everything loaded and ready to go. This makes the morning less stressful and ensures you are prepared for class. Be sure to include writing utensils, calculators, paper, and even a snack just in case there isn’t time between classes to hit the dining hall. Schedule appointments in the Murphy Academic Support Center NOW so that you can review concepts and get papers looked at by a tutor. Waiting until right before something is due or relying on the availability of a walk ‐in appointment may result in not having an appointment available when you need it. Check your calendar each night. Arrange study sessions. Be as proactive as possible with your education, and don’t wait until the night before an exam to prepare. If you do get behind, don’t panic. Instead, rearrange your weekly master schedule in order to get caught up, and then work to stay on top of things from that point. A inal reminder 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 accommoda‐ tions, but at least they will be in place should you change your mind later in the term.
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TU SPORTS NEWS Track and Field Tif in University's track and ield teams dominated the ield at the Otterbein Invitational, winning both the men's and women's events. The women were irst of 15 teams, outdistancing Otterbein 196.5 to 137. The men were irst of 13 schools, totaling 172 points to John Carroll's 108. Tif in had two athletes that in‐ ished irst in multiple events. Brit‐ tany Darby won both the 60 meter dash and the 200 meter dash. She posted a time of 7.84 in the 60 while crossing the line in 25.8 in the 200. Chyna Davis also won two events, winning the 60 hurdles in 9.03 while also winning the triple jump with a leap of 37‐1.75. Other winners in the running events were Robyn Banks in the 400 (1:00.15) and the 4x400 relay team of Banks, Maia Jefferson, Adaysha Parker, and Meshawn Graham in 4:04.43. In the ield events, Deborah Brodersen won the high jump with a jump of 5‐6, while Kamara Avant won the long jump with a 17‐4 mark. Sarah Clow won the shot put with a toss of 46‐5.5, and Miranda Mondozzi won the weight throw with a throw of 58‐0.5. For the men, three Dragons picked
up victories. Lamar Hargrove won the 60 meter dash in a time of 6.75. Omar Lane posted a win in the 200 meters in 22.58, while Theo Man‐ cheron got a win in the pole vault, clearing 15‐5 for the win. TU also had a number of runner‐up inishes, with David Hatchett (200), Marquise Corbett (triple jump), Jay Feuerstein (shot put), and Ralph Robinson (weight throw) all posting solid outings. The 4x400 relay team of Reginald Mortel, Michael King, Hargrove, and Ishan Garrett also came in se‐ cond. Swimming and Diving Tif in University wrapped up its regular season with a sweep of both the men's and women's meets with visiting Notre Dame College, as the women won 67‐42 and the men winning 84‐27. For the women, Alexandria Schut‐ tinger and Anastasiia Kvitchenko both won multiple events. Schut‐ tinger posted wins in the 50 free‐ style in 25.60 and in the 100 free‐ style in 55.96. Kvitchenko, mean‐ while, had wins in the 200 IM in 2:12.17 and the 200 butter ly in 2:10.41. Other winners for TU included Ma‐ ri Johnson in the 200 freestyle (2:05.92), Karolina Siwiec in the 200 backstroke (2:17.58), Alexan‐ dria Lehman in the 500 freestyle (5:27.85), and Melinda Ulbrecht in the 200 breaststroke (2:36.71).
TU's 400 freestyle relay team of Kvitchenko, Siwiec, Ulbrecht, and Schuttinger (3:56.18) and the 400 medley relay team of Siwiec, Ul‐ brecht, Johnson, and Lehman (4:11.30) also posted victories. For the men, Ygor Bortolato picked up a pair of wins in the 50 freestyle in 22.07 (winning by ive‐tenths of a second) and the 100 freestyle in 49.59 (edging Lucas Bernardo by .02). Petko Toromanov also got two victories, winning the 200 IM in 2:02.76 and the 200 breast‐ stroke in 2:11.37. Rudolph Afzal also won the 1 meter (229) and 3 meter (206.2) events. Other winners for TU were Pedro Van Isschot in the 200 freestyle (1:51.26), Kyle Doss in the 200 but‐ ter ly (1:59.26), and Ty Collins in the 200 backstroke (2:02.35). Tif in's 400 freestyle relay team of Doss, Bernardo, Bortolato, and Van Isschot (3:18.69) and 400 medley relay team of Collins, Toromanov, Doss, and Van Isschot (3:37.73) also were victorious.
Men's Basketball
The Tif in University Dragons struggled on Saturday afternoon in their game with the University of Findlay Oilers. The Dragons, miss‐ ing two starters due to injury, were only able to score 13 points by halftime.
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The 1st half started slow for the Dragons and never got any better. Findlay jumped out to a 10‐0 lead and continued to pour it on. Mean‐ while, the Dragons could not ind the net, as they would only shoot 18.5% from the ield. Findlay was led in scoring at the half by Dylan Kaufman with 11 points. The Drag‐ ons only had four players in the scoring column ‐ Khaleal McCormick with 5, Ashton Khan with 3, Alex Brown with 3, and Darlington Osazuwa with 2. In the 2nd half the Dragons im‐ proved their shooting percentage by 30 points. Tif in scored 41 points in the second half to Findlay's 43. The Dragons were beat on the boards 41 ‐29, and points in the paint favored the Oilers 34‐20. The Dragons were led in scoring by Khaleal McCormick with 12 points and 7 boards, Zack Riddle scored 10 points, and Alex Brown came off the bench to score 10. Findlay was led by Elijah Kahlig with 22 points. The Dragons will be back in action on January 22, at home against the Malone Pioneers at 8 pm.
Women's Basketball
The Tif in University women's bas‐ ketball team fell on the road to the University of Findlay 99‐80. The Dragons struggled to control the basketball as they turned it over 22 times. The Dragons and Oilers traded runs
in the 1st half. The Dragons would only lead once in the game, at the 18:25 mark in the 1st half. Findlay would jump out in front by as much as 20 points, but the Drag‐ ons would claw their way back and cut the de icit to six. Then the Oilers went on another run to inish off the half with a 52‐37 lead. Jordan Fraley poured in 12 points for the Drag‐ ons in the half to lead all scorers. The Oilers came out onto the loor in attack mode from the opening whis‐ tle of the 2nd half. The Dragons turned the ball over on their irst two possessions of the 2nd half, leading to four quick Oiler points. The half continued to get worse for the Dragons, as Findlay, at one point, was shooting 73% from the ield. The Dragons continued to turn the ball over, inishing with 22 turno‐ vers leading to 32 Oiler points. The Dragons would shoot 42.4% from the ield, 32% from three, and 84% from the free throw line. Meanwhile, Findlay would inish 62% from the ield, 52% from three, and 78% from the charity stripe. The Dragons were led by Kaylee Pat‐ ton with 22 points. Bre Nauman added 15 points and 8 rebounds. Findlay inished with six players in double igures, led by Shannon Gun‐ ning and Karli Bonar, both with 17.
Wrestling
Tif in University's wrestling squad competed at the Ranger Duals host‐ ed by Wisconsin‐Parkside, with nu‐ merous nationally‐ranked teams
converging at the event in a highly competitive invite. The Dragons fell in their three duals, losing to McKendree 30‐9, St. Cloud St. 40‐6, and Augustana 28‐18. In the opener with McKendree, TU fell in six close matches. They opened with a win by Giuseppe Pen‐ zone at 125 pounds in a 7‐3 deci‐ sion, while Garrett Gray also won at 285 by pin in 6:19. Jeff Hurt lost at 149 by a 10‐9 score, while Sam Viengmany lost at 157 pounds by a 12‐9 margin. Jared Chambes (3‐1 at 174), Chris Baker (6‐1 at 184), and Jacob Cramer (3‐2 at 197) also lost close battles. Against St. Cloud St., the Dragons lone win came at 285 pounds, where Gray won via forfeit. TU also dropped three other close matches, with Mike Screptock falling 8‐7 at 141 pounds, Jared Chambers lost 4‐ 0 at 174, and Chris Baker fell 6‐3 at 184. Finally, TU pulled out some close matches against Augustana but came up short. Gray inished his day unbeaten, winning by pin in 2:57 at 285. Screptock also got a pin in 1:26 at 141 pounds, while Cham‐ bers posted a 8‐2 win at 174 and Baker won 3‐2 at 184. TU also dropped two close ones, with Hurt falling 2‐1 at 149 and Viengmany losing 3‐1 at 157. TU al‐ so had to forfeit two weight classes due to injuries.
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TIFFIN UNIVERSITY ARTS & EVENTS MASTER CALENDAR 2015 JANUARY DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: marinisjl@tif in.edu ADMISSION: FEBRUARY DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: DATE: EVENT: INFORMATION: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION: DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:
Wednesday, January 28 11 a.m. ‐ 12 p.m. Food & Culture of United States International Student Programs Osceola Theatre Jamie Marinis, 419‐448‐3357 TU students, faculty, and staff, free admission, co‐curricular credit available Wednesday, February 4 1 p.m. International Dinner Kick‐off Meeting International Student Programs Chisholm OF Franks Hall Marinis, 419‐448‐3357 Thursday, February 5 5:30 ‐ 7 p.m. Opening reception for Barbara WF Miner installation artist from Toledo Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside, 419‐448‐3427 Open to the public, free Friday, February 6 7:30pm First Friday at the Ritz Music Department The Ritz Theatre, Tif in OH Music DepT. 419‐448‐3360 Open to the public, $10
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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 oth‐ erwise 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 Sen‐ eca 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 arrange‐ ments 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 assign‐ ments. 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 compensa‐ tory 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 Uni‐ versity 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 emer‐ gency 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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