Dr. Jose “Zito” Sartarelli has been named West Virginia University’s chief global officer, a role he will assume in addition to serving as dean of the College of Business and Economics.

This appointment will centralize responsibility for all international activities in teaching, research and service. Sartarelli will continue to report to Provost Michele Wheatly.

Sartarelli will develop strong collaborations with the chancellor of health sciences and with the vice presidents of student affairs and research. He will also be accountable to the president for advancing the global engagement goal of the university’s 2020 Strategic Plan.

The CGO will work hand-in-hand with an advisory board representing all university constituents to implement the recommendations of the Global Engagement Round Table and the campus-wide work group that supported the original strategic plan development.

More online: http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/07/wvu-announces-new-position-to-centralize-international-activities

Facilities Planning and Scheduling is replacing WebViewer with a new web-based event scheduling program called 25Live. This program is an enhancement over WebViewer and from the same vendor. We are currently taking event requests through 25Live. We will continue to take requests through WebViewer during the transition period but will eventually be taking the WebViewer site down and will be offering no new training sessions on it.

25Live allows users to request non course events (study sessions, meetings, etc) in multiple spaces across campus. For now, faculty and staff can use it to request events in general purpose classrooms (on the Downtown and Evansdale campus), computer training labs, and/or the recreation fields.

The current training schedule for 25Live can be found at http://facilitiesscheduling.wvu.edu/training-schedule/25live-training The training labs have capacity limits so please sign up for any session you want to attend.

This time of the year marks another bittersweet moment, as WVU will congratulate and bid farewell to its latest class of graduating international students.

The students will be recognized as honorary citizens of Morgantown on May 16 at the International Students Graduation Reception at 4 p.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center. WVU President Jim Clements will address the graduates and president and CEO of the WVU Alumni Association Steve Douglas will welcome graduates as future WVU alumni.

“For the past several years these students have enriched the WVU campus and the Morgantown community with the richness of their diverse cultures and backgrounds,” said Assistant Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars Grace Atebe.

More online: http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/07/wvu-holds-reception-for-graduating-international-students

WVU Research Corporation would like to remind its employees that Fiscal Year 2014 Employment Agreements are available to download and view in UltiPro. Click here to log in: https://www4.ultiproworkplace.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f.

Instructions on how to view your documents are on the main page. Please return your signed agreement letters to the HR Office. An original document is not required.

Please feel free to contact Robin Selinsky (304) 293-9015 or Carla Davis (304) 293-4615, if you need assistance or have a question.

The WVU Libraries have selected six faculty members to participate in the fifth year of its Information Literacy Course Enhancement Program, an initiative to enhance courses to help students improve their research skills and to become more discerning when searching for and using information.

A collaborative endeavor between the Libraries and the Provost’s Office, the program focuses on fulfilling the University’s 2020 Plan, which calls for “engaging undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in a challenging academic environment.” Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, and effectively use information.

More online: http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/07/wvu-libraries-course-enhancement-initiative-hits-fifth-year

Steam will be shut off on Sunday, May 19 at midnight; steam systems will return to service on Friday, May 24 at or about 8 a.m. for the following buildings:

(Heating, domestic hot water, and lab steam will be affected. Air conditioning will not be affected.)

DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

Dadisman Hall
Stalnaker Hall
Student Services Center
Oglebay / Ming Hall
Stewart Hall
Clark Hall
Chemistry Annex
Woodburn Hall
Martin Hall
Chitwood Hall
Libraries
White Hall
Mountainlair
Stansbury Hall
Purinton Hall
Hodges Hall
Armstrong Hall
Brooks Hall
E. Moore Hall
Eiesland Hall
Colson Hall
Arnold Hall
Arnold Apartments
Boreman North
Boreman South

EVANSDALE CAMPUS

Steam will be shut off on Sunday, May 26 at approximately 5 p.m.; steam systems will return to service on Friday, May 31 at or about 8 a.m. for the following buildings:

(Heating, domestic hot water and lab steam will be affected. Air conditioning will not be affected, except for Allen/Percival ).

Student Rec. Center
Greenhouse
Eng. Sciences
Eng. Research
Eng. Res. Annex
Ag. Sciences
South Ag. Sciences
Ag. Sciences Annex
Creative Arts Center
EV Library
Civil Eng. Lab
Mineral Resources
NRCCE
Allen/Percival

As a result of the 2013 Classified Staff Council/ACCE/BOG Classified Staff Election, the following employees will be representing the classified staff on our main and regional campuses beginning July 1 through June 30, 2015. The Board of Governors Classified Staff Representative will also be representing the classified staff at Potomac State College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology, which has their own councils:

Advisory Council for Classified Employees (ACCE)

Paul Martinelli – Program Manager, Extension/Facilities & Services

Board of Governors (BOG) Classified Representative

Dixie Martinelli – Office Administrator, Extension/Ag. & Natural Resources

Staff Council Chair

Lisa Martin – Program Coordinator CL, Event Management

No election was held for the Administrative/Managerial Sector due to lack of candidates.

Staff Council Members – Clerical/Secretarial Sector

Beth Ann McCormick – Administrative Associate, HSC/Student Services/Admissions

Linda Bise – Program Assistant II, HSC/Health Careers Opportunity Program

Tiffany Edwards – Administrative Secretary, HSC/Neurosurgery

Diana Hammack – Accounting Clerk III, Biology

Emmitt Bolyard – Purchasing Assistant I, Facilities Management

No election was held for the Paraprofessional/Technician Sector due to lack of candidates. The following employees from the Paraprofessional/Technician sector will receive an an automatic seat on Staff Council.

Nancy Bremar – Nutrition Outreach Instructor, Extension Services

Joan Baldwin – Nutrition Outreach Instructor, Extension Services

Karen Bright – Nutrition Outreach Instructor, Extension Services

Staff Council Members – Physical Plant/Maintenance/Service Sector

Louise Kaye Fletcher – Traffic Enforcement Officer, Parking Management

Joan Crabtree – Supervisor Campus Services, Facilities Management

Ron Camplolong – Trades Specialist I, Facilities Management

Larry Baldwin – Trades Specialist Lead II, HSC/Maintenance Engineering

Linda Campolong – Housekeeper, Residential Education

Staff Council Members – Professional/Non-Teaching Sector

Lisa Martin – Program Coordinator CL, Event Management

Dixie Martinelli – Office Administrator, Extension/Ag. & Natural Resources

Amy Wodzenski – Program Coordinator CL, Asst. VP Facilities

Pamely Eddy – Office Administrator, Student Health Services Program

Paul Martinelli – Program Manager, Extension/Facilities & Services

Last chance for Open Enrollment: deadline April 30. Last chance to review your current coverage and evaluate the benefit needs for you and your family. This is the only opportunity for a benefits-eligible employee to make changes to a benefits plan unless you experience a qualifying event.

Important notice: ALL tobacco-free participants MUST re-verify their tobacco status during the month of April in order to continue receiving the PEIA Tobacco Free Discount. To re-verify, you must complete a tobacco affidavit online in PEIA’s Manage My Benefits website at http://www.wvpeia.com or call PEIA at 1-877-676-5573 before the Open Enrollment deadline of April 30.

For further information visit http://benefits.hr.wvu.edu/open_enrollment or contact Benefits Administration at benefits@mail.wvu.edu or 304.293.5700, ext. 4.

WVU will hold a grand opening for its canopy tour at the WV Adventure course in the University Research Forest.

WVU’s Adventure WV has recently collaborated with the WVU Division of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bonsai Design, a private company that builds custom-designed zipline courses, to create a canopy tour that supports the educational and developmental mission of the University. The tour features four zip-lines, an aerial bridge, and a tandem rappel station to exit the course.

The first university-owned and operated canopy tour in the U.S., the Adventure WV tour will be used to train practitioners, host research and to provide fun educational experiences for the WVU community. The course is also directly targeted to prepare volunteers for the Summit Bechtel Reserve, a newly built Boy Scouts Camp near Beckley which will be the site of the 2013 Jamboree from July 15-24.

A bus will leave from the front of the Mountainlair and Student Recreation Center at 12:15 p.m. and will return to campus at approximately 2:45 p.m. No zipping is required. Remember to dress casual for short walk to site.

Those who are interested in ziplining should register in advance at: http://adventurechallenge.wvu.edu/canopy-tour/schedule/grand-opening-page

Otherwise no reservations are necessary.

The site also includes directions.

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is set to sign into law the TIF bill which will finance a development in Monongalia County which will include a new ball park for WVU. The Governor will sign the bill during the WVU-Pitt baseball game tonight at Hawley Field.

The game begins at 6 p.m. and has been designated as a “Dollar Night” with all tickets, hot dogs, popcorn and Coca-Colas available for just one dollar.