ProfEd Faculty News & Notes - August 2007
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Hello. Faculty News and Notes is a
monthly electronic publication distributed to all instructors in
our faculty pool who have taught off-campus in the last two
years. This publication was created to help you feel more
connected to CMU and to provide you with news and updates to our
off-campus policies and procedures. If you have any
questions or comments, please contact us at
frc@cmich.edu.
Paper MSA Degree or Graduate Certificate Program Plans
Effective August 1, 2007, Center Services will no
longer accept paper MSA degree or Graduate Certificate
program plans. This should not be a surprise to anyone
as our advisors have been very active in using our
electronic program plans. Since opening the SIS Program
Plan System to all MSA advisors six months ago
more than 1,100 degree and certificate program plans have
been developed for our students. Congratulations and
thanks to all advisors and center staff; your efforts
have made this a successful transition. –
Patricia J.
Fox
Updated Per Diem Rate
The
University has increased the standard per diem rate
to $36.00, leaving the high cost city per diem rate
at $51.00 as it has been in the past. The
standard rates were increased on July 1, 2007. Mileage
rate is still .485 cents.
The per
diem rates will be as follows…
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UPDATED
Meal Allowances – Including Tips |
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Meal |
Must be Traveling Before and
After |
Standard Allowance |
High-Cost Cities |
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Breakfast |
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
$7.00 |
$10.00 |
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Lunch |
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
$11.00 |
$13.00 |
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Dinner |
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
$18.00 |
$28.00 |
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Maximum Allowance |
- |
$36.00 |
$51.00 |
For
more information, please visit the
Travel Meals Web site.
Course Pack Guidelines
CMU has
course
pack guidelines for all courses. An electronic course
pack contains instructor required reading material that is
placed into Blackboard for student access. Permission
for copyrighted material must be obtained before
reproduction. Most journal articles and book excerpts
are copyrighted and require permission from the rights
holder before reproduction. If you use or plan to use a
course pack in your course, please follow the published
guidelines. If you have questions contact
Off-Campus Library Services at (800) 274-3838.
On-Campus Full-Time Temporary Opportunity
Master of Science in Administration
The Master of Science in
Administration degree program seeks a 12-month full-time temporary
faculty member beginning August 2007 to be based on Central
Michigan University's main campus in Mount Pleasant. The
successful candidate will teach graduate courses and perform
administrative duties relating to the on-campus MSA program
– including graduate
admissions, recruiting, and advising current students.
If you are interested or know
someone who would like to apply, please visit the Web site for
additional information,
www.fps.cmich.edu/jobs/MSA.asp.
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Technology Corner...
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Blackboard Purge of Old Courses Delayed Until
October 9th
The Blackboard Purge
originally scheduled for Monday, July 9th has
been postponed to Tuesday, October 9th due to
concerns raised over the timing. Reminders, instructions and
additional information will be distributed as the new purge
date approaches.
Display Button Change on SBT
ProfEd-IT is uploading a change into the SBT which
involves the DISPLAY button on the SBT pages.
See
SBT
DISPLAY Button Change for details.
Clean Up Your Course Menu in
Blackboard
Blackboard
use is becoming increasingly common among classroom instructors
to provide course materials. Using only one or two course menu
areas, such as “syllabus” and “course materials” is typical. As
students enter the course in search of needed materials, they
can become confused by the extra unused menu items. In preparing
your courses, take a few moments to remove unused menu items. To
do so, enter the course control panel, click “manage course
menu” and click “remove” for any unneeded menu item. You will
improve the students’ experience and create a much more easily
managed course site. For additional information or assistance,
contact Jeremy Bond (bond1jt@cmich.edu)
or Sue Parker (parke1s@cmich.edu).
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This monthly e-digest provides information that will assist you
with a successful classroom experience. If you have any suggestions,
comments, or questions, please contact
frc@cmich.edu.
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