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The following are news briefs about important activities and events happening at Eastern Michigan University.

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  • AQIP action projects sought: The Office of Continuous Improvement and Planning is seeking input from the campus community to help Eastern Michigan University maintain its institutional accreditation. Maintaining EMU's Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission requires that the university have at least three active "action projects" that are designed to improve processes at EMU, at least one of which must address EMU's primary mission of teaching and learning. Employees are asked to submit a brief proposal for a new action project to the Office of Continuous Improvement and Planning by June 23. For questions, please e-mail John Dugger at jdugger@emich.edu or Bruce Moses at bmoses@emich.edu. The Office of Continuous Improvement is located in 344 McKenny Hall.
  • Office of Nutrition Services open this spring: The Office of Nutrition Services, located in 108 Roosevelt Hall, will be open to serve faculty, staff and students during the spring semester. The office will be open every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include individual nutrition counseling, body composition and nutrient analysis. Student fees are $5 and faculty fees are $10. For more information or to make an appointment, call 487-6572 or e-mail chhs_nutrition@emich.edu
  • Convocation Center event scheduled June 12-15: The Convocation Center will host a Title IX Blowout Sale, June 12-15. Save up to 60 percent on women's quality discounted and overstock shorts, pants, running gear, hiking gear, swim gear, bras and more. The hours are as follows: June 12-13, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; June 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and June 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (800) 342-4448.
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  • Football golf outing: The Fifth Annual E-Gridiron Group Golf Outing is scheduled Monday, June 16, with registration at 9 a.m, Eagle Crest Golf Course. This event benefits the EMU football team. A 10 a.m. shotgun start will be followed by a 3 p.m. reception, 3:30 p.m. dinner, awards and raffle drawing. The registration fee is $150 per person and includes green fees, a cart, range balls, lunch, dinner and one 2008 season ticket package. To register or for more information, contact Matt Patterson, 487-3420, or e-mail mpatte15@emich.edu.
  • EMU administrative systems training: The Division of IT, Records and Registration, Business and Finance, and the Faculty Develpment Center are currently reserving dates in August to deliver group training sessions on EMU Administrative Systems. Session topics include: entering time sheets (Web time entry), viewing finance/budgets, and viewing prospective/student information. For more information or to reserve a date, contact Kathy Robertson, 487-2666, or e-mail krobertso1@emich.edu.
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  • Lucy Parker Golf Outing: This year marks the final installment of the event benefiting women's intercollegiate athletic programs at EMU. Golf begins at 9:30 a.m. with a shotgun start, Friday, June 20, at Eagle Crest Golf Course. A celebration dinner, featuring keynote speaker Donna Lopiano, chief executive officer of the Women's Sports Foundation, will conclude the event at 5 p.m. The registration fee is $150 per person and includes golf, a cart, lunch and dinner. To register or for more information, contact Jessica Nietrzeba, 487-1866, or jnietrze@emich.edu.
  • Ypsilanti Relay for Life: Looking for a way to celebrate cancer survivors, remember and honor those who've lost the battle, and contribute to research to fight cancer all while having a good time with your colleagues? Join Team EMU and help them raise their goal of $5,000 for the Ypsilanti Relay for Life. This 24-hour event will take place June 21-22, 10 a.m. to 10 a.m., in Riverside Park, For more information or to sign up, visit http://events.cancer.org/rflypsilantimi.
  • Accounting Alumni/Student Golf Outing: The 13th Annual Accounting Alumni/Student Golf scramble takes place Friday, June 27, at Eagle Crest Golf Club. Play begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start, followed by the "hot off the grill lunch," awards and raffle from 1-3 p.m. Registration is $95 per person and includes golf, a cart, contests and lunch, with proceeds benefiting EMU accounting and finance programs. To register or for more information, contact Susan Kattelus, 487-3320, or e-mail susan.kattelus@emich.edu.
  • Data standards manual update available: Faculty and staff who use the Banner system should know and follow the data standards defined in the Data Standards Manual. Version 2.0.8 of the Data Standards Manual, dated May 2008, is available at http://www.emich.edu/irim/cmte_data_standards.php. The Data Standards Committee consists of representatives from all Banner application areas. The committee maintains the Manual and approves any changes to data standards at Eastern Michigan University.
  • "Why I" feature subjects requested: If you know of an interesting faculty, staff member or administrator that you think would make an interesting "Why I" subject, please forward to Ron Podell at rpodell@emich.edu or call 487-4400. The employee must have worked at EMU for at least three years.
  • Library fines and fees changing July 1: For the first time since the 1960s, Halle Library will be increasing the overdue fines and lost materials replacement fees charged to students and visiting patron borrowers. The new fines and fees are intended to encourage the return of library materials in good condition and in a timely manner so that others needing the materials can use them. The new fees will permit the library to actually replace materials which have been lost or damaged. New fines and fees, effective July 1, are 25 cents per day ($10 maximum); reserve overdue $1 per hour per day ($50 maximum); lost replacement cost, $62 or actual cost if higher; and lost item processing fee, $15. Fines and fees will be billed 21 days after overdue notices have been sent. For questions or concerns, contact Elaine Logan, 487-0020, extension 2222, or e-mail lib_circulation@emich.edu
  • EMU's Counseling Clinic offers free short-term counseling to Iraq, Afghanistan veterans: Eastern Michigan University's Counseling Clinic in the College of Education is now offering free, short-term counseling services to any veteran or civilian support staff of Iraq and Afghanistan. These services include counseling to help a veteran to return to their civilian life, job problems, career counseling and assessments, and coping with depression and anxiety. Counseling is provided by advanced graduate students in a counseling program and is supervised by experienced faculty who are all licensed professional counselors and psychologists. For more information, contact Perry Francis, coordinator of counseling services, at 487-4410.