Liberty Mutual On Site April 25

A representative from Liberty Mutual will be on site to answer any questions about their insurance products. He will be located in Rodman Hall, Room 229, on Tuesday, April 25, between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Canvas Updates for Saturday, April 22

In this production release (April 22), users with permissions to manually add users to a course will see a display change to pending enrollments. Instructors using Canvas for the first time can use two new tutorial features to become familiar with Canvas and create a module-based course.

Hungry for Justice: 48-Hour Fast

In solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ national Wendy’s Boycott and Ohio State University’s Boot the Braids Campaign, JCU will participate in the current rolling student fast this Monday and Tuesday, calling on Wendy’s to commit to protecting farmworkers’ rights in the fields. Students will be occupying the Keller Commons from 9 a.m. on Monday, April 24 until 5 p.m. April 25.

Today: HR Training Series: Understanding Millennials

A great deal has been written about the Millennial Generation and their interactions with other generational groups. Some of this material is interesting and some is just flat out wrong. Join us in an interactive discussion focused on the field of emerging adulthood, a sub-field of developmental psychology, that may just help you better understand our 18- to 25-year-old college students. Whether you supervise, advise, mentor, or parent the emerging adults, there will be something for you!

Today: Join the CTL and CDM for Final Lunch and Learn Session on “Flipped Classrooms”

Please join the CTL and CDM for our final Lunch and Learn session on “Flipped Classrooms,” Thursday, April 20, 11:30 a.m., CAS Dean’s Conference Room. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Pat Hoffman (phoffman@jcu.edu).

Today: American Marketing Association Speaker Series

AMA will be having Mark Johnson from Goldstein Group Communications come speak to us about his company located in Solon, Ohio. The meeting will take place on Thursday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in BR 19.

Today: Intergenerational Choir Concert

Come support the Intergenerational Choir, in its fourth year, by attending the choir’s dress rehearsal on Thursday, April 20, at 5:30 p.m. in the Donahue Auditorium of the Dolan Center for Science and Technology. The choir, composed of JCU students and people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families, need your help as they prepare for a concert in front of 500 people at the Downtown Hilton later this month.

Army ROTC Training Reminder

ROTC Cadets will be conducting special training this week with mock weapons, marked with orange barrels. Cadets will be in a variety of military uniforms. These morning training exercises will occur between 6:30-9 a.m.

Improvements to Canvas Turnitin LTI plagiarism detection tool

Instructure has been working with Turnitin to improve the process of plagiarism detection in Canvas. Recently announced updates will be in place by the end of June and will improve the plagiarism detection experience in a number of ways.

JCU FIT Sponsors Excerpts from ‘That Sugar Film’

JCU FIT is sponsoring excerpts from ‘That Sugar Film’ on Thursday, April 27, from noon to 1 p.m. in Donahue Auditorium. A dietitian will be on site to answer questions about the impact sugar has on your mind, body, and overall well-being.

Date: April 27
Time: noon – 1 p.m.
Location: Donahue Auditorium