HR Training Series: JCU FIT Wellness Portal

On Tuesday, April 11, from 10-11 a.m., HR will hold a training session on the JCU FIT Employee Wellness Portal for all full- and part-time faculty and staff. Location: Jardine Room. Trainer: Frankie Scarl, Certified Wellness Specialist, The MetroHealth System.

The JCU FIT Employee Wellness Program was launched in March. The JCU FIT Wellness Portal is an interactive tool that guides employees through specific programming and incentives to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. During this workshop, employees will be trained on how to effectively utilize the Wellness Portal. All who attend this training session will receive 10 points in the Wellness Portal.

Graduate Students: Summer and Fall 2017 Graduation Application Deadlines

Graduate Students: If you haven’t already done so, the deadline to submit a summer (August 31, 2017) graduation application was February 15. Applications are still being accepted with a $25 late fee. The deadline to submit a fall (January 14, 2018) graduation application is Monday, July 10, 2017. Applications will be available after that date with a $25 late fee.
You can access the “Formal Application For Degree” through the Graduate Studies website (www.jcu.edu/graduate).

Palm Sunday Masses at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

We will have Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Francis Chapel at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. this Sunday, April 9. We will again be distributing Eco-Palms, which are harvested in an ecologically sustainable way, and which give a fair return to the farmers involved in production.

JCU Women’s Club Volleyball Host Tri-Match

Show your support for the John Carroll Women’s Club Volleyball Team on Sunday, April 9, from 1 to 6 p.m. in the DeCarlo Varsity Gym. The team will be playing in a tri-match against Cleveland State’s and University of Akron’s women’s club volleyball teams. A bake sale and t-shirt sale ($10 per shirt) will be held at the scrimmage to support the JCU team’s trip to the National Club Volleyball Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.

Today: BenefitsU: Ohio Educational Credit Union – Mortgage Presentation

The Ohio Educational Credit Union: Mortgage Presentation
Date: Thursday, April 6
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: D. J. Lombardo Student Cener, Jardine Room
Representatives from the Ohio Educational Credit Union will be offering information about buying & selling and what to expect from the mortgage industry in 2017.

Today: Morning Coffee with Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Please join the CTL Thursday, April 6, 8:30-9:30 a.m., in BR 32, for coffee, pastries, and a morning discussion of how PJHR classes might serve the Core and how the Core might serve PJHR.

Final Day for Celebration of Scholarship Paper and Panel Sessions, Art in Grasselli Library

The last paper and panel sessions in this year’s Celebration of Scholarship take place today. Complete an evaluation form at each paper/panel session you attend for a chance to win Pizzazz gift cards. Visit Grasselli Library and view the art works created by our own students, faculty, and staff!

Today: Russert Festival – Photography Contest

The Sixth Annual Tim Russert Photography Contest award ceremony is today, Thursday, April 6, at 5:30 p.m. in the O’Malley Center Atrium. This year’s theme is “Lessons of Life,” from Tim Russert’s book, “Big Russ & Me.” He wrote about the endless food in the cafeteria, booking concerts and speakers, protests, and Mass on the Quad. Come see the lessons and memories your fellow John Carroll family have captured and will remember forever.

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.

JCU Neuroscience Students Dominate at ECSC

For the 30th consecutive year, neuroscience students of Helen Murphy, Ph.D., and Cyrilla Wideman, Ph.D., have won top awards at the annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference. The conference was held at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on April 1, 2017. There were over 350 participants from approximately 25 colleges or universities at the conference.