HR Brown Bag Lunch Meeting Dec. 11

Human Resources will present a special two-hour “brown bag” lunch session on Thursday, Dec. 11, from noon to 2 p.m. in Meeting Room 1 of the Heffner Alumni House. The program topic will be “Conducting an Effective Interview.” The presenter will be Bob VanZetta, of the Employee Assistance Program of the Family and Children’s Service of the Capital Region.

If you would like to attend, send your registration via e-mail to Beverly Pruitt at pruitb@rpi.edu no later than Dec. 4. Space will be available for the first 10 supervisors who e-mail their reservations. 12/1/03

Call for Nominations: Rensselaer Alumni Association Community Service Award

The Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) Student Life Committee is accepting nominations for its 2004 Rensselaer Alumni Association Community Service Award. The award is designed to recognize an individual student who is involved with community service and philanthropic activities in the local community.

Additional information and an online nomination form can be found at www.alumni.rpi.edu/aa/studentaward.asp. Note: nomination forms are due by Dec. 11. If you have questions, contact Geoff Seber, coordinator of alumni relations, at seberg@rpi.edu or ext. 2324. 11/17/03

Administration Division Unveils New Customer Self-Service Web Site

Starting this month, faculty, staff, and students on Rensselaer’s Troy campus can use the Internet to submit a work request for facilities services directly to the Administration Facilities Customer Service Center (FCSC). Requests for facilities repairs or services can be submitted at fixx.rpi.edu. This Web site will also allow customers with an active RCS account to query on the status of previously submitted work requests. The site includes links to all of the Administration Division’s departments and provides information for contacting the DoTCIO Academic Research Computing Help Desk (ext. 7777) for telephone, computer, network, or cable TV services.

The previously established methods for contacting the FCSC, which include e-mailing fixx@rpi.edu, calling ext. 2000, or going to the Service Building, also remain in effect.

For a comprehensive summary of facilities services available, go to the Administration Division Web site at www.rpi.edu/dept/administration.

As a reminder, requests for assistance related to emergencies where there is a threat to personal safety or property should be reported immediately to Public Safety at ext. 6656 or ext. 6611. Facilities-specific emergencies (such as flooding, loss of power, etc.) should be reported to the FCSC, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. After hours (including weekends), facilities emergencies should also be reported to Public Safety.

Contact the FCSC at ext. 2000 with questions or comments. 11/10/03

Call for Nominations: Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame

The Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for its 2005 Induction Class. The Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame is designed to permanently preserve, celebrate, and widely communicate the long and exceptional heritage of Rensselaer. To date, 49 alumni and friends of the Institute who have made outstanding and far-reaching accomplishments have been inducted.

Additional information and an online nomination form is available at www.alumni.rpi.edu/hof. Note: nomination forms are due by Jan. 31, 2004.

If you have questions, contact Peter Pedone, assistant director of alumni relations, at pedonp@rpi.edu or ext. 6061. 11/10/03

Snow Emergency Parking for Off-Campus Personnel
Students, faculty, and staff who would otherwise park on the city streets will be able to park in the North Lot when the City of Troy declares a snow emergency on city streets, according to Rensselaer’s Parking Office. Vehicles must display a Snow Emergency Permit, which can be obtained free of charge from Rensselaer's Parking Office during regular business hours. Or, apply online for your Snow Emergency Permit at http://www.pt.rpi.edu/ under permit management.

If you already have a Rensselaer parking permit, you do not need to obtain a Snow Emergency Permit. Your permit will be valid during Snow Emergencies.

The last four rows of the North Lot in the northwest corner will be made available during snow emergencies and the parking entry gates will be in the up position. Parking is allowed for the duration of the snow emergency. Permits are valid for the entire semester, including during semester breaks.

Information about snow emergencies and parking restrictions is available by calling 274-TROY (8769) or by checking Rensselaer's Campus Parking Web site at http://squirrel.pt.rpi.edu/. For further information, contact the Parking Office at ext. 6616. 11/10/03