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myUNE Replaces By the Week
This week is the last edition of By the Week. This faculty-staff newsletter as we know it will cease to exist. In the coming weeks, the Communications Office will send out a UNE Community email on Fridays that will be a reminder (with a link) to check your myUNE home page for all the latest news, announcements and events. On the myUNE homepage, you will find:

• The upcoming week's events will be displayed in the upper right hand corner under "Campus Schedule."
• Future events can be viewed by clicking on the UNE Calendar.
• Anouncements will be found on the right side under the heading "Announcements."
• "People" news about our faculty and staff's activities will be found within the "Announcements" with a headline "Faculty and Staff Activities," which you will need to click on.
• UNE News headlines will be found at the bottom of the right column.

We urge all faculty and staff to make myUNE your browser's homepage so that you will see all the latest news, announcements and events each time you open your browser.

Nancy Quick using new Thermal Imaging Processor for studies of nerve injuries
The University of New England's Biomechanics Laboratory recently installed a Thermal Imaging Processor (TIP™) that will be used as a key component for studies of peripheral nerve injuries. 
 
Nancy Quick, PT, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, will use the Thermal Imaging Processor (TIP™), manufactured by Computerized Thermal Imaging, Inc. (CTI), to quantify changes in blood flow during physical therapy treatment of peripheral nerve injuries.  The CTI TIP™ system allows for measurement of very small temperature changes as a result of treatment. Press release.

OT Department accreditation extended
The Department of Occupational Therapy recently had their seven-year accreditation with the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education extended for three more years, giving the department a full ten-year accreditation. Their next re accreditation on-site visit will be in 2014-2015.

Faculty-Staff Annual Fund drive - one week to go
Dear colleagues - With just one week remaining in this fiscal year, the Faculty-Staff Annual Fund drive is in it's final push.  We are close to beating last year's participation rate from our faculty and staff.  Currently we need fewer than 20 gifts to reach the  benchmark of 25 percent participation from faculty and staff.  It would be terrific to count you as a member of the elite group that helped UNE achieve our benchmark - keeping us in step with our peer schools.  Your gift of any size will be extremely helpful in this endeavor.

If you plan to participate in this campus-wide appeal but have not yet made your gift, please contact me via email or call me in the Annual Fund Office at ext. 4419.  All gifts to the Annual Fund are treated with the utmost confidentiality. Thank you for your support. Loretta Huttman

Events

UNE exhibits 'Everyday Still-Lifes' by Betsey Mahoney
Watercolors inspired by everyday objects and landscapes are on display now through May 31 in the Campus Center Gallery on the University Campus.

A self-taught watercolor painter, Betsey Mahoney of Kennebunk has been painting since she was ten years old. According to Mahoney, her work taps into the inspiration of the world around her, from the changing landscape outside her window to the everyday still-lifes found in her kitchen. More Information

Art Gallery presents Photos by Denise Froehlich and Murad Sayen,' May 4 – July 2
In Black and White and Color: Photographs by Denise Froehlich and Murad Sayen  will be on view May 4 through July 2, 2006 at the Art Gallery on the Westbrook College Campus.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 4 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Two separate conversations with the artists are scheduled at the Art Gallery. Murad Sayen will speak on Wednesday, May 10th, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., and Denise Froehlich will speak on Tuesday, June 13th, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. More information 

Say farewell to Sandy Haas
Sandy Haas has announced her decision to leave the UNE Department of Safety and Security at the end of the month. Sandy has served the University with distinction and pride for the past 18 years and will be missed by everyone. Join us next Tuesday, May 30th at 2:00 p.m. in Sutton Lounge for some light refreshments and good memories as we say goodbye to this wonderful lady as she begins the next chapter in her life.

Maine Women Writers Collection to host conference on Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The University of New England's Maine Women Writers Collection will host the Fourth International Conference on Charlotte Perkins Gilman, titled "Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Then & Now," June 15-18, 2006.

The conference will feature a keynote address by American studies scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin; a plenary session assessing the state of Gilman studies today; a play of Gilman's most famous story, "The Yellow Wall-Paper"; two days of academic presentations by conference participants from across the U.S. as well as Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada, and the U.K.; and much more. More information

MWWC hosts creative writing workshop series
UNE's Maine Women Writers Collection will host "A Gathering of Writers" -  a five-week series of creative writing workshops held at the MWWC in the Abplanalp Library on the Westbrook College Campus, Tuesdays from 6:00-9:00 p.m., July 18 - August 15, 2006.

Each writing workshop will be inspired by the heritage of Maine women writers such as May Sarton, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Sarah Orne Jewett. But the true focus of the workshops will be on creating a supportive community of writers and using a variety of prompts to foster the development of a writer's own individual voice. More Information 

6th Annual Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days
Welcome to the 6th Annual Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days 2006! The Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition is happy to sponsor for the sixth year a wellness program aimed at promoting physical, emotional and mental health through walking.

This year we would like to challenge you again to grab a friend or colleague and go for a walk. All you need to do is keep track of how far you walk every time you walk. Your goal is to have all of your walks during the 100-day period add up to at least 100 miles. During the program, you will keep track of your own progress and report back at the end of the 100 days.

Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days is an event that is done on your own. You simply submit a registration form and we send all the materials to you. Weekly motivational tips will be sent as well as prizes for program completers.
 
WHEN:June 1, 2006 through September 8, 2006
WHERE: Wherever you like to walk
TIME: Whenever is best for you
WHO: EVERYBODY