Staff, faculty and students can visit the Finance Service Portal’s Knowledge Base to find new resources related to: 

Each Knowledge Base article includes a quick how-to guide and a comprehensive slide deck outlining the process. Short how-to videos are in development and expected to be available within the FSP Knowledge Base this summer.  

Questions about the FSP Knowledge Base or other hosted services can be submitted via a Support/Feedback Form or emailed to fsphelpdesk@ku.edu. 

Application Deadline: March 9

KU International Affairs is accepting proposals and applications for travel grants that support faculty and graduate student research and collaboration abroad. The deadline for submitting proposals and applications is March 9.  

Faculty travel grants will support international travel expenses for interdisciplinary, humanistic research projects, as well as academic collaborations in Asia and Latin America. Graduate student travel grants will support academic or training opportunities and preliminary dissertation field work in Latin America.     

Given out annually by KUIA, the international travel awards help foster the international orientation, expertise and outreach of KU. Grant recipients will be notified by the end of April. 

The Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship application portal will be open from Feb. 16 through March 2. Students can access the submission portal after it opens through the Self Graduate Programs website. Faculty and staff are encouraged to share the information with qualified students. 

The Self Memorial Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that recognizes outstanding seniors from the KU who will be transitioning into their first year of a master’s or doctoral degree program at KU in the fall semester. The scholarship award provides each recipient with $10,000 for their first year in a graduate program. In addition to funding, recipients will have access to a $1,000 professional development award and actively participate in the Scholar Development Program.  

Instructions for preparing an application are listed on the website. 

Staff Senate is partnering with Just Food, the food bank of Douglas County that supplies KU's Campus Cupboard, to host a February Food & Fund Drive.  

Until Feb. 27 collection bins will be inside the main entrances of Watson and Anschutz libraries. Just Food’s most needed items are cereal, tomato sauce, peanut butter, rice, canned fruit, pasta and canned proteins. Just Food has a full list of acceptable items to donate. 

Monetary donations will also be accepted. Just Food is able to leverage every donated dollar to provide the equivalent of five meals for local families in need. Additionally, Staff Senate is hosting a live food drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 28 at the new Dillons at The Crossing, near 23rd and Iowa streets.

Wireless access points will experience a rolling outage across campus from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 2 a.m. Wednesday for required maintenance. Faculty or staff who manage a process or system that will require an uninterrupted network connection during this timeframe should make necessary preparations by contacting their IT support team or by calling the IT Help Desk at 785-864-8080. 

This outage will not affect KU’s residence halls. Additionally, many areas on campus have overlapping wireless coverage, so most interruptions will be brief.

Over the past few months, the Student Engagement Center has seen an increase in requests for winter clothing. Faculty and staff who have spare winter clothes, such as coats, scarves, gloves, mittens or hats, are encouraged to donate them to the Community Clothing Closet. The closet, which is open to faculty, staff and students, is located at the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, Room 102. 

The SEC will accept clothing that has been washed and is free of stains, missing buttons, broken zippers, and tears. Donations can also be made via Amazon Wishlist or by delivering laundered clothing to the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center front desk during regular operating hours.  

Offices can also donate unclaimed clothing from their lost-and-found collections that have been cleaned.  Employees or students who have a need for clothing should visit the closet or contact engagement@ku.edu. 

Early career faculty are invited to join the Office of Faculty Affairs for the Early Career Faculty Foundations Spring Workshop, a day that supports career development and professional growth. From 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the KU Union, the workshop will be tailored with early career faculty in mind, regardless of their role, and is an opportunity for faculty to invest in their development. 

Visit the workshop webpage to register and learn more about the day’s topics, including research, teaching, preparing for milestone reviews and professional development support. 

KU’s Analytics, Institutional Research and Effectiveness team was featured in the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education’s 20th Anniversary Impact Report and newsletter.

The article focuses on KU's use of the COACHE model to reimagine its survey process, transforming how it listens, engages and responds to faculty, staff and students.  

As renovations continue for the fourth level of the Kansas Union, information on accessible routes will be shared on the Union’s website, including best pathways to fourth-floor offices and rooms, as well as notice of limited access. 

Funded through Student Senate's student fees, the renovation will include an updated lobby, coffee shop and gathering areas and is expected to be completed by this summer.  

Employee Wellness’ next Move-N-Learn will take participants on a tour of the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, home to recreation programs, fitness equipment and sports facilities. The tour will be from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Wednesday and begin in the front lobby.

Led by Miranda Koleda, education program manager; Joshua Simms, facility manager; and Mario Thomas, facility coordinator; the tour will highlight main attractions and hidden gems. KU employees can register through My Talent. KU affiliates can email wellness@ku.edu to register.  

Employee Wellness’ next Lunch-N-Learn will explore practical tools to decrease anxiety in day-to-day life. The session will be held virtually from 12 to 12:45 p.m. Feb. 25.    

Kori Hintz-Bohn, licensed clinical professional counselor from The Anxiety Center at Renew, will share simple changes people can make in their everyday lives to be more present, living each day with purpose to enjoy life.

KU employees can register through My Talent. KU affiliates can email wellness@ku.edu to register.  

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