Welcome to ForUM, the e-newsletter for University of Montana staff, faculty and administrators. ForUM is published weekly during the academic year except during scheduled academic breaks.
"The President's Update," a video series for UM President Royce Engstrom to communicate with the campus community, is available on the President's Office website and on the official UM YouTube channel.
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Mansfield Library Offers Workshops
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library will offer workshops this semester titled "Copyright and Today's Technologies" and "Managing Your Research." The workshops are free and open to all UM faculty, staff and students. Registration is required. All workshops will take place in the library's Student Learning Center in Room 283.
"Copyright and Today's Technologies" explores using images for class publications, implications of copyright on teaching and research, and impacts of copyright law on instruction and scholarship. Three opportunities for the workshop are available from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 28, March 28 and April 25.
In "Managing Your Research" participants will learn how to use the citation management tools EndNote Web or RefWorks to organize research, store citations and create bibliographies. The RefWorks workshop is available from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 24, March 24 and April 28. The EndNote Web workshop is available from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 24, March 24 and April 28.
Faculty, staff and students can register for a workshop online. For more information call Kate Zoellner at 243-4421 or e-mail kate.zoellner@umontana.edu.
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Suicide Prevention Training This Week
UM Counseling and Psychological Services will hold a training seminar Thursday, Feb. 24, on how to assist someone who is having suicidal thoughts.
The free seminar, titled "Help Someone -- Help Yourself: First Responder Training," will be led by Brian Krylowicz, director of CAPS at UM. It will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in University Center Room 207. The event is open to all UM students, faculty and staff. To reserve a spot, call 243-2809.
The training, designed to help raise awareness about suicide issues on campus, presents several basic strategies and techniques that can be helpful when dealing with the subject of suicide. The seminar will focus on best ways to assist students, colleagues and friends who are experiencing depression or suicidal thoughts, available helping services such as CAPS and the national suicide hot line, and how to refer those who may need professional help.
For more information call Ryan Norton of the UM Office of Health Enhancement in Curry Health Center at 243-2809 or e-mail activemindsofum@yahoo.com.
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Submissions must reach University Relations, 317 Brantly Hall, by noon Tuesday for inclusion in the following week's newsletter. Be sure to note that the submissions are for ForUM. E-mail submissions may be sent to campnews@mso.umt.edu. Items will be included as space permits. For more information e-mail Brenda Day, ForUM editor.
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