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Wednesday, June 3 6 p.m., the School of Architecture and Planning presents a lecture by Toshiko Mori, Robert P. Hubbard Professor of Practice of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and principal architect of Toshiko Mori Architect. Koubek Auditorium, Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies. This lecture is part of the School of Architecture and Planning's 2009 Summer Institute for Architecture, "Sensing Space: Immateriality in Architecture. For more information, contact Luis Boza, director of the summer institute, at boza@cua.edu or 202-319-6861. Thursday, June 4 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., CPIT offers a Cardinal Mail workshop. See Announcements. 5:30 to 7 p.m., the Metropolitan School of Professional Studies hosts an open house. Information will be available on completing a bachelor's degree in as few as 18 months as well as on the Master of Arts in Human Resource Management Program and the new Master of Science in Management Program. Pryzbyla Center, Great Room A. For more information or to R.s.v.p., e-mail metropolitan@cua.edu or call 202-319-5256. Back to Top

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Monday, June 8, through Friday, June 19 The School of Canon Law presents the Institute for Canonical Ministry for the Reconciliation of Divorced/Remarried Persons Through Diocesan Tribunals. The program is designed for clergy, religious and lay persons who have not had formal training in tribunal practices and procedures. The institute will provide an introduc­tion to the terms and concepts of diocesan tribunal practice and an overview of the procedures and jurisprudence that apply to marriage cases processed in church courts today. For more information on registration, fees and accomodations, visit http://canonlaw.cua.edu/workshops/Tribunal%20Institute/Matrimonial.cfm. Wednesday, June 10 6 p.m., the School of Architecture and Planning presents a lecture by Kazua Kawasaki, professor from the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, Japan. Koubek Auditorium, Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies. This lecture is part of the School of Architecture and Planning's 2009 Summer Institute for Architecture, "Sensing Space: Immateriality in Architecture. It is presented in collaboration with the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan. For more information, contact Luis Boza, director of the summer institute, at boza@cua.edu or 202-319-6861. Thursday, June 11 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., CPIT offers a Cardinal Mail workshop. See Announcements. Back to Top

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Student E-mail Is Moving to Cardinal Mail The university is moving e-mail service for students from the current CUA Web mail environment to Cardinal Mail, CUA's implementation of Google Apps Education Edition. As part of this move, student e-mail addresses will change from username@cua.edu to username@cardinalmail.cua.edu. The transition of student e-mail to Cardinal Mail is taking place in three phases. The second phase begins on the revised date of Wednesday, June 3. At that time, students’ Cardinal Station “Campus” e-mail address becomes @cardinalmail.cua.edu and e-mail is delivered to their Cardinal Mail account. Please note that until the final phase of the transition in late September 2009, messages sent to the @cua.edu address for existing students will delivered. For more information about this transition and its effect on university employees who communicate with students via e-mail, please visit http://computing.cua.edu/cardinalmail/transition-staff.cfm. Cardinal Mail Workshops CPIT will be offering workshops for university employees about the Cardinal Mail transition for student e-mail addresses on Thursday, June 4, and Thursday, June 11, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in McMahon Hall, Room 112. More information about the e-mail changes is available at http://computing.cua.edu/cardinalmail/transition-staff.cfm. For more information on the worshops, e-mail Helen Nicholas at Nicholas@cua.edu. Dining Locations, Summer Hours of Operation The Office of Dining Services announces that the following dining options will be available during the summer months:  Food Court, Pryzbyla Center, 2nd floor Monday through Thursday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Closed A variety of choices will be available including hot and cold Quiznos sandwiches, freshly prepared grilled sandwiches and burgers, New York-style pizza, fresh salad and fruit bar, and two hot entrées and soup selections. Student Restaurant, Pryzbyla Center, 3rd floor Monday through Sunday: Breakfast: 7 to 9 a.m.    Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.   Dinner: 5 to 7 p.m. The Student Restaurant accepts the all-you-care-to-eat meal plan or the pay-at-the-door rate. It features a variety of fresh foods prepared daily, including traditional home-style meals, fresh hand-tossed pizza, grilled burgers and sandwiches, soups, salad, deli and desserts. Starbucks Coffee, Pryzbyla Center, 3rd floor Monday through Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Closed Hot and cold Starbucks beverages are available along with pastries and sweet treats. The Loft C-Store, Pryzbyla Center, 1st floor Monday through Friday: Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Closed A wide variety of packaged snacks and bottled beverages are available as well as a selection of “Grab ‘n Go” salads, specialty sandwiches and hot dogs. For more information, contact the dining services office at cua-diningservices@cua.edu. Breakfast Special The Office of Dining Services invites faculty and staff to enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat breakfast special for $5.50 in the Pryzbyla Center Student Restaurant this summer each morning from 7 to 9 a.m. Breakfast options include a fruit and yogurt bar, fresh pastries and bagels, hot items and a variety of hot and cold cereals. For more information, contact the dining services office at cua-diningservices@cua.edu. Physical Inventory Count On Tuesday, May 26, the Office of Procurement Services began a required property review. Student employees are assisting regular staff in the scanning of the bar-code tags previously placed on all inventoried assets. These individuals will require access to all rooms, offices and laboratories on campus in order to view and scan the tagged property. Before proceeding with any work in a building, these individuals have been instructed to check in with the building administrator.   Everyone's assistance in providing access to rooms when requested would be greatly appreciated. For more information, call the procurement services office at 202-319-6402 or e-mail Andrew Wolf at wolfa@cua.edu.  It is expected that the physical inventory count will be completed by Dec. 1, 2009.  If any additional access is required beyond this date, arrangements will be specifically made with selected departments.  For more details and updates, please visit http://assetmanagement.cua.edu/. Summer Baseball Camp at CUA Catholic University Head Baseball Coach Ross Natoli will conduct his 22nd Annual Instructional Baseball Camp from July 6 to 10. The camp is for players ages 7 to 18 and for all skill and experience levels. For more information or a brochure, contact Natoli at 202-319-6092 or natoli@cua.edu, or visit www.cuacardinals.com/bsb/index. Back to Top

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Notice to Exempt Employees Regarding Change to Vacation Policy The Office of Human Resources reminds employees that the revised vacation policy allows exempt employees to carry over up to a maximum of 21 days into the next fiscal year. All carry-over vacation days in excess of seven must be used by Aug. 15 within the new vacation year. Any days remaining in excess of the seven allowable carry-over days will be forfeited as of Aug. 15 and not carried forward. Because of this change, beginning in September, the “Start Balance” of vacation hours shown on paystubs will include all hours that were accrued between May 1, 2009, and Aug. 31, 2009, plus up to the seven days of allowable carry-over. At this same time, the “Earned Year To Date” will include hours that are accrued Sept. 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010. Note that the “End Balance” will continue to reflect available leave. For more information, contact the human resources office at 202-319-5050. Weight Watchers at Work The Office of Human Resources and the Washington, D.C., branch of Weight Watchers International invite students, faculty and staff to join a Weight Watchers at Work program to be held on campus for 12 weeks this summer. The program will teach participants how to make wise choices, eat healthy, enjoy food and move more. The program fee for the 12 weeks is $168, payable in two installments. Meetings will be held at 1 p.m. each Wednesday in Leahy Hall, Room 100, beginning June 10. An informational meeting will be held on June 3. Members who will be away part of the summer can use their membership to attend anywhere in the country. For more information, contact Marion Ficke at 202-319-5870 or ficke@cua.edu. Back to Top

This Week @ CUA is published weekly. Please submit items to the Office of Public Affairs. 202-319-5600 • Fax 202-319-4440 • E-mail cua-public-affairs@cua.edu Items must include a phone number and contact person. The next issue will begin Monday, June 8, 2009. The deadline is 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2009. CUA's Calendar of Events is updated regularly at http://www.cua.edu. This Week @ CUA Please direct address corrections to: cua-public-affairs@cua.edu.