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Free file cabinets
Procurement Services has several five-drawer, locking file cabinets available to University departments at no charge.
Workplace effectiveness
UD will offer the Blue and Gold Workplace Effectiveness course this summer.
Commencement online
UD's 163rd Commencement ceremony will be webcast live, as will the doctoral hooding ceremony and some college convocations.
Moving in
The Office of Residence Life is looking for volunteers to join the Arrival Survival Team that will help new students move into residence halls on Saturday, Aug. 25.
#udgrad12
Keep up with Commencement by following UD social media, and join in the conversation with the hashtag #undergrad12.
Preventing child abuse
A new program to train members of the UD community in the prevention of child sexual abuse is being offered this spring and summer.
Summer institute
The University of Delaware's 2012 Summer Faculty Institute will be held over four days, May 29-June 1, in Gore Hall.
IT activity
University of Delaware Information Technologies has published its May Activity Report.
June 30: UD at Blue Rocks
UD has announced that Employee Appreciation Night at the Blue Rocks baseball game will be held Saturday, June 30.
Library partnerships
The University of Delaware Library is a member of two partnerships that enable access to more than 120 research library collections.
Dumpster Detour
The Graduate Student Senate Sustainability Committee and S4E will hold a Dumpster Detour collection from May 17-19 and May 21-24.
Summer wellness
UD employees are invited to participate in a Summer Olympic Challenge wellness program from June 18-July 29.
Ph.D. career prep
A summer institute, set for July 23–27 at UD, is designed to help prepare doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars for academic careers.
Math disorder dyscalculia affects up to 7 percent of all students
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 21, 2012
Nancy Jordan, professor of education, discussed the screening tool she devised to root out math disabilities, including dyscalculia, described as the mathematics version of dyslexia.
A student perspective: generational differences in news useHuffington Post, May 21, 2012
Lindsay Hoffman, assistant professor of communication, a regular blogger for the site, posted the work of UD student, Tywan Brooks. Brooks wrote about a disconnect in the media used by different generations.
Child care cost hikes derailing women's careersMSNBC.com, May 16, 2012
Martha Buell, professor of human development and family studies, commented on the cost of child care and related policy decisions.
