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Jeanette Brown, executive director of the Stamford, CT Water Pollution Control Authority, will discuss her career protecting public health and stewarding the public water supply, Tuesday, July 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall. Brown is a registered professional engineer in Connecticut, a board-certified environmental engineer and a diplomat in the American Academy of Water Resource Engineers. She is responsible for the operation of a 24-MGD advanced wastewater treatment plant (nitrogen removal) and collection system and stormwater program. She has a B.S. degree from University of Maryland and an M.S. degree in environmental engineering from Manhattan College. She is also an adjunct professor at Manhattan College, teaching wastewater treatment plant design.
At no charge, members of the Smith community may attend open rehearsals for this season's Marlboro Music concert series, July 18 to August 14. Rehearsals will be held each Monday for works scheduled to be performed later that week in the Persons Auditorium at Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vt. To attend, call (802) 254-2394. Smith community members will also receive a discounted rate on performance tickets.
The Five College Library Catalog will be down from July 6-12 for an upgrade. Staff at any library can provide information about Five College holdings, or call 585-2960 or e-mail neilref@smith.edu for help. Users will not be able to search the catalog, request books from other libraries, or view their account/renew materials online. In-person borrowing will continue at all libraries. Access to library databases and other online resources will not be affected.
Visit the Museum of Art on Friday, July 10, from 4-8 p.m.! From 4-6 p.m. create a painting using the pointillism technique, inspired by Georges Seurat (ages 4+ with adult). The Cunningham Center will be open from 4-6 p.m. At 8 p.m. immediately following Second Friday, there will be a free showing of “Divide Light” on Seelye lawn. "Divide Light" is a film of a new opera conceived and directed by Lesley Dill, composed by Richard Marriott, filmed by Ed Robbins, and based on the language of Emily Dickinson (NYC Film Premier: March 2009). This event is free and open to all.
The Community Service Office is seeking donations of paper bags. Incoming students in the orientation program First Link will go to the Prison Book Program; they will need the bags to wrap books that will be sent to the incarcerated. Please drop paper bags off at the Community Service Office in the basement of Helen Hills Hills Chapel. Thank you!
The 2009-10 parking decals are currently available. You may fill out your registration form at Public Safety or use the online form found at http://www.smith.edu/pubsafety/forms.php but must bring it to Public Safety to obtain your parking decal. No parking decals will be mailed out. Public Safety Office summer business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. As a reminder, registration forms need to be signed and e-mail addresses supplied if you have a GroupWise e-mail account. Cost is: $50 for a faculty/staff member’s first mobile decal; $50 for a second mobile decal, if desired; $10 for service vehicles; $10 for carpool vehicles. Have you considered joining the Opt-Out Parking Program? For changes in the Opt-Out program and to view more information click on http://www.smith.edu/pubsafety/parking_optout.php
Facilities Management will be conducting sprinkler testing through mid July. During this time, there may be some temporary minor discoloration of water. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please call Facilities Management at ext. 2400.
In response to recommendations that were heard from the Smith community, and through the good work of the Parking Advisory Committee the senior staff has approved going to a two-tiered payment system. For specific information, visit the Public Safety Web site at http://www.smith.edu/pubsafety/parking.php and click on Opt-Out Parking Program FAQs.
The sign-up period for those who would like to join the Opt-Out Parking Program begins on July 1 and ends on September 15. You may download a registration form at http://www.smith.edu/pubsafety/forms.php but must bring it to Public Safety to obtain your decal and parking passes. Our office hours for signing up are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., or you may call ext. 2495 to make an appointment during these hours. Don't forget to register online http://www.commute.com/erhList.asp with MassRIDES for the Emergency Ride Home Program. Questions? Contact us at parking@smith.edu.
Long-term vehicle storage parking for faculty and staff members is located in the Stables lot. If a faculty or staff member is away on official college business, their personal vehicle may be left in the parking garage for the duration of the business trip. Faculty, staff and students who need long-term parking (for example, during sabbatical leave, traveling on college business, or going abroad for the semester) should contact Public Safety to make parking arrangements. There is no long-term parking in the parking garage for people who are going away on personal business. Faculty and staff vehicles that are left in the parking garage with evidence of long-term parking will be contacted and asked to relocate their vehicle to the approved storage lot within 24 hours if not parked on official college business.
UMass has launched a rideshare service available free to all Five College employees and off-campus students. The program matches riders with similar schedules and routes. To learn more or sign up, go to http://www.smith.edu/pubsafety/parking_carpool.php and look for the listing of carpool and rideshare programs. MassRIDES, a service of the Executive Office of Transportation, also offers a ridematching database to match riders with similar schedules and routes. All you need to do is fill out a Ridematch application. This will allow carpoolers, opt-outers, bicyclists and PVTA riders to take advantage of MassRIDES Emergency Ride Home (ERH) Program. For more information contact MassRIDES by calling (888) 426-6688 (888-4COMMUTE) or visit their Web site at http://www.commute.com.
Representatives from the UMass Five College Federal Credit Union will be available at an information table on the first floor of the Campus Center, outside the Cafe, Wednesday, July 1, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary.
The new 2009 withholding tables issued to implement the Making Work Pay (MWP) tax credit may place some employees in a slightly under-withheld situation by the end of the year. Employees may want to use the IRS’s Withholding Calculator at http://tinyurl.com/3eorb which has been updated to reflect the impact of the MWP tax credit, and then file a new Form W-4. In particular, the following people may be affected: married couples with both spouses earning wages; individuals working multiple jobs at one time ; anyone who may be claimed as a dependent on another person's return; people receiving income from a pension; and individuals receiving economic recovery payments.
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