Faculty and staff forum today at 12 p.m.
Colleagues: a reminder to please join us today, Friday, Feb. 12, from 12-1 p.m. for a joint faculty and staff update.
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Updates from HR: COVID-19 updates, wellbeing opportunities, benefits
Wake Forest University Human Resources provided updates about COVID-19 and vaccines, wellbeing opportunities, benefits and more.
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Proposals funded: Anderson, Donati, Yazdani, Rejeski
Congratulations to Wake Forest University faculty T. Michael Anderson, George Donati, Saami Yazdani and Jack Rejeski on each of their funded research proposals.
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Flexible Spending Account plan updates
In December, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which provides relief for employer sponsored Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wake Forest University has elected to move forward with the following provisions —
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Update: Provost Kersh’s annual address postponed to Feb. 24
Given the many faculty and staff colleagues focused on containing the surge in COVID cases among students, Provost Kersh’s annual address to campus has been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. We look forward to seeing you then; a Zoom link will be circulated in advance.
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SAC meeting on Feb. 10 with speakers James Raper and Bethany Fay
The next Staff Advisory Council (SAC) meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
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Proposals funded: Brunsting, Benfer, Giles, Kim-Shapiro
Congratulations to Wake Forest University faculty Nelson Brunsting, Emily Benfer, Steven Giles and Daniel Kim-Shapiro on each of their funded research proposals.
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New feature: Enable live transcription for Zoom meetings
Live transcription (real-time subtitle/captioning) is now available within Zoom meetings for Wake Forest University accounts. This feature allows attendees to enable on-screen machine-generated subtitles/captions and an associated transcript during the meeting. It is not currently available when using breakout rooms or Zoom Webinar. To start using this feature, visit zoom.wfu.edu, sign in with your WFU credentials, and navigate to “Settings.”
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Information Systems and the Technology Accessibility Program
This semester, the Accessible Content Working Group (ACWG), a part of the Technology Accessibility Program, will bring several new resources to our campus, including accessibility blog posts, tips and workshops. For the first topic, “Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Virtual Spaces,” the ACWG offers a blog and resource that share the importance and impact of enhancing accessibility in today’s many virtual engagements.
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Faculty books: January 2021
Wake Forest University faculty members Michael L. Hughes and Herman Rapaport published books in January 2021.
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