Notices
Professional Clothing Drive
The JHU professional clothing drive begins Oct. 15.
Separate any unwanted, gently used — or new —
professional apparel and donate these to help homeless men
and women successfully re-enter the workforce.
Guidelines, drop-off locations and contacts can be
found on the FSRP Web site at
www.jhu.edu/hr/fsrp/clothing.html or call Matt Smith at
410-516-0345.
Attend Mobile@Hopkins Event
All Hopkins affiliates are invited to register to attend
Mobile@Hopkins, scheduled for Oct. 12 at the Turner
Concourse on the JHMI campus. The main goal of this all-day
event is to acquaint the Johns Hopkins community with the
potential uses of mobile technology in education, health
care and research and to encourage the further adoption of
this technology. Learn about the latest in mobile
technology including PDAs, tablet computers and other
mobile devices. More than 400 people are already
registered.
Sessions include Intro to Handheld Computing, In-class
Voting, Wireless@Home, Tablet PCs in the Classroom, Use of
Wireless PDA Devices with Hopkins E-mail Systems and Mobile
Devices to Enhance Classroom Instruction. For more
information, and to register, go to
mobileathopkins.jhu.edu.
Community Outreach Project
On Sat., Oct. 23, JHU volunteers will assist Civic Works
with its second annual Ricky Myers Day of Service. The
event commemorates a former staff member of Civic Works and
the organization's mission by engaging hundreds of
volunteers on 10 service projects throughout Baltimore
City.
Volunteers are needed for team-based efforts such as
transforming abandoned lots into landscaped parks and
gardens and neighborhood cleanups.
To join in the activities, contact Matt Smith in the
Office of Faculty, Staff and Retiree Programs at
410-516-0345 or e-mail
matthewsmith@jhu.edu.
Register for Diversity Day
Those individuals who are curious about public health
issues affecting ethnicities in the United States or who
are considering research, teaching, traveling abroad,
developing health care programs or simply touching lives in
other places around the world should take part in the
School of Public Health's Diversity Day, scheduled for 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 5. Meet faculty who will talk
about opportunities in public health research and
education. Register online for the event by Oct. 15 by
logging on to
www.jhsph.edu/student_life/diversity.
Welch Medical Library Dedication
Anniversary
On Nov. 3, the William H. Welch Medical Library will
celebrate the 75th anniversary of its dedication. The
celebration will begin at 3 p.m. in the Mountcastle
Auditorium where a series of speakers, including Nobel
Prize winner Peter Agre, will kick off the festivities. A
reception will follow in the West Reading Room of the
library.
Along with this historic event, Welch has developed a
Web site full of history and photos designed to remind
friends and patrons of the library's past. Go to
www.welch.jhu.edu/75years/index.html.
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