News - Feb 2003

Feb 28 2003 -
Mon 2/24 1-2:50pm 179 BGRC PowerPoint Tips & Tricks: Short Cuts for Everyone
Tue 2/25 10-11:50am 408 CCC ITL Faculty-Focused Weekly Session: Engaging Students with Blackboard Discussion Forums
Wed 2/26 10-11:50am 179 BGRC SPSS Introduction II
Wed 2/26 11-12:50pm 408 CCC Advanced Web Authoring with Dynamic HTML and Macromedia Dreamweaver
Thu 2/27 2-3:50pm 2058 SEL Advanced Web Graphics with Macromedia Fireworks
Fri 2/28 10-10:50am 408 CCC Pocket PC PDAs II: Advanced Uses
Fri 2/28 12-12:50pm 408 CCC Introduction to Wi-Fi 802.11b Wireless Networking

Feb 21 2003 -
Mon 2/17 10-11:50am 179 BGRC SAS Introduction II
Tue 2/18 10-11:50am 408 CCC ITL Faculty-Focused Weekly Session: Blackboard Online Assessments and Surveys
Tue 2/18 2-3:50pm 179 BGRC Excel Intro II: Organizing Data, Scenarios and Functions
Wed 2/19 10-11:50am 105 BGRC SPSS Introduction I
Wed 2/19 12-12:50pm 408 CCC Introduction to H.323/IP Videoconferencing over the Internet
Thu 2/20 12-12:50pm 408 CCC Using the Pocket PC PDA - Part I
Thu 2/20 2- 3:50pm 408 CCC Web Graphics for Beginners with Macromedia Fireworks
Fri 2/21 12-12:50pm 408 CCC PalmPilot PDAs II: Advanced Uses

Feb 18 2003 - On Feb. 17 at approximately 10 p.m., a UIC student walking in the 1400 block of West Fillmore Street was grabbed from behind by an offender who placed what the offender said was a gun at the victim's neck and demanded the student's valuables. The victim swung away from the offender, who was left holding the victim's coat. The offender then fled through an apartment complex. The victim also observed a presumed accomplice watching from a distance.

The attacker was described as a male youth of dark complexion, approximately 15 years of age, 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds, wearing a gray puffy coat with red trim and a black cap with red trim. His presumed accomplice was described as a male, 15, 5-foot-7, 150 pounds, wearing a black coat, black pants and black cap.

UIC Police are assisting the Chicago Police in investigating this crime. Anyone with information is asked to call the CPD 12th District at 746-8396. UIC Police remind everyone to travel in groups whenever possible. UIC Police *DO NOT* advise resisting an armed attacker.

Separately, UIC Police are also announcing the arrest of two suspects in a string of armed robberies that was the subject of a previous crime alert in early December. They are continuing that investigation and are not yet sure how many crimes may be linked to these suspects. Initial robbery charges have been filed.

Feb 14 2003 - Feb 07 - ACCC Computer Workshops; Register today at http://www.accc.uic.edu/seminars

Mon 2/10 10 - 11:50am 179 BGRC — SAS Introduction I
Mon 2/10 12 - 1:50pm 408 CCC — Web Authoring for Beginners with Macromedia Dreamweaver - Part II
Tue 2/11 10 - 11:50am 408 CCC — ITL Faculty-Focused Weekly Session: Using the Blackboard Online Gradebook
Tue 2/11 2 - 3:50pm 179 BGRC — Excel Intro I: Spreadsheets and Graphs for Everyday Use
Wed 2/12 12 - 1:50pm 408 CCC — Creating PowerPoint Presentations - Part II
Wed 2/12 2 - 3:50pm 408 CCC — Creating Student Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint
Thu 2/13 12 - 12:50pm 408 CCC — An Overview of the Technology, Education And Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act
Thu 2/13 2 - 3:50pm 2058 SEL — SPSS Introduction II
Fri 2/14 10 - 10:50pm 408 CCC — Macromedia Dreamweaver Tips & Tricks
Fri 2/14 12 - 12:50pm 408 CCC — Using the PalmPilot PDA - Part I

Feb 13 2003 - COMMUNITY ALERT

At approximately 10:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 12, UIC Police responded to a call of a possible burglary in progress. Two UIC students were found burglarizing a laboratory in the UIC College of Medicine. The students were taken into custody by UIC Police. During the course of the investigation, the suspects directed the UIC Police to a locker in the UIC College of Pharmacy where they had previously placed a container of flammable liquid taken from another UIC laboratory.

Thursday morning at approximately 8 a.m., UIC Police, along with the Chicago Fire Deparmtment Hazardous Materials team and the Chicago Police Department Bomb and Arson unit, closed the Pharmacy building while the locker was examined and the chemical removed.

The liquid found in the locker was identified by the Chicago Fire Department as N,N-dimethylformamide, or DMF, a common organic solvent.

The building was reopened at 10 a.m. No other UIC buildings were affected and it was determined there was no further risk to staff or students.

The two male suspects are in UIC Police custody and the investigation continues. No charges have been filed yet.

UIC continues to be vigilant in ensuring the safety and well-being of its students and university community.

Feb 07 2003 - ACCC Computer Workshops; Register today at http://www.accc.uic.edu/seminars

• Mon 2/3 12 - 1:50pm 408 CCC —Web Authoring for Beginners with Macromedia Dreamweaver - Part I
• Mon 2/3 2 - 3:50pm 408 CCC —Excel Intro II: Organizing Data, Scenarios and Functions
• Tue 2/4 10 - 11:50am 408 CCC — ITL Faculty-Focused Weekly Session: Blackboard Tips & Tricks
• Tue 2/4 1 - 1:50pm 408 CCC — Making Movies with Ease with Windows XP's Built-in MovieMaker
• Wed 2/5 12 - 1:50pm 408 CCC — Creating PowerPoint Presentations - Part I
• Wed 2/5 2 - 3:50pm 408 CCC — MS-Word Intro: Writing Term Papers with Microsoft Word
• Thu 2/6 11 - 11:50am 408 CCC — Cascading Stylesheets with Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Thu 2/6 2 - 3:50pm 408 CCC — SPSS Introduction I
• Fri 2/7 12 - 12:50pm 408 CCC — Reading Email with Eudora: What's New with Eudora 5?
  
  

Feb 05 2003 - Check out the new ACCC Windows XP Lab in SEL2054 available Monday through Friday 9am-9pm. Try it out and send us your feedback!