[Cuga] JLab Weekly Briefs - a message from the JLab Communications Office

[JLab Communications Office]

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest 

September 13 Briefs Excerpts: 

IT Division Maintenance Period Set for 5-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 19 
>From 5-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the IT Division will be doing regularly scheduled maintenance on IT systems. During this period, there will be a brief network outage while firewalls are updated to new code. Logins to the acclogin.jlab.org and hallgw.jlab.org systems will be down for around 30 minutes while new licenses are installed and verified. In addition, all MIS applications will be down while updates are installed on the database systems. Office 2016 will be installed on the Jefferson Lab Terminal Servers (jlabts). In addition, all desktops in the Virtual Desktop Systems (VDI) will down while the underlying VDI environment is upgraded to a new version. Once the system is back up, all desktops will again be available. Central Common User Environment servers and webservers will be rebooted overnight while patches are finalized. Finally, all Windows and Linux patches will be released to all desktop systems. Plan on rebooting your CUE-managed desktop systems no later than Friday, Sept. 22, by close of business. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the IT Division Helpdesk at helpdesk at jlab.org or x7155. 

Jefferson Lab Vacation Donation Program Open Enrollment Begins Today 
Human Resources is offering employees the opportunity to participate in the Vacation Donation Program, which provides financial assistance to employees during approved unpaid leaves related to a medical illness for themselves or an eligible family member. The employee must have exhausted all of his/her available sick and vacation leave and would otherwise be subject to a severe loss of income aside from this program. Other eligibility criteria must also be met. The open enrollment period for this program ends Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. For more information about the program and how to participate, see the full memo: https://www.jlab.org/memo/jefferson-lab-vacation-donation-program 

TIAA-CREF Individual Counseling Sessions Available 
TIAA-CREF is offering Individual Counseling Sessions at Jefferson Lab, where you can discuss your personal financial situation with a consultant on a confidential basis. The consultant will be available to discuss how to help you achieve your financial goals by investing in financial solutions, such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance and annuities. Due to a recent cancellations, there is currently one appointment available for tomorrow, Sept. 14; book immediately to secure your slot. Additional appointments are available Oct. 19 and Nov. 16. To schedule an appointment, call TIAA-CREF at (800) 732-8353, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. These appointments will be held in Support Service Center room 221. 

CMSA Closed Friday, 9 a.m.–Noon 
Jefferson Lab’s Central Materials Storage Area (CMSA) will be closed 9 a.m.–noon on Friday, Sept. 15. The CMSA will be closed to all regular activities while materials processing takes place. Questions may be directed to Rusty Sprouse at sprouse at jlab.org. 

Stockroom Will Re-Open on Monday, Sept. 18 
The Jefferson Lab Technical Stockroom, located in Building 90, is currently closed for its annual inventory. The Stockroom will re-open at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 18. Initially, the Stockroom was scheduled to re-open on Friday, Sept. 15, but due to the availability of the third-party vendor, the re-opening has been rescheduled for Sept. 18. Questions may be directed to Don Brown at brownd at jlab.org or Christian Whalen at ctwhalen at jlab.org. 

High School Student Mentoring Opportunity 
Science Education is looking for lab staff to serve as mentors for local Governor's School students. The Governor's School Mentorship Program is designed to help students explore possible career paths. Those serving as mentors would need to provide a project that can be completed in an academic school year with the student working five hours per week/35 hours per quarter (nine weeks). If you are interested in serving as a mentor, contact Brita R. Hampton at hampton at jlab.org by Friday, Sept. 15. 

Jefferson Lab Library Is Moving 
While the Library move is currently underway, Library staff is committed to continue to provide the resources that are needed to drive world-class science at the laboratory. The books in the lab's catalog will be housed in a temporary location until the new permanent space is ready. During this transition period, Library staff members encourage patrons to use the library catalog to request items. Make your requests for items and inter-library loans using the help page (linked in full Briefs document). If you have any questions or need assistance, contact Library staff via library at jlab.org. 

Plan Now for the JAG Fall Festival on Nov. 1 
The Jefferson Lab Activities Group will be hosting a Fall Festival and Picnic on Wednesday, Nov. 1, on the Residence Facility field. All Jefferson Lab staff, users and their families will be invited to the event, which will be filled with food, fun and prizes. This year, the event will feature two activities that will require advance planning by participants, a Homebrew Beer Competition and a Trunk-or-Treat Contest. For details and instructions for entering these events, see the full memo: https://www.jlab.org/memo/plan-now-jag-fall-festival-nov-1 

Registration Underway for 2017 Fall Golf Tournament 
The Jefferson Lab Golf League has announced its 2017 fall tournament, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Green Course). To enter, your foursome must include at least two Jefferson Lab employees. Registration deadline is Oct. 9. For more information, see the JAG Golf League webpage: https://www.jlab.org/jag/sports/golf/2017/fall_tourney.html 

DOE’s Newest Podcast Features Dark Matter Experiments 
Episode six of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Direct Current podcast is a film-noir tribute to the dark matter experiments taking place at the national labs. Jefferson Lab Users Natalia Toro and Philip Schuster both participated in the production. You can listen to it here: https://energy.gov/darkmatter 

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest 
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