Deadlines Approach for Performance Assessments

Deadlines for employee performance assessments are approaching. Reviews for exempt staff are due on May 9 and for union staff on June 30.

"The performance management season is an opportunity for both parties to be proactive about addressing goals and concerns," said Sharon Whittaker, senior associate director of Human Resources at HSPH.

Information about how to conduct performance assessments and how to prepare for the performance discussion is available at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hr/. HSPH members may also speak to their human resources representatives.

Nominations Sought for Two Student Awards

FXB Essay Award

The François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Health and Human Rights Essay Award is accepting applications. The award recognizes the best student essay or other paper of outstanding scholarship and creativity linking health and human rights. Submissions are accepted from students at any level at HSPH.

Essays may be papers that have been prepared for courses or seminars, dissertations, op-ed pieces, articles, or any other original work. Preference is given to individual rather than collaborative work.

The recipient of the award will receive a certificate and $200.

Send submissions with a cover note by May 15 to Health and Human Rights Essay Award, FXB Center, 651 Huntington Avenue, 7th floor, Boston, MA 02115.

Dr. Fang Ching Sun Award

Nominations are open for the Dr. Fang Ching Sun Award, which will be given to an outstanding student who is graduating this year and who has demonstrated a commitment to promoting the health and well-being of underprivileged people.

Send the nominated student’s name, a statement about why the student is being nominated, and any other related information to Trish Lavoie, Kresge 610, or e-mail tlavoie@hsph.harvard.edu.

The deadline for nominations is May 1.

The award is in memory of Fang Ching Sun, MPH ‘84, who had a brief but exemplary career improving the health and well-being of an underserved population in the rural mountains of his native Taiwan.

2003 Class Photo Day

The annual class photo will take place on May 8 at 12:30 p.m. in the Kresge Courtyard. HSPH students who mark their graduation in November 2002, March 2003, or June 2003 are invited to have their photo taken as a group. There is no need to RSVP. Photos will cost $11 (cash only) and can be purchased by contacting Donna McLean, Kresge G-10, or at dmclean@hsph.harvard.edu.

The rain date is May 13 at 12:30 p.m. A decision regarding whether to postpone will be made at 11 a.m. on May 8.

BikeWeek Commuter Challenge

The BikeWeek Commuter Challenge 2003, "The Lord of the Roads: The Two Tires," is around the corner. The Challenge is a friendly corporate competition between businesses in Boston and Cambridge to see who can get the most employees and students registered to ride their bikes to work/school at least one day during National BikeWeek, May 11 to 17. Participants have the chance to win a new free bike and other prizes.

Awards will be presented to institutions with the greatest number of employees and students registered in the program in their size category and to institutions with the highest percentage of trips made by bicycle during National Bike Week.

HSPH has won the event in its size category three of the past four years.

The easiest way to sign up for the challenge is on CommuteWorks' website at http://www.masco.org/commuteworks.

There will be a "Bike Bash" at The Rack in Faneuil Hall on May 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., where the awards for the BikeWeek Commuter Challenge will be handed out. All registered participants in the Challenge are invited to attend the Bike Bash.

Contact Melissa Marantz at 617-632-2796 with questions.

What’s All the Hub-Bub? Construction Taking Place in Building 1 Basement

	Above, Matt Mazzola (l) and Dennis Curran (r) replace a pipe.

In-house tradesmen in Operations are doing all the work. Eight laborers have spent the last month digging out the pipes and surrounding dirt with shovels and buckets. The pipe work is expected to end on April 17.

Then, labs on that floor will be renovated.

Access to the mailroom on the same floor is not expected to be disrupted.