Spread holiday joy this season by donating to a toy drive.
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The University community has several opportunities to participate in holiday toy drives this season. ’Canes can drop off a new toy at the LGBTQ Student Center for its annual Holigay Toy Drive through Thursday. They also can donate gifts benefiting the Holtz Children’s Hospital at the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute located in the Don Soffer Clinical Research Center through Tuesday, Dec. 19. Or, they can opt to donate a gift to the Holiday Toy Drive presented by All ’Canes and the University of Miami Police Department through Thursday, Dec. 21 at All ’Canes. Explore recommended gift ideas.
Learn how to conserve energy during the holidays.
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As holiday break begins, GreenU invites faculty and staff members to support the University’s Energy Conservation Initiative. Review GreenU’s energy conservation best practices.
Review the Payroll End of Year Checklist.
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Learn about changes to 2024 social security, elect to receive a paperless W-2, and update your W-4 forms before the end 2023. Review the Payroll End of Year Checklist. For all other questions, please contact HR-Total Rewards by completing the online inquiry form or calling 305-284-3004.
Assure your apple computer is compatible with Adobe apps.
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Adobe is testing and optimizing their products to run on the operating system MacOS 14 Sonoma and recommends that Mac users check the system requirements of their Adobe applications for the latest information on operating system and hardware compatibility. Learn more and review a list of Adobe apps that have been confirmed to be compatible with MacOS 14 Sonoma.
Celebrate safely.
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The holidays are best spent when everyone is safe and happy. Make sure you know the holiday fire safety do’s and don’ts when it comes to celebrating in offices, residential buildings, and other campus locations. Check out these pro tips from the Office of Environmental Health and Safety. For more information, please contact Christine Daley at (305) 243-8443 or email c.daley@miami.edu.
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