Thursday, March 26

Enjoy this game of Conference Call Bingo the next time you are on zoom. Please join us Friday and Saturday for virtual movie night. Scroll down, there is news after bingo…

General 

• Avoid Zoombombing, yes, it is a thing now. Follow this LINK or this One See article in the NYTimes.
• The strategic planning timeline will be extended by three weeks. Academic and Administrative Unit Heads were contacted today regarding this change.
• The Administrative Services Survey is being postponed until the 2020-2021 academic year.
• Convert any paper documents to electronic documents for ease of routing and approving.  The following have been added to the Gatton from Anywhere site under Business Office Topics
  1. How to create a PDF document from your smart phone
  2. How to set up and use an Adobe signature

Faculty

• Please submit updated course syllabi as a result of moving to on-line to your departmental administrative associate by April 15^th.
• Faculty Meeting, Friday, March 27^th at 9 a.m. zoom link

Community & Fun

• Smiley Pete's "Crave Takeout and Delivery Guide" delivery options during this time. The guide is a work-in-progress and is being updated.
• Guess who was born on this day…Robert Frost (1874), Sandra Day O’Connor (1930), Diana Ross (1944), Leanard Nimoy (1931), Bob Woodward (1943),
• Need something to read??? NY Times Best Seller List
• Virtual Movie Parties – a way to watch movies together (must have Netflix to participate). Instructions are HERE.
  • Friday Flix: Movie Night for adults at 7:30 pm every Friday (starting March 27^th). Complete the Survey by 5 pm to pick the movie. 
  • Family Friendly: Movie on every Saturday at 2:00 pm (March 28^th) for the whole family to enjoy. Complete the Survey by 5 pm Friday to pick the movie.

Riddle for Coffee Popup Thursday April 2^nd

On a train, Smith, Jones, and Robinson are the fireman, brakeman, and engineer but not necessarily in that order. Also, on the train are three people who have the same names. They will be referred to as Smith, Jones, and Robinson.

• Robinson lives in Detroit.
• The brakeman lives exactly halfway between Chicago and Detroit.
• Jones earns exactly $20,000 per year.
• The brakeman's nearest neighbor, one of the passengers, earns exactly three times as much as the brakeman.
• Smith beats the fireman at billiards.
• The passenger whose name is the same as the brakeman's lives in Chicago.

What is the name of the engineer?

Yesterday’s Riddle: Tennis Ball Balance

7 tennis balls are identical in every way, except that one of them weighs slightly less than the other 6. How can you identify the lightweight ball with no more than two separate weighings using a balance scale?

Solution:

Place 3 balls on each side of the balance scale. If the 2 sides balance out, you have found the lightest ball (the one set aside). If the two sides do not balance out, the lightest ball is clearly one of the 3 balls on the less weighted side. Now for your second weighing, place 1 each of your remaining 3 balls on either side of the scale. If the two side balance out, the lightest ball is the one set aside. If not, the lightest ball is obviously the one on the less weighted side.