January 4, 2008
BRIAN
HAS EVEN MORE CHANGES IN HIS LIFE
I have accepted a position with the Center for Rural Health as a Web Database
Specialist and will begin my work there on January 15. My time at DCE, both
as a student employee and as a full-time employee, have been wonderful.
I appreciate all of you who have helped me along the way as I have grown
both professionally and personally. Thanks
Brian Barclay
While we are happy for Brian and his new opportunity at UND, he will be missed at DCE. He started work with the Online Team as a student providing Blackboard and graphics/media support, and we were fortunate to hire him full-time when he graduated from UND. He took on many roles and contributed to the Online Team and DCE in many ways. We wish him well as he continues his career at UND. Brian's last day is Monday, January 14.
Jane Sims, Online Team
DEPARTMENTS SHOULD NOT ACCEPT CANADIAN CURRENCY
Effective January 1, 2008, Student Account Services (formerly Business Office)
will no longer accept Canadian currency.
Departments accepting money should discontinue accepting Canadian currency
from students, vendors, and any other customers. Signage should be displayed
within the department notifying students and customers of this change.
Departments accepting payment by check written from a Canadian financial
institution should inform the vendor or student to write "Payable in
US Dollars" on the check. This will ensure that the funds will be processed
at the bank in US Dollars and not in Canadian currency.
If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact Sandi Brelie
at 777-3080 or by e-mail at sandiebrelie@mail.und.nodak.edu . -- Student
Account Services.
Above & Beyond the Call
of Duty!!
Is there someone in your program area who has gone beyond the call of duty recently? Please tell us about it by submitting it to Doodles next week! |
JUST SO YOU KNOW
GRAMMAR
GOALS
Dean Riedy Endorses Across-the-Board Raises of .10%
Whooo Hooo! What a great way to start his tenure with DCE. I liked him as soon as I met him.
Dean Riedy is a smart guy; he and Odella both know that .10% raises are not enough compensation for the staff of DCE. “You mean the raises will be higher in the future?” I hope so. I also hope your leg is still in its hip socket.
Note the decimal point. A raise of .10% is not a 10 percent raise. It is a raise of 1/10 of 1 percent. If you earn $10,000 per year, a .10% raise is $10, not $1,000. This error occurs quite frequently. Expressing a percentage in writing is not the same as calculating a percentage; however, writers frequently retain the decimal point they would key into a calculator when calculating a percentage.
Now back to reality. If you receive a raise, it most likely will be somewhere between .10% and 10%.
Denis MacLeod
THE
HIPPENS HAVE NEWS
My family and I have some exciting news to share... check out my blog at http://www.khippen.blogspot.com
to see what 2008 holds in store for me and my family.
Karyn Hippen
DCE
RAISES $477.15 FOR THE SALVATION ARMY
Thanks again to Jennifer and Steve Swangler, Melissa Cossel, and Heidi and
Rebecca Flaten for ringing bells on December 8 for the Salvation Army! DCE
raised a reported $477.15 and had "buckets" of fun while doing it!
Click here to read the thank you letter
to DCE from the Salvation Army representative.
Kathy Schill
DIANA GOT AN UNEXPECTED
CHRISTMAS/BIRTHDAY PRESENT!
Staff Senate names 31 Days of Glory winners
Recent winners of the Staff Senate 31 Days of Glory fundraiser are:
Wednesday,
Dec. 19, Cindy Kozojed, off campus, $100
Thursday, Dec. 20, Steve Kraft, Social Work, $100
Friday, Dec. 21, Phyllis Vold, Affirmative Action, $100
Saturday, Dec. 22, Cathy Anderson, Accounting Services, $100
Sunday, Dec. 23, Diana LeTexier, $500
Monday, Dec. 24, Leyton Rodahl, Facilities, $100
Tuesday, Dec. 25, Karen Skoglund, off campus, $100
Wednesday, Dec. 26, Lynn Lee and Marci Mack, Career Services, $100
Thursday, Dec. 27, Del Larson, off campus, $100
Friday, Dec. 28, Mitchell Holter, off campus, $100
Saturday, Dec. 29, Sue Bartley, EERC, $100
Sunday, Dec. 30, Lisa Spencer, Student Success Center, $500
Monday, Dec. 31, Caryl Pederson, ITSS, $100
The proceeds from the 31 days of Glory fundraiser are used to fund scholarships given by Staff Senate. -- Kayla Hotvedt (Registrar's office), Staff Senate secretary.
WASTE
BUSTERS
Do
you have a contribution to Doodles for an idea that highlights a
good way to save energy/resources, reduce waste, increase recycling, and/or
gave kudos to one of our employees who was doing something toward these efforts
whether at work or at home? Submit it for next week's Doodles.
INFO EXCHANGE
FOUND: GLASS PLATTER
We have had a glass platter with snowflake pattern in the kitchen downstairs
Gustafson since the holiday workshop. Maybe you could put something in doodles
to let the owner know it is here and could pick it up sometime. I am sure
they will want it to use next holiday season and may not have it. Thank You
Lynnette Evenson
DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE . . .
Do
you happen to have some pots and pans, a card table and chairs or any kind
of table (like end tables), a desk, a book shelf, or some standing lamps that
you were thinking of giving away? If so, maybe you'd consider giving them
to Aly Adachi whose roommate moved out and has left her a bit short on these
items. Give her a call at 7-4269. (Aly knows I'm doing this.)
Mary Schmidt
DECORATIONS
Someone, we can't remember who, thought it would be neat if everyone (who
wanted to) submitted pictures of their holiday decorations. It would be fun
to see how other people decorate - or to submit some of their traditions that
have been handed down from generation to generation. Connie
Hodgson
Here are pictures of the Skalicky Atrium at Christmas
time.
Cyndee Hieb
AT
ROBYN'S HOUSE
Here
are two photos of my Christmas decorations. The China is my favorite :-)!
Robyn von Ruden
CHRISTMAS AT THE HODGSON
HOUSE
Our Christmas tree. I stopped putting ornaments on it a couple years ago.
We just go the natural route now...with lots of lights.
Hodgson tree au natural.... with lights
Here's Santa Goose and his 3 Rudolph Reinducks! They greet our guests at the
front door.
Welcome
flag 
Nativity Scene
No stockings hung here by the chimney with care, no sir. We don't take any
chances of having them filled with coal... ;=)
The kids (Boyd and Stella) are just so tuckered out after all the Christmas
activities.
Connie Hodgson
JUST FOR FUN
BON
VOYAGE!
Happy Holidays - I thought I'd share some of the pictures from my Ixtapa Trip.
A high school girlfriend and I turned 40 a day a part, and we have celebrated
our 21st our 30th and now our 40th together. Of course being so close to Christmas,
my Mom decided that a family trip would be fun - so along with Carol, Vince,
Randy and me, were my sister, her husband and my two-year-old nephew.
It was a trip never to be forgotten, that is for sure...I've attached a letter my Mom sent out that details some of the events we encountered. I've traveled various times to Mexico since I was a senior in high school and never have encountered a trip like this one...it is true that you can laugh now...two weeks later!!
I hope you all have a wonderful 2008...I know I'm super glad it's a new year!!!
Kristi Swartz
2007 - WHAT A YEAR!
We sent the oldest off to college this year. Joe is attending UND. Although,
that’s only a few miles from home…we estimate he has been home
twice since August!
John and I still get to have Josh at home for a few more years and will always
manage to keep us busy. Josh is in 8th Grade at Manvel School. He continues
in band and choir. He participated in football at Manvel this year. Manvel
7th and 8th graders play football with Valley Junior High School in GF. Josh
loves playing football and I was very proud to see him play again this year.
John continues to work as loader operator for Transystems.
Last year I changed positions at UND and now work at the Honors Program. I
started there last March, so it hasn’t been quite a year yet. I get
to work with actual students and a wonderful staff. I have learned so much
there already.
Our big news in this letter will be our change of address. We finally moved
to our new home located along County Rd. 5 outside of Manvel.
We
hope our New Year’s greeting has found you all happy and well this year.
May you find happiness, peace and understanding in the New Year!
Please stop by to visit us if you are ever near! Our new address is: 2693
17th St NE - Manvel, ND 58256.
Diane Kinney
MELISSA'S CRUISE
Here are pics of our cruise.
Aboard
the cruise ship in the Port of Miami before setting sail
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands - our cruise ship is right above my head
Magen's Bay Beach, one of the world's top 10 beaches
I had my first horse ride!
O Christmas trees, O Christmas trees
I picked up a jellyfish!
Some of the things we included: feeding, petting, and snorkeling with sting rays in the Bahamas; a tour of St. Thomas which included two hours at Magen's Bay Beach; horseback riding at one of the points of the Bermuda Triangle (rainforest in Puerto Rico); clear-bottom kayaking in Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos; and hearing both calypso and Christmas music within the same minute!
Melissa Cossel
Happy
Birthday to Kristi Swartz whose birthday was December 22.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Happy
Birthday to Corey Quirk whose birthday is Sunday, January 6!!!!
