December 14, 2007
EXTRA
HOUR PERK FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANTS/SUPPORT STAFF
Dean
Riedy has approved all program assistants/support staff a wonderful perk
- which is an "extra hour" that must be used by December 21. The
extra hour perk must be approved by your supervisor and also organized through
your floor/department staff so that there are not multiple people gone at
the same time. If you have any questions on the extra hour perk and how
it works, or who is eligible, please feel free to ask any of the Personnel
Advisory Group (PAG) members.
Thank you for all you do and enjoy your "extra hour."
PAG Representatives: Diana LeTexier, Lynette Krenelka, Kim Pastir, Odella Fuqua, Lori Shafer, Marsy Schroeder, Kristi Swartz, and Connie Jones
CASUAL
DRESS DAYS
Dean Riedy also has approved PAG's request to allow employees to dress in casual wear for the workdays between December 24 and 28. So come to work in comfort for a few days during the holidays. We also understand that you may have meetings, interviews, etc., that dictate more professional attire. If you have any questions on what is appropriate in your department, please contact your supervisor.
Personnel Advisory Group
HOLIDAY WORKSHOP FUN!
Karyn
had us singing on the bus! 
Ice
breaker activity and the winning team!
Josh
told us about coming changes for DCE.
How
does Barry always get to be first in line every year for our potluck????
Award
Winners: Kim Jones, Lynnette Evenson, Corey Quirk, Kathy Williams, Monte
Koshel, and Meghan Flaagan
Gretchen conducted a lesson on snowflakes.
Barry
was our fantastic emcee once again!
Kim won the "BOA" and Dale had the #1 ticket!
MORE PHOTOS ON THE S:DRIVE/PUBLICATIONS/DCE HOLIDAY WORKSHOP 2007
MORE STRESS RELIEF!!
If you
need more stress relief even after the Holiday Workshop, please go to the
Intranet and sign up for a free massage under "Extravaganza"!
2008
HOLIDAY WORKSHOP TOP TEN LIST
Special thanks to everyone who participated in the Yankee Swap. You were
all great sports. As you recall, next year you will have an opportunity
to submit items for the Top Ten list. The category is, “Top Ten Reasons
We Love the Yankee Swap.”
Feel free to contribute by e-mailing me your submission. The deadline is December 1, 2008! So you have a year to come up with funny and creative lines. Our crack team of TV Center writers will pick the best items and the list will be revealed before next year’s Yankee Swap.
Send submissions to barry_brode@und.edu. Good luck.
Barry Brode
CANADIAN
CURRENCY
Effective January 1, 2008: Student Account Services will no longer accept
Canadian currency.
Departments accepting money should discontinue accepting Canadian currency
from students, vendors, and any other customers.
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
Connie Jones
I’d like to thank the individuals who nominated
me for the DCE Development Award. I’ve been at DCE for about a year
and a half now, and I’m very grateful that I was given the opportunity
to work with almost every program in DCE in one way or another. I’ve
learned a lot, I’ve gotten to know you all a little better, and even
feel I’ve made some good friends along the way. I know there are a
lot of DCE employees who are just as deserving, if not more so, of receiving
recognition. I also want to offer my congratulations to all of the other
2007 DCE award winners. I’m really touched and feel even more energized
to give my very best to DCE in the coming New Year!
Kathy Williams
STAFF
SENATE NAMES 31 DAYS OF GLORY WINNERS
Recent winners of the Staff Senate 31 Days of Glory fundraiser are:
Wednesday,
Dec. 5, Myrna Johnson, Dining Services, $100
Thursday, Dec. 6, Bev Benda-Moe, School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
$100
Friday, Dec. 7, Odella Fuqua, Outreach Programs, $100
Saturday, Dec. 8, Jennifer Knutson, off campus, $100
Sunday, Dec. 9, Mike Mattison, off campus, $500
Monday, Dec. 10, Dan Rice, Education and Human Development, $100
Tuesday, Dec. 11, Connie Cicha, Physics, $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.
MAGAZINE
SHARE
I have donated a couple of magazines for "recycling." They are
on the bottom shelves across from Cyndee's desk. I'm wondering if there
are others out there who would like to recycle their magazines. If you have
magazines that would be of interest to recycle, please bring them in to
put on the shelves. When you are finished reading a magazine, please replace
it on the shelf for others to enjoy.
Jane Sims
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
“Good
King Wenceslas looked out
On the Feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even . . .”
A few Saturdays ago, between rounds of shoveling snow, I was lying on the couch watching a network news report about how to hand wash a sweater composed of delicate fabric (yes, you can describe what I view on television as eclectic if not borderline weird). The reporter’s repeated instruction to “lie it [sweater] flat” after rinsing had laid me low. The reporter should have been equally concerned about the indelicate use of language in the report. A sweater will be lying flat after you lay it flat on the counter.
Denis MacLeod
INFO EXCHANGE
LAST WEEK TO TURN IN YOUR LABELS!
YOGURT LABELS
It's time to turn all your Yogurt labels in.
Check
your dishwasher! Check the back of your refrigerator! Let the counting of
the Pink Lids Begin!
Please place all of your clean labels in one of the containers around DCE
by December 18, and I'll get them mailed in so that research in breast cancer
can continue and a cure can be found! Thank you!
Robyn von Ruden
JUST FOR FUN
NEW
YEAR’S RESOLUTION, ANYONE?
Melissa was wondering if we would like to share our New Year's Resolutions
in Doodles next week. She had a successful resolution for 2007 concerning
her student loans. Her resolution for 2008 is to volunteer 40 hours.
WHAT IS/ARE YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2008? Send them to me for next week’s Doodles.
Marsy Schroeder
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TONY TRIMARCO
Granddaughter Sophie ready for Santa! Happy Holidays to all.
From Grandpa Tony (Continuing Ed Alum)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Trish Young had a birthday celebration on December
3!!
Happy
Birthday to Alexis Slade who will celebrate her birthday on Thursday, December
20!!!
