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Reception for Becca Campbell
After 16 wonderful years of hard work and dedication, Becca Campbell is leaving Carleton College. Please join us in congratulating Becca at a reception in her honor from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, August 11 in the Campus Activities Office, Sayles-Hill Room 155. Refreshments will be served. Please call x4462 for more information.
Reception for Meg Otten
All staff and faculty are invited to a going away reception for Meg Otten honoring her 18 years of service to the College and the Admissions Office. The reception will be held on Wednesday, August 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Alumni Guest House Library. Please join us in bidding Meg a fond farewell.
Alumni Workshop on Campus―August 21 and 22
The Alumni Affairs Office is looking forward to welcoming nearly 150 alumni volunteers to campus August 21 and 22 for CAVE (Carleton Alumni Volunteer Experience), the alumni workshop for Alumni Annual Fund (AAF) volunteers and reunion committees planning for Reunion 2010. Volunteers will be staying primarily in Nourse and Watson, and their meetings will take place in Boliou, the Center for Math and Computing, and Language and Dining Center classrooms. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Stefanie Morrison in the Alumni Annual Fund Office or Becky Zrimsek in the Alumni Affairs Office. We appreciate the work so many on campus are doing to assist us with making this weekend a good experience for our volunteers!
Mary Amy Joins Campus Services
I am pleased to announce that Mary Amy has accepted an offer to serve as the new Info Desk Coordinator and OneCard Program Coordinator in Campus Services. Many of you interacted with Mary during her eight years in the Facilities office as a very capable Administrative Assistant of Custodial Services. Her new duties include training and supervising the student employee staff of the new Info Desk at Sayles-Hill which is currently under construction across from the Snack Bar. The primary goal of the Info Desk is to serve as a resource for students, faculty, staff, and visitors as they navigate our campus and college services. Mary will also assist the Campus Services office by providing back-up for the OneCard Program, Fleet Vehicle Services, and Room Scheduling. Her first day in her new position will be August 24, whether or not her new office in Sayles-Hill 109 is ready.
Business Office—Purchasing and Risk Management
Randie Johnson, Purchasing and Risk Manager, will be out of the office through September 15, due to the fact that her recovery from tendinitis surgery in June has progressed more slowly than anticipated. During her medical leave, please direct your purchasing inquiries to Kara Lloyd and your insurance inquiries to Linda Thornton. This temporary restructuring will apply until Randie returns to the office; please join us in wishing her a successful recovery.
Northfield Hosts First Annual Jazz Fest
Co-sponsored by Carleton and the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC), Northfield will host its First Annual Jazz Festival on Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15.
Butch Thompson and his All Stars, (Butch Thompson, piano; Kim Cusack, clarinet; Charlie DeVore, cornet; Bill Evans, trombone; Steve Pikal, bass; and Tom Andrews, drums) leads Friday night’s show at the historic Grand Theater at 7:30 p.m. Well known for his long tenure on the Prairie Home Companion Show, Butch is considered the premier traditional jazz pianist in America today. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door, a bargain at $10 for adults and $6 for students.
Saturday’s show features a broad range of local jazz groups, including the Joe Strahan Quartet (noon to 1 p.m.), the Over and Back Band, (2 to 3 p.m.), and Occasional Jazz, featuring Carleton faculty members Steve Kelly, Gary Iseminger, Dave Saunders, and Daniel Groll (4 to 5 p.m.). All of these free performances will be held in Northfield’s scenic Central Park, during the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Northfield Arts Guild.
The Jazz Fest is part of Northfield’s 6th Annual ArtSwirl, an annual celebration of the arts in Northfield. From classical concerts in the park to blues bands in the pubs, from oil paintings in the gallery to an exciting kick-off in the square, and from dance performances on the bridge to dancing in the streets downtown, there will be something for every taste. So plan ahead to enjoy traditional jazz downtown on Friday night and contemporary jazz in the park on Saturday. All this and more, during the First Annual Jazz Fest and 6th Annual ArtSwirl in Northfield. Co-sponsored by the NDDC and Carleton College.
For more information: visit the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation or the Northfiled Arts Guild Web site.
The Wellness Corporation Will be on Campus August 13
The Wellness Corporation will be on campus to provide EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Orientations on August 13 for all staff and faculty. Please see link for details, times, and location.
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Employee Assistance Program—Employee Orientations (20 to 30 minutes)—sessions offered at 10 and 11 a.m., and 3 and 3:30 p.m. in the Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Employee orientations are offered to all employees. The orientations serve to acquaint faculty and staff at Carleton College with the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and how to access the program. The following information is included:
- The program office locations and phone numbers.
- The professional qualifications and experience of the program staff.
- The kinds of problems the service is able to assist with.
- The types of service the program offers.
- Program availability, 24-hours-per-day/7-days-per-week.
- What an employee needs to do to make use of the service, i.e. how to make an appointment, how to obtain information or assistance over the phone, and how to reach a counselor when the office is closed.
- The confidential and voluntary nature of the program.
- The fact that the EAP is paid for by the College and is of no cost to the employee.
- A supervisor's ability to suggest that an employee make use of the EAP, based on that employee's job performance.
Employee Assistance Program—Supervisory Orientation (60 minutes)—sessions offered at 8:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. in the Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
The Wellness Corporation realizes that it is important for managers and supervisors (including faculty who manage) to understand the availability of the EAP and their own role in relationship to the program. Consequently we provide in-person supervisory trainings. The Wellness Corporation will work with the College to shape the supervisory training sessions to reflect your philosophy and personnel practices. Supervisory orientations seek to achieve the following goals:
- To identify and explain the purpose and function of the EAP and the services offered.
- To explain the relationship between The Wellness Corporation and your Carleton College.
- To train supervisory personnel in how best to encourage employees to use the EAP on a voluntary basis.
- To educate supervisors to recognize early warning signs of deteriorating work performance indicative of substance abuse or other problems.
- To familiarize supervisors on how to refer troubled employees to The Wellness Corporation for an evaluation.
- To encourage supervisors to utilize the EAP for consultation purposes.
Campus Pavement Repairs and Seal Coat Work Scheduled
Pavement repairs to campus roads and parking will take place Monday, August 10. Please note:
- some parking spaces on the main entry drive will be posted as no parking.
- the road behind the Stadium will be closed for a portion of the day. Please let me know if there are access needs that will influence scheduling this portion of the work.
- the Cowling/Evans parking lot area will also be patched. The entire road and lot from Cassat Hall to Cowling will be closed for the day.
Seal coat work will take place on Thursday, August 13. The following campus roads and parking areas will be closed to parking and vehicle circulation for a portion of the day:
- College Street/main campus drive, from First Street to the Sayles-Hill turnaround
- Stadium road
- Arb/West Field parking lot
Please contact me at x4137 if you have any questions about this work.