News - March 1, 2012
Give Us Your Two Cents
Don’t throw away that empty pen or highlighter. Earn two cents for university sustainability efforts by depositing that pen into a Terracycle Writing Instrument Brigade box and recycle it!
Terracycle Writing Instrument Brigade is a national environmental program offered through Office Max. The program specifically targets writing instrument recycling and supports objectives in the American College and Universities Climate Commitment signed by President Alexander in May 2011 and endorsed by the campus Sustainability Task Force.
Terracycle will donate 2 cents to our campus Terracycle Project for every writing instrument collected. Qualifying writing instruments include all pens, markers, highlighters, wood case and disposable mechanical pencils, dry erase markers and correction tape products from any brand and any manufacturer. Collection boxes provided by Terracycle will be placed in lobbies, College offices, the library, Horn Center, Student Recreation and Wellness Center and the USU. Your closest collection box location will soon be listed on the Purchasing and Financial Services homepage. For more information, contact Mary Ann Odell in Purchasing at 58574 or modell@csulb.edu.
Reminder – Final Budget Outlook Roadshow Tomorrow (Friday) Morning, March 2
Tomorrow is the last of three open sessions at which we will present what is currently known about the Governor’s proposal for next year’s State Budget and how it is anticipated to affect us. Feel free to come to the Barrett Athletic Administration Center from 9 am to 10 am for this informative session.
Staff Day – Wednesday, March 28
Order Staff Day T-shirts by March 9
Staff Day will be held on Wednesday, March 28 from 10 am - 2 pm. Join colleagues from across campus for lunch, music, craft booths, door prizes and a rummage sale. Lunch is $7 and will be served from 11:30 am - 1 pm at the Nugget. The deadline to pre-order lunch tickets is Wednesday, March 21. Lunch tickets cannot be purchased on Staff Day. The deadline to order T-shirts is Friday, March 9. Donations of gently used items for the rummage sale will be accepted until Wednesday, March 21. Contact Jenn Moran at ext. 57413 or Jennifer.Moran@csulb.edu for pick-up. Get complete details about Staff Day on the Staff Council website.
Email and Voice Mail Migration
Since August, 67 percent of the campus has migrated to the new @csulb email and voice mail systems. The last campus groups are scheduled for migration in April, followed by the migration of volunteers and emeriti and cleanup of the old email system in the summer.
If your campus unit or college has not yet moved to the new systems, you will soon receive emails with information about how to sign up for training, what you need to do for your migration, and how to get help.
If you have already migrated to the new systems, please review the online tutorials and self-help guides or contact your campus technical coordinator if you have questions.
Munch ‘n Learn – Friday, March 23, 2012
Munch 'n Learn will be Friday March 23 from 12 noon -1 pm featuring a guided tour by Chris Miles, Art Department Chair through the art classrooms and exhibit areas. Bring your lunch, space is limited. Register with Sandy Phillips at ext 57722 or sandy.phillips@csulb.edu.
Pow Wow – March 10-11, 2012
The annual Pow Wow event on campus is fast approaching - Saturday, March 10, from 11 am to 10 pm and Sunday, March 11, from 11 am to 6 pm. The two-day celebration, held in the upper campus quad, will feature American Indian music, dance, food, and arts and crafts. Admission and parking are free. Please note that Lots, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are reserved for participant parking, so available spots for faculty and staff may be limited.
Campus Construction Update
As we near completion of the installation of the new sports lighting at George Allen Field, the contractor needs to perform the final power crossover and renovation work required to feed the new lighting and equipment. This work is scheduled to take place on Friday March 2nd at 8:00am thru Sunday March 4th at 5pm. In order to facilitate the work that needs to take place on the high voltage system, power will be shut-off to the surrounding areas during the entire shutdown. Please note the following will be closed as a result of the power shutdown:
Closed Friday March 2nd 8:00 am thru Sunday March 4th 5 pm:
- Parking Structure #2
- Parking Structure #3
The contractor will provide temporary lighting to Parking Lot 12, Lot 11A and Lot 11B (surface lots adjacent to parking structures #2 and #3) during the outage to ensure these lots remain open to serve activities for CPAC, Athletics, SRWC and Music.
Areas that will be closed are highlighted in gray on this construction map. Contact Mark Zakhour at mzakhour@csulb.edu with any questions or concerns.
