Will you be my Valentine? ❤

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Will you be my Valentine?

Thousands of animals across Atlanta, including our local campus cats, would love to be your valentine this winter. CoE Cares will be collecting donations for both Lifeline Animal Project and the Georgia Tech campus cats. Lifeline is a no-kill shelter, with five shelter locations across Atlanta. The organization cares for more than 30,000 animals each year and has made tremendous and measurable progress — lifesaving rates are nearly 90% each month. Campus Cats is a grass roots community of GT staff and faculty that care for the feral cat population on Georgia Tech’s campus. Along with providing food and water, Campus Cats runs a catch and release program to ensure the cats are spayed/neutered and then returned to campus.

Here’s what they need — look for a collection box in your School during February.

Lifeline Wish List:

Kuranda dog and cat beds
Cat Toys
Any brand dry or wet cat food
Medium size nylon collars or any size martingale collars for dogs
Dog Food, we use Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food to keep the diet consistent.
Dog Treats
Wire crates for remote adoptions
Cat Litter
Full wish list here

GT Campus Cats Wish List:

Kroger Pet Pride wet food cans
Kroger Pet Pride Heart Eye & Immunity Support Formula dry food
Any cat treats or catnip

Staff Spotlight: Communications Manager and Cat Foster Dad, Walter Rich

Walter is holding Momoa – a car accident survivor from Paulding County Animal Hospital.

CoE communicator Walter Rich works in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. In addition to writing about all things biomedical, he spends a lot of his free time fostering cats in need with his wife — at one point in time they’ve had 13! Read about his path to Tech and passion for cats in this month’s staff spotlight.

COESCAC Updates

Since Staff Engagement Day in November, COESCAC (CoE Staff Culture Advisory Council) has been working on consolidating staff feedback into strategies for improvement for each staff function within the College. Staff should have received an email in January, including highlights from Staff Engagement Day, the organizational effectiveness survey results, and progress reports on each School’s action items. Additionally, staff were invited to join a Functional Action Team. These teams, led by COESCAC members, will dive deeper into strategies for improvement for each function and develop workable, realistic solutions to issues and challenges CoE staff regularly encounter.

Wellness Corner

JOOL Health App
Meet your New Year’s resolutions this year with JOOL Health, an app from Georgia Tech to help you reach your goals. Learn how to download the app for free.

Fit to Thrive
Fit to Thrive is a five-week series designed to teach you how to incorporate the dimensions of well-being — personal, emotional, spiritual, physical, and professional — into your daily life. Learn and practice skills related to nutrition, physical activity, mindfulness and stress management. Learn more.

Valentine's Day Contest - Win Lunch with the Dean!

Match these sweet treat images with the correct campus eatery. Get them all right, and you will be entered in a drawing to win lunch with Dean McLaughlin. Please submit your answers to coe-cares@gatech.edu no later than Feb. 15.

1. Starbucks

2. TGM Bagel & Tech Square Canteen

3. Highland Bakery

4. Auntie Anne's Pretzels

5. Dunkin Donuts

CoE Cares Committee Members

AE: Vickie Brian
BME: Christy Kelley
CEE: Erin Adams
CoE: Bridgett Cruse
ChBE: Juanita Freeman
ECE: Cahara Murray
ISyE: Rachael Smith
ME: Melody Foster
MSE: Alyssa Barnes & Kerry Wallaert
Co-chairs: Georgia Parmelee and Lynda House

This committee meets regularly to plan for upcoming newsletters and events. Please share your ideas and feedback with your school committee member.

Upcoming Events

February 6
Be Well: Summer Camp Expo

February 20
Be Well: Student Loan Forgiveness

February 25
Unlocking the Mystery of the Dean's Office - Dean McLaughlin (RSVP)

March 10
Daylight Saving Time Begins

March 13
Be Well: Education Assistance

March 18-22
Spring Break (no classes)

March 26
Be Well: Using your Leave to Welcome a Child

Service Anniversaries

Congratulations to all of our staff and faculty celebrating service anniversaries in January and February!