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As summer comes to an end, let’s reflect upon the last few months from our fabulous College of Engineering staff to unlocking the many mysteries of the Dean’s office.
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Staff Appreciation
This year we continued the tradition of fun, food and fellowship at the July staff appreciation event, COE Staff Making A Splash! Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered to make this a great event! The winner of the annual Buzz Trophy was ECE. We recognized new staff and those who received awards or other noteworthy accomplishments in the past year.
This was a wonderful year for the COE staff awards: there were more than 30 nominations for the four award categories. The purpose of these awards is to provide formal recognition for staff members within the College. Each winner received a desk award and $1200. Congratulations to the following recipients:
Rising Star Award: Sherri Williams, AE
Team Builder Award: Dawn Franklin, ChBE
Hero Award: Millie Wan, ME
T’xpert Award: Amy Wang, ME
Be sure to check out all the photos from the event, and the slideshow of new staff and staff achievements!
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Armed Services Collection Drive
We received a tremendous supply of snacks, candy, health products, games, socks, and eye glass wipes to send to service members who are deployed. We were able to pack and ship 6 box sets (1 full of snacks and games/magazines and 1 box of assorted health products) — enough for a service member to use and some to share — to locations including Hawaii and Afghanistan. In addition, we shared boxes with the Georgia Tech Army ROTC office for students and reservists. Thank you to all who contributed! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
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Klemis Kitchen
Thank you to our colleagues in ChBE and ISyE for hosting drives in support of the students served by Klemis Kitchen! ChBE put together 100 finals week goody bags and ISyE had a toiletries/food drive in July.
Another thank you to all the staff members who took the time to write “welcome back” cards to the students served by Klemis Kitchen during the staff appreciation event. We appreciate your time!
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COESCAC Updates
COESCAC thanks all College staff who participated in the Functional Action Teams. As you may recall, the Functional Action Teams were created to dive deeper into the feedback that arose from last Fall’s Staff Engagement Day. Teams met to review the suggestions from Staff Engagement Day, discuss them further, and provide specific recommendations to the Dean’s Office. The teams are now finalizing their action plans and implementation of their recommendations. Stay tuned for more updates!
By now, everyone should have received a save-the-date for the 3rd Annual CoE Staff Engagement Day. The event is scheduled for November 21, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm in the Student Center Ballroom. Mark your calendars, and COESCAC will be in touch as we get closer to the event.
COESCAC wishes everyone a pleasant start to the Fall semester!
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Wellness Corner
Healthy Resources
As we launch into the new academic year, remember that there are many resources available to employees to help with all aspects of your well-being to include financial, healthy living, and stress management. Did you know that USG employees have access to free digital coaching? Check out https://healthinitiatives.gatech.edu/for-employees to learn about this and more!
CoE has a group of volunteers who serve as Well-Being Activators within their unit: Mitsuko Ito (ECE), Lori Federico (ChBE), Alyssa Barnes (MSE), Fran Buser (ISyE) and Leslie Boston (CoE Dean's Office). If your school is not represented, please consider signing up — contact Leslie Boston for more info.
Kaiser Permanente 5K
Kaiser Permanente is hosting a 5K Run, Walk, & Roll on Wednesday, September 11 at 7 pm. USG employees plus one family member can sign up now through August 22 for the discounted price of $12 with the Team Code "#USG2019".
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Volunteers Needed: Grad Student Hiring
August 14-15
Clough Commons, 3rd floor
Volunteers are needed to cover 1-hour shifts at a welcome/refreshment table from 9 am to 4 pm. Contact Lynda House to sign up.
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Win Football Tickets for the Engineering Dean's Suite!
This month, we are hosting a fun contest where we are giving away three sets of football tickets* for the Dean's Suite at the September 14th game vs. The Citadel!
Using past CoE Cares newsletters, see if you can figure out the answers to these questions.
- What are the 3 main ingredients in Mary Helen’s sunshine cake recipe from the Guilty Pleasures edition?
- Admiral Sandy Winnefeld is an __________ Engineering alumnus who was the keynote speaker at the 2018 Staff Engagement Day (hint, Engagement day recap in Dec 2018 edition)
- What was event that had the GT community gazing upward (from the Inspiration edition)?
- The School of ______________ hosted a staff clean up party during spring break 2018. Name the three yellow cleaning products in the Spring Cleaning newsletter: ______________________, __________________________, and ____________________________.
- Name any 8 of the top 12 fears in America from the Fears and Phobias edition.
Please send your answers to coe-cares@gatech.edu by August 23, 2019.
*Get all the answers correct, and you will be entered into a drawing to win tickets.
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This and That
Books for Africa
We are partnering with the African Student Association on campus to collect textbooks, novels and other books for a donation to Books For Africa. The drive will take place during October. More information to come.
Service Anniversaries
Congrats to all faculty and staff celebrating service anniversaries in July and August. Thank you for your dedication to Tech!
5 Minutes Matter
As we head into another busy academic year, it is important to reflect upon personal health and self-care. Take 5 minutes out of your day to try these self-care activities.
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Dean’s Office
The next session will take place August 22 and feature Kim Kurtis and Terri Lee presenting on faculty development and scholarship — RSVP today. If you missed the last session, here is Doug Williams and Rusty Edwards’ presentation on finance.
Staff Development Opportunity
ASPIRE is a four-month long program designed to help aspiring leaders who desire to grow their career in the direction of people management. The deadline to apply is August 16, 2019 by 5:00 pm.
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Upcoming Events
August 13
Be Well: Employee Perks & Programs
August 14-15
Grad Student Hiring
August 19
First Day of Classes
August 22
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Dean's Office — RSVP now
August 27
Be Well: Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
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September 2
Labor Day
September 5
Transformation Expo — learn more about Workday, OneUSG Connect, and LITE
12:00pm - 3:00 pm, Student Center Ballroom
September 10
Be Well: Planning Your Georgia Tech Retirement
September 11
Kaiser Permanente Run, Walk & Roll — register today
September 25
Be Well: Wills, Estates, and Inheritance Planning
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