Holiday party pics

The Holiday Party was certainly a success. Take a look at Irma's Flickr for more photos.

Have a happy holiday season! See you in the New Year!!!

Holiday Party Thank You's!

From Cheryl and Brown:
As we all sit in our cubicles struggling to stay awake after a great meal, we just wanted to say thanks to some people that really made today happen.

To the cleaning/setup crews, the folks that took pictures, and those who were just plain all around helpful:
Susan Wiesner
Anne Marie Taber
Mac Nelson
Pat Kelly
Erica Rau
Christine Fischer
Darinlee Needham
Vanessa Apple
Marcie Burton
Katherine Nunnally
Mary Jane Conger
Melvina Ray Davis
Dean Rhoades
Hannah Winkler
Jennifer Mincey

Thanks to the people that signed up to bring desserts:
Marcie
Mary Jane
Beth Filar Williams
Cathy Griffith
David Guion
Stefani Hobbick
Fairey Horton
Melvina
Amy Smith
Rachel Stinehelfer
Susan W.
Hannah Winkler
Cindy Zaruba
Sha Li Zhang
And special thanks to Rosann, Mike C., Karen, and Robin who were able to make this party work in spite of a tight budget. We had a great time, and we hope you did too.

From Kathy Crowe:
A big thanks to Brown & Cheryl and the Social Committee for pulling all this together in grand style!

Look Out Below!

For the duration of the Main Elevator portion of the renovation project, those of us on the second and third floors of the Main Building are asked to be considerate of the housekeeping staff by taking any large amounts of recyclables downstairs ourselves.

What is a "large amount"? Are you getting rid of phone books? Outdated paperback manuals? Clearing out that horde of plastic bottles/microwave meal boxes/soup cans? Got a bag of newsprint used as packing material? Did you order supplies or books & have boxes? Well, all of that is large.

Here's what to do: Take your commingled and cardboard recyclables down the front stairs [College Avenue entrance] to the designated areas in the basement. It is THAT SIMPLE. Keep reading for more specific information regarding what goes in a commingled bin and what to do with the cardboard.

CARDBOARD

For those individuals and departments that take the time to break down your boxes and take them to the cardboard bin outside the Mail Room - please continue to do so. Your efforts are deeply appreciated by the housekeeping staff.

For others - there is a designated area at the base of the front stairs [College Avenue entrance]. Please break down all boxes, even the teeny-tiny ones.

Susan Hendrickson is interested in any small-to-medium sized boxes for ILL packages. Please contact her directly.

COMMINGLED BIN

The following items are allowed in the commingled bins:
Paper:
Magazines,
Newspaper
Soft-back books
Phone books
neon colored paper
Glass:
Green
Brown
Clear
Aluminum:
Soda Cans
Cardboard
[please break down and put in designated area]
Plastic:
#1 Bottles
#2 Bottles
Steel:
Tin Cans
Aerosol Cans
Chipboard
(cereal boxes, etc.)

Thank you!

Top 10 reasons we love the new elevators

Here direct from our lovely staff are the top ten reasons to love the new elevators.

10. Feels like you are in a NYC loft.
9. No more 1970s blue.
8. Whole experience of riding new elevators
7. New elevator fragrance. Smells just like new toys on Christmas.
6. I no longer have to relax my knees in preparation for the lurchy-jerky motion that happened at each floor, whether the elevator actually stopped or not.
5. It's quiet--no more "thump-thump-thump-THUMP".
4. Shiny stainless steele walls.
3. No horrible grinding noises
2. The ride is smooth--you can't even tell it's moving. No shaking. No jerking stops
1. The digital sign shows you which floor the elevator is on while you're waiting

Amy's Magnificent Baby Pool

A baby is coming!
Please sign up on the calendar to select when YOU think the Little Miss will arrive. (You will need a google calendar account.) The actual due date is December 14, 2008.

University Libraries and the SECC

The 2008 State Employees' Combined Campaign [SECC] is over and UNCG raised over $287,407 to support local, national, and international charitable agencies! Thank you to all who returned your envelopes - 94% of Library personnel participated in the 2008 campaign.

Clara Kelley & Carolyn Shankle, co-chairs of the 2008 SECC Campaign, University Libraries

Staff Room Cleaning

This is just a reminder that Hermann and Katherine will be cleaning the Staff Room on: Monday, November 24th at 3:00pm

Please REMOVE or CLEARLY LABEL with your name and the date of any personal items in the refrigerator that you wish to keep. Otherwise any and all nasties will be dumbed into the trash can, Container and All. Thanks for your cooperation in keeping our staff lounge a pleasant, healthy and relaxing place to take a break.