While move-in has been on the minds of most DSO staff for the past few months, it “officially” begins on August 14 with first year student early arrivals. Below are some FPCM tips that were shared by Sonny Saadi in a recent coordination meeting. They are worth all staff doing a quick review:
Prepare and ensure you are ready.
Goal is to complete tickets within the same day.
Breakfast & Lunch will be served to staff during busiest move-in days of 8/16-8/18.
Please clean after yourselves after maintenance work is completed.
Do not use any in-room restrooms of residence halls.
It’s that time of year! As we draw closer to move-in, DSA is reaching out for assistance putting the Student Welcome Bags together. The bags this year are going to be fabulous!
If you or anyone on your team (including a GA or undergrad student) can volunteer an hour or more, please add your name or team name on the Welcome Bag Volunteer sheet.
There are 3000 bags to assemble, so any amount is helpful. Please share far and wide!
To support the education, personal development, and advancement of facilities professionals, ERAPPA has established scholarships to help with the financial support for several APPA Leadership Training and Facilities Management skills development programs at APPA U.
The next application process for education scholarships opens on Monday, July 22, 2024, and closes on August 16, 2024. Winners are announced at the ERAPPA Annual Conference. Eligible applicants must be employed by an ERAPPA member educational institution.
ERAPPA’s educational scholarships are made possible by revenue from the ERAPPA Annual Conference and by the ongoing support of our Business Partners.
It’s that time of year! As we draw closer to move-in, DSA is reaching out for assistance putting the Student Welcome Bags together. The bags this year are going to be fabulous!
If you or anyone on your team (including a GA or undergrad student) can volunteer an hour or more, please add your name or team name on the Welcome Bag Volunteer sheet.
There are 3000 bags to assemble, so any amount is helpful. Please share far and wide!
What better way to start the week than with a round of Kudos!
Thomas Queen for fixing a clogged shower drain: “He fixed my issue”
Chauncey Ervin for unclogging a a Shenkman Hall Sink: “The men that came to help were so helpful and super kind!”
Chauncey Ervin for unclogging a Madison Hall Shower drain: “He was the BEST!!!! Super funny and lighthearted about the situation, prompt and amazing”
William Vigil for repairing a bed frame at West Hall: “The service was very quick!”
Chauncey Ervin for fixing a malfunctioning toilet at Dakota Hall: “He was awesome. I was in-class sent me a text message showing me the fixed problem and even left me a sweet message.”
Nestor Fuentes for unclogging a bathtub drain at International House: “Dude was so awesome, fast, kind, and overall amazing”
Yared Yirgu for bringing heat back to a cold Ross classroom: “Yared is incredible quick to respond, friendly, and professional”
Miguel Alvarez for providing A/C to a warm Rome Hall Classroom: “I like that fact that even though we go through the same issues the technicians are always helpful to us. Thank you.”
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Thursday 4/18
FERPA workshop for GW staff and faculty This interactive workshop will address FERPA basics and explore requirements for the protection of student records, when those records may be shared, and discuss some of the applicable exceptions to the FERPA requirement for consent.
GW staff and faculty members are encouraged to submit their questions via the event’s registration survey.
Privacy 101 – What every GW employee should know about Privacy Join the GW Privacy Office and learn more about the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information of our community members.
This webinar will cover topics such as:
Defining Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or personal data
Applicable privacy laws and individuals’ privacy rights
The universtity’s Personal Information and Privacy Policy
The importance of reporting any actual or suspectedincident involving personal information of individuals.
You will leave this webinar with a stronger understanding of your role and responsibilities in protecting the privacy of those whose personal data you are collecting, accessing and/or managing on behalf of the university.
If you use AiM or FixIt regularly for your job, hopefully you’ve heard about (and are excited for!) the reboot initiative. DSF staff has already spent over 1500 hours on the process behind the scenes, but you can still get involved in helping to create a new and improved work management system.
Today GW, AssetWorks, and Brailsford & Dunlavey hosted a variety of group discussions to get DSF up to speed on the project and solicit feedback. Between four AiM focus groups and a FixIt Kickoff Meeting, staff got to see some of the possibilities of the reboot and elaborate on pain points they’ve identified in the current version of the system.
And we’re not done collecting your input! Not only are additional project adoption surveys (and rewards) coming to make sure we’re on track, but you can also drop a note to project leadership using the suggestion form at go.gwu.edu/aimfeedback at any time. Missed the FixIt Kickoff Meeting? Make sure to check out the slides below.
By now you’ve likely heard that GW’s vacation time policy is changing in July, but are you familiar with how it’s changing? The Benefits Team will be in the Support Building to walk all DSF employees through the details and to take your questions. Just show up at one of the sessions shown below! Can’t make the session? You can always read up on the policy on HR’s website.
Support 211
Thursday, 4/11 at 4pm Monday 4/15 at 3pm Wednesday, 4/17 at 10am
Black History Month is a time to celebrate African American achievements and culture, both past and present. 50 years after Carter G. Woodson established a week dedicated to black history, Harrison Ford officially signed it into law, establishing February as Black History Month. Join us as we celebrate with events on and off campus!
Thursday 2/15
What Have We Here? with Billy Dee Williams: Author Talk in Recognition of Black History Month As part of DC Public Library’s Black History Month celebration of “African Americans in the Arts,” the iconic Billy Dee Williams will discuss his life and new memoir “What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life” at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Hear Billy Dee Williams reflect on key milestones from early stereotype-busting roles to pop culture phenom status with with Jummy Olabanji, anchor of NBC 4 TODAY. Signed copies of the actor’s new memoir “What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life” will be available for purchase after the talk.
Celebrating our Voice in Academia Join GW’s Association of Black Journalists Chapter for a discussion about the Black voice and experience in academia. The panel will include a discussion with GW Black Professors and students on how Black people have found ways to overcome the obstacles structured against them and be a role model for future generations despite the lack of appropriate representation in these settings. Reception and networking to follow at 8 p.m.
Black History Month Keynote Speaker: The Honorable G.K. Butterfield Join the Student Bar Association and the Black Law Students Association as they present this year’s Black History Month Keynote Speaker The Honorable G.K. Butterfield. G.K. Butterfield is a is a Black civil rights activist, U.S. Army veteran, lawyer, judge, and former U.S. representative from Wilson, N.C. For most of his congressional career, Congressman Butterfield served on the Committee on Energy & Commerce.Under his leadership, Butterfield help recruit qualified African Americans for nomination to the federal bench. He also helped lead the effort to pass legislation to update the formula contained in Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Black Intifada: The Roots of Black and Palestinian Solidarity Movement This talk will create a nuanced interdisciplinary context for the history of Black and Palestinian solidarity from the 1960s until the present day. It will examine some of the most powerful political, historical and cultural forces that propelled the genesis of the movement during the decade such as nationalism, Third World Marxism, Black Arts Movement and Palestinian Poetry and Culture of Resistance. The talk will demonstrate how and why Palestine became a Black feminist issue in the 1980s through the work and activism of Angela Davis and June Jordan, sustaining and nurturing Black and Palestinian Solidarity Movement. Finally, the talk will highlight the contemporary manifestations of the movement, posing urgent questions about the joined Black and Palestinian struggle for justice and dignity.
We encourage you to read all emails sent to university employees, but we realize it’s easy to miss the details in the barrage of content sometimes. Below we’ve compiled a few highlights from recent editions of Digital Download and The GW Staff Council Pillars Newsletter and a GW InfoMail on Campus Store holiday discounts.
Digital Download
Quick web tips from GW Communications & Marketing.
Canva Holiday Templates and Training
Looking for ways to celebrate the holiday season with your community? Use GW holiday-themed Canva templates to create festive email headers, social media graphics, and printable cards. If you’re new to Canva or need a refresher, join Communications & Marketing on December 7 to learn how to use this free web application to create your GW-branded holiday greetings
The GW Staff Council Pillars Newsletter
The official newsletter for GW’s Staff Council.
Attend a Staff Council Meeting
The GW Staff Council typically meets on the third Friday of each month from 10:00am to 12:00pm. GW Staff Council meetings occur via Zoom and are open. Please direct any related questions to staffcouncil@gwu.edu. President Granberg will join the meeting on December 15!
You can find meeting minutes from past meetings on the Staff Council website, along with information on upcoming meetings. Registration is required so please be sure to register for any upcoming meetings you’d like to attend.
Winter Necessities Drive
GW has partnered with DC Public Schools to collect winter necessities for local students and their families. Donate new socks, gloves, mittens, and winter hats for children, teenagers, and adults.
Donation stations will be available at the Virginia Campus and Foggy Bottom Winter Celebrations. If you would like to contribute but are unable to attend the events, you may drop off items at the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement at Public Service (2300 H Street, NW), through December 22.
