DSF Trainings: GW Drupal, Privacy and APPA Virtual-Level II: Interpersonal Effectiveness

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 20, 2024

Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.

Tuesday 2/20

GW Drupal – Menus Overview
This will be an overview of how menus are managed in GW Drupal. The training will cover adding pages to menus, breadcrumbs, and managing primary navigation, secondary navigation, and left navigation.

Time: 3pm-4pm
Location: Virtual

Thursday 2/22

Privacy – Sharing university data with third party service providers
In this webinar, addressed to GW staff and faculty, we will review privacy considerations and implications associated with transferring university data to third party providers.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

Tuesday 2/27 – Thursday 2/29

APPA Virtual -Level II: Interpersonal Effectiveness
Effective managers use interpersonal and team skills to motivate, communicate, and inspire those around them. This Level focuses on understanding the dynamics of working together and successful ways to sustain trust which can be used to support successful relationships and team efforts. Level II will help you hone the skills needed to ensure that you are not only an effective leader, but also an effective manager.

Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Virtual

Five Star FixIt Reviews for 2/20/2024

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 20, 2024

Welcome Back! Let’s take a moment to congratulate this weeks Kudos recipients!

Kevin Thomas for repairing holes in an FSK corridor: “Looks great”
Wallace Vauss and Cornell Prailow for fixing and cleaning up clogged toilet at Phillips Hall: “Thanks for fixing the toilets!”
Stephan Morant for replacing lights and lamps in a South Hall room: “FixIt request was responded to immediately. The repair was made a couple of hours after the request was made.”
Michael Akyea for assisting a student regarding a small fire or spark caused by a hot plate at SEH: “Michael was very helpful. He was able to explain what may have caused the fire in the hot plate and demonstrate that the electrical outlet was working properly and was not involved in the fire. I learned a lot of valuable information from his visit.”
Edward Oliver for unclogging a toilet in Somers Hall: “They were so prompt and nice!!!”

Inbox Highlights: Campus Store Discount and Vacation Time Policy

Published by Costanzo on February 15, 2024

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 GWell, Digital Download, and The GW Staff Council Pillars Newsletter.

Digital Download

Quick tips from GW Communications & Marketing Digital Support

Announcing the new myGW

The myGW website and mobile app have been completely redesigned to streamline access to information, resources and online services at GW. The new myGW mobile app is now available for download in mobile app stores, replacing the existing GW Mobile app. The current GW Mobile app no longer functions.

You can learn more about the new platform on GW IT’s website, watch the welcome video, or register for training on February 28th.

The GW Staff Council Pillars Newsletter

A newsletter highlighting Staff Council initiatives and events

Staff Commute Survey

The Staff Council has created a brief survey to gain insight into staff commutes. All feedback will be kept anonymous but will be used to guide initiatives within the council.

GWell

HR’s monthly newsletter.

Employee Discount at the New GW Campus Store

Shop, mingle, and celebrate the grand re-opening of the GW Campus Store at its new location (2125 Eye Street NW, Washington DC). Employees who present their GWorld card at the in-store check-out counter can receive a discount of 10 percent off* on gifts, clothing and supplies.

*Exclusions Apply: The discount is not valid on electronics (headphones, speakers, computers, etc.), textbooks, or with any other coupons or store promotions.

New Vacation Time Policy

GW is introducing a new vacation time policy, effective July 1, 2024. Visit go.gwu.edu/2024vacationtime for more details. You can also watch a recording of the latest webinar and view the materials presented via the links below. Please contact the Benefits office at timeoff@gwu.edu with questions regarding the new vacation time policy.

Celebrate Black History Month at GW!

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 13, 2024

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.

Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – Central Library

Thursday 2/15

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.

Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: Media and Public Affairs Building Room: SMPA 5th floor
Celebrating our voices in Academia

Tuesday 2/20

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.

Time: 4:30pm
Location: Virtual

Tuesday 2/20

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.

Time: 1pm to 3pm
Location: Howard University, Douglas Hall, Building 23, Room 221
Black Intifada: The Roots of Black and Palestinian Solidarity Movement

DSF Trainings: Digital Accessibility Overview, HR Trainings and Retreat Planning

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 12, 2024

Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.

Wednesday 2/14

Digital Accessibility Overview
Join us for an overview of digital accessibility and learn about our collective responsibility for maintaining an accessible digital presence. In this training, we’ll provide an introduction to the topic and go over best practices for ensuring your digital content is accessible to everyone. Attending this training serves as an equivalent for completing the accessibility assessment in Talent@GW.

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual

Thursday 2/15

HR Training on Benefits and Payroll
Join this virtual training to learn about benefits and payroll programs at GW, and resources available to you as a manager.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

Friday 2/16

Leaders at All Levels: Retreat Planning
Please join us for our February Leaders at all Levels session where we will start out the year discussing Retreat Planning! We will dive into the process of planning a successful retreat and what that might look like for your team.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

Five Star FixIt Reviews for 2/12/2024

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 12, 2024

YOU GET A KUDOS! YOU GET A KUDOS! YOU GET A KUDOS!

Michael Akyea for replacing the kitchen lights at JBKO: “He used the good lights and not those depressing LED hospital lights so I’d say this was an 11/10”
Anthony Baylor for removing broken glass from a clogged sink drain at District House: “Technician was super nice and completed my request very quickly, thank you!”
Leroy Johnson for replacing an air filter in a Potomac House room: “Technician solved the issue and kept us posted on the issue; great work – excellent job!
Julio Martinez for creating and installing a cubicle hanger sign for a Ross Hall Office: “Work was completed promptly”
Wallace Vauss and Jose Guzman for fixing a leak at Ross Hall: “Thank you”

DSF Trainings: HR Training on Protecting Information while using virtual meeting applications and more!

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 5, 2024

Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.

Tuesday 2/6

HR Training on Talent and Organizational Development
Learn about the Talent and Organizational Development team and learn about the programs this team offers such as new employee orientation and training and development opportunities. You will also learn about the performance management process at GW.

Time: 10am-11am
Location: Virtual

Thursday 2/8

Protecting Information while using virtual meeting applications.
Virtual meetings, conference calls and webinars are now a constant of modern work.
This workshop will cover best practices and available conference settings that will help you protect the privacy and security of personal information of your meetings and webinars’ attendees, as well as your meeting content’s confidentiality.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual Register to Attend

Thursday 2/16

HR Training on Benefits and Payroll
Each quarter, managers will have the opportunity to attend information and training sessions hosted by various departments across HRMD. This week learn about benefits and payroll programs at GW, and resources available to you as a manager.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual Register to Attend

Five Star FixIt Reviews for 2/5/2024

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 5, 2024

What better way to start the week than with a Kudos lineup? Congratulations to this week’s recipients!

Giovanny Ruiz for adjusting the temperature in a District House room and teaching the student how to use it: “Very friendly and explained the problem very well so we could avoid problems like it in the future. 10/10.”
Frank Fasi for replacing a key reader battery at West Hall: “Thank you for fixing our key card lock, we really appreciate it!!”
Andre Freeman for assisting in adjusting the temperature in a Funger office: “Andre was very nice and professional and told me each step he was doing to complete the request. “
Yared Yirgu for spearheading temperature adjustments at Himmelfarb: “Yared addressed the problem and then stopped by to make sure the temperature in my office was climbing toward normal temperatures; he stopped by again to ensure that the fix was holding and that the temperature range had risen to a normal range. His work was timely, efficient, thorough, and much appreciated!”
Leule Ambaye for repairing a wall with paint damage at Thurston Hall: “Employee was very kind and efficient”

FPCM Forward Awards: Nominations are OPEN! Submit Before 2/16!

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 2, 2024

With the first FPCM Forward Awards of the year approaching, it’s time to submit a nomination! The FPCM Forward awards are a great opportunity to nominate your colleagues, employees, managers and other team members for a chance to win recognition in of the 5 categories: Safety, Care, Efficiency, Only at GW and Rookie. While nominations are open year-round now, the cutoff to submit for the next set of Awards is February 16!

Submit a Forward Award Nomination

Kudos Roundup for 1/29/24

Published by stephanie.stinfort on February 2, 2024

And just like that we’re back for another Kudos Roundup. Have more you’d like to share? Send them to us!

From the FPCM Leadership Meeting to Adam Poplin:

“From many on the leadership team to Adam Poplin for leading an excellent AiM Query Training in December that was very helpful to many.”

From Doreen Walters-Brooks to Terrence Bell:

“Thank you Terrence for shampooing our SEH Suite 3000 carpet today. We appreciate you managing to squeeze our request in at such short notice despite your very busy schedule. It is finally nice to see those ugly stains gone and we will return in January to a clean carpet. That was an amazing job well done!“

From student Isabella Marte to Brionna Carter:

My name is Isabella Marte and I am a student at The George Washington University.

I recently had the pleasure of experiencing exceptional service from one of your drivers, Brionna.

I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude and commend the outstanding performance of Brionna. From the moment she picked me up to the end of the journey, Brionna displayed a remarkable level of professionalism, courtesy, and skill.

Not only was Brionna punctual and ensured a safe and comfortable ride, but her friendly demeanor and attentiveness truly stood out. It is evident that she takes great pride in her work and goes above and beyond to provide a positive experience for GW students.

As someone who values excellent service, I believe it is crucial to acknowledge and appreciate individuals like Brionna who consistently uphold the standards of GW and the Safe Ride Program in general.

I am very appreciative of Brionna and her outstanding service and I wanted to make sure her efforts are recognized.

Thank you for your time. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Best regards,
Isabella Marte