Communique

The Communique Student Affairs

May 29, 2012

Volume No. 2

Rutgers University Issue No. 24

A walk to believe 2012:

one step closer for Eric legrand The mission of A Walk To Believe is to create awareness and to raise funds for the Eric LeGrand Believe Fund, a fund established to offer support and cover expenses for the injured Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand and his family on his road to recovery.

The second annual 5K A Walk To Believe will be held on Saturday, June 2nd at 10:00am at the High Point Solutions Stadium on Rutgers Busch Campus. Register on June 2nd for $25.

After the walk, there will be a family-friendly, fun-filled afternoon with refreshments, entertainment, children's activities, and more!

For more information, visit: http://awalktobelieve.org/thewalk.html

Veteran Transition Conference The Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services invites staff to attend a student veteran conference at Rutgers on Monday, June 11, 2012. The theme for the conference is Veterans Transition: Combat to Campus to Career. The conference will focus on transitioning to campus, PTSD stereotypes, the effectiveness of peer-to-peer counseling, the benefits of hiring a veteran, and how corporations can be more veteran friendly. Eric Shinseki, the Secretary for the U. S. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, has been invited to speak.

A copy of the draft agenda and conference registration can be found here: https://secure.rutgers.edu/savpsa/veteransConf/default.aspx. Conference registration is free and open to all staff, current students, and prospective student veterans.

Gratitude and Appreciation 

Tony Doody would like to thank Mike Stillwagon for all his work on the summer orientation program.

There are many talented professionals working in Student Affairs at Rutgers, so we will be recognizing several people each week. Please consider thanking or recognizing someone in the next issue of the CommuniquĂŠ. You can thank someone for a job well done on a specific project, for chairing a committee or organizing an event, or even a positive attitude. Please submit your Gratitude and Appreciation by emailing communique@echo.rutgers.edu.

UHR Professional Development Workshops 

Making Meetings More Effective (Wed May 30, 9:00-11:00am, ASB II, Community Room): This workshop helps participants identify specific meeting problems, develop meeting tools such as agendas and minute, and explore strategies for making meetings more useful and productive.

To sign up, visit: uhr.rutgers.edu/profdev/script/allcourses.asp

Racquetball Partner Requested

Rutgers gardens farmers Market Visit the Rutgers Gardens Farm Market for Jersey fresh produce, baked goods, meat, cheese, wine, and so much more. The Farmers Market is open every Friday from 12pm-5pm through November 16th Location: 112 Ryder’s Lane, New Brunswick

Interested in playing racquetball after work? Sheri La Macchia hasn't played in years but is looking to re-live the magic.

Email slama@rutgers.edu if you are interested.

Free first sundays

For more information, visit: rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/ farmmarket.htm

The first Sunday of every month at the Zimmerli Art Museum is a free day of admission, activities, and tours. Stop by the Zimmmerli on Sunday, June 2nd from 12pm-5pm for an afternoon of fun!

Departmental updates RECOGNITION Please join us in celebrating recipients of the Inaugural Student Affairs Awards of Excellence. These individuals were selected from a pool of 59 nominations.  Michael Tolbert, recipient of the 2012 Bridge Builder Award  AnnMarie Burg, recipient of the 2012 Right Hand Woman Award  Steffanie Gallante, recipient of the 2012 Tone of C Award  Sarah Grun, recipient of the 2012 Grad Student of the Year Award  Marques Johnson, recipient of the 2012 New Professional of the Year Award  Mark Forest, recipient of the 2012 Innovation Award Health service has awarded the Roy Bowers Award for Exemplary Service to Mark Forest, Teresa Lord-Stout, and Phil Cohen.

COMMUNIQUe CONTEST

How many full and part-time faculty and staff are there across all of Rutgers’ campuses? First participant to guess correctly wins a Student Affairs mug. Send responses to communique@echo.rutgers.edu.

A. Between 13,000 and 14,000 B. Between 15,000 and 16,000 C. Between 17,000 and 18,000 Patty Rivas & Abby Stern, Editors

Send questions, comments, or requests to communique@echo.rutgers.edu.