Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Join the Taylors Dec. 6 for the Annual President's Christmas Reception
Please join Beck and Julie Taylor as they celebrate the season by hosting the annual President’s Christmas Reception on Monday, Dec. 6, from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Hixson Union Building. To view the official invitation, please click on President’s 2010 Christmas Reception.
Taxes Made E-Easy: Sign up to receive your W-2 tax forms electronically
Dear University Employees,
In our continued effort to streamline processes, provide more convenience to employees, and increase efficiencies, we plan to start generating electronic W-2 tax forms as of calendar year 2010. This new process will allow you to view and print your W-2 forms instead of having to wait for the mailed version. For the year 2010 and after, you will be able to view your current and future W-2 information via WhitNet.
To start the new electronic process, please log into your WhitNet account and click on the
W-2 Electronic Consent option under Employee Profile. By consenting to receive your
W-2 electronically, you will not receive your 2010 form in the mail. We will notify you in January when year-end processing is complete and your form is securely posted to your WhitNet account. Alternatively, by choosing to not give your consent, you will receive your 2010 W-2 via mail, postmarked no later than Jan. 31, 2011. You have the option to change your consent status at anytime, other than during the year-end processing period.
Please note that all employees need to indicate “yes” or “no” in their WhitNet profile. Failure to do so may result in delays in the generation of the W-2 forms.
If you have questions, please contact Senior Accountant Tara Lambert at x4435. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Luz Merkel
Associate Vice President, Finance and Administration
Business Affairs
In our continued effort to streamline processes, provide more convenience to employees, and increase efficiencies, we plan to start generating electronic W-2 tax forms as of calendar year 2010. This new process will allow you to view and print your W-2 forms instead of having to wait for the mailed version. For the year 2010 and after, you will be able to view your current and future W-2 information via WhitNet.
To start the new electronic process, please log into your WhitNet account and click on the
W-2 Electronic Consent option under Employee Profile. By consenting to receive your
W-2 electronically, you will not receive your 2010 form in the mail. We will notify you in January when year-end processing is complete and your form is securely posted to your WhitNet account. Alternatively, by choosing to not give your consent, you will receive your 2010 W-2 via mail, postmarked no later than Jan. 31, 2011. You have the option to change your consent status at anytime, other than during the year-end processing period.
Please note that all employees need to indicate “yes” or “no” in their WhitNet profile. Failure to do so may result in delays in the generation of the W-2 forms.
If you have questions, please contact Senior Accountant Tara Lambert at x4435. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Luz Merkel
Associate Vice President, Finance and Administration
Business Affairs
The Snow Has Got to Go: Please heed the “No Overnight Parking” lot designations
In order for the snow crew to properly clean the "No Overnight Parking" lots, the lots need to be empty at night. Even if a couple of cars are left in the lots, the plow trucks have a very difficult time maneuvering around them and usually end up leaving snow next to the parked cars, which limits the number of usable parking spots. If the lot is empty, the snow can be pushed to the end of the lot and then pushed up on the lawn. This also aids in drainage when the snow begins to melt.
Please click on the Whitworth Public Parking Areas map to view the red and green designated parking areas on campus. The red lots are the “No Overnight Parking” lots. These lots have signs, usually at the entry points to each lot, which state “No Overnight Parking.” The No Overnight Parking lots are designated as such because the majority of the people parking in these lots are users that come during the day and leave at night. The designated green lots on the map allow 24-hour parking and are used primarily by residents who live on campus.
We also have designated parking areas for cars that remain on campus during Christmas and Spring Breaks. Anyone wishing to leave a car on campus during these times needs to call Campus Security at 777.4444 for information on the best place to park.
Thank you for your cooperation with our parking designations.
Facilities Services
Please click on the Whitworth Public Parking Areas map to view the red and green designated parking areas on campus. The red lots are the “No Overnight Parking” lots. These lots have signs, usually at the entry points to each lot, which state “No Overnight Parking.” The No Overnight Parking lots are designated as such because the majority of the people parking in these lots are users that come during the day and leave at night. The designated green lots on the map allow 24-hour parking and are used primarily by residents who live on campus.
We also have designated parking areas for cars that remain on campus during Christmas and Spring Breaks. Anyone wishing to leave a car on campus during these times needs to call Campus Security at 777.4444 for information on the best place to park.
Thank you for your cooperation with our parking designations.
Facilities Services
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Custodian Terri Batt
Name: Terri Batt
Job title: Custodian
Department: Facilities Services
How long have you worked at Whitworth? Ten years
What do you like best about your job? Serving and interacting with the students
In what ways do you feel your job fulfills your sense of vocation? My ability of hospitality to give the students a fun and clean environment.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “Dragonfly” – I’m a Kevin Costner fan
Favorite food: A good salad with all the trimmings
Favorite quote: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Favorite music: Jazz & Christian
Favorite animal: Dog
Guilty pleasure: Coconut cream pie
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, scrapbooking, canning
Best vacation ever: Canada & Lake Louise
Birth place: Seattle, Wash.
We’d be surprised to know that…I like to fly fish.
I collect…inspirational quotes and CDs/DVDs with Christian messages (I love to share them!).
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland and Scotland
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? Public speaking
What is your favorite sound? A babbling brook
What is your life motto? “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
Favorite childhood TV show: “JP Patches”
Least favorite words: I can’t do it.
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? The Redwood Forest in California with my husband
Job title: Custodian
Department: Facilities Services
How long have you worked at Whitworth? Ten years
What do you like best about your job? Serving and interacting with the students
In what ways do you feel your job fulfills your sense of vocation? My ability of hospitality to give the students a fun and clean environment.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “Dragonfly” – I’m a Kevin Costner fan
Favorite food: A good salad with all the trimmings
Favorite quote: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Favorite music: Jazz & Christian
Favorite animal: Dog
Guilty pleasure: Coconut cream pie
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, scrapbooking, canning
Best vacation ever: Canada & Lake Louise
Birth place: Seattle, Wash.
We’d be surprised to know that…I like to fly fish.
I collect…inspirational quotes and CDs/DVDs with Christian messages (I love to share them!).
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland and Scotland
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? Public speaking
What is your favorite sound? A babbling brook
What is your life motto? “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
Favorite childhood TV show: “JP Patches”
Least favorite words: I can’t do it.
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? The Redwood Forest in California with my husband
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Stephy Nobles-Beans, coordinator for ministry and multicultural affairs
Name: Stephaine (Stephy) Nobles-Beans
Job title: Coordinator for Ministry and Multicultural Affairs
Department: Chapel
How long have you worked at Whitworth? 14 years
What do you like best about your job? The students that I meet
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? My gifts and abilities help the campus community in the areas of spiritual support, prayer and mentoring.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “The Color Purple”
Favorite food: Jumbo shrimp (deep-fried)
Favorite quote: “I can, I will, I did!”
Favorite music: Instrumental smooth Christian jazz (I love to write poetry to jazz)
Favorite animal: Cat
Guilty pleasure: Peanut M&Ms
Hobbies: Writing poetry and plays
Best vacation ever: Caribbean
Birth place: Dallas, Texas
We’d be surprised to know that…I’ve written hundreds and hundreds of poems (for real!)
I collect…journals and butterfly pins
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Aruba – I want to walk on the white sands
What cartoon character best describes you? Minnie Mouse (she loves to talk, and so do I)
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To fly a jumbo jet
What is your favorite sound? A waterfall
What is your life motto? “Live Life Like it’s Real!”
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Love one another as Christ has loved you.”
Favorite childhood book: Mother Goose nursery rhyme book
Favorite childhood TV show: “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Least favorite word: Can’t
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? Jesus, and I would love to go with him to Jerusalem and take a swim in the Jordan River
Best high school class subject: English
Job title: Coordinator for Ministry and Multicultural Affairs
Department: Chapel
How long have you worked at Whitworth? 14 years
What do you like best about your job? The students that I meet
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? My gifts and abilities help the campus community in the areas of spiritual support, prayer and mentoring.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “The Color Purple”
Favorite food: Jumbo shrimp (deep-fried)
Favorite quote: “I can, I will, I did!”
Favorite music: Instrumental smooth Christian jazz (I love to write poetry to jazz)
Favorite animal: Cat
Guilty pleasure: Peanut M&Ms
Hobbies: Writing poetry and plays
Best vacation ever: Caribbean
Birth place: Dallas, Texas
We’d be surprised to know that…I’ve written hundreds and hundreds of poems (for real!)
I collect…journals and butterfly pins
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Aruba – I want to walk on the white sands
What cartoon character best describes you? Minnie Mouse (she loves to talk, and so do I)
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To fly a jumbo jet
What is your favorite sound? A waterfall
What is your life motto? “Live Life Like it’s Real!”
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Love one another as Christ has loved you.”
Favorite childhood book: Mother Goose nursery rhyme book
Favorite childhood TV show: “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Least favorite word: Can’t
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? Jesus, and I would love to go with him to Jerusalem and take a swim in the Jordan River
Best high school class subject: English
Winter Weather Communication Protocol
Dear Campus Community,
During adverse weather, please keep in mind that decisions about campus closures or changes to the regular operating schedule will be announced the following ways:
Your judgment and awareness of your personal situation may require a different course of action than we’d choose for the whole university, so if that is the case, please contact your instructor or supervisor about your situation.
May you all enjoy a safe winter!
Michael Le Roy
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
During adverse weather, please keep in mind that decisions about campus closures or changes to the regular operating schedule will be announced the following ways:
- An e-mail message to your Whitworth e-mail account
- An announcement posted to the campus news section of the Whitworth home page (http://www.whitworth.edu/)
- A recording on the Whitworth phone switchboard (509.777.1000)
- Local news media broadcasts
Your judgment and awareness of your personal situation may require a different course of action than we’d choose for the whole university, so if that is the case, please contact your instructor or supervisor about your situation.
May you all enjoy a safe winter!
Michael Le Roy
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Monday, November 22, 2010
Human Resource Services: Take part in Commute Trip Reduction "Find Another Way" campaign
Take Part in the Commute Trip Reduction “Find Another Way” Campaign
Win a Safeway gift card on Wednesdays in November by Finding Another Way to work, such as carpooling, riding the bus, vanpooling, working from home, walking or bicycling. Every Thursday a drawing will be held for everyone that participates on Wednesday and filled out their commute calendar at http://www.mycommute.org/. For assistance on filling out your online commute calendar, please click on My Commute Calendar.
By participating on Wednesday or any other day in November, you’ll be eligible to win one of six $25 Safeway gift cards or one $150 Safeway gift card. Plus, you’ll save money and wear and tear on your car, reduce stress, and help reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in our community.
For more details, please visit http://www.mycommute.org/ or contact JoAnn Fox, employee transportation coordinator/assistant director for benefits, at jfox@whitworth.edu.
Win a Safeway gift card on Wednesdays in November by Finding Another Way to work, such as carpooling, riding the bus, vanpooling, working from home, walking or bicycling. Every Thursday a drawing will be held for everyone that participates on Wednesday and filled out their commute calendar at http://www.mycommute.org/. For assistance on filling out your online commute calendar, please click on My Commute Calendar.
By participating on Wednesday or any other day in November, you’ll be eligible to win one of six $25 Safeway gift cards or one $150 Safeway gift card. Plus, you’ll save money and wear and tear on your car, reduce stress, and help reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in our community.
For more details, please visit http://www.mycommute.org/ or contact JoAnn Fox, employee transportation coordinator/assistant director for benefits, at jfox@whitworth.edu.
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