The inside track for Shops employees
Welcome, Tristy!
At last month’s Breakfast Management Meetings, we had a special guest in attendance who joined us before her official start date. Now that she’s officially joined the team at the Shops, we would like to welcome our new Director of Bookstore Services, Tristy Hillestad! For a photo from her first day with some Bookstore staff, click here! (Thanks, Steve Z. for the great picture!)
Tristy is SDSU alumni with a B.S. in Textiles—emphasis in Retail (and that’s South Dakota State University, not San Diego State as you may have guessed). She joins us here at Cal State Long Beach after 17 years with the University of Denver, where she was a buyer, manager, and eventually the University Bookstore Director, in addition to serving as the Director of Budget and Planning in the Division of Math and Sciences. Welcome to the Shops, Tristy!
Dorm Move-In Weekend
Thank you to everyone that supported the busy weekend before the first day of school! Over 400 orders were placed with the Dorm Delivery Program for Dorm Move-in on August 25th, and the Back to School VIP event on the 26th had live music, prizes, and plenty of food! Special thanks to Cyndi Farrington, Brian Fetterman, Melissa Devan, Steve Zimmerle, Kristin Bonetati and Juan Calvillo! Go Shops!
Steve shared one of his favorite moments of the weekend, where he was setting up a Wii for an interactive gaming display, and a young child was so excited to play Super Mario Brothers, that he voluntarily finished setting up the Wii for Steve while he stepped away to grab more items for the display. Young Wii-friend, if you end up coming to CSULB when you’re older, you may have a tech job in your future!
Help us help you
Ask your co-workers if they’re getting the Beach Bytes. If they aren’t, not only are they missing important announcement and fun events, but they could be missing out on many other emails from Human Resources.
If you know a Shops employee that isn’t receiving these emails, please have them contact HR to ensure they have the correct email address in their records.
Take a seat, friends.
At New Hire Orientation (in the Corporate session), we emphasize the importance of reinforcing the human aspect of our organization. It’s easy to forget that the people working next to us are students, parents, athletes, and not “just employees” of the Forty-Niner Shops. One way we share this side of the staff is with the Beach Breeze, another is with the Employee Hot Seat.
Please take a couple minutes to fill out the Hot Seat survey for yourself and send it to FNS-Communications@csulb.edu or contact Marlon directly at Marlon.Deleon@csulb.edu if you have any questions.
· Name (as you would like it to appear):
· Department/Unit:
· Title/position:
· How long have you been with the Shops?
· Favorite Starbucks Drink/Nugget Menu item?
· Favorite Color:
· Favorite quote/saying?
· What’s your sign?
· What’s one super interesting factoid about you that no one would know by looking at you?
For everyone at The Beach...
Campus Closed for Labor Day
Monday, September 3rd, the CSULB community observes Labor Day with a campus holiday. Normal classes and business hours will resume Tuesday, September 4th.
B-Word Project
The Carpenter Performing Arts Center kicks off the academic year with several B-Word Project events. All Banned, Blacklisted and Boycotted: Censorship and the Response To It events are free and open to the public.
For more information on these or other events, visit www.bwordproject.org
Week in Welcomeland, Coca-Cola, and Smorgasport
The first few days of September are packed with events, so here’s a list of what to look for:
Tuesday, Sept 4th
· ASI Info-Rama, 11am-2pm at the Beach Circle (Near CBA and WallStreat Café)
· Coca-cola sampling: ZICO Coconut Water, 11am-1pm outside Bookstore C-store
Wednesday, Sept 5th
· ASI Week in Welcomeland festivities, 11am-2pm on Commencement Lawn (upper campus)
· Coca-cola sampling: Honest Tea, 11am-1pm outside Bookstore C-store
Thursday, Sept 6th
· ASI Week in Welcomeland festivities, 11am-2pm on Commencement Lawn (upper campus)
· Coca-cola sampling: Core Power Energy Drink, 11am-1pm outside Bookstore C-store
· Coca-Cola Light Up Happiness event, 8pm-12am Nugget Patio
Friday, Sept 7th
· ASI Smorgasport 8pm-12am, USU north side (in Lot 3 by Brotman Hall). The Nugget is teaming up with ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs) to serve alcohol-free Mocktails. Apple and Beach will be there also with a Wii interactive display.
Special Promotions
· $19.49 Sweatshirt sale (in-store only starting Tues., Sept 4th while supplies last through Sat., Sept 8th.)
· $9.49 T-shirt sale (Beach Shop, Beach on 2nd Street and online through September 7th)
· Champion basketball shorts $19.49 and select zip hoods $24.49. These racks are located in the middle of the bookstore, both in front of and behind the central staircase.
· Hispanic Heritage Month—15% off selected titles (in-store only)
· Campus Copy Center Paper of the Month: 50% off all copies made on Celestial Blue
· Campus Copy Center Special of the Month: 50% off all reductions/enlargements
The Shops’ Hot Seat
Each issue we’ll feature one of our employees, from the newest student employees to the senior staff members in any of our units and offices!
This Week: Tristy Hillestad, Director of Bookstore Services
Beach Bytes: How long have you been with the Shops?
Tristy Hillestad: One week (as of August 30th).
BB: Favorite Starbucks drink?
TH: Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte, Iced or Hot.
BB: Favorite Color?
TH: Turquoise
BB: Favorite quote/saying?
TH: "Whatever you do, be consistent." It’s a “Tristy-ism” that can be applied to accounting, customer service, and general decision making.
BB: What’s your sign?
TH: Leo
BB: What’s one super interesting factoid about you that no one would know by looking at you?
TH: “I don’t ski at Keystone Ski Resort anymore.” Tristy loves downhill skiing, and all of her skiing injuries have happened at that resort, so it’s almost like Keystone is bad skiing luck for her.
Have an announcement for the Shops family, and/or want to be featured in a future issue? Please email Marlon.Deleon@csulb.edu with “Beach Bytes” in the subject line!
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Communications Dept
Forty-Niner Shops, Inc
California State University, Long Beach
Office: 562.985.1125
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