The inside track for Shops employees
Ensure You Receive Your Paycheck with Direct Deposit
Due to the 49er Shops being closed Monday, December 24th through Tuesday, January 1st, please be aware that Human Resources department will also be closed during this time.
Even though the last pay day of the year will be Friday, December 28th, Human Resources will not be open. We encourage you to enroll in Direct Deposit no later than 5pm on Monday, December 10th, 2012 to ensure that you will receive your final paycheck of the year on time. If you would like to have your final paycheck mailed to you instead, please contact Suzanne O’Deegan, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator at (562) 985-7385 or via email at Suzanne.Odeegan@csulb.edu to make arrangements. Paychecks will be mailed out Thursday, December 27th, 2012. For those who do not wish to enroll in Direct Deposit, these last of the year paychecks will be available to pick up on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013, when the Human Resources department resumes operations.
Let Us Know What You Think
The 49er Shops and Human Resources will be conducting an employee engagement survey from November 28th through December 6th, 2012. This survey is being handled through Workplace Dynamics LLP and all responses will remain completely anonymous. Human Resources will be working with your department manager to provide more details so please contact them with any additional questions. Completed and sealed surveys must be returned to the Human Resources by Thursday, December 6th by 5pm. Thank you in advance for your feedback and support!
49er Shops Friends & Family Shopping Event
This year the 49er Shops is taking our annual Employee Shopping Day to a whole new level! Not only are we providing you the amazing discounts you know and love, this year we are extending that discount to your friends and family. Please come by the Bookstore on Thursday, November 29th, from 4pm – 8pm to enjoy some cookies, maybe a hot cocoa or cider, and take advantage of once a year savings throughout the Bookstore. Postcard invites for employees’ friends and family members are available in the Human Resources offices and contain a raffle form to win fabulous prizes at the event.
Beach on 2nd Street 5th Anniversary
In 2007 the 49er Shops opened a store in the heart of Belmont Shore to offer CSULB clothing, gifts and accessories to the greater Long Beach community. Join us on Saturday, December 1st from 12pm – 4pm at a special event to celebrate our fifth anniversary on 2nd Street. Program to start at 2pm.This is an open house style event with refreshments provided by Beach Catering as well as special promotions only available that day. Feel free to stick around afterwards for the Belmont Shore Holiday Parade! Click here for more details.
49er Shops Holiday Party
Our annual 49er Shops Employee Holiday Party is set for Friday, December 7th, from 4pm to 7:30pm in the Nugget. Celebrate with a rockin’ DJ, delicious food, great beverages and the chance to win some seriously cool prizes. Check your email and make sure to RSVP for this fun event.
Green Updates
The 49er Shops Green Team is dedicated to develop, promote and implement environmentally conscious practices in all of our business operations. With this in mind, as of December 15th, computer monitor sleep time will be reduced from 15 minutes to 5 minutes. Additionally, updates have been made to the Green Office Calculators used in the Green Office Certification process. This revised spreadsheet is scheduled to be emailed out to departments later this week via email and will need to submitted back to Kriska Parda at Kriska.Parda@csulb.edu by December 7th. Thank you all for your support to keep our campus and organization green!
Save the Date!
Saturday, December 15th, the 49er Shops will be hosting another can’t miss Employee Appreciation Day this time at the Pyramid. Look for details coming to your email very soon!
For everyone at The Beach...
Cherishing Children Holiday Toy Drive
CSULB and the 49er Shops are participating in the 15th Annual Cherishing Children Toy Drive for Needy Children from November 21st through December 14th, 2012. Please bring any new, unwrapped toys to collection boxes located in the Human Resources Office, Nugget Grill and Pub and Bookstore Front Line Cash Registers. Let’s give these kids a reason smile to this Holiday Season. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Comedy Night
The USU Program Council and ASI Commissions present Comedy Night at the Nugget on Wednesday, November 28th, from 6pm – 9pm. This comedy extravaganza will be hosted by Andy Kneiss and the admission is free!
Hurricane Sandy Relief Show
Communication 337 and TKE Fraternity will be hosting a Hurricane Sandy Relief Show on Thursday, November 29th at 7pm. Featuring the talents of Beastchild, The Soul Collective, and The Dares, they will also be raising money for the Red Cross to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
John and Jon Town Hall at the Nugget
The next Town Hall meeting with the ASI President, John Haberstroh, and ASI VP, Jonathan Bolin, will be Tuesday, December 4th at 2pm in the Nugget. Come by to hear ASI updates and share your questions and concerns!
Comedy Show
The Nugget will be hosting The Really, Really Good Comedy Show on Thursday, December 6th, at 6pm. Host Daniel Eachus and Entertaining Entertainment presents a fresh batch of local comedians and live music by house band Somewhat Sober. Admission is FREE!
Paula Gleason Retirement Party
Thursday, December 6th the Division of Student Services will be a hosting a farewell reception for their Director of Administrative Services, Paula Gleason. Paula will be retiring after 35 years of wonderful service to the CSULB campus. This reception is scheduled from 3 – 4:30pm in the Pacific Room at the Chartroom.
Buyback, Rental Returns, End of Year Sale and Holiday Cookies – Oh My!
Textbook Buyback is scheduled to begin Finals Week, December 10th – December 15th, with locations in front of the Bookstore, the Outpost and the ever popular drive-thru at Parking Lot 14 across from the Pyramid. For a $50.00 transaction in textbooks bought back, students will receive either a $5.00 coupon for food at the Nugget and/or Outpost or receive a t-shirt for only $1.00. Additionally, this year the Textbook Department will be debuting a brand new Mobile App that will make it exceptionally convenient for our students to compare prices on books being bought back. Look for it in the Mac App Store and Android App Store starting December 3rd!
Back in the Spring Semester 2011, the Bookstore rented out almost 3,000 textbooks. This Fall Semester the Bookstore blew this number out of the water by renting out over 23,000 textbooks with a savings to our students of over $850,000! All textbook rentals are dues back the last day finals, Friday, December 14th. As an added bonus, every student who brings back their rental will receive a scratcher for up to $10 extra cash back at Buyback, or great discounts of either of 25%, 30% or 40% off one item.
During the week of finals with Textbook Buyback and Rental Returns, the Bookstore will have holiday cookies, hot cocoa and cider on December 11th and 12th from 11am – 1pm available on the second floor. Get a much needed break and enjoy a sweet snack on us.
This year to help with all that last minute holiday shopping as well as a chance to grab some Beach gear before you head home for the winter break, the Bookstore will be having an End of Year Sale from December 10th – 21st. Get 20% off all logo clothing and gifts as well as additional savings throughout the store.
Free Admission for students!
Did you know that students get into home games free with their Beach ID Card? Here are a few games coming up where can cheer on LBSU!
Women’s Basketball vs Arizona: Sun., 12/2, 1pm inside the Walter Pyramid
Men’s Basketball vs Fresno State: Mon., 12/3, 7pm inside the Walter Pyramid
Women’s Basketball vs Santa Clara: Sun., 12/9, 2pm inside the Walter Pyramid
For the full schedule and details for all Long Beach State Athletics events, click here or visit www.longbeachstate.com.
Special Promotions for December
· Travel Books – 15% Off
· Calendars – 40% Off
· CCC Color of the Month: Re-Entry Red & Gamma Green – 50% off Single & Double-Sided 8.5 x 11 originals
· CCC Special of the Month: 25% Off all Color Copies
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: Julie Thorpe, Book Buyer
Beach Bytes: How long have you been with the Shops?
Julie Thorpe: Seventeen years
BB: Favorite Starbucks drink:
JT: Tall mocha easy whip
BB: Favorite Nugget Menu Item:
JT: Three egg whites and sourdough toast
BB: Favorite Color:
JT: Sea foam green
BB: Favorite quote/saying:
JT: “You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.” Abbie Hoffman
BB: What’s your sign?
JT: Aquarius
BB: What’s one super-interesting factoid about you that no one would know be looking at you?
JT: Some people do know this - I sang in a women's barbershop group for five years, and we placed first at our regional competition during my fifth year as a member.
Have an announcement for the Shops family, and/or want to be featured in a future issue? Please email FNS-Communications@csulb.edu with “Beach Bytes” in the subject line!
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