Campus Announcements
Campus Announcements for Sept. 28, 2009
The Peace College Garden Club will begin its fall gardening season with a “campus clean-up day” tomorrow. If you’d like to join in the fun, bring your gardening gloves and clippers and meet us at the fountain at 5 p.m.! We will divide into groups and pick up branches, limbs, trash, and clip shrubs (and get our daily dose of Vitamin D). If you are unable to join us, please consider gathering your department and form your own ‘clean-up day’ by walking the perimeter of your building, picking and clipping as you go. For more information, contact Carol Grossi at cgrossi@peace.edu.
Faculty/staff invited to join SGA campus walk-through
In light of the recent events on campus, the Student Government Association is scheduling a campus-wide walk-through of the campus. Students will have already participated in a forum earlier in the day, but we want them to make suggestions and give more feedback about how to make the campus safer. The walk-through will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m., beginning at the fountain. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to come. The walk-through should take about 30 minutes.
Time to check your payroll withholding
With less than four months remaining in the year, the Human Resource Department would like to send a reminder out for employees to check their tax withholding levels. As you may remember, the Making Work Pay tax credit (MWPC) has lowered tax withholding rates for 2009. This change could result in withholding that is less than your personal income tax liability. Individuals among the following groups should pay particular attention to their withholding:
· Pensioners
· Married couples with two incomes
· Individuals with multiple jobs
· Workers who can be claimed as dependents by other taxpayers
Employees can access the IRS Withholding Calculator to ensure enough income tax is withheld for 2009. For further information, please refer to the IRS Publication 919 (How Do I Adjust My Tax Withholding). Individuals who wish to make adjustments to their withholding may complete a Federal W-4 and return it to Lauren Holmes in the Human Resource Department.
Please remember that we cannot provide individual tax advice. Employees are encouraged to speak to their personal tax advisor for more information on how the MWPC may affect their personal tax liability.
Peace hosting Sir Walter Raleigh Music Festival
Peace will be the site of a new music festival this weekend. The Sir Walter Raleigh Festival of Music is open to pianists up to age 18, who will compete for prizes. Peace's own Dr. Milton Laufer is directing the festival. Competitions are open to the public. See details at http://www.swrf.org/.
Faculty/staff volunteers sought for student events
Are you looking for a way to engage and interact with students outside of your day-to-day routine? Student Engagement is seeking faculty/staff volunteers for the following student events this semester:
· Trip to Carolina Hurricanes Season Opener (Friday, October 2, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., co-chaperone with Maria Geddis and enjoy the game!)
· Fall Cocktail at the Cardinal Club (Friday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., or 10 p.m. – 1 a.m., looking for multiple volunteers, can bring a significant other)
· Late Night Breakfast Wednesday, December 9 (8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.): (looking for multiple volunteers to help serve food)
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Cameron Hill at clhill@peace.edu. Thank you already to Maria Geddis for volunteering for the Hurricanes trip, Kenny Gannon and Jenni Becker for taking students to West Side Story in October, and Courtney Hirsch and Meghan McCleery for taking students to the State Fair in October!
Faculty/staff invited to Family Weekend activities
Family Weekend will be held October 24-25 on campus and registration is now open for students and their families. Faculty and staff are invited to choose one of the meals during family weekend to attend for free so that you may interact with students’ families. You may also bring your own family if you’d like. If you are interested, please email Cameron Hill at clhill@peace.edu indicating which meal you’d like to RSVP for (must sign up ahead of time)...
· Saturday, October 24 Breakfast in Main Parlor from 9am-10am (Space is limited)
· Saturday, October 24 Lunch on Main Lawn from 12pm-1pm
· Sunday, October 25 Brunch in Belk Dining Hall from 11am – 1pm
Peace Perk now accepting credit cards
Peace Perk in the renovated Finch Library is now equipped to accept your credit cards. So, take out your plastic and mosey on over for your java and muffin.
Bookstore hours set for 2009-2010
New Bookstore hours are now set:
Monday- 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday- 9:00 am- 5:30 pm
Friday: 9:00-3:30 pm
Saturday: Hours upon request for large campus events
Sunday: CLOSED
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Sarah Heenan at sheenan@peace.edu.
Retirement planning presentation, individual sessions scheduled for Thursday
“How to Manage Your Retirement Assets in a Turbulent Market” will be presented by our Hill Chesson & Woody retirement consultants on Thursday in the Chapel, 10 – 11 a.m. Please attend if you can. Also, free 30-minute individual consultations will be available following the presentation. Please email ktrimble@peace.edu to register for a time slot with Michael DeCamillis, a registered financial representative. Michael is authorized by Peace College and TIAA-CREF to access Peace employees’ retirement information and advise on investment strategy.
Birthdays
Sept. 30 Phyllis Cooper
What's Up on Campus?
Following is a very abridged version of Master Calendar events. For information on these and other events, see the Master Calendar http://pride.peace.edu/
Monday, Sept. 28
Morning Prayer
9 a.m.
Chapel
Bellydance class
Noon
Dance studio
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Morning Prayer
9 a.m.
Chapel
Chapel
3:30 p.m.
Lemonade and Cookies Social
4:30 p.m.
Blue Parlor
Volleyball match at Meredith
7 p.m.
Campus walk-through
8 p.m.
Meet at fountain
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Morning Prayer
9 a.m.
Chapel
MDAP session
10 a.m.
Flowe 215
Thursday, Oct. 1
Morning Prayer
9 a.m.
Chapel
Retirement updates
10 a.m.
Chapel
International students’ panel presentation
3:30 p.m.
Flowe 322
Emily Fortune Feimster comedy show
7:30 p.m.
Leggett Theatre
Friday, Oct. 2
Morning Prayer
9 a.m.
Chapel
Sir Walter Raleigh Music Festival
Kenan Recital Hall
Saturday, Oct. 3
Sir Walter Raleigh Music Festival
Kenan Recital Hall
Soccer match at home
4 p.m.
WRAL Soccer Center