Colorado State University

More than 2,500 Poudre School District students will begin their school year with wide smiles and new supplies thanks to School is Cool.

School is Cool, started at CSU 23 years ago, provided backpacks and grade-specific supplies to 2,511 students. More than 110 volunteers spent four days organizing materials, stuffing backpacks and delivering them to PSD schools.

This year 42 PSD schools will receive backpacks, including every middle school and high school. The program has distributed nearly 35,000 backpacks since it was launched by CSU employees in 1992.

Corporate, campus support

The School is Cool committee has partnered with the CSU Bookstore, the Bohemian Foundation, Hewlett-Packard and other organizations to expand its reach. Still, the majority of funding over the past 23 years has come from CSU employees.

Committed to community

“We are lucky and proud to call Fort Collins our home, and as a university committed to providing access to education, School is Cool is an amazing opportunity for CSU to help children in our community get the tools they need to succeed,” said Tom Milligan, CSU’s vice president for external relations. “The CSU community truly believes in education, and through this wonderful program, our staff, faculty and students get to demonstrate that belief in a way that makes a real difference in the lives of school children in our hometown. We are very proud of this great program and thank the hundreds of individuals and the sponsors who make it possible.”

To support School is Cool, send your gift to: School is Cool, Colorado State University Foundation, 9100 Campus Delivery or donate online.

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CSU faculty and staff can take advantage of several upcoming training opportunities offered through Training and Organizational Development. Available classes

• The Art of Powerful Questions
• How to Survive and Thrive in Change
• Navigating Conflicts between Co-Workers
• Stepping Up to Supervision
• Coaching for Success
• The Balancing Act: Supervising Student, Hourly and Seasonal Employees
• Caring for a Loved One: Be Prepared

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8/14  - The Balancing Act

This course is designed to help supervisors balance their own needs for professional accomplishment and effective time management, as well as being a mentor to student and seasonal employees.

Topics include:

• Preparing for the first day, setting expectations
• Motivation, retention, and evaluation
• Generational differences
• Conflict resolution

9/19  - Caring for a Loved One: Be Prepared

Caring for a loved one can be stressful. This workshop will provide practical information and relevant reference material.

Participants will:

• Gain knowledge of available resources for older adults and their family members
• Assess their current situation and make a caregiving action plan
• Connect and share with others in a similar situation for support and help

Pre-registration is required. Go to the Training website for registration instructions. Select the “Register for Workshops” button to see class descriptions, and log-in to register.

Contact: Ellen Audley

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Colorado State University Police Department provides the SafeWalk service — a student escort trained in safety and security who can walk you to your car or a location within a few blocks of campus. The escorts are Campus Service Officers, or CSOs, who are friendly CSUPD student employees who walk any student or employee to class, their car, or a nearby off-campus location from dusk until dawn, seven days a week, year-round. In extremely cold weather, the CSOs may also have access to a warm vehicle for the escort. SafeWalk can be reached at (970) 491-1155 and operates from dusk until dawn, 7 days a week year around.

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Through C2C, employees receive one free pair of tickets per school year.

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Alumni Association Benefits for Employees

• Discounts: The CSU Alumni Association offers a variety of discounts and deals for faculty and staff, including a discounted membership to the CSU Alumni Association.
• Honors: The Distinguished Alumni Employee Award honors our graduates who have "enhanced the University's mission, reputation, or campus morale, and who represent the University with professionalism, enthusiasm, and dedication."

 

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