Winter 2016 FSS Essentials FSS VISION: Eric Algoe Vice President Nancy Nusbaum Darryl Borgonah Associate VP, FSS Planning Outstanding Support Associate VP, Financial Services John Root and Service: Making a Russell Clark Director, Auxiliary Services Director, EHS&RM Gordon Thyberg Difference at Texas State Juan Guerra Assistant VP, Budgeting, Financial Associate VP, Facilities Planning & Analysis John McBride Valarie Van Vlack Assistant VP, Human Resources Treasurer LETTER FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT This is my first fall in San Marcos and State University students mirror the State of Texas in I can’t say enough about how much that they come from a wide variety of backgrounds and I am enjoying the cool nights and socioeconomic levels. I am particularly proud of the fact warm days, the students everywhere that many of our students are first-generation college you look, exploring the hill country, attendees, as was I, and that many of our students are the fall sports, and all the great food. financially challenged to afford the great education that Fall is also the time of the year when we provide and yet they still find a way. In fact, making the Board of Regents deliberates and a college education accessible, attainable and affordable decides on tuition and fee increases are foundational beliefs at Texas State. for the next academic year. Given this diverse makeup of our student body, it should As all of you undoubtedly know, Texas come as no surprise to learn that any tuition or fee Continued on page 8... DATES TO REMEMBER January February February 14 March 14 – 18 National Oatmeal Month Black History Month Valentine’s Day Spring Break – Texas State National Blood Donor Month February 2 February 15 University January 1 Groundhog Day President’s Day March 17 New Year’s Day February 4 February 29 St. Patrick’s Day January 4 World Cancer Day Leap Day March 20 World Braille Day February 7 First Day of Spring January 6 Super Bowl XLIX March Palm Sunday Epiphany February 10 Women’s History Month March 23 January 8 Ash Wednesday March 2 National Chip and Dip Bubble Bath Day February 11 Texas Independence Day Day January 18 Don’t Cry Over Spilled March 4 March 25 Martin Luther King Day Milk Day Employee Appreciation Good Friday –Texas State Holiday February 12 Day March 27 January 28 Abraham Lincoln’s March 13 Easter Sunday National Have Fun At Birthday Daylight Saving Time March 31 Work Day Starts Cesar Chavez Day AND THE WINNERS ARE... VPFSS Karen Hollensbe, Human Resources Repre- sentative, Human Resources was selected Brown as the Texas State Employee of the Month. Congratulations, Karen, on your hard work, Bag dedication and being recognized as the July 2015 Employee of the Month! Have an idea...a question...a concern? Eric Algoe will visit offices for his monthly Brown Bag sessions on the following dates: Custodial Operations Thursday, January 21 Facilities Management FSS QUARTERLY TEAM 11:30am - 12:30pm Wednesday, February 24 Treasurer & Student Business Services 12:00pm - 1:00pm Thursday, March 24 Grounds Operations 11:30am - 12:30pm FACILITIES MAINTENANCE: Lee Torres CUSTODIAL OPERATIONS: Phillip Williams, Jeremy Nybro, Eric Guerrero, Cindy Hidrogo, Adan Lomas, Michael Contreras, Rick Boasi, and Dwight Garza. 2 FSS Essentials SPOTLIGHT ON PRINT AND MAIL SERVICES Print and Mail Services is a one-stop solution for a variety of printing, mailing and related needs. We offer offset printing, digital color printing with true metallic gold and wide-format printing up to 42 inches wide for posters and banners. Variable data technology is available for personalized pieces for name cards and certificates. With our new Print Shop Pro software we have easy online ordering and we provide free delivery. Printing and Mailing Services are under one roof, so we can coordinate your printed piece with many different mailing options. Copy Cats is centrally located on campus for easy walk-up service. Copy Cats offers high quality digital color and black & white copies at a fast turnaround. Jesse Cruz – Jesse is a Mail Services Clerk and has worked for Gilbert Castro – Gilbert is a Print Center Printer and has worked Texas State University over 12 years. His duties include sorting and for Texas State University over 18 years. His duties include offset scanning incoming mail, bulk mail preparation, mail route training, printing, digital printing using a Xante printer, operating scoring mail metering, postage due tracking, UPS package preparation and and folder equipment and other document preparations using a JCK mail room attendant. paper cutter and other bindery equipment. Justin Tello – Justin is a Mail Services Clerk and has worked for Domingo Alvarez – Domingo is a Print Center Printer and has Texas State University over 5 years; half as a student worker and worked for Texas State University over 16 years. His duties include half as a full time staff. His duties include sorting and scanning offset printing, digital printing using a Xante printer, operating incoming mail, mail route training, mail metering, UPS package scoring and folder equipment and other document preparations preparation and JCK mail room attendant. using a paper cutter and other bindery equipment. Joe Sanchez – Joe is a Mail Services Supervisor and has worked for Bobby Espinoza – Bobby is a Print Center Printer II and has worked Texas State University over 21 years. He oversees all operations in for Texas State University over 25 years. His duties include offset the Mail Center and fills in where assistance is needed. printing, digital printing using a Xante printer, operating scoring and folder equipment and other document preparations using a Danny Hurtado – Danny is a Mail Services Clerk and has worked for paper cutter and other bindery equipment. He is also very valuable Texas State University over 26 years. His duties include sorting and in maintaining all the equipment. scanning incoming mail, mail metering, business reply tracking, UPS package preparation and JCK mail room attendant. James Dorsey – Jim is a Print and Mail Services Manager and has worked for Texas State University over 23 years. He oversees Jim Rummel – Jim is a Copy Cats Equipment Operator and has all operations of the Print Center, Copy Cats and Mail Center and worked for Texas State University over 11 years. His duties include operating and maintaining the Kodak 2500. assisting customers that need printing, laminating or other services offered at Copy Cats. Print and Mail Services also employs many Texas State University students throughout the year. We depend greatly on our student Gloria Perez – Gloria is a Copy Cats Supervisor and has worked for workers and they provide an abundance of quality work to support Texas State University over 28 years. She oversees all operations our mission and provide great customer service. at Copy Cats and helps out where assistance is needed. Wage Students – Print and Mail Services employs 5 waged Cortney Akers – Cortney is a Print Center Administrative Assistant students. Carissa McCall works in Pre-press, order tracking and II and has worked for Texas State University over 10 years. Her Kodak 2500 operation, Hailey Gilder assists in printing preparation duties include operating and maintaining the Kodak 2500, and order tracking, Anastasia Wright is in accounts payable and inventory control, purchasing, pre-press and Print Center students order tracking and Pedro Ledesma and Kalyn Schulte work in mail supervision. preparation and delivery. Jolane Wiegand – Jolane is a Print Center Pre-Press Technician II Work Study Students – Print and Mail Services employs 7 work and has worked for Texas State University over 22 years. Her duties study students who all participate in mail preparation and delivery. include preparing jobs for offset and digital printing, preparing They are Erik Jimenez, Alexandra Trevino, Reagan Bounds, Gabriella plates, large-format printing, graphic design and customer service. Gamboa, John Arellano, Devonte Neal and Edwin Rodriguez. Bobcat Chatter What is the strangest thing you've ever eaten, and where? Octopus Soup Fried Crickets Cow Brains Isla Mujeres, Mexico Beijing, China San Marcos, Texas Mark Leamons Elizabeth Hewett Martin Mercado Human Resources Student Business Services Facilities Winter 2016 3 WELLNESS WISDOM Texas State Employee Wellness Program is now... Phase II of the Texas State Employee Wellness Pilot Program continues but this time with a new name and even more opportunities. Our goal is to help make Texas State one of the healthiest places to work! As a registered member of WellCats, you will have access to the following: Exercise 1 • Open swim at the Aqua Sports Center, • Racquetball at Jowers Center, • Group exercise classes at various locations throughout campus, Education 2 • Lunch and learn sessions covering a variety of wellness topics, • Health behavior change coaching sessions, • Hands-on cooking classes, Personalized 3 • One-on-one nutrition consultation, • One-on-one fitness testing, feedback, and basic exercise programming, Benefits 4 • Subsidized membership at the Student Recreation Center (for the first 200 members), REGISTRATION IS ONGOING. YOU CAN JOIN ANYTIME! www.worklife.txstate.edu 4 FSS Essentials FSS DIVERSITY that makes the Texas State The continual development experience so special. of self-awareness is some- Texas State University, the 33rd largest school in the thing that fosters important country and the fourth largest school in Texas, has The impact of this success traits like responsibility and experienced an incredible increase in enrollment. is far-reaching. Students accountability. Where toler- are not only learning to be ance is the soul of decision- One of the things that has Professors work to create a academically successful but making. contributed to the success more intriguing and intimate also personally and socially is the ability to maintain educational experience for successful, enhancing their We all contribute to this char- the small school/small town students.