Announcements I: April 2007

Stanford's Fifth Community Day: Sunday, April 15, 2007, 10 AM to 4 PM on the Stanford campus. Community Day is designed to be a free open house, featuring student cultural exhibits and musical performances, science and technology demonstrations, children's activities, tours of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and the Stanford Barn, sports and athletic demonstrations and a health fair. Two members of the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center will give lectures; Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner, associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, will speak on the latest in pediatric stem cell medicine, and Dr. Daniel Bernstein, professor of pediatric cardiology, will discuss the latest in pediatric heart health. For a complete schedule, please see http:communityday.stanford.edu.

Come Celebrate Administrative Professionals' Day: Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 8 AM to 12 noon at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center. In honor of this national holiday, Training and Organizational Development, Human Resources, is sponsoring its annual conference for administrative staff (A1-A5) to demonstrate the University's appreciation of you and to provide you with opportunities for your professional development. Please join us for breakfast, opening remarks from Diane Peck, Executive Director of HR, a fun networking activity to get you acquainted with new and old colleagues, and more. There will be give-aways for every attendee as well as a raffle prize drawing at the end of the event. Various departments on campus, including HIP, the Work/Life Office, and Campus Dining, will display booths to inform you of their latest services and resources. You will also have a choice of attending one of three workshops, for which you must pre-register. For more details and registration, please go to: https://hrweb.stanford.edu/training/AADP/conference.html in early March. The program manager is Jackie Ward.

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: Thursday, April 26, 2007 from 7:45 AM to 12:15 PM
Who: Girls and Boys, 10-15 years of age
What: A day of exploring possibilities
Where: Workshops are all over campus and registration begins at Dinkelspiel Auditorium

This year's theme is "Revolutionizing the Workplace." Look for more information and registration materials on the University Benefits Work/Life website (http://worklife.stanford.edu) during the last week of March. The program coordinator is Carol Skladany.

Radiology Staff Retreat: Monday, May 7, 2007
We are currently planning a Radiology Staff Retreat for May 7, 2007 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on campus at 326 Galvez Street! The retreat will be an all day event; breakfast and lunch will be provided. The goals of the day are team-building activities and lots of fun. We have a fabulous retreat planning committee that includes the following staff members: Deitria Chapman; Gale Evans; Kari Guy; Rita Hernandez; Joe Hubbard; Andrew Kloak; Teresa Newton; Lanzie Rivera; Julie Ruiz; Kathleen Sexton, Training & Organizational Development Specialist; Maureen Wong; and Irina Worthey. Our committee was designed to be representative of the greater whole and is doing the best possible job to make this an enjoyable and relaxing, yet productive, event for all staff. Come prepared for a day of fun and comradery; it will be a blast! You are invited to contact any committee member if you wish to provide input or voice any concerns.

Medical School Office Building (MSOB) and the Center for Clinical Services Research (CCSR) Parking Lot Closures
This spring, Parking and Transportation Services will be closing parking lots located near MSOB and CCSR in stages. These closures will begin April 30 with the partial reduction of parking lot #16, which is the MSOB lot closest to Welch Road. The larger parking lot that extends from CCSR to the Clark Center will probably remain open for another six months and will then be closed in phases until the completion of construction. To compensate for the closure of these parking lots, "A" parking will be increased in the Stockfarm Parking Structure #5 as well as in lots #17 and #18, which are bounded by Campus Drive, Welch Road, Oak Road, and Stockfarm Road. "C" permit parking will not be increased.