Kudos

As I was selecting food for lunch recently, I noticed some flat bread out at a station I never visit, so I figured I'd try a piece. Phil (special diets lead cook in the Heilman Dining Center) quickly moved it out of my reach and told me that it was reserved for students with special diets. He went on to say that if I — or anyone else who isn't gloved — touches it, then that food cannot be served to the students with allergies. I really appreciate that he took the time to explain why I couldn't have any, but more than that, I was impressed with his obvious dedication to keeping food safe for our campus.
—Jean Creamer, Registrar’s Office

Fehima cleans the 4th floor of Weinstein Hall and keeps it spotless! She is always the first person I see every morning, and she always has a big smile and friendly attitude. As a new faculty, she has helped me settle in my office, taken away my cardboard boxes, and is always welcoming. I really appreciate her and want her to know while she may think she works behind the scenes, her work is very much appreciated!
—Kavitha Cardoza, Journalism

Kay Robertson was tasked with distributing service awards for some of us who could not be at the awards meeting and was holding them for pick up. Knowing that I teach remotely and don't get to campus as often as I would like, she kindly offered to send it to me at home. I am grateful to receive it thanks to her thoughtfulness!
—Cheryl Huff, SPCS Liberal Arts

Huge thanks to Billie Afflick at the Dining Center for making our students feel so welcome. SPCS hosted over 50 new students and their families the weekend before classes started, and we planned to treat them to brunch. Shortly before our group arrived from their campus tour, we asked about reserving tables. Billie suggested the Westhampton Room and sprang into action to reserve it. It was a relief to know that our group had a place to sit and continue their conversations as they bonded over the excitement of the semester to come. In the midst of what was already a bustling weekend, Billie went out of her way to propose a solution for our crowd — who then enjoyed brunch as the perfect kick-off to their UR experience!
—Phil Melita, SPCS

Thank you to Jay Einck in Information Services. Jay had tons of patience and great suggestions on ways to assist us with a project that we are currently working on in Risk Management. Thank you for the excellent customer service and IT support, Jay! 
—Robin Walinski, Risk Management

Shout out to Sejida Turanovic for her excellent care of the 3rd floor of the International Center this summer. She has been deep cleaning offices, working around our 30+ summer research students, watering plants for faculty who are out of the office, and sharing some of her marvelous home-grown produce!
—Sandra Joireman, Political Science

Huge thanks to Erica Jackson, Dwayne Smith, Bryan Moyer, Lindsey Monacell, and Val Caminiti for their invaluable support during a time of transition in grad programs staff. We were in our busiest recruitment and enrollment stage and needed help from A–Z. Despite dealing with their own tasks and full plates, they graciously helped every step of the way — both teaching me what to do and jumping in and doing it for me as I was traveling or otherwise unavailable. I took them to d-hall for lunch, and I mean d-hall is GREAT, but I feel like I owe them 1,000 lunches for all their help! I could not have gotten through the month of May without them! Thank you!
—Amy McCracken, Robins Graduate Programs

When our campus lost power in multiple buildings during the final week of classes, Dwayne [Registrar’s Office] made well over 100 classroom changes, finding alternate functional spaces so that classes could resume as quickly as possible. He really put in a lot of time and effort to accomplish this within a tight time frame. We always value his dedication and experience, but his hard work and skills really took the spotlight during this emergency. THANK YOU, DWAYNE!!
—Submitted by Jean Creamer, Registrar's Office

Shout out to the registrar’s office management team! They responded to my panicked text at 6:45 a.m. on Monday morning. I had a critical technical issue and was not going to be able to start the waitlist at 7 a.m., so they jumped in and started the waitlist for our students. I am beyond grateful to work in an office where we are genuinely a team — in the truest, most wonderful sense of the word.
—Submitted by Jean Creamer, Registrar's Office