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Brookhaven College employee newsletter: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Announcements

Online Access To Inaugural Events

The LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications will be sending out a live Webcast of the Inauguration Day events, Jan. 20 as provided via C-SPAN. The transmission will run from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. You must have Windows Media Player to access the Webcast by computer at: http://video.dcccd.edu/station1.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Hackett at 972-669-6404.

Find the full schedule of events for the day. According to this schedule, “The Swearing-in ceremony takes place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol with the president-elect being sworn-in by 12 noon on January 20. Amendment XX to the U.S. Constitution states that the term of the President expires at noon on January 20.” (Note: That's noon Eastern time, which is 11 a.m. Central time.) Swearing-in is followed by an address by new President Obama, then further speeches, then lunch, then parade.

Board Agendas Online

Keep up to date with items on the DCCCD Board of Trustees meeting agendas. Find the agendas online.

Deer Oaks Newsletters Always Available Online

The Human Resources Office has added the Deer Oaks monthly newsletter to the employee intranet so these materials can be accessible to employees all the time. Deer Oaks is the district's Employee/Dependent Assistance Program, EDAP, provider. Each newsletter contains information about topics related to work and life. For supervisors, the topics focus on workplace morale, employee relations and various other issues. For employees, there is a variety of topics addressed from finance to health to parenting, depending on the issue. Deer Oaks, as the district's EDAP, provides employees and their dependents with six pre-paid counseling sessions per problem incident. Find PDF versions of the newsletter on the intranet under "Resources" or here.