Commerce News for 9/2/2010
 WELLNESS EXPO 2010..You are Invited to attend the Wellness Expo on Tuesday, August 31st from 9 AM to 3 PM, at the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds. Over 100 Exhibitors will be with us that day. Along with our Wellness and Safety Partners, we are also offering "Two Chances to Give Back" this year. Give a Pint for the Red Cross Blood Drive that will be onsite that day- you may pre-register to give by logging on to: www.membersforlife.org/cbsr/schedule click on search by county/Wake/August 31st/Graham Building or enter the sponsor code' & enter 4976. And/Or Bring a Gift of a Canned or Dry Good for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC. We look forward to seeing You There!
Lyris ListManager Mailing List Server Upgrade - NCLIST.COM Your MIS team has upgraded the Lyris mailing list server to version 10.2D and provided you with some enhancments for communicating via our mailing list server. The documentation to assist you can be found on the Lyris Web site.
You may view the User's Manual on-line or download the PDF version  . Don't forget to view the Getting Started Guide on-line or download the PDF version to see how Lyris ListManager can assist you with improving the way your organization communicates. Watch for information on how Lyris can help you!
You are invited to the "Farmer on the Mall" Pilot Project We are excited to announce the upcoming State Employees' Farmer on the Mall starting April 27th from 11 to 2 PM. Farmer Roger Ball, member of the Got to be NC Agriculture program, is our host farmer for this pilot project related to our Comprehensive Wellness Initiative. He will be located on the Bicentennial Mall near the Liberty Bell across from the Legislative Building each Tuesday from 11-2 PM and on the Halifax Mall between the Revenue Building and the Department of Public Instruction Building every Thursday from 11 to 2 PM.
 Parking is almost impossible, so walking to these sites from your office will probably be better.Farmer Ball will be available rain or shine unless it is very bad weather. Also, Freda Butner, RD, LDN, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, will be on hand for the first two events (April 27th and 29th) to answer nutrition questions that employees may have.
This is a collaborative pilot project thanks to the wonderful help of Ronnie Condrey of the Department of Insurance; Commissioner Troxler and staff of the Department of Agriculture; Secretary Carey and team of the Department of Administration; the Office of State Personnel; the State Health Plan; and the Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Public Health/Physical Activity & Nutrition Branch (PAN).
Please visit www.osp.state.nc.us/Wellness/farmeronthemall.htm for complete information and associated links.
2010 New Hire Commerce Orientation Schedule Be sure to mark your calendars! The following orientation sessions will be held within the next 60 days at the New Education Building (DPI) in room 544 on the 5th Floor. Direct any questions to Human Resources at 919 733-2104.
- Wednesday, September 22nd
- Wednesday, October 20th
New Performance Management Plan
E-mail Retention Tutorial Effective October 1, 2009 Executive Order 18, E-mail retention tutorial will be provided on-line to all employees. Please click here to review memo from Director Coleman.
Student Loan Repayment Program One of the initiatives under the Special Emphasis Project for Young Employees is the identification of educational assistance opportunities. Read the memorandum from Director Coleman.
Help Desk
The Help Desk is now operated by the Office of Information Technology Services, and is tasked with providing installation and support of approved hardware, software, and services to the divisions within the Department of Commerce.
Requests for computer related issues should be directed to the ITS help desk:
Requests to reset your password, or for support with CMS, Web, and other Commerce applications (AppTrack, SEMTEK, Sites & Buildings, Redbook, etc.) should be directed to the Commerce help desk.
WARN Notice Report View the current WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Report produced by the Division of Workforce Development.
Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) Video These videos are provided in conjunction with the Commerce Critical Incident Procedures and State Capitol Police as a training resource to inform Commerce employees of measures to be followed in the event of a building lockdown. All such efforts are intended to prepare employees for any unexpected building intrusion by someone wishing to impose harm and are for the general safety and well being of Commerce employees.
RIDE TTA & CAT FOR FREE Get your GoPass. Contact your Parking Coordinator to obtain your free G/oPass. This pass allows eligible state government employees to ride TTA and CAT buses any day of the week to work or play, free of charge EXCEPT for State Fair and University events, i.e. football games, etc…
For more information: www.rideTTA.org
Commuting Alternatives for State Government Employees
OSBM Travel Directive Amendment - State agencies should continue to set an example by encouraging the coordination of state employees ridesharing during out-of-town trips and by the use of other energy conservation activities, including carpooling to and from work. Information about carpooling, vanpooling, finding park and ride lots, and public transit services can be found at the following:
Please be Advised There is a fax being sent to North Carolina schools from a business called "State Employee Benefits Division" regarding 401(k) and 403(b) plans. This is not from the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer's Retirement Systems Division. Contact: Meredith Rouse Davis, Communications Manager, NC Retirement Systems, 919 508-1018.
NC SECU Phishing Scheme NCSECU does not have text message notification. If you recieve a text message with the following information, please disreguard the message, it is a phishing scheme to trick you into providing your account information
FRM: auto-notice@ncsecu.org
MSG: State Employees CU urgent notification:
unusual activity, please verify your
online information at 877-336-6029
www.firstgov.gov - FirstGov is a one-stop, easy-to-use web portal to all government online services. This means that you can click onto this web site and quickly find and conduct business without needing to know which department or agency provides it. FirstGov helps you cut through governmental red tape to find online services that matter to you.
E-clips for 9/2/2010
Isolated NC beach community may be evacuated
Hurricane watch issued for most of N.C. coast
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