Holiday hours on campusColumbus State will close at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 24. The campus and all offices also will be closed all day Friday, December 25, and Saturday, December 26. The college will be open for regular hours Thursday, December 31, and Saturday, January 2.

IRS decreases mileage rate effective Jan. 1, 2010Columbus State’s travel procedure, 9-06(A) ties mileage reimbursement rates to the IRS guidelines. The Internal Revenue Service recently announced a decrease to the mileage rates because transportation costs are generally lower compared to a year ago. The rate will decrease from 55 cents to 50 cents per mile for all business miles driven beginning January 1, 2010.

Travel forms are available on the Intranet and will be updated to reflect the new rates. Reimbursement forms that are in-transit will have the mileage rate adjusted by the Travel Office for travel that occurs on or after January 1, 2010. Questions regarding the new rates should be addressed to Betty Sugar in the Travel Office at extension 2421.

	Employees learn CPRThe following employees completed the Adult CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training on December 15: Rob Clifford, Stan Williams, ErinBeth Dower, Robert A. Harley, Antoinette Perkins, and Marlene Jablonka.   The next Adult CPR and AED training session will be Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  RSVP to Rosalind Porter ext. 3860 or email rporter@cscc.edu.

 

Overflow parking effective Winter Quarter 2010

Parking lot 2E (an employee lot) will no longer be available to students starting January 4. The Fort Hayes High School parking lots at Jack Gibbs Blvd. and Cleveland Avenue will be available Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for employees and students with valid permits. The gravel lot next to the parking garage, off Jefferson and Spring St. is available Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Public Safety Department expects peak times for parking to be Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. After the noon hour, more parking becomes available in Lot 28, the parking garage, and outer lots.

	Available for a limited time in the DX – The Staff Advisory Council Cookbook!If you’re looking for a great way to kick off the New Year, look no further than the Staff Advisory Council Cookbook! A long time coming, this book features recipes from your very own colleagues here at Columbus State. The cookbooks will be available in the Bookstore through January 2010. All proceeds from purchases of the Staff Advisory Council cookbook will benefit the Employee Book Scholarship. Resolve to eat well in 2010!