January 12, 2007

connecting the Community of Christ staff community

IHQ Work Schedules

The International Headquarters staff is comprised of a diverse group of people with a variety of skills and job tasks who are located around the world. Due to the diverse nature of IHQ positions, completing all work during the 8 to 5 workday is not always practical or possible. There are instances when assigned tasks require work to be accomplished offsite such as research, site visits, teaching assignments, etc. As we settle into our different office spaces with new colleagues, take a few minutes to learn more about your co-workers jobs and how those tasks impact their office hours.

Kudos from Park University

Our Event Support staff was asked to provide a live video feed from the Park University graduation on Saturday, December 16, to a soldier in Iraq who was to graduate. This was a two-way feed with video and audio going to Iraq and coming back from the soldier to be live in the Chamber. It was not an easy request but was a great success. The team received many kudos from Park University.

“Great job on Saturday for the Park University Graduation Commencement! You gave 1st Sergeant Palechek and his family a wonderful gift through your time and expertise. I extend my deepest appreciation to each and every one of you for making it all reality.”

James R. Tucker, Associate Director of Telecommunications, Park University

New Navigation at CofChrist.org

The Web team has been dialoging and planning over the last several months for an update to the main navigation bar at www.CofChrist.org website.

The new global navigation menu was developed to simplify the navigation and make our visitor’s experience more user-friendly. Information has been grouped in seven categories: Home, Our Faith, Our Community, Tools for Ministry, Events, News, and Directories. As always, you can use the Google search feature to help find items that may not be listed in the dropdown menu.

Visit the website and take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the new menu system. If you need to contact the Web team, e-mail webteam@CofChrist.net.

World Conference Room Reservations

To reserve a room during World Conference for the Family Life Center (FLC), Stone Church (STC), Temple, and/or Auditorium (HQ), please use the request forms located at M:/Share/HQinfo/Forms.

• Room Form FLC original.1.DOC (Family Life Center)
• Room Form STC original.1.DOC (Stone Church)
• Room Form HQ original.1.DOC (Temple or Auditorium)

Either Print the document, complete, and place in the interoffice mail to Sue Sloan or perform a Save As, complete electronically, and email the document to Sue Sloan. Contact Cara Casey if you have questions.

EventPro Online

The EventPro web interface has a new URL http://hqap8/epwebsql/EPMonth.asp. You can use this website for review of events, their locations, and to make room requests. If you submit requests through this interface and don't receive a booking slip from Cara Casey in a reasonable amount of time, please contact her at ccasey@CofChrist.org for confirmation.

Move Update

Information about the move process and ongoing projects can be accessed from the TeamCentral link at the top left of this page.

E-mail Migration

John Pinkerton made a presentation about the e-mail migration from GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange. The slideshow is available at TeamCentral and questions can be addressed to John at jpinkerton@CofChrist.org.

New IHQ Contact List

An updated staff list for International Headquarters is available online at www.CofChrist.org/directory/ihqdirectory.asp. This list includes names, titles, phone extensions, and e-mail addresses.

Changes to Mail Service

• Mail to the Independence Graceland Campus or Outreach International should be in an addressed envelope or package so it can be mailed through the USPS.
• Mail boxes need to be checked at least a couple of times a week. If a mail box becomes too full, overflow mail will be placed in a box in the general mail room.
• Please don't put large bulky items in inter-office mail. Please deliver them personally.
• Once mail goes to the mailing company there is not a method to track it and neither can the mailing company.

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