NASA HQ Heads Up 22 Apr 2003
Earth Day at NASA, April 22
See events around NASA and the Federal Government and
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codej/codeje/je_site/earth_day/2003/about_earthday2003.html
and http://www.earthday.gov and visit the NASA HQ Earth Day
display in the west lobby, April 21-24. Ann Clarke, 358-0007.
Honor Your Administrative Professional
Wednesday, April 23. The Exchange Store will have balloons,
bouquets of flowers, and coffee cups filled with candy to help
you celebrate Administrative Professional Day. Orders for five or
more balloons should be placed at least 2 hours in advance. For
details, see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/exchange Pat Allen,
358-0162.
Visit the Columbia Café
The Columbia Café is now open on the 9th floor in 9G41. A light
breakfast service is available from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Lunch is
served between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Plan to dine
in the Columbia Café, which features wait service for your
convenience. Ron Hoffman, 358-1596.
NASA Blood Drive
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MIC 6. Schedule an
appointment with your code coordinator. Employees who preschedule
appointments will be entered in the raffle for Blockbuster cards.
HUD employees are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Shirley
Mitchell, RN, 358-2600.
Mandatory FY03 IT Security Training
Monday, April 28, 11 a.m.-12 noon & 2:30-3:30 p.m., MIC 5-A.
Additional sessions coming in May – July. All NASA HQ civil
service and contractor employees must complete this training by
July 31 in a classroom session or online at
https://solar.msfc.nasa.gov For details, see
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codeci/security/Training/awarenes.htm
Greg Kerr, 358-2218.
GSFC Center Director’s Colloquium
Wednesday, April 30, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Building 3 Goett
Auditorium, GSFC. Colloquium honoring outstanding management
award winners. Presentation by Steve Hanamura, “Leading and
Achieving Business Success with Communities from Diverse
Perspectives.” For details, see
http://workforce.gsfc.nasa.gov/b2c1.html Gail Williams,
301-286-0159.
The Annual Holocaust Remembrance
Thursday, May 1, 12 noon, Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street NW (U
Street Cardozo Metro Station). The year’s theme is “Honoring the
Bulgarian Rescuers.” The featured speakers are the survivors who
helped stopped the deportation of Jews from Bulgaria during World
War II. All employees are welcome. Chris Rodriguez, 358-0950.
Building Power Outage May 3-4
Saturday, midnight – 6 a.m. Sunday. Boston Properties will
perform preventive maintenance on the building’s main electrical
switch gear. Critical areas will be on back up power, but lights,
air conditioning, elevators, water pumps, etc., will be off. To
prepare, turn off computers and empty refrigerators. Ed Hurley,
358-0698, or Judy Jackson, 358-0212.
IFM Tip of the Week
Core Financial Tip: Did you know that you can find Core Financial
procedures, definitions, process flows, job aids, transaction
codes, and more in the Online Quick Reference Guide (OLQR)? To
use the OLQR, open Internet Explorer (site does not work using
Netscape) and paste in the OLQR site:
http://olqr-cf.ifmp.nasa.gov
HQ Training Opportunities
– May 8. Enhancing Your Career and Life through the Myers-Briggs*.
– May 21. Living The Four Agreements.
– May 28. Image Matters.
http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/Mayfy03.htm
*Myers-Briggs Indicator is a registered trademark of CPP.
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