Dreama Astrid's Journal

1. Performing Arts Productions: Musical performances, Theatre performances and Art Exhibits

2. Planetarium: I've taken my family to numerous planetarium shows

3. Vaccination Clinics: for employees and family including Flu Shots, Shingle, Pneumonia and COVID Vaccines

4. Blood Drives on campus: I've donated blood on my lunch hour on many occasions

5. Professional Development Day: Day designated for faculty and staff to attend Classes on Campus to learn new skills both work related training and non-work fitness, hobby and craft classes

6. Conferences & Software Training: I've been sent to education software conferences and software training in New Orleans, Anaheim, Denver, Kansas City, and Reston, VA.  I've attended these eight times in the past 10 years.

7. Tuition Discount: Still need to pay fees and books like the author above, but Full-time Benefit Eligible Employees can take credit and non-credit classes tution free, and their dependants can get tuition reimbursement for classes for their first degree with a grade of C or better.  Since working here, I've completed 2 certificates, an AA Degree and taken numerous non-credit classes:  IT skills, woodworking, DIY home improvement, aqua aerobics, etc.  And my college-age child is currently half way done with completing their AA.

8. Vacation / Time Off: 4 weeks vacation a year, a week off for Spring Break and a week off for Winter Break on top of all the normal holidays. In private industry I could never have imagined having 6 weeks off a year. And sick leave for FT professional employees is 18 days a year which I'll never, ever use unless I need major surgery.  I currently have 800 hrs of sick leave accrued, whereas, at my previous private industry job I was always dipping into my vacation time after all my sick leave was exhausted due to my kid being sick.

9. Flexible Hours: We have team members that work 7:30 to 3:30, 8:00 to 4:00, 8:30 to 4:30, 9:00 to 5:00, 9:30 to 5:30, and 10:00 to 6:00.  This allows our team to have coverage during all work hours, and we have team members working all the different shift times.

10. Subsidized Cafeteria: that is much less expensive than off-campus fast food options

11. Campus Events: Snowcones, Italian Ice or Icecream on the Quad, End of Term Picnic/BBQs, Employee Service Award Banquets, Alumni Crab Feast, Year End Celebration, Holiday Party, Holiday Door Decorations, Fall Focus Luncheon, Halloween Costume Competition, Craft Fair, Lunchtime Fitness & Yoga Classes, Lunch & Sketch, Bring Your Child to Work Day, New Employee Meet & Greet, Floral Design Holiday Classes, Self Defense Class, etc.