CARE: Community and Recreation for Employees
Support your outside community while strengthening your community at work!
Mission Statement
To promote recreational activities and social service projects that contribute to improved employee morale and cohesiveness among all college employees (and make a positive impact in the community).
Annual Events
Spring
- Timbers and Trail Blazer ticket sales (group rate)
- Student community gardens tour
- L&C Native Plant Walk
- Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
- Spring Into Action
Summer
- Star gazing with OMSI
- L&C Art Walk
- Law School Scavenger Hunt
- Back stage tour of Fir Acres
- Law School clinics
- Lewis & Clark Kids and Families BBQ and pool party
- Ice cream social
- Kickball
- Corbett House & Chapel tour
Fall
- Help students move in to residence halls
- Halloween Costume Contest
- Soup, Socks & Snugglies
Ongoing
- Employee-Fitness classes
- Faculty-staff happy hour at Maggie’s (2nd Thursday of every month)
- Red Cross Blood Drive (3x per year)
Members
Billy Walker, executive assistant (Common Services) – CARE committee chair person
Kari Baxter, business law program coordinator (Law School)
Amy Dvorak, sustainability manager (Common Services)
Heather Gillespie, textbook buyer (Common Services)
Vanessa Holmgren, director of multimedia and internal communications (Ex Officio Member)
Erin Houlihan, administrative coordinator for the center for community engagement (Graduate School)
Shannon O’Leary, assistant professor of physics (CAS)
Natasha Richmond, assistant director of admissions (Law School )
Kim Ulrich, administrative specialist (CAS)
Kari Uhlman, employee training and development manager (Ex Officio Member)
Bonnie Von Wald, administrative assistant (CAS)
Connect with CARE
Join the CARE list serve to receive news and event updates and to share your ideas with the committee. We encourage you to let us know what kinds of community-building activities you’d like to see the committee sponsor.
News
Events
April 10th, 2014
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4:00pm:
L&C faculty and staff happy hour
Join your colleagues for happy hour at Maggie’s every second Thursday of the month.
April 11th, 2014
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Yoga
Yoga is a Special Employee Fitness Class taught by Suzanne Brauer, PE/A Instructor. It is held in the Pamplin Center Mat Room 019 on Friday from 1:00pm-1:45pm. This is a user-friendly, flowing practice, emphasizing sun salutations and standing poses for stamina and strength, along with the stretching that the postures provide. -
Power Hour
Power Hour is a Special Employee Fitness Class taught by Angela Dendas, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach. It is held in the Pamplin Center Fitness Center/Weight Room on Friday from 12noon-12:45pm. Push your body through various resistance, body-weight, plyometric, and functional training movements that will challenge your physical and mental strength. This circuit-style class will give you variety and enjoyment, whether you are in advanced physical shape or just starting out. -
Pilates
Pilates is a Special Employee Fitness Class taught by Suzanne Brauer, PE/A Instructor. It is held in the Pamplin Center Mat Room 019 on Friday from 12noon-12:45pm. It’s trendy and it’s the best work-out for developing stability, mobility, and flexibility. Come achieve total body integrated strength.
April 14th, 2014
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Indoor Cycling
Indoor Cycling is a Special Employee Fitness Class taught by Suzanne Brauer, PE/A Instructor. It is held in the Pamplin Center Foyer on Monday/Wednesday from 12noon-12:45pm. All levels of fitness can ride and sweat together on a fitness journey.