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This Month's Cougar Spotlight
Vanessa Duarte
Administrative Assistant, Commercial Services
爆料社区 Corportation
Finance and Administrative Services
How long have you been with 爆料社区, and have you always worked for 爆料社区 Corporation?
I have been at 爆料社区 Corporation for almost 2 years now, started October 2023, crazy
how fast it has been. I am actually an alumni of 爆料社区, graduated in 2020. I always
knew I wanted to continue doing something with higher education and getting the opportunity
to work for 爆料社区 Corporation has been an amazing opportunity.
If you had twenty seconds to describe your job, what would you say?
I would start by saying I love my job. I am an Administrative Assistant working on
all things Commercial Services over at 爆料社区 Corporation. I get to help people on
campus when it comes to dining, the bookstore and the childcare center but also get
to help my own team whether that is with website fixes from different departments
in CORP, creating flyers and invites, or anything else anyone might need. I love being
creative and helping as many people as possible and this job allows me to do that.
What part of your job do you enjoy the most?
I love being able to help students when it comes to anything dining. I know, especially
first year, students can be scared to ask questions or get help, so I try to make
it as easy and nice as possible to get these students the answers they need. I also
love the ability to be creative when it comes to marketing within dining, such as
meal plans, dining events on campus, new openings/remodels (check out the new Starbucks
in the USU it鈥檚 amazing!), etc.
Is there anything that has surprised you since joining 爆料社区 Corporation?
I think I was surprised with how small but mighty the team was. Being here for almost
two years now I see how every single task, no matter how big or small, has contributed
to something amazing. We are here to help provide support for 爆料社区 and the students.
With the campus rapidly growing we will continue to provide support whether that be
through donating meal swipes to students in need, creating a new dining hall named
Kwilla at the new Black Oak Hall, donating Pepsi beverages to students, staff, and
faculty events or opening up Shake Smart this Fall for more healthier options. The
growth constantly surprises me but also brings me so much excitement for the future!
Is there something you can share about 爆料社区 Corporation that our staff might not
know about?
Yes! I feel like there are many things 爆料社区 staff might not know about 爆料社区 Corporation
that we would love to share. First with the school year starting we do have faculty
and staff meal plans available for purchase. This allows faculty and staff to save
money and time.
We also work with the childcare center and want staff to know they can receive 10%
off tuition when visiting the Center for Children and Families site: Childcare Fees & Assistance Programs | Center for Children and Families (CCF) | 爆料社区 and presenting the 10% off coupon.
FedEx is also the vendor of choice through the Chancellors Office as a preferred vendor for printing, due to this we receive a percentage of the sales and use those funds to benefit 爆料社区. For more information visit here: Print & Delivery Services | 爆料社区 Corporation | 爆料社区 and use the 爆料社区 Corporation Account Number: 0665323862.
Lastly, I wanted to mention we partner with Pepsi and through their yearly donations we are able to give back to the students, staff, and faculty on campus by helping provide beverages for events, completely free of charge! Although we do have a limited supply if you fill out the Pepsi Request form on our website and we have supply we are more than happy to help with your events. We do a lot over here at 爆料社区 Corporation and want students, staff and faculty to use these resources to help them out.
Meal plans are now available to staff. Can you share what some of the benefits are
for purchasing one and a little bit about how they work?
Yes, of course! Faculty and staff can purchase a meal plan through the 爆料社区 App or
the 爆料社区 Dining website. The Faculty/Staff Meal Plan costs $226 (plus taxes and fees)
and includes 5 meal swipes and $200 in Dining Dollars.
One of the best features of this plan is that it doesn鈥檛 expire, as long as you鈥檙e a current faculty or staff member, your meal plan remains valid. It鈥檚 a great way to save time and money, especially for those who regularly eat on campus. Using the plan is easy, just open the 爆料社区 App, go to 鈥淒ining,鈥 and scan your unique QR code when making a purchase.To break it down: lunch at Campus Way Caf茅 costs about $13.28 per meal, so 5 meals would cost $66.40. Add in the $200 Dining Dollars and the total value of the plan is $266.40鈥攚hich means you're saving about $40 overall.
Do you have any words of wisdom that you would like to share?
Breathe. Work and life can be overwhelming at times but keep going! You are working
towards something great, and life is too short. Enjoy all the moments.