Labor Day

Just a reminder...we will be closed on Monday, September 4th for the Labor Day holiday. 


We will be open Saturday and Sunday, however, so make sure you're here for your shifts or have emailed to request a sub if you'll be gone. 

August Birthdays!

Here at the BSIC we celebrate any birthday's during a month, on the last week of that month.  Fortunately Gary has a birthday in August (17), so we'll have cupcakes to celebrate this Thursday.  Remember we're open until midnight, so be sure to stop in for a cupcake even if you're not working Thursday.


Happy birthday, Gary!

Where's the scanner?

Take a walk back to the computers and you may notice something missing...the scanner. 


While we investigate if and when a scanner will return to the BSIC, please direct anyone in need of a scanner to the copier/printer/scanner just outside of the BSIC by the stairs. 

All-Staff Meeting

The Fall semester All-Staff Meeting is schedule for Friday, September 1 at 6:00PM.
 

This meeting will give you a chance to test your memory about the work in the BSIC and maybe even learn something new.  We’ll also have pizza, introductions to everyone, and hopefully some fun!  You should be free to go no later than 7:30PM. 

This is a mandatory meeting.  If you cannot attend, you must clear your absence with Danielle (dmgunkel@iu.edu).   

 

Welcome to a New School Year

We're so happy to have many returning BSIC veterans, and to welcome several new faces, too! 

And with an eclipse on the first day of classes, I think it's going to be a pretty great school year!

Our Graduates: Kate Bruni

Kate will be graduating as an English major with a minor in folklore. Shortly thereafter she will be leaving our fair city for an apartment complex in Chicago that has a pool and a concierge. And also lots of dogs. It would seem that all her dreams have come true.

Kate came to us as a sassy, sweet, funny freshman who quickly made herself a staff favorite. Aside from simply being a great worker, which made her an obvious choice for student supervisor, she is someone who is equally at home discussing literature and philosophy, as well as why Oreo cookies are her frenemy. Her gift is language, though, and rarely have we had someone so quotable working for us, where seemingly mundane things become hilarious. A few of my favorites:

“My family gives meat as presents.”

“After three ‘whats’ you can’t say ‘what’ anymore.”

“It was like Noah blew his nose and all the people came out of the library”

Here is Kate’s farewell in her own words: “I have dreams of owning my own dog village, so maybe that can happen one day. Until then, the boyfriend and I are moving to Chicago where we will eat our way across the city and try not to get fat from the smell of the chocolate factory that is right next to our apartment building. I plan on sitting by the pool and binge-watching Parks and Rec for the foreseeable future.

I know whatever job I get will never live up to my time at the library, but working here did teach me what I care about in a job:

• Having comfy chairs to sit in for hours
• Having bosses you can speak freely with about how much your roommates suck
• Having birthday Wednesdays (or some other day I guess) where I can get free cookies and cupcakes
• Making sure that ice-breakers are not just ice-breakers (alpacas are good in these situations)
• Having a super cool bunch of people to work with, who you can count on to always look up what the Ninja Turtle actors like look like now.

Hopefully I can find at least a few of these things!”

I am sure you will do great wherever you end up. We wish Kate, and her boyfriend Davis (who is so well liked he is almost an honorary Business/SPEA employee) the very best. You are irreplaceable, and you will be missed! 

Our Graduates: Nell Wentling

Nell, who is from Chicago, will be graduating with a business degree in Marketing, Professional Sales, and Sustainable Business. Which sounds like a lot, but Nell has a lot of energy, and she channels that energy into a very active life that includes basketball whenever she can get a team together.

Nell fuels this active life in part by the myriad snacks she brings in during her shifts. The snacks are always interesting and healthy, and occasionally something I can't identify. I believe her energy also comes from the judicious application of naps – Nell has mastered the art of napping at the break table.

Most of all, though, I think Nell's energy comes from being a genuinely positive person. Never one to get too rattled by anything, Nell always has a smile on her face. It's as if, in Nell's world, there can only be so much time allotted for freaking out when a problem comes along, and then it's down to the business of either fixing what's wrong, or dealing with it as best you can.

Here is a little of that positivity, in her own words: "I've worked at the library since my sophomore year and couldn't be more grateful! From the spirited discussions to the numerous naps, it has been the perfect work environment."

Nell has landed a job with Anheuser Busch and will be shipping out to St. Louis in July to begin training in the sales development program. She will be with us until then, however, which is fortunate, because we will miss her. We are all proud of you Nell – congratulations!