Inside RBS Sept./Oct.

Table of Contents

03 A Message from Dean Lei Newsletter Committee Updates

04 Staff Spotlights Karin Crimmins

05 Did You Know? Alumni Book Club

06-07 Human Resources Staff Hires & Separations

08 Professional Development & Committee Updates

09 Event News

10 Staff News New Family Member Award Announcement

11-12 Staff Shared Recipe Best Dirt Cake Ever

13-14

Monthly Observances

National Readiness Month National Vegetarian Awareness Month

A Message from Dean Lei

The fall semester is underway and brings with it new programs, new routines and new faces. It’s great to see the campuses and our diverse community vibrant again, with people learning and work ing together. Rutgers Business School has introduced some new features of its own: RBS Banners are flying high over SHI Stadium during the RU home football games, a new RBS Alumni Awards din ner promises to become an important tradition, and we introduced Pizza Days for staff and faculty on both campuses, which I hope everyone is enjoying. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Go RBS!!

Newsletter Committee Updates

As many of you know, Jenn Diaz, a founding member of our little newsletter committee, separated from RBS in March, so this is the first issue with a new creative lead. The Inside RBS Committee welcomes its newest members, Karin Crimmins, Mala Bhola and Trudy Ann Morris-Hewitt, who all will bring their indi vidual flair and expertise to the RBS staff newsletter. Many thanks to all for helping to make Inside RBS the best-looking newsletter on campus. And best wishes to Jenn in all her future endeavors!

Inside RBS continues to seek enthusiastic guest contributors to share their expertise, department news, local reports, and creative writing with staff. Do you have a special talent or hobby? What innovative things are happening in your department? Can you recommend a favorite day trip destination, ethnic restaurant, or a good book to read? We want to hear from you!

Please help us keep the RBS Staff Newsletter interesting, current, and collaborative and send your photos, articles and suggestions to RBSstaffnews@business.rutgers.edu.

This issue’s contributors: Mala Bhola, Alyssa Clauhs, Karin Crimmins, Dana Green Harris, Nancy Kiley, Trudy Ann Morris-Hewitt and Melissa Rivera

Staff Spotlights

Karin Crimmins Program Coordinator

Karin Crimmins is one of the newest members of the RBS Newsletter. She previ ously worked at RBS for eight years before her return this February. Karin man ages the day-to-day operations of the buildings, including event management, routine maintenance, and security. She also designs each issue of the RBS Newsletter.

Outside of RBS, Karin has been working as a health and wellness coach for over two years. She would describe herself as optimistic, diplomatic, and kind. Karin says, “I always want to look on the bright side of life and lift others up that are around me.” She enjoys entertaining, cooking, reading, playing word puzzles and watching her son play baseball. If she weren’t working at Rutgers, Karin says she would be a real estate agent and a home design stager.

Did You Know?

Rutgers Alumni Book Club

Did you know that RBS staff members are, not only eligible, but welcome to join the Rutgers Alumni Book Club? This FREE benefit is available to all Rut gers faculty, staff and alumni and is a great opportunity to read interesting books and discuss them with your peers.

Titles are proposed by the Book Club Committee and then selected by mem bers who vote for their favorites. Recent publications include The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi and Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield. Each book also includes a lively virtual session where the author, or other literary expert, speaks about their work and answers questions from club mem bers. It is really a special treat to discuss contemporary literature with the writers themselves.

The reading period for each book is several weeks, low pressure, and very manageable. Same for posting on the lively Rutgers Alumni Book Club discussion board. Although we would certainly love for you to be come an engaged member and participate often, that is totally up to you.

Please click the link below to learn more about the Rutgers Alumni Book Club and register today to join more than 1,500 lifelong readers in the club. https://www.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-alumni-book-club

you caught up?

Please welcome the following new staff members:

Name Title Department

Esteban Cevallos

Kenia Montijo

Nicolle Williams-Restrepo Georges-Issa Sako

Nelson Santiago

Karin Crimmins

Elvira Tolen

Aiymzhan Almazbekova

Christian Tabares

Alyson Souhlakis Nikolaides

Natalie Krawczyk

Shannon Brantley

Geraldine Medrano

Julia Vari

Monique Watson

Gavin Cummings

Lauryn Lupino

Melinda Pardo

Kathryn Yannes

Ankita Kukrety

Sr. Academic Coordinator MAccy Governmental Acct.

Sr. Department Administrator Web Content Assistant Classroom Support Tech Classroom Support Tech

Sr. Program Coordinator SPVR

Asst Dean III-MBA Offices Sr. Academic Program Coord. Unit Computing Specialist Department Administrator SPVR Clerical Asst Casual Student Counselor Administrative Assistant Edit/Media Spec I C/W Administrative Assistant Program Coordinator I Program Coordinator II Administrative Assistant

Sr. Program SPVR Classroom Support Tech

PTL Office

Communications & Marketing OTIS OTIS

Facilities and Planning Admissions

Business of Fashion OTIS MGB F&E Undergraduate NWK Deans Office

Communications and Marketing SBDC

Facilities and Planning Undergraduate NWK CUEED

Facilities and Planning OTIS

Good luck and farewell to the following staff members:

Lisa Minieri OCM

Jillian Ryan MBA

Devon Powell MAACY Professional Accounting

Claricia Crawford SBDC

Jennifer Martinez Diaz Facilities

Cheryl Daniels MfinA

Khalia Scribner MSIS

Barbara Jensen RARC

Deborah Smarth SBDC

Georges-Issa Sako OTIS

Dottie Torres Supply Chain

Sangeeta Rao Mentoring Programs

KerriAnn Mattaliano Undergrad NB

Debra Toti Undergrad NB

Vera Solomonova SBDC

Staff Promotions/Changes:

Name Title Department

Yulissa Ortiz Sr. Academic Program Coord. MS of SC Analytics

Vibu Udayaraj

Ozgur Yaglidere

Dalia Risheg

Development Specialist I Program Coordinator II Career Counseling Officer

Development EMBA UG-NWK Career Management

Professional Development & Committee Updates

During the months of November and December, OTEAR will be hosting various workshops via Zoom on the topics of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Publisher, Adobe PDF, and Access. The workshops will go through how to use these programs, explaining the very basics as well as teaching more advanced functions. If you are interested, please register in advance using the follow ing Zoom links. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

November 4: General Administrative Office Management Tools

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtdeuqqz8tHdVl6PyhgxrzUvqMi1rEV5Mf

November 18: Excel: Formulas and Functions I

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqf-ygqzsiHtMzzEpwTJTLlZEzw1055wtO

December 2: Excel: Formulas and Functions II

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqce-sqTMoEtNH10IiRu0UvcFLwFImsmuf

December 16: Open Microsoft Office Session – ask the expert.

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vf-GgrDooHdYk3UTib58ZWTRJUTcE8aq4

Event News

A Reflection of the Facultyand Staff Welcome Back

Looking back to a memorable time, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day, we began our welcome back BBQ to celebrate our wonderful faculty and staff at RBS. As always, Dean Lei opened the event with wonderful words of praise and gratitude. There was an abundance of food, games, entertainment, raffles, and giveaways offered, and it did not disappoint. It was such a sight to see many of our colleagues connect, mingle, and have a great time with each other. An indication that despite the challenges faced in the past two years, it was a great day to celebrate togetherness

and have fun on a beauti ful day outside.

Upcoming events in partnership with the RBS Staff Social EventsCommittee

November 30th - Annual Staff Awards/Retreat and Potluck

December 15th - Holiday Gathering

Staff News

New Family Members

Ben Lohmann, Assistant Dean, Rutgers Business School Undergraduate-Newark, and wife, Maura, welcomed a baby girl, Evelyn, back in February. “I would also like to thank the RBS-Newark UG Office for throwing us an amazing virtual baby shower back in mid-January.”

Chancellor Impact Award Winners

Lian Qi (SCM) and Lucille Foster (RBS-N Undergraduate Program) have been selected by the Chancellor’s Office in consultation with the P3 Collaboratory to receive RU-Newark Chancellor’s Impact Seed Grant Awards.

Lucy was awarded $10,000 for her proposal on “Rutgers ZEN Mirrored Meditation Garden.”

Lian was awarded $25,000 for his proposal on “Analysis of Drivers and Benefits of Reshoring Productions in the Pharmaceutical and Life Science Industry.”

Both of these proposals were selected for their promise to advance RU-Newark strategic priorities and fulfill the vision of RU-Newark being a place where people with tremendous talent, intellectual capacity, and imagination can fully leverage their assets to have an impact on our students, our university, and the many communities with which we interact. For more information on the Chancellor Impact Awards, click here https://chancellorsimpact.newark.rutgers.edu/home/chancellors-impact-awards/

Staff Shared Recipes

Best Oreo Dirt Cake Recipe. Ever.

This is quite literally the best OREO Dirt Cake recipe (OREO Dirt Pudding) on the internet. In just 15 minutes plus chill time, you can make this delicious dessert with yummy chocolate and cream OREO cookies layered with a rich, creamy custard.

WHAT IS DIRT CAKE?

Dirt Cake is a classic all American dessert recipe, also called Dirt Pudding. It features layers of crushed OREO cookies and a thick, creamy custard that just melts in your mouth. It is often served with gummy worms on top

INGREDIENTS

• OREO cookies

• butter

• cream cheese

• powdered sugar

• milk

• French Vanilla pudding mix

• Cool Whip

STEP 1: COMBINE SUGAR, BUTTER, AND CREAM CHEESE

You can make the OREO dirt pudding mixture with either a hand mixer or stand mixer. Combine softened cream cheese, softened butter, and powdered sugar and cream together in the mixer until combined.

STEP 2: MAKE THE PUDDING

In a separate large bowl, whisk together the milk, pudding mix, and whipped cream. As the mixture combines you will notice the whipped topping stays on the top like in photo 2 below. Continue mixing until the mixture is completely uniform like photo 3 and a lovely buttery yellow color. Pour the whipped cream mixture into the cream cheese mix as shown in photo 4 above and mix on medium speed until completely blended. The pudding will be thick and thicken further as it sits.

STYLING TIP: For a pretty presentation, set aside one OREO to top the dirt cake with after it’s finished!

STEP 3: CRUSH OREOS

Use a food processor or blender to crush the OREO cookies into fine crumbs as shown above. You can also crush the OREOs by hand by placing them in a gallon size Ziploc bag, sealing it, and crush ing with a rolling pin. (The kids love to help with this!)

STEP 4: LAYER THE DIRT PUDDING AND OREOS

To layer in a trifle dish, you will need your pudding mix, cookie crumbs, a ladle, and two spoons-one for the cookies and one to spread the pudding.

Now it’s time to layer the dirt cake! I like to make this recipe in a trifle dish so you can see all the delicious ness! If you don’t have a trifle dish you can easily make it in a 9x13 pan, the layers will just be thinner. Sprinkle about ¼ inch layer of OREO crumbs over the pudding (step 1 above).

Continue layering the pudding adding new layers to the middle of the cookie layer (step 2) then gently pushing the pudding to the edges (step 3). Add the pudding and OREO crumbs until it is gone, usually four layers of each.

TIP: For the prettiest layers always place the custard in the middle over the crumbs and push outward gently with the back of a spoon. Pat the top layer of OREO down with the back of a spoon as well (step 4 above).

Top with a whole OREO or gummy worms if desired.

TIPS & TRICKS

• Be sure to thoroughly soften the butter and cream cheese before creaming together to ensure your pudding layer turns out smooth.

• If your dirt cake turns out runny instead of thick, check to make sure you used INSTANT pudding, not traditional stovetop pudding.

• If you do not have a food processor or blender (affiliate link) to crush the OREOS, simply place them in a large gallon storage bag and crush with a rolling pin.

• You can eat the dirt cake right away, but it tastes so much better if you let it chill to let the flavors blend. I recommend no less than 2 hours of chill time or preferably overnight.

• To achieve the pretty layers in a trifle dish, ladle the pudding mixture into the direct center of the dish then use the back of a spoon to gently push it towards the edges. Keep the spoon away from the crumbs so they don’t mix together.

September is National Readiness Month

After 9/11, the federal government created a National Readiness Month to encourage all Americans to be ready in case disaster strikes. Floods, fires, and other events can strike without warning. Are you ready?

1. What website address can you visit to learn more about disaster preparedness?

a. www.ready.gov/plan

b. www.disater/plan.gov

c. www.Ihaveaplan.gov

d. www.createaplan.gov

2. Which US government agency manages the response to national disasters?

a. FEMA

b. Red Cross

c. Help Across America

d. EMAG

3. When was National Readiness Month established? After…

a. WWI

b. WWII

c. The 9/11 attacks

d. The Korean War

4. Having a disaster plan is…

a. a good idea

b. can save your property

c. can help you keep your family safe

d. all of the above

5. Your plan should include

a. financial preparedness

b. food and bottled water

c. pets

d. all of the above

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month

Vegetarian Awareness Month was started in 1971 as an extension of Vegetarian Awareness Week. Vegetarians include items in their diet which contain milk products (vegans only eat plant-based food products). Vegetarianism has been around since before recorded history and endures to this day. How much do you know about being a vegetarian? Let’s find out…

1. Vegetarians do not eat:

a. String beans

b. fish

c. bean sprouts

d. potatoes

2. Vegetarianism has been a popular eating style since before history was first recorded: a. T

b. F

3. National Vegetarian Awareness Month was established on:

a. October 7, 1977

b. October 25, 1971

c. October 1, 1971

d. October 3, 1971

4. You can ease into a vegetarian eating plan by reducing your consumption of meat: a. T b. F

5. Vegetarians and Vegans are the same. a. T b. F

Answer key: B, A, C, A, B