One of our preferred airlines, Southwest Airlines, is providing ASU travelers an opportunity to have all the benefits of A-List Preferred status for 90 days. ASU travelers must register by October 31, 2023, and if qualified, the traveler may be eligible to extend the A-List Preferred status for an additional 12 months by meeting qualifying criteria. Please visit https://business.southwest.com/alpcorporatetierexperience  to learn more and register. 

Please note: if you currently have promotional A-List status through a Corporate Tier Experience or Corporate Status Match promotion, then you will forfeit the promotional A-List status received through such promotion upon enrollment in this A-List Preferred Corporate Tier Experience promotion. If you currently have an A-List status that you earned and do not qualify to extend the A-List Preferred status for an additional 12 months, this promotion will not impact your current A-List status.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

The ASU Travel Service Center will launch a new Travel Card program with Bank of America. All current Travel Card holders will receive new cards.

New cards will be distributed out after October 10 by Barrett Business Operations. Travel Card holders will receive emails about their new card, instructions on activating it and how to destroy old U.S. Bank cards.

For questions, please contact Business Operations at [email protected].

Barrett at the West campus is very pleased to announce that Alex Saldana has begun as an Administrative Intern. He will work directly with Vania Below before she transitions to a new home in North Carolina. While a student at ASU, Alex was an Obama Scholar, CAMP Scholar, Gilman Scholar, and was a member of the Association of Latino Professional for America and the Hispanic Business Student Association. He interned with the City of San Luis, and Atletico de Madrid (Spain), and worked at FedEx, and the Footprint Center.

Alex's first day is September 25, 2023.  Welcome, Alex!

ASU's open enrollment period is scheduled for Monday, October 30, 2023 through Friday, November 17, 2023. Additionally, mark your calendars for the Benefits Expo titled "Thriving Together: Cultivating Wellness and Nourishing the Self," which will be held on Wednesday, November 1st, from 9am to 3pm at the Memorial Union. There will also be a blood drive held at the same time in the Memorial Union.

Hello All,

On behalf of the Barrett Downtown team, I am sad to inform you that Andrea Hernandez has resigned from her role as Program Coordinator within our Student Engagement team. Throughout her time with us, Andrea brought an incredible commitment, spirit, and compassionate energy that she poured into her work with our students every single day. She loved the connections she made here and is hopeful to remain in contact with you all, so please don’t hesitate to reach out. While this was a difficult decision, Andrea needed to step away from her role earlier than she intended to take care of family and personal matters.

Please continue directing any Downtown Student Engagement questions to me or Natalia Stifano and share any Downtown Student Organization items with me. I know this news may come as a surprise, though I am confident that our team will maintain the impactful student engagement that we have started this semester. We know that Andrea will be missed and we have enjoyed the time she has spent with our Barrett family.

Please let me know if you have any questions and have a great rest of your day!

Shea Alevy, M.Ed.

Director of Staff Operations

All benefits-eligible ASU employees are welcome to receive a free flu shot. Sign up today!

Appointments: https://pickatime.com/ASU2024FluClinics

Visit https://cfo.asu.edu/flu-shots to complete a flu shot consent form and review the vaccine information statement.

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SAVE THE DATE as we are nearing the big day!

Please join us on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 1 p.m. to celebrate another year together. Staff Council has exciting news and is eager to provide committee updates, leadership opportunities, program details and a plethora of valuable information. Meet your campus leaders, greet new and existing members and advocates and above all, be part of what Staff Council has to offer! Staff Council is one community with lots of faces and voices; we want to see and hear yours! We look forward to engaging with you this year!

Please share this information with your department, co-workers or those interested in Staff Council.

You are invited to ASU’s Book Club now under the OECoP umbrella

Yes, it is the same great BACoP event!
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Discussing: Your Brain at Work by Dr. David Rock

About the book
Your Brain at Work helps you overcome the daily challenges that take away your brain power, like constant email and interruption madness, high levels of stress, lack of control and high expectations, by showing you what goes on inside your head and giving you new approaches to control it better.

Review on Good Reads:
"I am currently rereading this (and taking notes), but to be honest, this is probably one of the most important books I have ever read. It explains SO much of how the brain works and interacts with the world and how it is really bad at a great number of things. Thankfully though it also tells you how to trick your brain into working how you want it to. Truly fantastic."

"Excellent book that should be required reading for people that work and have a brain, lol. It doesn't read like a self help book, very entertaining and you'll learn a thing or two as well. Highly recommended."

The book is available:

• At ASU Library
• On Amazon
• On Thriftbooks (used books)

Pick up your book and register now! We will have a summary of the book available if you don’t have a chance to read/finish it so please join us!

Register