WEEKLY STAFF NEWS | 03.15.2021
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
New Phone Service Rollout
Testing is complete and the new RingCentral Phone service is being scheduled for Getty programs and departments. This means you’ll soon be able to make and receive business calls and check voicemail virtually anywhere, via a desktop app on your Getty computer and/or any mobile device. You will receive an email from Getty Digital with instructions on activating your account and online demo training dates.
Getty Matching Gifts Update
New Matching Gifts policy documents are now available in English and Spanish, a response to recommendations that originated with the DEI Council Action and Ideas Subcommittee. The new policy documents reflect changes made to the program last November and are meant to improve access to this benefit that is available to all full-time Getty employees (including limited-term employees) and trustees. The Getty Matching Gifts Program is administered by the Foundation’s Grants Administration department, which has also updated the Matching Gifts forms for employees, executives, and trustees. The new policy documents and forms are attached here and are also available on Getty GO. A reminder to all staff that the Matching Gifts program operates on Getty’s fiscal year schedule. So if you want to make the most of your allocation this year, be sure to complete and submit your Matching Gifts forms before the end of June. Questions? Email GettyMatchingGifts@getty.edu.
Reporting Unemployment Income
Although Getty employees have been paid throughout the pandemic, you may have friends or family who collected unemployment benefits and we want to make you aware that the California Employment Development Department (EDD) recently released new information and resources to help individuals who received a Form 1099G for unemployment compensation, as these payments must be reported on the individual’s state and federal tax returns. The EDD’s new Form 1099G information center provides information on the Form 1099G and how to request a copy if needed. If you receive a Form 1099G but did not file a claim for benefits and think that someone may have filed a claim using your name, address, or Social Security number, you are encouraged to notify the EDD through Ask EDD, by selecting the Form 1099G category.
Reminder: Vanguard One-on-One Sessions & MSA Tax Help
There are still times available for one-on-one phone sessions with Vanguard, offered March 29–April 1. English and Spanish sessions will be available each day. To request a session, complete this survey no later than Thursday, March 18. Employees who don’t have regular access to a computer can leave a message with Kathleen Lohmann at (310) 440-6577 to request an appointment. Still working on your taxes? You can always talk with an MSA Money Coach for tax-related questions; simply call MSA at (888) 724-2326 to set up an appointment. MSA also works with tax partners to provide discounted tax preparation services (you need to pay for these services, but MSA does not receive any payment or commission). The attached flyers provide information about a 25% discount on do-it-yourself online tax filing services, or a 50% discount on assisted tax preparation provided by a tax professional.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION (DEAI)
Update from the DEAI Council
The DEAI Council met last week to review recommended action items to support its Top 5 DEAI Priorities. After careful deliberation, the Council reached consensus to advance a significant number of recommended action items to Senior Leadership. Senior Leadership will then meet to discuss and evaluate these action items, and provide feedback to the Council. We look forward to reporting the outcomes of that discussion to the Getty community.
Actualizaci ón del Consejo de Diversidad, Igualdad, Accesibilidad e Inclusi ón (DEAI)
El Consejo de DEAI se reuni ó la semana pasada con el fin de revisar las medidas recomendadas para apoyar sus 5 prioridades principales de DEAI. Tras una exhaustiva deliberaci ón, el Consejo lleg ó a un consenso para presentar un número importante de medidas recomendadas al Liderazgo sénior, quienes se reunirán para analizar y evaluar dichas medidas a fin de brindar comentarios al Consejo. Quedamos a la espera de informar a la comunidad del Getty los resultados de estas conversaciones.
NEWS
Happy Birthday, Ada Louise
The world celebrated architecture critic and writer Ada Louise Huxtable’s 100th birthday on March 14. She wasn’t there to see it, having died in 2013 at 91, after spending the previous 50 years changing the way we think about architecture. The first full-time architecture critic at a daily newspaper. Winner of the first-ever Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. First woman on the jury for the Pritzker Prize. Learn more about this remarkable woman, whose vast archive, at the GRI, documents her many “firsts.”
EVENTS
Save the Date: All-Staff Update March 30, 2021
Getty staff, docents, and volunteers are invited to join an all-staff update on Tuesday, March 30, at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time via Zoom webinar. The agenda and Zoom information will be provided at a later date.
Save the Date: DEAI Town Hall April 1, 2021
Senior leadership will hold an open Q&A session for any staff interested in discussing the DEAI Plan and our progress. The meeting will be on Thursday, April 1, 9-10 a.m. Zoom information will be provided at a later date.
Art Break Series Launch
Art Break, a new online program series, offers unique perspectives on the Getty collections. Featuring creative voices in a 30-minute dialogue with Getty experts, the series considers artworks in relation to contemporary social issues and artistic practices. Watch the inaugural episode, The Politics of Labor, on March 26 at 12 p.m. This conversation will focus on the role of labor in artworks selected by Rodrigo Valenzuela, artist and assistant professor in the UCLA Department of Art, and Idurre Alonso, associate curator of Latin American art at the GRI. Photography curator Arpad Kovacs will moderate the discussion. Sign up in advance for this online event.
Reminder: Spring Madness Fitness Challenge
Join the Fitness Center for Spring Madness, our latest challenge. From March 22–April 9, participants will score points by setting and completing activity goals. Participation can be done as a team of two or as an individual. In the spirit of the March Madness basketball tournament, make sure you create a fun team or participant name! Registration starts today, March 15. Contact FitnessCenter@Getty.edu for more information or to sign up.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Getty Anniversaries This Week
10 Years
- Karen Lopez, Network Services, Getty Digital
- Christina Donnelly, Education, Museum
15 Years
- Aura Norman, Enterprise Systems and Integration, Getty Digital
25 Years
- Susan McGinty, Exhibitions, Museum
30 Years
- Beth Guynn, Collections Management, GRI
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