WEEKLY STAFF NEWS | 05.10.2021
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Reminder: New Getty Intranet Survey
We’d like to invite you to join us as we prepare to replace GO with a new, modern intranet that will better meet Getty’s needs. Help us create a new solution that can facilitate communication, stay up to date, work well on mobile devices, and more! Complete this survey about what’s important to you in an intranet. The information will help us as we move forward.
NEP Parking Structure Work
Workers will be removing existing parking stripes to prepare for new striping for the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in the Getty Center North Entry Parking (NEP) structure on levels P1, P6, and P7. The work will begin on Monday, May 10, at 7 a.m. and will be completed by Monday, May 17, at 6 p.m. The work will be noisy and dusty, involving sandblasting and painting equipment. Staff who park at NEP will be directed to park on the P2 level. All stairs and elevators will remain accessible and in operation. The TOH parking garage will be available for all staff and contractors for the duration of this work.
On-Site COVID-19 Vaccines
In partnership with Los Angeles County, Getty is exploring offering on-site COVID-19 vaccines for staff, docents, volunteers, and contract staff not regularly scheduled to be on site—and their families. You would arrive and park at NEP, walk to an area at NEP where the vaccine shot is given, proceed to a waiting area, and then depart the premises. We hope to coordinate this within the next couple of weeks, but need to get a sense of the number of people who would take advantage of this. Please complete this Survey Monkey to indicate your interest.
Library Curbside Service
The next Getty Library Curbside Service is May 18–20. Beginning today you can make an appointment in Reservio, our self-scheduling reservation system, to pick up items that you requested from April 15–May 12, or to return items that you have at home. Instructions for making an appointment are in the “Getty Library Curbside Service appointment information and Reservio instructions” document (attached). Curbside service dates and related information are also listed on the Getty Library at Home guide’s Circulation Curbside Service page.
Please note that curbside service hours are now 10 a.m.–2 p.m., with five-minute appointment times. When picking up your books, please park at the designated location and walk to the labeled book cart on the sidewalk.
Employee Well-Being
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We know that people may be struggling during these quickly changing times and want to remind you that Getty’s Aetna and UnitedHealthcare medical plans provide coverage for mental health care—virtually and in person. To contact UnitedHealthcare call 800-999-9585, or visit MyUHC to download a virtual visit app. To contact Aetna, call 877-869-4077, or visit Teladoc.
Also, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to all employees and their family members for confidential, short-term counseling services and resources at no cost, as well as referrals to providers covered by your Getty insurance. Contact Health Advocate, the Getty’s EAP partner, for more information, at 866-799-2728.
Wildfire Awareness
While much of the focus this past year has been on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was also a record-setting year for wildfires in California, and 2021 has the potential to be another very challenging year. May is National Wildfire Awareness Month and Getty Emergency Preparedness would like to remind you to be prepared for the possibility of threatening wildfires. Many of us live in areas that are at risk, and as we’ve learned over the past few years, wind-driven events can spread devastation into areas not usually seen as at risk. CalFire provides these guides on preparing for possible evacuation and hardening your home to increase the likelihood that it will survive a nearby wildfire. Prepare now, and have a plan in place for you and your family.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION (DEAI)
AAPI Community Resources
The JONES team would like to thank members of the Getty Asian American Pacific Islander community who participated in last month’s listening session for AAPI employees. During that discussion, JONES provided a list of resources, including articles, organizations that need support, bystander intervention training, and mental health support. The list is available on Getty GO, and will be continually updated as more material becomes available.
Recursos para la comunidad de estadounidenses de origen asiático y de islas del Pacífico (AAPI)
El equipo de JONES quiere agradecer a los integrantes de la comunidad de estadounidenses de origen asiático y de islas del Pacífico (AAPI) del Getty que participaron en la sesión de escucha del mes pasado dirigida a empleados de dicha comunidad. Durante la charla, JONES brindó una lista de recursos disponibles para toda la comunidad del Getty. Estos recursos incluyen artículos, organizaciones que necesitan apoyo, capacitación sobre intervención para testigos y apoyo a la salud mental. La lista está disponible en GettyGo y en este enlace. Continuaremos actualizando GO a medida que se disponga de más material.
NEWS
Spring Getty Magazine
Check out the latest issue of Getty magazine. Learn how institutions across Southern California are bridging art and science for Pacific Standard Time, read a conversation between Maristella Casciato and LeRonn P. Brooks about their favorite Paul Williams buildings, and discover a new tool that helps heritage experts decide which 20th-century sites to add to official registers.
GLAMi Award Winners
Getty won five 2021 GLAMi (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Innovation) Awards. In the Marketing and Promotion category, the Getty Museum Challenge won a silver medal, and the Animal Crossing Art Generator was recognized as “of note.” In the Resources for General Audiences and Families category, Assyria: Palace Art of Ancient Iraq Video Suite won a bronze medal. In the Tools and Professional Practice category, the Animal Crossing Art Generator was recognized as “of note.” Finally, in the category of Pandemic Pivot, the special jury recognized the Getty Museum Challenge. Congratulations to all involved in these projects!
EVENTS
Racial Trauma Sessions Zoom Links
Last week, the DEAI Council and Human Resources announced a partnership to provide sessions on racial trauma to all Getty Staff. The two-hour workshops will be led by Priscilla Murphy (LPCMH, MS, MEd, BSN, RN), a board-certified counselor with Health Advocate’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). During the first hour of each session Ms. Murphy will make a presentation on racial trauma, which will be followed by an hour of facilitated discussion. The workshops will be held virtually 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on the dates below. Registration is not necessary. Use the Zoom links below for each session you wish to join.
Create Your Calm Challenge
In recognition of Global Employee Health and Fitness Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, the Fitness Center is offering the Wellbeats Create Your Calm stress management and mind/body challenge beginning today, along with a 30-minute virtual presentation and discussion about gratitude on May 12, 11-11:30 a.m., with Lisa and Karl from the Getty Fitness Center. Topics will include:
- How maintaining a sense of gratitude can keep us grounded
- How practicing gratitude can help us physically, emotionally and socially
- Different ways to use gratitude for your mental health and well-being
RSVP by emailing the Fitness Center for the Zoom link and passcode, and to participate in the Create Your Calm challenge.
What Makes People Laugh? Ancient Greek Comedy and Its Filipino Legacy
Join Mary Louise Hart, associate curator of antiquities at the Getty Museum, and director Jon Lawrence Rivera, founder of LA’s Playwright’s Arena, on May 14 at 12 p.m. as they decode a comedic scene on a fourth-century BC Greek vase. Using masks, costumes, and active staging to upend classical myths for laughs, ancient Greek comedy set a standard for humor millennia before the invention of today's television sitcoms. Hart and Rivera discuss how Filipino comedy and pageantry play into many of the same themes, demonstrating the enduring features of comic performance across cultures and time. Sign up in advance for this free online event.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Getty Anniversaries This Week
10 Years
- Patricia Araque, Enterprise Systems and Integration, Getty Digital
- Maya Zutler, Facilities Services
20Years
- David Myers, GCI Buildings and Sites
- Jose Ceja, Security Operations
30 Years
- Rodolfo Vargas, Grounds and Garden
Comings & Goings: April 16–30, 2021
Arrivals
- Yuko Makuuchi, Getty Center Museum Store Operations
- Jackie Hwang, Web and New Media, GRI
Departures
- Danyelle Diaz, Security Operations and Support
- Destin Johnson, Security Operations
- Omar Khaliqi, Security Operations
- David Block, Getty Center Museum Store Operations
- Carole Kramer, Getty Center Museum Store Operations
- Julia Tranner, General Counsel
See and search past Getty THIS WEEK newsletters on GO.
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