did you know?...
Did You Know is a section that provides information for part time and full time staff regarding little known perks that are available and provided by Columbus State Community College.
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1) MATRIX - provides confidential psychological counseling for you or a family member, legal and financial resources, assistance with elderly care issues and a variety of other issues. You can reach a MATRIX representative by calling (614) 475-9500 or visiting the website at www.matrixpsych.com
2) COESRA - (Central Ohio Employee Services & Recreation Association) provides a variety of 
discounts and services to Columbus State Community College employees. You only have to go to the website: www.coesra.com and follow the directions foraccessing the information. The ID can be retrieved from cards that are available through Human Resources or your Staff Advisory Council Representative. You are encouraged to visit the website and see for your self the benefits available.
3) You can obtain copies of Microsoft Office software for your homecomputer from the IT department?
The policy for obtaining software for the home is as follows:
a) You must be using the software on your office workstation
b) Your supervisor must sign a release form (and you must sign it in our office).
Note: No longer do you need to provide us with blank CDRs because we give
you the software along with the Product Key#. This can only be installed on one
computer.
4) D
X General Merchandise Discounts
Cougar Rewards - You can earn a $5.00 gift coupon through the DX Cougar Rewards Program – When you make a purchase (text books not included) at the DX you accumulate sales, for every $50.00 accumulative total in purchases you will receive a $5.00 gift coupon that can be used to make purchases any where in the store (including text books). Ask any DX cashier for information on how to join.
DX Book Club - You can earn a free book through the DX Book Club
Every general book purchase earns a credit. When you purchase 9 general books you will receive a coupon for a free book. The coupon value is the average of the previous 9 books purchased. Ask any DX cashier for further information.
5) Therapeutic Massage - Massage Therapy students provide full body swedish massages for only $10. To schedule an appointment, first make payment at the cashier's office, then bring the receipt to UN 319, or call ext. 5943. For more information, click here.
6) 
Employee Enrichment opportunities provided by Columbus State's Instructional Technologies Institute
All current CSCC employees can access hundreds of online courses 24/7/365 days via the Internet. You can access these online courses using your Novell username and Password from any campus computer or from your home computer.
Who are these online tutorials for and what is the cost?
- These online tutorials are for anyone who is employed by Columbus State Community College - that means all staff, full-time faculty, and adjunct faculty.
- All courses are available at no charge for current employees of CSCC only.
To see the website type in: http://iti.cscc.edu/Mindleaders.html
7) Columbus State Community College board of trustees meetings are open to the public. You are invited to attend and see and hear how decisions are made that affect our livelihood as employees. See meeting schedule on this website.
8) The automotive department occasionally works on staff vehicles however. Vehicles are only accepted that have problems relating to the project taking place in the class. To find out if the automotive department will be accepting vehicles to work on keep checking the CSCC Update Newletter. (Note: do not contact the department otherwise)
9) Columbus Blue Jackets tickets are available to staff at discounted prices for select games. Click here to find out more.
10) Discounts on cell phones are available at www.facultydiscount.com for all faculty, staff and family of school employees nationwide. This is an offer that is only good during the holidays. T-Mobile, Sprint, Helio and Nextel are participating phone companies. These offers are not available for upgrade/renewals and require a new two-year service agreement.
