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Stadium and on a rotating billboard in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Cloud 9 also will be recognized on the scoreboard at basketball, soccer and football games. "Cloud 9 is proud that we have reached the professional level that we believe was required to align ourselves with the University of San Diego in developing a corporate partnership," says Mike Diehl, vice president of Cloud 9 Shuttle. "Cloud 9's goal in this relationship is to make the university successful by providing the highest quality of transportation service we can offer. We also are proud that this corporate partnership with USO is the first of its kind for Cloud 9." For individual reservations, call Cloud 9 Shuttle at (800) 9-SHUTTLE. To book a group trip, call (858) 505-4900. f3J

Tricia Bertram Gallant helped bring home the gold last month for the San Diego Chorus, a

chapter of Sweet Adelines International. The worldwide organization has more than 20,000 members dedicated to the singing and teaching of a cappella four-part harmonies. Gallant, coordinator of the School of Education's global program, joined the group in May and earned a gold medal at the 55th annual Sweet Adelines International Convention and Competition, Oct. 13 in Portland, Ore. The singers competed against 29 other choruses from the United States, Canada, Sweden, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. For information about joining the San Diego Chorus, call Gallant at ext. 7443. SEA Snippets The following issues were discussed at the October meeting of the Staff Employees Association. • Cyndi Thomas-Evans, SEA's representative to the President's Advisory Committee, reported that the PAC is going through all versions of the university's policies and procedures manual and will compile one All About Benefits The human resources department is offering several ways for employees to learn more about their benefits this month. An informational meeting will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Nov. 1, in the Hahn University Center, Room 107. A benefits fair, offering health screenings, health information, news about bene- fits, raffle prizes and food samples is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Nov. 2, in the University Center Forum. This year's open enrollment period is from Nov. 12 to 25.

Tricia Bertram Gallant, front row on the right, shows off her gold-medal voice at the Sweet Adelines International Convention and Competition. If you or someone you know deserves to be put "In the Spotlight, " send an e-mail to Krystn Shrieve at kshrieve@sandiego.edu or call her at ext. 4934.

up-to-date version that includes recent changes, memos and corrections. • Jo Powers of the provost's office and Yolanda Castro of the president's office, both members of SEA's social committee, have organized a day trip on Jan. 15 for employees to watch a taping of "The Price is Right" game show. Employees will ride up in a USO bus driven by John Cunningham of the athletics department. Look for a flier with more infor- mation in campus mail in coming weeks. • Penny Navarro of continuing education and Cyndi Thomas-Evans will organize a 50/50 raffle during the benefits fair on Nov. 2. The winner does not have to be present. A second 50/50 raffle will begin Nov. 5. Winners of that raffle will be announced at the SEA Christmas party in December. Tickets are $1 each. The winners will receive half of the money raised, and the other half will go to the SEA. Contact your SEA representative for tickets. • SEA meetings are open to all employees, especially staff. The next SEA meeting is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m., Nov. 14, in the University Center, Room 107. For a list of SEA representatives, log on to www.sandiego.edu/sea/reps.html .