{"id":5984,"date":"2020-12-14T15:53:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T20:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=5984"},"modified":"2020-12-14T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T22:20:07","slug":"decking-the-virtual-halls-with-boughs-of-digital-holly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2020\/12\/14\/decking-the-virtual-halls-with-boughs-of-digital-holly\/","title":{"rendered":"Decking the virtual halls with boughs of digital holly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5996 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/christmascelebration2020.jpg?resize=993%2C396&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Detroit Mercy Christmas Party and Employee Recognition Celebration banner\" width=\"993\" height=\"396\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/christmascelebration2020.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/christmascelebration2020.jpg?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/christmascelebration2020.jpg?resize=1024%2C409&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/christmascelebration2020.jpg?resize=768%2C306&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/christmascelebration2020.jpg?resize=1536%2C613&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/christmascelebration2020.jpg?resize=1204%2C480&amp;ssl=1 1204w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 993px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 993\/396;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who joined us at the virtual Detroit Mercy Christmas Party and Employee Recognition Celebration. Approximately 300 colleagues gathered on Zoom Dec. 11 for the annual traditions of <a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.edu\/faculty-staff\/hr\/recognition.php\">recognizing employee years of service<\/a>, acknowledging retirees, announcing the Commitment to Excellence Awards and winning raffle prizes!<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to this year\u2019s Commitment to Excellence Award recipients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Vice President for Academic Administration and Academic Affairs Karen Lee (Rising Star)<\/li>\n<li>Detroit Theatre Company Technical Director Alan Devlin (Staff)<\/li>\n<li>Information Technology Services Academic Computing &amp; Audio Visual Manager Michael Sadler (Administrator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.edu\/about\/files\/colleague-recognition-celebration2020.pdf\">View the celebration presentation online, which includes all names of those honored and recognized<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy0-my.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/g\/personal\/nelsontd_udmercy_edu\/EjsfLyUg4TlJqJAvF2OB49kBHmD1Fro57mgXDV580J8k2Q?e=raWw6s\">View screenshots from the virtual celebration in OneDrive<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5988 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/dm_christmasparty2020_2.jpg?resize=993%2C577&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Employee Christmas Party Screenshot from virtual celebration on Zoom in 2020.\" width=\"993\" height=\"577\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/dm_christmasparty2020_2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/dm_christmasparty2020_2.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/dm_christmasparty2020_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/dm_christmasparty2020_2.jpg?resize=768%2C446&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/dm_christmasparty2020_2.jpg?resize=1536%2C893&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/12\/dm_christmasparty2020_2.jpg?resize=946%2C550&amp;ssl=1 946w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 993px; 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