Students can attend an exclusive Q and A and book-signing with Brian Baumgartner, New York Times best-selling author and \u201cThe Office\u201d cast member, at The University of Scranton on Friday, Nov. 20. The event will include \u201cimportant career advice\u201d taken from his latest book, \u201cThe Dunder Mifflin Employee Manual: How to Succeed in Work \u2013 and Life \u2013 According to The Office.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baumgartner visited campus for exclusive student Q and As and book signing with students with the publication of each of his previous books: \u201cThe Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin.\u201d \u201cSeriously Good Chili Cookbook,\u201d and \u201cWelcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office,\u201d<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Scranton visit comes just three days after publication of \u201cThe Dunder Mifflin Employee Manual,\u201d which he co-authored with Ben Silverman, Golden Globe Award\u2013winning executive producer, and Warren Lieberstei, The Office writer and producer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Dunder Mifflin Employee Manual\u201d is an \u201chilarious, officially licensed workplace survival guide written in the voice of Dunder Mifflin\u2019s HR department,\u201d according to a press release from the publisher, Mariner Books. It draws \u201con business principles, hard-earned wisdom and workplace disasters that made America\u2019s favorite paper company tick.\u201d<\/p>\n
Copies of the book will be available at the University\u2019s bookstore and at stores nationwide prior to the campus event. Copies of the book will also be available at the Q and A and book signing event on campus Nov. 20.<\/p>\n
Preregistration<\/a> is required to attend the Q & A, which begins on Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. in the Moskovitz Theatre of the DeNaples Center. A book signing immediately follows at 4 p.m. Both events require Royal cards for access. Seating is limited. Faculty and staff may also register to attend.<\/p>\n The first 75 students registering for the event will receive a free copy of \u201cThe Dunder Mifflin Employee Manual.\u201d Students can also submit questions for consideration for the Q and A when registering for the event.<\/p>\n Michael Ritterbeck \u201909, director of the University\u2019s Center of Student Engagement, will serve as host for the Q and A.<\/p>\n Baumgartner played Kevin Malone on The Office, which originally aired on NBC from 2005 to 2013, and was among the most popular shows on Netflix. Episodes can now be seen on Peacock. He was among the cast members who visited the University for The Office Convention<\/a> in 2007 and The Wrap Party<\/a> in 2013. He was also on campus for the taping of his popular podcast on the history of The Office<\/a>, which was the precursor to his first book, \u201cWelcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office.\u201d<\/p>\n