Campus and community briefs
Logan to discuss school boundaries
A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Elementary School.
The school district staff will discuss school boundary changes. Mayor Doug Thompson and the Logan City staff will give the fire sub-station update, a general plan update, stormwater management update and an area crime report. There will be time for questions and answers and there will be a drawing for prizes. Everyone is welcome.
The school is located at 960 N. 1400 East, Logan.
Top business execs to speak at USU
Top manufacturing and operations management executives from around the world will offer cutting-edge experience at Utah State University’s 29th annual Operational Excellence Seminar on Oct. 1 and 2.
Dave Logozzo, executive director of engineering and manufacturing operations, will trace Lean manufacturing’s primary path in a global firm and discuss the importance of understanding Lean principles. Logozzo has implemented flexible manufacturing modules throughout the world and is a proponent of mapping flow to achieve material and information improvements in the value stream.
Partners in Business, sponsored by USU’s College of Business, is the only student-run management education program in the United States and features seven seminars each year. To register, or for more information about the seminars, call USU Partners in Business at 435-797-2279 or 1-800-472-9965.
Women’s issues appointment set
Christine Hailey, newly appointed associate vice provost for women’s issues, is working to make Utah State University a campus that is not specifically women friendly, but people and family friendly.
“It’s about being better for all people,” said Hailey. “This isn’t gender-specific. When it’s better for everyone, it is better for women, too.”
Hailey’s quarter-time position was created in conjunction with a new National Science Foundation grant, which will aid in the recruitment and retention of women in sciences and engineering. Hailey will act as a liaison between many different teams supporting the new effort, ADVANCE: Supportive Workplace Initiative.
Hailey is an associate dean in the College of Engineering and has worked for 20 years as an underrepresented minority in engineering.