Thirty Managers Complete Supervisory Training

These managers received their supervisory certificates at a reception Jan. 15. Top left, standing: Becky DeVault, Marilyn Gallaty, Jan Burnham, Elizabeth Fiore, Paula Woods, Shirley Rabo, Jane Greene, Dick Chamberlain, Mark Lewkowicz, Andi Beach, Warren Moser, Stephanie Timmons, Rosario Clerici, Adam Morgan, Chris Malone, Karen Zacharias, Vicki Paxton, Linda Gatton, Cheryl Afflerbach, and Michelle Holmes. Seated from left: Bill Allen, Kelly Tingley, Annette Edwards, Rosalie Liddell, Yvonne Diehm, Karen Bang, and Bruce Racheter.

The Office of Faculty and Staff Assistance, in cooperation with Human Resources, Environmental Health and Safety, and the Student Counseling Center, offers the program under the direction of Bev Ford. The program was created, developed, and implemented following research Ford completed in 1997. The results of the campuswide study (created to address issues raised during the1996 WASC review) were used to design a program to improve management skills.

President Esteban and the Cabinet accepted the certification program concept and, as of Dec. 2001, 190 employees had been enrolled, and 63 had completed the program. “Effective management helps to increase the productivity of the departments, enhances job satisfaction, increases employee morale, and minimizes liability and risk for supervisors as well as for the university. It benefits all of us,” said Ford.

Kathleen McPartland