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Show Westminster College Tuesday, October 8, 2002 c 1840 S. 1300 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84105 w Volume XXXV Issue 5 ASWC Baffled Over Mis sing Money cuss potential whereabouts of the money and later notified Westminster College Matthew Gaschk Forum Editor Campus Patrol and the Salt Lake City Police Westminster College has always been known as a safe haven for those who spend most of their time on campus. The schools closure from the outside community Department. After less than a week, the executive cabinet had already organized pay cuts within the cabinet to help alleviate some of the losses. has kept many societal flaws from penetrating the sanctity of the campus.. Recently, that has not been the case. With a car being stolen from campus on There is not one person responsible. We act as a team, so we all are taking responsibility for this, said ASWC Treasurer Phi Kwan. We all had the naive perspective that we were in a safe environment that could not be harmed, said ASWC Attorney General Aaron Thompson. It will be important that we dont let this shake us though. We have to get our business back to normal. The theft was not the only significant damage done to the ASWC budget last week, as the cabinet also learned of a budget cut due Sept. 15, some on campus were a little wary. Then, last week, the ASWC office was raided of an estimated $806 dollars in cash revenue from last months Lagoon Day. Because we had the room locked, it had to be someone we know and trust. That is frustrating and disappointing, said ASWC President Engels Tejeda. Upon learning of the theft, the executive cabinet met Monday evening to dis During the weekend of Sept. 27 an estimated $806 in cash was taken from a desk in the ASWC office, if you have any information, contact ASWC, Campus Patrol or the Office of Student Life. to a drop in enrollment this year. Because of that drop, the budget of the Student Activities Commission has dropped. But this is not a concern for ASW C Vice President Ana Fonua. We still have enough money to put on quality activities. We might not be able to have as many activities now, but we. are not going to sacrifice the quality of the activities in order to have more of them. Our first responsibility is to the students, added Thompson. So we feel obligated to be sure that we dont have to cut any corners with them. R Director Happy to Be Here easier. Melissa Walker Staff Writer Until recently, a handwritten thank you postcard was sent to every person who applied for a position at Westminster College. Because the human resources department receives nearly 200 applications for every job opening it advertises, this task required a lot of time from department staff and work-stud- v students. When Katie Rieffanaugh (pronounced assumed her position as the new director of human resources, all of that changed. Rieffanaugh implemented an online application process with an automatic response system; the computer does in seconds what it was taking staff hours to do. She said the department was behind technologically when she took the position and she would like to see technology make their work better and w) Rieffanaugh earned her bachelor of science, in political science, at California State University, Chico and her master of business administration at Trinity College. She spent part of her growing up years on Ogden, Utah and was looking for an opportunity to come home. In July she interviewed with the University of Utah and Westminster College. She was impressed with Westminster for several reasons. First, when she arrived for her interview she was taken on a student-guide- d campus tour. She said her tour guide Jason was very informative and open to questions. She said this was impressive because where else do you go in for an interview and start out with a customer? Rieffanaugh described another college she has worked at as a party school. She said she was impressed with the caliber of students at Westminster, with their dedication to personal growth and focus on education. She was very impressed with the program; she said the percentage and variety of jobs available is greater than at most schools. She believes it is important for students to be able to gain experience in the careers they hope to have one day. Her daughter, who is in her second year at the work-stud- y University of California, Santa Barbara, switched her major from Human Resources after spending time at work with Rieffanaugh. She loved the size of the campus and, last but certainly not least, she really wanted to work for President Michael Bassis. Rieffanaugh knew that Bassis would be the new president and did tons of research on him. The more she learned about him, the more she wanted to work for him. She described him as a man that not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. Since assuming her position, Rieffanaugh has started conducting an employee survey. The survey is intended to give staff a voice .and address issues that need attention. Several departments have already taken part in the survey. Under the direction of President Bassis, she has implemented a supervisor management training program for all interested staff. The program includes formal quarterly training and monthly brown bag lunches, which will be used to discuss in detail the concepts presented during the previous training. The next brown bag lunch will be held October 9 from 12:00 to 1:00 in the Howa Board Room. In this Issue 03 PAC.K 3 Students learn the truth about drugs and alcohol. 03 Pag 3 Westminster history professor Jeff Nichols releases his first book. I - os Pack 5 The Career Resource Center sets the stage g for events for students. future-enhancin- |