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Show USU prize brings international fame 95 E. 400 IN. Logan 752-9673 BY DALLIN KOECHER Staff Writer 'Drink may be substituted for another side dish. SUNDANCrAMPHlTHEATR CD RELEASE CONCERT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 TICKETS $12 grass/$14 benches AVAILABLE AT: 1-800-429-9920 www.peterbreinholt.com Sponsored by FM100 The Shingo Prize is important to many top manufacturers like Ford, Delphi, HON, Johnson & Johnson and John Deere. USU is home to the prize for excellence in manufacturing. The prize, created in 1988 by the College of Business in honor of Shigeo Shingo, a Japanese industrial engineer, for his efforts to make the manufacturing world more productive. Given an honorary doctorate by the College of Business for his efforts in Lean Manufacturing, Shingo has challenged the status quo of better business. It is one of the most prestigious business prizes for manufacturing. Dubbed the Nobel Prize for manufacturing by Business Week, the Shingo Prize is an award given to companies that demonstrate excellence in quality, efficiency and continuous improvement. Shingo worked with Toyota from the 1950s to the 1980s developing the ideas of Lean, which is a two-tiered program that involves eliminating waste and focusing on continuous improvement. "It is toward Shingo's objective of cutting waste and achieving perfection that the Shingo Prize was created," said Ross Robson, Executive Director of the Shingo Prize and also College of Business professor. Waste can be found in anything from too much inventory that isn't in use, down to the time it takes to walk more steps than necessary in the office. Along with being honored with the Shingo Prize, manufacturers also realize that applying one principle of Lean can save them hundreds of thousands of dollars. As the prize has gotten more and more renowned worldwide, it has grown from one recipient in 1988 to 19 manufacturers eligible for the recognition of business excellence in 2007. A list of recipients can be seen in the Business Building. The Shingo has moved across U.S. borders with companies from Canada and Mexico working hard to apply the principles emphasized by Shingo. Before the prize is awarded to manufacturers, they have to go through an extensive application process that demonstrates that they are applying Lean principles. Also, an on-site tour is conducted by a team of examiners made up of three to five former recipients of the award and a USU student. Students of the College of Business say they are getting a head start into the business world as they are taught the principles of the Lean system. Photo illustration "Utah State has classes that teach these principles, so that they can get a solid foundation to be better qualified for their career in the business world," said Tory Neiwert, a graduate student in instructional technology, HJNGO PRIZE seepage 10 HANSEN From page 7 4 US: Why? funny or damn, I wish I didn't know him. Hansen: I think it would be fun to swim with all the bubbles. US: What is the strangest thing you've seen on campus? US: What would you do when it went flat? Hansen: My five hours would be up — I'd let someone else deal with it. US: What five words best describe you? Hansen: Probably two years ago when I saw that gigantic paper mache bra hanging from the tree on the Quad. US: If everyone was exactly like you, what would the world be like? Hansen: Worse. Hansen: I only need one. US: What's that? Hansen: Damn. You can take it however you want. 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US: What's your least favor- Hansen: They'll remember I paid my tuition and that I was poor when I left. -etippets@cc.usu.edu Seven USU orchestra students perform in festival in Italy BY TOM LILJECON Staff Writer In the shadows of Pergine Castle in a northern Italian town near Trento, musicians and performers gathered from all over the world to participate in the Pergine Spettaculo Aperto, or the Pergine Open Festival. This year, seven students from the Utah State University Orchestra were chosen to participate in this annual tradition. They included Aubrey Rasmussen, a junior viola performance and music education major; Dave Sweeney, a senior trombone performance major; Ashley Wilkinson, a violin player and a junior majoring in biology; Alissa Kirk, a junior percussion performance major; Tyler Whittaker, a junior majoring in music education and recent music graduates Dave McCollum and Brittany Ross. Participants came from 14 different countries, including musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra of Columbia and many European musical conservatories, colleges and orchestras. The students left for Italy in mid-June and lived in Europe for six weeks before returning in early August. During their time in Italy, they rehearsed for at least six hours most days for three completely different concert sets consisting of music from Latin America, South America and the United States, Sweeney said. Influential conductors and musicians also held special training classes for specific instrumentSj Rasmussen said, and several famous South American and European artists also came to perform with the orchestra. In total, she said they performed in between eight and 16 concerts (depending on the instrument), some of which lasted as long as three and a half hours and ended at 1:30 a.m. Despite the length and late hour of their performances, the audiences consistently gave standing ovations and requested encores, Rasmussen said. To conclude their experience, they traveled to Spain to live for a week and perform at the famous Roman Ruins. Rasmussen said the Spanish concert was her favorite because it "felt like we were playing with friends and not just with some other musicians." Wilkinson added, "We really started to sound like an orchestra" during the final concerts in Spain. Professor Sergio Bernal of the USU music department said attending the festival allows students to play alongside musicians from other cultures who perform at an extremely high level, which gives students new perspective on how to play and practice. Several of the students mentioned that participating in the festival helped their confidence and skills as musician grow. Sweeney said that it was "humbling" to perform with such talented and committed musicians and said it, "helped me realize just how dedicated you need to be to make it [as a musician]." Ultimately, the cultural experience of being immersed in another continent with people from all over the world was emphasized as the biggest reward of the festival. Sweeney said it was satisfying to "see things from a different perspective" and talk to people about their opinions of the United States. Other students echoed this feeling. "There were so many people from different cultures and we all got along," •ORCHESTRA see page 7 0 Photo courtesy of Aubrey Rosmussen AUBREY RASMUSSEN (LEFT), A JUNIOR majoring In viola performance and music education and Ashley Wilkinson, a junior majoring in biology went to Italy to perform in several concerts ovefc the summer. Seven USU orchestra students were chosen to attend including Rasmussen and Wilkinson. |