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October 3 , 2005
‘Believe & Succeed’ is
council’s charge
BY Eric
Rangus
Employee Council revealed its theme for the 2005–06
academic year and President Louis Burton encouraged members to step
forward for their constituents at the group’s first meeting
of the fall,
Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the Jones Room of Woodruff Library.
“Believe & Succeed” is the theme of this year’s council,
and Burton outlined the thinking behind it in his opening comments. “In
order to succeed in anything, you must believe you can achieve it,” said
Burton, senior business manager in emergency medicine at Grady. “There
will be issues beyond our control that we cannot totally change. But I’d
like you to focus on the phrase ‘cannot totally change.’ Maybe we
can’t change the whole issue, but we may be able to influence a part of
it.”
Burton encouraged council members to take active roles
and participate not only in council-related activities but also bring
the concerns
and thoughts
of their
co-workers to the forefront. He urged them to get involved, be committed, be
passionate and work as a team.
Following Burton’s remarks and individual member
introductions, the council welcomed guest speakers.
Those guests included representatives from each of
the three president’s
commissions (Donna Wong, chair of PCORE; Paige Parvin and Andy Wilson, co-chairs-elect
of LGBT Concerns; and Allison Dykes, chair of PCSW), who outlined the history,
structure and missions of their organizations.
Before breaking into committee caucuses, the council
filled its two remaining seats on the University Senate and also
introduced
its officers for the year.
Following committee caucuses, communications Chair
Katherine Hinson said the council will co-sponsor (with the president’s
commissions, Human Resources and the Office of Equal Opportunity
Programs) an Oct. 6 brown bag called “De-Mystifying
Hiring Practices at Emory.” The event, slated for noon in Winship Ballroom,
will feature representatives from HR, the general counsel’s office, Campus
Services and Equal Opportunity Programs to discuss how employees are hired
at Emory.
Membership chair Laurie Asherman said her committee
will contact each council member to ensure he or she has an alternate
for the
year. Karl Woodworth, co-chair
of the council’s strategic plan steering group—which falls under
the council’s special issues committee—announced that Iruka Ndubuizu
volunteered to serve as his co-chair. He said the group has formed four smaller
working groups focused on strategies to achieve excellence in the workplace
(leadership, community and work/life balance, benefits and compensation, and
internal career
advancement and training). Each working group will consist of four members,
and they will be tasked to put into action the strategic plan the council turned
in to the administration last winter.
The next Employee Council meeting will be held Wednesday,
Oct. 19, at noon in the Jones Room.
If you have a question or comment for Employee Council,
send e-mail to President Louis Burton at Louis.Burton@emoryhealthcare.org.
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