PSU Magazine Winter 1992

Reorganizing under way for PSU administration Better service to students, faculty, and the community while operating within a limited budget is the ambitious goal of a new reorganization plan for administrative operations at Portland State. The University began implementing the plan which was completed in November. The biggest change is a merging of the Student Affairs and Academic Affairs offices. This new structure will integrate programming and services for students with academic programs. Reassignment of some personnel and administrative jobs ha resulted from the plan, grouping similar and compatible functions together to im– prove efficiency and communications. One key feature of the reorganiza– tion will allow the University to respond to new administrative needs without adding new positions. Ad hoc management teams will be assigned to some critical functions using the prin– ciples of quality management. These teams, which can be created or dissolved as needed, will recommend actions and also be responsible for im– plementing their recommendations. Some examples of the first manage– ment teams are: Human Resources Design and Implementation, Univer– sity Information and Scheduling, and Technology Enhancement. The administrative reorganization is part of a process begun in October 1990, when the University began a two– year effort to develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan. The first phase of the strategic plan and a new mission statement have been com– pleted for the University. The reorganization plan was created by a team of faculty and administrators using a study designed and facilitated by Introspect Inc., a national consult– ing firm. The plan did not involve academic programs. 4PSU Professor Salvador Brotons Music royally honored Salvador Brotons, assistant professor of music and director of the PSU Sym– phony Orchestra, has been awarded the IX "Queen Sofia" Musical Composmon Prize in his native Spain for his orchestral piece Virtus opus 53. This prize is the most prestigious musical award in his country. Virtus, originally composed by Brotons for the Northwest Chamber Players (flute, violin, viola, cello, and piano), premiered last May in Portland. The 32-year-old composer went on to create an additional orchestral version which won the "Queen Sofia." "It wa worth the effort!" said Brotons. The date of the ceremony is not yet set, but Brotons expect to be called to Spain in February or March 1992, at . which time he will meet Queen Sophia and receive the award during a special presentation. The award includes 1,500,000 pesetas (approximately $15,000), the premiere of the piece by the RTVC (Spanish Radio{fV) or– chestra in Madrid, plus the publication, recording, and distribution of the piece. Brotons teaches orchestra, counter– point, music history, ymphonic litera– ture, and opera literature at Portland State. He often teaches in Spain during the summer and delivers clinics in con– ducting and composing in the United States and in Europe. Learn to survive the cold When climbing, hunting or skiing, how do you protect yourself if you end up lost and cold? Nationally known hypothermia experts will be on campus Saturday, Feb. 29, to teach comfort and survival techniques during the all-day conference "Cold Weather Survival." Panelists for the 8: 15 a.m. to 5 p.m. conference include, Jim Bagien, M.D., an astronaut with re earch and practi– cal experience in cold water immer– sion; Cameron Bangs, M.D., an internist with extensive experience in the treatment of hypothermia and co– author of one of the first textbooks on the subject; and Murray Hamlet, direc– tor of Cold Research Division for the U.S. Army Research Institute on En– vironmental Medicine in Natick, Mass. Cost for the conference is $25 and interested persons may register through the PSU School of Extended Studie , 725-4832. Cold Weather Survival i co– sponsored by Willamette Falls Ho pi– ta!, Emanuel Hospital and Health Center, and PSU. Earth Summit meeting The Earth Summit taking place June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is ex– pected to be the largest gathering in the history of the world. Formally known as the United Nations Con– ference on Environment and Develop– ment (UNCED), the global event will seek solutions to some of the most critical environmental and develop– ment issues facing our planet. In preparation for the international event, a regional network of organiza– tions is sponsoring an "Earth Summit Town Meeting\Hearing" on Feb. 15, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Lincoln Hall Auditorium. Discussion from this meet– ing will contribute to the final UNCED Preparatory Committee meet– ing in New York, and is expected to help formulate policies and projects at the local level. The regional meeting is co-spon– sored by the PSU International Studies Program, Women's Studies, and Cam– pus Ministry. For more information contact Janice Pearson of the Campus Ministry at 226-7807.