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September 17, 1996 The Point News N ews Wood’s answers criticism over food, Rita’s departure Corporate representatives say popular employee left voluntarily; company promises better food ELLIE HOPE staff writer On Tuesday, September 10th three representatives of the Wood Corporation attended the open Student Government Association meeting. Katrina Crist, the Director of the Office of Conferences, was introduced as St. Mary’s College’s liasion with the Wood Corporation. She explained that she had come to the forum because previous efforts to generate a student committee had failed due to lack of interest Students countered this notion, citing the time of the meetings last year as the reason attendence was low. Because the meeting was scheduled at noon many students could not find time between midday classes and lunch to participate. Crist acknowledged the students' point and planned to look into it. Crist then invited student comments. “Where is Rita?” was one of the first questions asked. Rita Hall, a former Wood’s employee, was a favorite of the students. She was known for hugs, friendly smiles, parties, and her trademark “Hey, Baby.” Paul Tuehnerman, Wood’s District Representative, fielded the question. “It’s not practical to discuss human resource issues,” Tuehnerman began, “but Rita has decided to pursue other things.” He went on to say that Rita was not fired but resigned. When one student asked Tuehnerman to explain in plain "We have not been doing the job we should. We've screwed up." -Paul Tuehnerman Pointj continued from page one This relationship is very important to Reverend Ball, who said, “Students make a difference. . . [They] provide a diversity we wouldn’t have otherwise . . . We value them.” He is interested in finding ways for the college and the church to work together in a “partnership.” Logistically, this partnership is very important for the college to maintain because the church's property is interspersed with parts of the St. Mary's campus. Therefore, many reciprocal agreements must be reached pertaining to such things as the plumbing or electric lines. These utilities which run from Calvert Hall, St. Mary’s Hall, or Kent Hall to the rest o f campus must go across land owned by the church. Other agreements include the responsibility of St. Mary's campus maintenance for the trash collection at Church Point. For the members of the congregation of Trinity Church, this partnership extends further to include the campus in its weekly church service. In addition to including several SMC students in its congregation, during the Prayers of the People, Trinity Church parishioners pray for the students, faculty and staff of St. Mary’s College. In addition to involving SMC in Trinity's weekly services, Reverend Ball is notified immediately by parishioners who hear of an emergency on campus. Reverend Ball will then call someone on campus to see if he can give assistance to the student. Harry Tafe, director of Public Safety, stated that his officers are given permission by the state of Maryland to enforce laws “only on property of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.” However, because Church Point is land which is frequently used by members of the community, it is legally considered a public land. Therefore, certain laws can be enforced in this way on the property. For example, no one, including those over the age of 21, is allowed under MD law to have open containers of alcohol on public lands. This means that the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has the right to come onto the property and enforce these laws. Furthermore, Public Safety officers are required to assist county and state police officers in this enforcement when requested to do so. Reverend Ball stated that although he has to keep in mind that the church can be held legally responsible for any accident which may occur on the property, he “will not call [the police] to come and check ID’s.” Harry Tafe stated that at times, the people across the St. Mary's River have called him to complain about the noise coming from Church Point. When this happens, he must “refer them to the county police.” Tafe has also confirmed that there is now an off-duty St. Mary’s County deputy who has been hired by Historic St. Mary’s City to patrol on weekend nights, and that this officer would easily be able to see any activity on Church Point. English he responded “She ain’t coming back.” One other issue covered was the problems during the first week of food service. The Wood’s representatives cited various pieces of malfunctioning kitchen equipment as the reason for poor service during the first week. Several additional per- ------------------- sonnel were brought in to correct the problems and Woods expects smooth operations from now on. Students in attendance at the SGA meeting had a multitude of complaints against Woods. The use of shrimp three days in a row created a health concern for some students. Tim Lockett, the director of Woods at St. Mary ’ s, described proper thawing techniques of frozen shrimp and assured listeners that his staff followed these safe instructions. Issues between vegetarians and meat eaters also were discussed regarding marinara versus meat sauce. Improvement was called for at Stacks Deli, the salad bar, and the baked potato bar. Woods is refocusing the way they do business in total, from the top management to retraining of staff in the dining units. The representatives promised that students will never see mashed potatoes out of a box, and Woods will try to provide at least one fresh vegetable at each lunch and dinner. Wood’s has been able to make successful changes in the past, including offering Chesapeake Bagels and, more recently, Top Hits, the chef stand at dinner. Tuehnermann mentioned that employees will taste everything before it is served and if anything fails to meet their approval, it will be replaced. Wood’s is also monitoring meal portions which have gone uneaten, and popular items will be repeated more often. The Wood Corporation is a 350 million dollar a year business, operating solely in the mid-Atlantic. The Corporation serves the dining needs of almost every type of institution. The College first contracted with Wood’s in June of 1989. There are 55 people employed on campus by Wood’s, in the main dining area and Pete’s Arena. Tuehnerman has been working as the district representative since July 15th 1996 and supervises seven dining units. “We have not been doing the job we should. We’ve screwed up,” Tuehnerman readily admitted, “and I am not leaving until we get it right.” Alcohol\ continued from page one officers to its weekend patrols. Both the and theJSt Mary’s County Police. When Dean and Director of Public Safety Harry the police reports document 1000 alcohol Tafe, agree that the two officers are here citatior&: in approximately four years and to keep theft-at a 4ow, rather than to the cVxliege reports document none/ the control partying. They also agree that the ' ;^stat& 'gets suspicious.But a goal of'the' campus is somewhat lenient on alcohol college is to deal withdrinking “discreetly,” i violations, making it a policy to aVbid said Freeman, fafe says he knows thatf giving out many. They trf to deal wj& Public Safety is“ moving to where we’llf underage drinkers in alternative ways, , issue alcohol citations.” He feels that a ^ like encouraging students to take the alca- stricter method of dealing with campus hoi awareness class'.1 * problems wift help to solve them. Tafe' Both Freeman and Tafe--acknowledge and Freeman also believe that if students^ the probleTrfs^that arise when the repSfts dcf fto't violate the rules, the policies will go to the state’s attorney from the college not have to be more strict. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences 1997 Competition 80 fellowships will be awarded for full-time study toward the Ph.D or Sc.D. degree in cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, structural biology, biostatistics, epidemiology, or mathematical biology. Fellowship terms, effective June 1997 Three-year initial awards, ■ $15,000 annual stipend with two-year extension possible Eligibility Less than one year of postbaccalaureate graduate study in biology: college seniors; first year graduate students; M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., students or professionals $15,000 annual cost-of-education allowance If an M.D./Ph.D. student: not in a funded program No citizenship requirements: U.S. citizens may study abroad; others must study in the United States Schedule Application deadline: November 15,1996 Awards announced: early April 1997 Fellowships start: June 1997-January 1998 For Program Announcements, Eligibility Guidelines, and Applications Hughes Predoctoral Fellowships National Research Council Fellowship Office 2101 Constitution Avenue Washington. 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September 17, 1996
The Point News N ews
Wood’s answers criticism over food, Rita’s departure
Corporate representatives say popular employee left voluntarily; company promises better food
ELLIE HOPE
staff writer
On Tuesday, September 10th three representatives
of the Wood Corporation attended
the open Student Government Association
meeting. Katrina Crist, the
Director of the Office of Conferences, was
introduced as St. Mary’s College’s liasion
with the Wood Corporation. She explained
that she had come to the forum because
previous efforts to generate a student committee
had failed due to lack of interest
Students countered this notion, citing
the time of the meetings last year as the
reason attendence was low. Because the
meeting was scheduled at noon many students
could not find time between midday
classes and lunch to participate.
Crist acknowledged the students' point
and planned to look into it.
Crist then invited student comments.
“Where is Rita?” was one of the first
questions asked. Rita Hall,
a former Wood’s employee,
was a favorite of the students.
She was known for
hugs, friendly smiles, parties,
and her trademark
“Hey, Baby.” Paul
Tuehnerman, Wood’s District
Representative, fielded
the question. “It’s not practical to discuss
human resource issues,” Tuehnerman began,
“but Rita has decided to pursue other
things.” He went on to say that Rita was
not fired but resigned. When one student
asked Tuehnerman to explain in plain
"We have not been
doing the job we
should. We've
screwed up."
-Paul Tuehnerman
Pointj continued from page one
This relationship is very important to
Reverend Ball, who said, “Students make
a difference. . . [They] provide a diversity
we wouldn’t have otherwise . . . We value
them.” He is interested in finding ways for
the college and the church to work together
in a “partnership.”
Logistically, this partnership is very important
for the college to maintain because
the church's property is interspersed with
parts of the St. Mary's campus.
Therefore, many reciprocal agreements
must be reached pertaining to such things
as the plumbing or electric lines. These
utilities which run from Calvert Hall, St.
Mary’s Hall, or Kent Hall to the rest o f
campus must go across land owned by the
church. Other agreements include the responsibility
of St. Mary's campus maintenance
for the trash collection at Church
Point.
For the members of the congregation of
Trinity Church, this partnership extends
further to include the campus in its weekly
church service. In addition to including
several SMC students in its congregation,
during the Prayers of the People, Trinity
Church parishioners pray for the students,
faculty and staff of St. Mary’s College.
In addition to involving SMC in Trinity's
weekly services, Reverend Ball is notified
immediately by parishioners who hear of
an emergency on campus. Reverend Ball
will then call someone on campus to see if
he can give assistance to the student.
Harry Tafe, director of Public Safety,
stated that his officers are given permission
by the state of Maryland to enforce
laws “only on property of St. Mary’s College
of Maryland.”
However, because Church Point is land
which is frequently used by members of
the community, it is legally considered a
public land. Therefore, certain laws can
be enforced in this way on the property.
For example, no one, including those over
the age of 21, is allowed under MD law to
have open containers of alcohol on public
lands.
This means that the St. Mary’s County
Sheriff’s Office has the right to come onto
the property and enforce these laws. Furthermore,
Public Safety officers are required
to assist county and state police
officers in this enforcement when requested
to do so.
Reverend Ball stated that although he
has to keep in mind that the church can be
held legally responsible for any accident
which may occur on the property, he “will
not call [the police] to come and check
ID’s.”
Harry Tafe stated that at times, the people
across the St. Mary's River have called
him to complain about the noise coming
from Church Point. When this happens, he
must “refer them to the county police.”
Tafe has also confirmed that there is
now an off-duty St. Mary’s County deputy
who has been hired by Historic St. Mary’s
City to patrol on weekend nights, and that
this officer would easily be able to see any
activity on Church Point.
English he responded “She ain’t coming
back.”
One other issue covered was the problems
during the first week of food service.
The Wood’s representatives
cited various
pieces of malfunctioning
kitchen equipment
as the reason for
poor service during
the first week. Several
additional per-
------------------- sonnel were brought
in to correct the problems and Woods
expects smooth operations from now on.
Students in attendance at the SGA meeting
had a multitude of complaints against
Woods. The use of shrimp three days in a
row created a health concern for some students.
Tim Lockett, the director of Woods
at St. Mary ’ s, described proper thawing techniques
of frozen shrimp and assured listeners
that his staff followed these safe instructions.
Issues between vegetarians and meat
eaters also were discussed regarding
marinara versus meat sauce. Improvement
was called for at Stacks Deli, the salad bar,
and the baked potato bar.
Woods is refocusing the way they do
business in total, from the top management
to retraining of staff in the dining
units. The representatives promised that
students will never see mashed potatoes
out of a box, and Woods will try to provide
at least one fresh vegetable at each lunch
and dinner. Wood’s has been able to make
successful changes in the past, including
offering Chesapeake Bagels and, more
recently, Top Hits, the chef stand at dinner.
Tuehnermann mentioned that employees
will taste everything before it is
served and if anything fails to meet their
approval, it will be replaced. Wood’s is
also monitoring meal portions which have
gone uneaten, and popular items will be
repeated more often.
The Wood Corporation is a 350 million
dollar a year business, operating solely in
the mid-Atlantic. The Corporation serves
the dining needs of almost every type of
institution. The College first contracted
with Wood’s in June of 1989. There are 55
people employed on campus by Wood’s,
in the main dining area and Pete’s Arena.
Tuehnerman has been working as the district
representative since July 15th 1996
and supervises seven dining units.
“We have not been doing the job we
should. We’ve screwed up,” Tuehnerman
readily admitted, “and I am not leaving
until we get it right.”
Alcohol\ continued from page one
officers to its weekend patrols. Both the and theJSt Mary’s County Police. When
Dean and Director of Public Safety Harry the police reports document 1000 alcohol
Tafe, agree that the two officers are here citatior&: in approximately four years and
to keep theft-at a 4ow, rather than to the cVxliege reports document none/ the
control partying. They also agree that the ' ;^stat& 'gets suspicious.But a goal of'the'
campus is somewhat lenient on alcohol college is to deal withdrinking “discreetly,” i
violations, making it a policy to aVbid said Freeman, fafe says he knows thatf
giving out many. They trf to deal wj& Public Safety is“ moving to where we’llf
underage drinkers in alternative ways, , issue alcohol citations.” He feels that a ^
like encouraging students to take the alca- stricter method of dealing with campus
hoi awareness class'.1 * problems wift help to solve them. Tafe'
Both Freeman and Tafe--acknowledge and Freeman also believe that if students^
the probleTrfs^that arise when the repSfts dcf fto't violate the rules, the policies will
go to the state’s attorney from the college not have to be more strict.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Predoctoral Fellowships in
Biological Sciences
1997 Competition
80 fellowships will be awarded for full-time study
toward the Ph.D or Sc.D. degree in cell biology, genetics,
immunology, neuroscience, structural biology, biostatistics,
epidemiology, or mathematical biology.
Fellowship terms, effective June 1997
Three-year initial awards, ■ $15,000 annual stipend
with two-year extension
possible
Eligibility
Less than one year of postbaccalaureate
graduate
study in biology: college
seniors; first year graduate
students; M.D., D.O., D.D.S.,
D.V.M., students or
professionals
$15,000 annual cost-of-education
allowance
If an M.D./Ph.D. student:
not in a funded program
No citizenship requirements:
U.S. citizens may study
abroad; others must study
in the United States
Schedule
Application deadline:
November 15,1996
Awards announced:
early April 1997
Fellowships start:
June 1997-January 1998
For Program Announcements, Eligibility
Guidelines, and Applications
Hughes Predoctoral Fellowships
National Research Council Fellowship Office
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington. DC 20418
Telephone (202)334-2872 ‘
Fax (202)334:3419
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