LehighWeek Volume 07, Issue 15

              Volume 7, Issue 15
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
January 25,1994
LEHIGHWEEK
Plus SOUTH MOUNTAINEER
Winter Weather Challenges Campus
By RITA MALONE, Writers' Group
The new year is
certainly off to a rough start
weather-wise, with record
low temperatures of 11
below zero and more than 25
inches of snow already. (And
it's only January!) Lehigh,
with its miles of roadways,
more than 130 buildings and
1600-acre campus, is
struggling to keep operating
under very adverse
conditions. Many
outstanding employees have
been working 15 to 20 hour
days because of the weather
to keep critical areas
functioning. Their hard
work has resulted in the
need for only a few early
closings and late openings.
The whole campus thanks
them for the fantastic job
they are doing!
"Since Lehigh is a
residential university, we
can never completely close,"
said Provost Al Pense.
^^>|    "Some people always have to
come in to operate essential
services such as police,
housing, food, and facilities
services. When we announce
that we are closed, that only
means the academic
program and services that
support it are closed. Other
offices are still open and
working hard."
Lehigh closed on Jan. 20
in response to Gov. Casey's
plea to close schools and
businesses to conserve
energy. The University uses
15,000 gallons of oil a day at
the two central heating and
Wrestling:
Ryder over Lehigh
21-15
Men's Basketball:
Lehigh over Army
105-94
Women's Basketball:
Army over Lehigh
66-63
See
South Mountaineer
*/IY PASECHNICK'96
▲ Students find their way to classes and the bookstore on the first day of classes.
refrigeration plants in
extremely cold weather. We
spend about $7,500 a day on
electricity for the campus.
Lehigh saved about 1,000
gallons of oil oh the Asa
Packer campus due to the
shutdown, but other energy
savings are unknown
(as of 1/20).
CLOSINGS AND LATE
STARTS
The decision to close
the university or open it late
is made by 6:30 am, based
upon conditions on the
campus. The early shift of
facilities services reports
the conditions of the campus
roads, walkways and parking
lots to Gary Falasca,
Richard Benner, and Tony
Corallo. (On those occasions
when something unexpected
occurs during the night, the
campus police call Benner
with the status of the
campus.) Corallo, assistant
vice president, then calls
Patti Ota, vice provost,
and they make the decision
whether or not to open
Lehigh late. Ota and
her secretary, Jesse
Blackwood, then put a
message on the telephone
message board 8-NEWS
and begin notifying the
radio stations.
"Closing the campus or
starting late is not an easy
decision," said Ota. "The key
question is whether Lehigh is
safe. It's very difficult to
close when the students are
here because there is no way
to make up classes across the
board. We can't add classes
at the end of the semester
because of Commencement,
and we can't hold classes
Continued on page 2
Quality Task Force Releases Report
By ROBERT FISHER, Writers' Group
The "quality" movement cannot be adopted wholesale by
Lehigh, but some of its "ideas can help make a high quality
university even better," according to the report of the Task
Force on Quality.
The report calls for involvement at all levels, from the
President's Council to teams working on local issues. It
outlines ideas for moving Lehigh toward a more cooperative
culture focused on promoting learning, a process named
"Getting Even Better (G.E.B.)."that will be led by two or three
faculty and staff members, called "G.E.B. leaders," and a
Bridge Team representing all parts of the university.
The task force was composed of faculty, staff and students
with a range of perspectives on quality management: Some
had extensive experience and were eager to see Lehigh move
ahead; others were skeptical that this industry-led movement
would be applicable to Lehigh. The group met intensively
from September through December, spending many hours
listening to the views of people on campus, examining what
did and did not work at other universities, and creating an
approach for implementing quality principles that is tailored
specifically to Lehigh.
The summary report of the task force is printed on
page 7
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