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The Rollins Sandspur. 41. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/41 Don Juan, Conceits, Letters, Eating and Psycho Disorders, and Evil See FORUM See STYLE 1894 • THE NEWSPAPER OF ROLLINS COLLEGE • 1995 Issue #2: illins College - Winter Park, Fhrida 995 Innovative Firms Mike Porco Share Traits, Says Deposed Rollins Prof Special to the Sandspur Peter Behringer tinue to do so unless those firms become Sandspur Rollins. I just want to get my message Innovative firms share characteris­ more innovative," Higgins said. "Inno­ On Tuesday March 28, the Student Hear­ out to the student body... ultimately I tics that allow them to succeed regard­ vation is the only long-term sustainable ing Board formally announced its decision have faith in the system to make the less ofthe differences in their cultures, competitive advantage. Businesses that to remove SGA President Mike Porco from right decision." says a Rollins College business pro­ fail to do so may well find themselves office. The move came after a trial held the President-elect and current Vice Presi­ fessor who has written a book on the stalled in place." night before. In this trial, SGA President dent, Creighton Knight was also con­ subject. Higgins has extracted numerous glo­ Mike Porco and SGA Vice President victed of the same charge. At the time These 49 traits create a profile ofthe bal bench-marking examples of how Creighton Knight were brought up on this paper went to the publisher, there type of firm likely to survive and pros­ various businesses have achieved inno­ charges of "unethical conduct of an SGA was no word of the sanctions leveled per in the coming years, says James M. vation, and he has provided question­ official." against Mr. Knight. He may be removed Higgins, professor of management at naires for firms to use to assess their The charges were filed by Ward Hall from office as well. "Unfortunately, I Rollins' Crummer Graduate School of own "innovation quotient." Higgins has director, Andrea Weisman. Porco had al­ am being made the victim. All I did was Business. Higgins' criteria are being compiled four questionnaires that test lowed Mike Kelly —a former Down Under help out a friend who was homeless. used by The Innovative Thinking Net­ for product, process, marketing and employee— to sleep in his room during fall And now I'm being prosecuted," said work, in association with the Tom Pe­ management innovation. The 49 ques­ semester. In a letter to Melissa Arnold, the Knight. ters Group's "On Achieving Excel­ tions on each survey include seven ques­ Student Hearing Board Chief Justice, The Student Hearing Board's verdict lence" newsletter to help select the tions for each ofthe familiar McKinsey Weisman stated "It has been brought to my on Monday dealt SGA another stagger­ winner of the first Global Innovation and Co.' s "Seven S' s" of organizational attention that the current President, Michael ing blow. Two weeks ago the board Award in 1996. success framework: strategy, structure, Porco and current Vice President, Creighton threw out the Vice Presidential run-off The criteria form the basis of systems (management), style (leader­ Knight have been aiding Mr. Kelly in stay­ elections after candidate Shanoff filed a Higgins* second book in a trilogy on ship), staffing, skills and shared values ing here at Rollins. I was informed that Mr. charge against Tara Bathgate and the creativity and innovation: Innovate or (organizational culture). Kelly was living with both the President members of the Elections and Training Evaporate: Test & Improve Your If a firm wants a role model to follow, and Vice President of SGA. It is clear to me committee when the Cornell polling Organization's I. Q. - Its Innovation it can hardly do better than 3M, creator that this would fall under ethical miscon­ booth was not open when advertised. Quotient. of the "Post-it" note pads, among the duct for an SGA official!" And last Mon­ The recent Student Hearing board deci­ "The global competitive positions day the Student Hearing Board upheld this sions may leave the student body with­ of many U.S. firms have eroded sig­ Continued on Page 3 charge — for this, the Student Hearing out a president or vice president. nificantly in recent years and will con­ Board recommended that Porco be removed Early Sandspur polling data indicates from the presidency. Weisman refused to that most of the student body feels that comment to the Sandspur on the charges. the board went too far in removing the After the board's announcement, Mr. President from office. The board's de­ Quote of the Week: Porco held a positive outlook. He plans to cision also raises the question of what appeal the decision. He stated, "I still love actions warrant removal from office. wHw&ibiitf, mlitici (Pie da wciw&pteeiielif, Historian to Speak on wcGMte ike dami am 6& mo-. 1 the Contemporary Submitted by Jeff Dattilo American Family r «<- ^BS *? /-- * r -=- *rjf // Special to the Sandspur Henderson, "Women's Work, Men's Prop­ erty: On the Origins of Gender and Class," Stephanie Coontz, a professor of his­ which has been published in French and Do you agree with the Student tory and family studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, Spanish. Hearing Board decision to remove will speak on "The Way We Were, The Coontz has testified about her research Mike Porco from office? Way We Might Become: Families in the before the House Select Committee on 1990s" at 8 p.m. April 6 in Bush Audito­ Children, Youth and Families in Wash­ rium, Rollins campus. The lecture is free ington, D.C. She has published articles in 1 [No 1 IUNSUREI and open to the public. "The New York Times," "Harpers," the Coontz most recently authored "The "Wall Street Journal," the "Chicago Tri­ Way We Were: American Families and bune," and numerous othernational news­ 1 Wh \ \ A%J papers, as well as in many academic jour­ |4H 1 the Nostalgia Trap." Her last book, "The Social Origins of Private Life: A History nals. ^^TTheBeansPoU is a polling of 73 students while eating dinner at Beans. • of American Families," won the Wash­ Sponsored by the Rollins McCollough | This polling took place at about 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday evening. ington Governor's Writers Award Lecture Series, Coontz has been named (1989). She also co-authored, with Peta the Rollins' McCollough Lecturer. jni^aridsrjurj/ol^^ 101 is ^, page 2 RMQ COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HERE TO DISCUSS... • FULL-TIME JOBS » PART-TIME JOBS ^ w0||( > SUMMER JOBS > INTERNSHIPS Great opportunity to network ana afiaaya&y*«, MOfiJiwestem Muty collect general career information! 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