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We’re going into medium and small-sized companies, and we’re going
to take their employees that are onsite and lease them back to the client
company; because the client’s expertise is whatever they went into busi
ness for. They are not the human resource experts: we are.
The young man I recently hired is a labor lawyer. We must have a law
yer on staff to be able to understand liabilities, to make sure that we’re on
top of all the new benefits and everything like that. We will be the experts.
We will be the human resource arm in these companies. That’s what
will be happening even more so than staffing. I see that this type of
In the Department of Fine Arts...
Warren named artist-in-residence
Fan Warren of Chicago, Illinois, is the artist-in-residence in the depart
ment of visual arts. She received the B.F.A. in printmaking and painting
from Illinois State University and the M.F. A. in painting and sculpture from
the Chicago School of the Art Institute. “The visiting
residency is how artists get jobs and become
••'“■'‘•‘Op known.” Warren stated. She believes that the “small,
intimate environment” at Chowan is beneficial to stu-
fer iBl * dents. “1 went to a big university so I can see that
intimacy is very important,” explained Warren.
When questioned about her first impression of
Chowan, Warren responded, “The campus was really
large and beautiful for a small college.” While at
Chowan, Warren will be teaching a sculpture class.
She hopes to “introduce students to a variety of ideas
about art; with art, there is more ways than one.” Warren enjoys foreign
films and growing herbs and cacti.
McCoUough to teach design courses
“My job as an educator is to get these kids prepared for the real world,”
explained Harriet McCullough, new assistant fine arts professor.
McCullough believes that technology is a great means to manipulate de
signs. but “it’s the mind that creates the art.” When
asked about her first impression of Chowan,
McCollough said, “It was a long way from Norfolk.”
She and her husband. Robert, who also teaches, re
side in Norfolk with their two children, Karen. 13,
and Rachel, 13 months.
For seven years, McCullough worked as a den
tal assistant but decided to return to school to ful
fill her first love, art. She earned a B.F.A. from Old
Dominion University in 1991 and an M.F. A. from
Norfolk State University and ODU in 1994. She has
worked part-time for ODU, Tidewater Community
College and Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts. Aside from art,
McCollough enjoys gardening, working in her yard and photography.
Jones appointed language professor
Haydn Tiago Jones will serve as the new foreign language professor in
the department of language and literature. He, and his wife, Karen, with
their two children. Josefma. 3, and Tristan, 1, lived in Portugal, where Jones
taught before coming to Chowan.
Jones received the B. A. at Indiana University, the M. A. at UNC at Chapel
Hill, and is within a year of defending his dissertation in romantic lan
guages. Jones was impressed with the facilities and the atmosphere of
Chowan. “It reminds me of a small Chapel Hill,” Jones
stated. He first visited campus with his father-in-law, a
professor at Louisburg College. They both were im
pressed with the college, the historic district, and the
charm of the Old South.
“I like the fact that teaching is emphasized here and
research is not as important,” Jones added. He finds
the environment pleasant and students more intimate
with professors. Outside of work, he enjoys soccer,
Haydn Jones walking, swimming and spending time with his family.
Dr. Justice adjunct professor in science
“As a professor, my greatest responsibility is to
give students a realistic impression of how science is
conducted and how science progresses,” says Dr.
Michael Justice, who will serve as a part-time profes
sor in the Department of Science. A native of Bos
ton, MA, he recei\ ed his B. A. from the University of
Massachusetts in 1990 and his M.A. from the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Greeensboro in 1993 and
his Ph.D., also from UNC-G. in 1996. He and his wife.
Theresa Justice, professor of psychology, enjoy bird
watching and psychologj. Dr. Justice states that he also collects coins.
The couple enoys the small town atmosphere and the low cost of living.
Hani^ McCdough
Dr. MchaetJustice
operation will be in place 10 to 15 years from
now. Thereafter, the workforce will change
again. Now, the number for that: I project that
within the ne.xt 3 years we will have 7000
employees.
RB: Are you ready for that?
SC: I don't know whether I am or not, but I’m
preparing for it. We’re doing all the things that
we need to do. In fact, this file right here on
my desk has started the new PEO division.
RB:PEO?
SC: PEO stands for Professional Employer
Organization. We will be the employer more so
than we’ve ever been before. Those numbers
are phenomenal. The revenues that come along
with them will be ... well, I mean, I can say
$50 milUon plus.
RB: That's an impressive figure.
SC: It is.
RB: What are the three most important
qualities you seek in a full-time staffer?
SC: That they are motivated, they're creative,
and they are directed and caring. I have to
have someone who is motivated and who can
affect the bottom line.
Remember what I said about core employees
equaling 50 percent of a company’s workforce?
Those people are the ones who companies are
going to look at to affect the bottom line. We
redirect all of our core staff to affect the
bottom line in many ways.
They have goals they have to meet, things
they have to do, a process by which they
handle a client company, a process by which
they handle a staffing employee. I’ve had to
restructure all this.
No longer can a person be hired, come in,
do a job, and go home. That is no longer the
case for a company, a college, a university, a
church or whatever.
RB: To what factors do you attribute the
success of your business? And I realize these
questions may overlap a bit.
SC: The way that we handle our tempwrary
staffers as far as letting them know that we
care about them. The way that we’re not just
sending a person in. We make sure that we
pre-screen temporary stafiFers. We pre-train
them, if need be, so that they are proficient in
what they do and can do a good job for the
client company.
We are taking into consideration all the
attributes to make that triangle with the staffing
employee. Executive Staffing, and the client
company a success. We are not just groping in
the dark, because temporary agencies have the
reputation, still, of having second-class
individuals. I’ve shown that makes no sense,
and that we’re not doing that.
Client companies say, “Gee, that person is
wonderful. Can we hire her?” We’re delighted
that the individual who came to us can be not
only our core staffing employee—that they
follow the guidelines that we put in place—but
they eventually can be the core employee of
the client company that they go to. But, the
decision is left up to that person. We put all
factors in place to make the relationship
successful.
RB: What is the outlook for temporary staffing
services in the immediate future? And you've
mentioned the new trend in leasing employees.
SC: Temporary agencies that have been in
business since the mid-1970s . . . they're going
to have to change their paradigms. They’re
going to have to care more about their client
companies. The figures are there.
For instance, the leasing industry today
does $13 billion in revenue. By the year 2005,
we’re looking at $185 billion. So, the projec
tions are there. We know what's coming, and
we’ve got to be read>' to put it in place.
If you can't change, your temporary
agency is going to fall by the wayside. It has
been 3 years now that we have been in the
process of moving into staffing and out of
just temporary agencies and moving into
leasing also.
KB.Okay. From your perspective as a corpo
rate executive, what advice would you give a
new Chowan College graduate seeking his
or her first job?
SC: They’ve got to know, first of all, and have
prepared for what it is that they’re going to
look for as a first job, that’s the first thing.
They’ve got to know what that degree—
whether the major is business, psychology or
whatever—means for them in the next 10
years, and that they not just go to college.
A student should work in a co-op job in
her field, so that she can have an edge when
someone like me or someone like my staff
looks at her resume. A student should not
just go to college but also gain practical
experience in a career field. It makes a differ
ence.
I mean, I don’t like picking up a resume
and seeing that you were a lifeguard, or that
you worked as a bartender, or you were a
baby-sitter, or that you went to camp and did
whatever. Sure, students need to do some of
those things, yet put them in perspective of
how they’re going to affect a career.
RB: That's good to hear considering the fact
that Chowan i emphasizing internships now
more than ever before.
SC: Oh yes.
RB: I think internships will be a big part of
Chowan "s curriculum going forward.
SC: They have to be.
RB: Our students will appreciate hearing
that. How did you learn about Jefferson-Pilot
Life Insurance Company's charitable gift
policy?
SC: I had a neighbor who was at my beach
house, and he had talked to me about chari
table giving, and I had told him that at some
point in time I would like to start something
for Chowan. He talked to me about several
avenues to take, and then he approached
me—I guess over a year ago—about this
particular avenue.
From what 1 understand Jefferson-Pilot is
the pioneer in this area. I like the policy. I can
give a life insurance policy, but the college
has the option to take money out of it after
two years. That can also give Chowan some
immediate assistance in some ways.
If we have a number of people who
participate in this, the policies would benefit
Chowan in a couple of years.
RB: What prompted you to make the substan-
tial gift of a $500,000 life insurance policy to
Chowan College at this particular point in
time?
SC: My company has afforded me the oppor
tunity to do that. I’m not the kind of person
who wants to keep it all in one place or use it
myself I have certainly done that, as far as
utilizing it myself
But there again, it comes back to my line of
what I say: I want to make a difference. I want
to affect someone else and not just myself.
RB: That eastern Carolina upbringing.
SC: Well, I sure hope there are a lot of people
in eastern North Carolina who will listen to
this, who have means by which they can do
this now instead of holding onto it thinking,
“Well, one day I may need this.” The more
you give, the more you’ll receive back.
RB: That’s very true.
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