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It looks like John Heuer will be the next chair of the Employee Forum.
Barring nominations from the floor, Heuer will be the only candidate in the
running when the forum elects a chair at its Jan. 19 meeting. Heuer, now a
construction renovation design technician in Facilities Services, began his
Carolina career in 1981 as a construction estimator.
"My ambitions for the forum are inspired by my love of the finest traditions of
this University and my profound respect for all the employees who labor to make
it work," Heuer said in his candidate's statement.
In an interview after the forum's Dec. 6 meeting, Heuer said his top goal as
chair would be to promote the forum's role in shared governance at Carolina and
to "celebrate the idea that each staff member is a potential educator, from the
environmental education provided by our architects and engineers, to the
civilizing impact of our housekeepers and groundskeepers."
Toward that end, Heuer said he would work to generate greater interest in
addressing staff issues at forum and community meetings, get to know what
talents staff bring to their jobs and work with the orientation program for new
employees.
Heuer also said the forum could help make Carolina a leader among "sustainable"
universities by spreading the word about how to protect the campus environment
while accommodating growth. He said Carolina already has the potential to be a
leader in this area with groups such as the Student Environmental Action
Coalition, the Sustainability Coalition and the business school's Sustainable
Enterprise Initiative.
"But the opportunity to implement environmentally sustainable building and
operations practices as part of our capital improvement program could make
sustainability a focal centerpiece for Carolina, to help light the way for
other colleges and communities," he said.
Heuer said he would build on current forum chair Joanne Kucharski's efforts to
collaborate with faculty, students and administrators. And taking another cue
from Kucharski, Heuer said he would make the forum's work fun for members.
Candidates for the forum's other offices are: vice chair, Sheila Storey,
operations manager in Medical Sciences Teaching Laboratories; and secretary,
Tracey Haith, administrative secretary in the School of Public Health.
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