Understanding Operational Excellence
Shared support service centers, as they are officially named, are not department mergers. The complex administrative consolidation process will not involve any layoffs, and is not geared at cost cutting. As[...]
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Shared Support in Progress
In the spring semester of 2011, President Stanley announced to Think Magazine a new project in the works: the then separate fine arts departments would be brought together to function[...]
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Shared Services From Scratch
The concept of a shared support service center is a simple one: the administrative staffs of two or three academic departments are merged into one central entity where staff members can[...]
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Good Luck With Your Layoffs, Alright? I Hope Your Firings Go Really Well
The ideology behind Project 50 Forward is full of good intentions—like put- ting in the effort now to establish a foundation for the next 50 years. Stony Brook is swiftly[...]
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Going Forward with Controversy
By Nick Statt Now that Stony Brook is more than 50 years old, the University has begun planning for the next 50 years ahead. To go forth with the plan,[...]