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Published: January 7, 2010

  • UB Police to hold training drills

    UB Police will hold training sessions for university police officers today and Saturday on the North Campus.

    Starting at 7:45 a.m. each day, the training includes morning lectures, followed by simulated drills from noon to 4 p.m. The simulated drills will take place today in classrooms and hallways on the first and second floor of the Natural Sciences Complex and on Saturday in Bissell Hall.

    Participating police officers are using simulated weapons, and protective gear is being worn for some exercises, according to Richard C. Linde, assistant chief of police at UB.

    Signs have been posted throughout the training exercise areas. Approximately 15 UB police officers are participating in each training session; no outside agencies are involved.

    For more information, contact UB Police at 645-2229.

  • Join the party before basketball game

    The UB Alumni Association is hosting a pre-game party for Saturday’s UB Bulls vs. Miami Redhawks basketball game.

    The party, which will include food, beverages, a bounce house, contests and prizes, face painting and an appearance by Victor E. Bull, will begin at 3 p.m. in Alumni Arena, North Campus. Tipoff for the game is at 4 p.m.

    The cost, which includes the party and a ticket to the game, is $10 for dues-paying members of the alumni association and their guests and $5 for children 12 and under. The cost for non-members is $18 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. There is a limit of eight tickets per family.

    Seating is limited; the deadline for registration is noon on Friday.

    Click here to register.

  • TCIE issues report on Six Sigma

    UB’s Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE), which is partnering with Erie County to boost efficiencies in government, is making available to the public its comprehensive white paper detailing the county’s Lean Six Sigma initiative.

    Erie County is the first large, metropolitan county in the nation to implement the quality-improvement program.

    Click here to request a pdf file of “Efficient Government Through Lean Six Sigma,” or send an e-mail to klynch4@buffalo.edu.

    The white paper provides an in-depth summary of how Erie County is embracing a continuous-improvement methodology; it is based on more than 20 interviews with county leaders and employees, professional trainers and mentors, and stakeholders.

    The 30-page document covers the vision behind Lean Six Sigma in government, basics of the methodology, the deployment model, culture change support, employee involvement, challenges, results and improvement projects that have been undertaken.

    “This white paper shows how TCIE’s Lean Six Sigma training has already added value to taxpayer dollars,” said Tim Leyh, the center’s executive director. “We wanted to make the paper available so that other organizations—whether they are private or public, whether they’re in the manufacturing or service sectors—can see how they, too, might benefit from this proven, problem-solving approach.”

    The data-driven, problem-solving methodology debuted in county government in spring 2008 and continues until 2011 with the goal of making the governing body operate more like a business. TCIE is training a cross-section of county employees who complete improvement projects aimed at increasing efficiency, decreasing costs and improving customer service.