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Fourth in the summer workshop series offered by the Management Development Center at Fort Hays State University is “Supervisor Bootcamp 2.0,” from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, in the FHSU Memorial Union, Stouffer Lounge.

Participants will gain insight into the five fundamental supervisory skills: guiding the work, organizing the work, developing the staff, managing performance and managing relations. Practical tools will be introduced and discussed to equip supervisors to lead, manage and develop their employees.

Gina Riedel, partner for Bandura+, and Sabrina William, director of the MDC, will facilitate.

“Supervisor Bootcamp 2.0 is a great opportunity for supervisors with some experience under their belts to become even stronger leaders,” said William. “This workshop will prepare participants to lead rather than merely managing their teams by giving them insights on employee development and employee relationships while adding expertise to their supervisory skill set.”

Successful completion of this course will increase participants’ abilities to prepare goals from strategic planning process and personal analysis; outline daily work priorities through effective use of time management skills; compare and contrast the five conflict-management styles and explain their differences; differentiate informal and formal performance appraisals and use them accordingly; summarize the six-step model for difficult conversations and give examples of each step; and identify differences between a leader and manager and how they are complementary.

Each participant who completes the workshop will receive a completion certificate.

The cost is $219. Registrations received prior to July 29 are appreciated. Hays Area Chamber of Commerce members are eligible for a 15-percent discount.

Registration is available online at www.fhsu.edu/mdc. To learn more about this workshop or to receive discount codes, contact Conni Dreher at (785) 628-4121 or [email protected].

NESS COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are reminding parents to monitor children’s social media activity.

A parent recently brought to the attention of the Ness County Sheriff’s office a possible dangerous situation involving a child using a social media app called Skout, according to a social media report.

Skout claims to be the number one app to meet new people.

This child met someone on the app and the person claimed to be a teenager and tried set a meeting in Ness County.

The parent found the information and intervened.

Sheriff Whipple reminded parents to be vigilant of their child’s activities on electronic devices and social networking.

Today Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight Clear, with a low around 75. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

ThursdaySunny and hot, with a high near 103. South wind 11 to 16 mph.

Thursday NightMostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 9 to 15 mph.

FridayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

Friday NightA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

SaturdayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 99.

By RANDY GONZALES
FHSU University Relations and Marketing

Whether it’s cleaning up after a storm or withstanding the sweltering heat, members of Fort Hays State University’s grounds department are on the job, keeping the campus in pristine condition.

“Just carry on, get the job done,” said Gary Murphy, who was applying a fresh coat of paint on a crosswalk Monday morning.

Jerry Dreiling was helping Murphy turn the crosswalk bright gold in color – and tiger-striped –just in time for students to arrive on campus next month.

“We try to do these before school starts so they look good for the students in August,” Dreiling said. “That means we’re doing it when it’s hot out.”

Temperatures are forecasted to hover around the 100-degree mark all week, and workers take extra precautions to beat the heat. When it’s really hot out, the workers are reminded to wear hats and use sunscreen. They come to work an hour early and leave an hour early, when conditions are the hottest.

“We’re going to try to do as much as we can in the morning when it’s cool,” Dreiling said. “Just drink a lot of water. (The supervisors) take care of us, try to keep us inside when they can. It works out pretty good.”

Dean Dreiling and Allen Rohr are grounds supervisors at FHSU. Dreiling looks after the south part of campus, while Rohr is in charge of the north end. But everybody was working together to clear the campus of fallen tree limbs after an early-morning storm last week.

“The minute a storm hits like that, we get to work,” Dean Dreiling said. “Everybody pretty well knows to grab rakes. We’ll get the dump trucks out, the Bobcats and tractors. Just start picking up limbs.

“We’ve all been here long enough that everybody knows what they’re supposed to do,” he added. “Grab a piece of equipment, and away we go.”

In a matter of a few short hours, most of the debris was cleared away from the quad, making it hard to tell a storm had just passed through. Summer McDonald, a graduate student from Kirk, Colo., is in her second year working with the grounds department. She said the members of a tour group told her they couldn’t believe how fast the quad was back to looking normal.

“They said, ‘Oh wow, you guys are quick,’ ” McDonald said.

“It’s just part of your job,” Rohr said. “You do appreciate the ones who notice it.”

Some minor cleanup after the storm is still to come.

“We’re just finishing the cleanup this week, going to do some raking to get the small twigs,” McDonald said. “Everything should be back to normal.”

There are 13 full-time members of the grounds department at Fort Hays State and one part-time employee. In addition, there are about seven or eight student employees this year. Whether it’s watering plants — like McDonald was doing Monday — or painting crosswalks or cleaning up after a storm, they are behind the scenes, making sure the campus looks its best.

“It’s the dedication,” Dean Dreiling said. “If something happens, they do it. You really don’t have to tell them anything; they just take care of the job.”

“They take pride in what they do and like everything to look good,” he added. “They just have a lot of pride in the university.”

SCOTT COUNTY – Two people were injured in an accident just after 4p.m. on Tuesday in Scott County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Nissan passenger car driven by Marvin W. Wyatt, 54, Scott City, was southbound on U.S. 83 at Scott County Road 40 behind a 1993 Freightliner semi driven by Henry J. Albers, 71, Oakley.

The Nissan attempted to pass the semi at it swung left and was attempting to make a right hand turn off U.S. 83 and collided with the semi’s trailer.

Wyatt and a passenger Debra A. Bell, 56, Garden City, were transported to the hospital in Scott City.

Albers was not injured.

All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.