Administrative Manager II (Tech Temp) - HigherEdJobs

Institution:	Georgia Institute of Technology
Location:	Atlanta, GA
Category:	Admin - Business and Financial Services Admin - Human Resources Admin - Secretary and Administrative Assistants
Posted:	01/31/2013
Type:	Full Time

Job:	Administrative Support
Primary Location:	Georgia-Atlanta
Organization:	Engineering, College of
Hiring Range:	52,900 - 60,000
Schedule:	Full-time

Description:

Job Purpose: Supervise and coordinate administrative services within a large campus unit. Areas of responsibility can include administrative affairs associated with human resources, purchasing, budgets and financial records and general clerical support within the unit. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance, providing feedback, and making pay recommendations.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement unit administrative processes and procedures consistent with overall Institute administrative policy.
• Define and communicate administrative staff duties; monitor performance and provide feedback.
• Supervise the maintenance of unit financial records.
• Oversee unit human resources administration to include transaction processing, time reporting and records maintenance.
• Supervise and coordinate direct administrative support to unit management.
• Organize and supervise unit records management function.
• Coordinate unit purchasing activities including preparation of purchasing documents, ordering and maintaining supplies, etc.
• Schedule and make arrangements for meetings and other events.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Work Experience: Six to eight years job related experience.
• Certifications:
• Skills: This position requires supervisory and organization skills, knowledge of general office administrative processes and practices, records management and event planning. Use of office related computer applications is required.

Qualifications:

Impact & Influence:

This position interacts with the School Chair, School Associate Chair, faculty, staff, students, campus administrative personnel and general public on a consistent basis. This position will advise and counsel unit senior management, faculty, staff, students and other GT departments on administrative activities within CEE. This position supervises six (6) administrative professionals within Civil and Environmental Engineering. This position does have hire/fire input.

Additional tasks may include:

• Supervise all six(6) administrative professionals within CEE
• Provide direct administrative support to School Chair and School Associate Chair
• Define and communicate administrative support staff duties; monitor performance of administrative support staff within unit, and provide feedback as needed
• Develop and implement unit administrative processes and procedures consistent with overall Institute administrative policy
• Schedule and make arrangements for meetings and other unit events
• Coordinate unit purchasing activities including preparation of purchasing documents and ordering
• Serves as Liaison for CEE External Advisory Board
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Department Description:

Georgia Tech is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Consistent with its obligations under federal law, each company that is a federal contractor or subcontractor is committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified women, minorities, disabled individuals, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other eligible veterans.

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175715388

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New stroke gene discovery could lead to tailored treatments

Jan. 31, 2013 ? A study led by King's College London has identified a new genetic variant associated with stroke. By exploring the genetic variants linked with blood clotting -- a process that can lead to a stroke -- scientists have discovered a gene which is associated with large vessel and cardioembolic stroke but has no connection to small vessel stroke.

Published in the journal Annals of Neurology, the study provides a potential new target for treatment and highlights genetic differences between different types of stroke, demonstrating the need for tailored treatments.

Approximately 152,000 people in Britain have a stroke each year, costing the UK over ?8.2 billion. While there are thought to be 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK, more than half have been left with disabilities that affect their daily lives.

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is cut off, often due to a blood clot blocking an artery that carries blood to the brain, which then leads to brain cell damage. Coagulation (blood clotting) abnormalities, particularly easy clotting of the blood, are therefore common contributing factors in the development of stroke.

Dr Frances Williams, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology at King's and lead author of the paper, said: 'Previous studies have demonstrated the influence of genetic factors on the components of coagulation. The goal of this study was to extend these observations to determine if they were further associated with different types of stroke.'

The research was carried out in three stages. The first consisted of a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 2100 healthy volunteers which identified 23 independent genetic variants that were involved in coagulation. The second stage examined the 23 variants in 4200 stroke and non-stroke cases from centres across Europe (Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2 and MORGAM collections) and found that a particular mutation on the ABO gene was significantly associated with stroke.

Stage three of the study used the MetaStroke cohort, a project of the International Stroke Genetics Consortium which comprises 8900 stroke cases recruited from centres in the Europe, USA and Australia, whose DNA has been collected and undergone GWA scan. It was confirmed that a variant in the ABO blood type gene was associated with stroke, a finding specific to large vessel and cardioembolic stroke.

Dr Williams said: 'The discovery of the association between this genetic variant and stroke identifies a new target for potential treatments, which could help to reduce the risk of stroke in the future. It is also significant that no association was found with small vessel disease, as this suggests that stroke subtypes involve different genetic mechanisms which emphasises the need for individualised treatment.'

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'Idol's' oddest auditions impress the most

By Craig Berman, TODAY contributor

Fox

?American Idol? has been criticized for how cookie-cutter of a competition it seems to be -- just think of how many years in a row the winner has been a white guy with a guitar (answer: five). But the auditions are the time where the show thrives on unpredictability, bringing in singers who seem sure-fire trainwrecks and allowing them to show the hidden talent within.

For example, few hopefuls this season have looked less like an ?Idol? contender than Matheus Fernandes, who closed Wednesday?s show. The transplanted Brazilian doesn?t fit the mode of the traditionally successful ?Idol? hopeful, since he?s less than five feet tall. And those who watched ?The Glee Project? were likely not surprised that he made it to Hollywood, since he came in eighth in the first season of that show and didn?t exactly make many friends along the way.

But for those who were unfamiliar with his experience there ? and judging by the ratings, that would be most of you -- had to be shocked that he had both the poise to make a joke at his own expense (?First question -- is there a height requirement on this show??) and then did well enough with ?A Change is Gonna Come? to get four yes votes. Whether or not he lasts the first day in Hollywood, who knows? Doesn?t really matter. He did his job by providing a reason to watch the auditions.

Then again, was Fernandes a better story than Matt Farmer? The Iraq war veteran suffered a traumatic brain injury in combat, then said the doctors told him the medication he took to recover would make him sterile. Judging by his three-year-old daughter, who came into the auditions with him, big pharma may not have been 100% accurate on those side effects. And the trauma didn?t affect his voice: He, like Fernandes, sang ?A Change is Gonna Come,? and also got four yes votes.

And were either of those guys more surprising than Micah Johnson? Johnson?s speaking voice was negatively affected by a botched tonsil operation, but the nerve damage apparently doesn?t affect the singing muscles, because he nailed ?Chicken Fried.?

?You should sing all the time,? Keith Urban told him. Not the most useful advice in the world, but he meant it well. Mariah Carey, meanwhile, turned it into an anecdote about her own nerve damage that went away, because that?s Mariah Carey. Bless her heart.

We also saw Briana Oakley, who said she had to eat lunch by herself in the bathroom to avoid bullies after her appearance singing on a different show. That allowed the judges to remind everyone that bullying is bad, and the only people allowed to intimidate others as the result of their efforts on a singing competition are them.

Other performers of note included Papa Peachez, a self-proclaimed ?big black woman trapped in a little boy?s body.? He owes his status to Nicki Minaj, who wheedled Randy Jackson into letting him advance to Hollywood after the judges deadlocked 2-2. The dude has no chance of winning, but at least he?ll get some frequent flier miles.

Ann DiFani was this week?s recipient of the Randy Jackson Bus Tour Ticket, as the Big Dawg surprised her at an Arkansas football game. The Razorback fans cheered, one of the few times all season they had the opportunity to do so given the team?s 4-8 finish in 2012.

And two more serious contenders slid under the radar because their backgrounds were not as compelling. Sanni M?mairura showed both vocals and poise, though he struggled to keep it together at the finish, and perky Rachel Hale has the Kellie Pickler accent in a more well-rounded vocal package. She?s one to watch for sure.

All were sweet music to the judges, and Nicki Minaj voted to send all of the above through. For someone who claimed that she wouldn?t be one of those suckered by every sob story, she?s been nothing but a softy towards those traditional ?Idol? success stories, as far as we?ve seen. But she?s also the judge who lays the smack down when needed, as she did when the Bacerott brothers wouldn?t leave well enough alone after being criticized.

?Your part of the audition is done, so let's take it down a notch,? she said.

They weren?t alone. After Thursday, everyone?s part of the audition will be over, thanks to the truncated coverage of the opening stage of the competition. So if you want to see more inspirational tales of contestants overcoming adversity, this is your last, best chance until next year.

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Source: http://theclicker.today.com/_news/2013/01/31/16789423-american-idols-oddest-auditions-impress-the-most?lite

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Alex Rodriguez: How Major League Baseball Should Punish Him

Baseball's steroid problem is back. The Miami New Times reported that several baseball players, including Alex Rodriguez, were linked to performance-enhancing drugs between 2009 and 2012.?

Rodriguez had previously admitted that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03 with the Texas Rangers. While he stated that he sorry about the usage, he also proclaimed that he never used drugs as a member of the New York Yankees.

If this new evidence?which looks to be concrete?turns out to be true, Rodriguez's reputation and credibility will hit rock bottom.

Alex Rodriguez is not only a cheater, he's a liar. Major League Baseball needs to punish A-Rod severely because of it.

Under the current rules, if guilty, Rodriguez would be suspended for 50 games. He's considered a first-time offender because baseball did not punish PED users during the time period that Rodriguez admitted to taking them.

However, Rodriguez would serve his suspension while on the disabled list, so his punishment is fruitless. Both Philadelphia Phillies infielder Freddy Galvis and San Diego Padres pitcher Edison Volquez did the same thing last season.?

A-Rod should not be able to escape his PED usage that easily. Commissioner Bud Selig needs to send a message around baseball by giving Rodriguez a harsh punishment.

First, Rodriguez's 50-game ban should be served when he's healthy. Rehabilitating his injury while serving his suspension is simply letting A-Rod off the hook.?

Second, MLB should suspend A-Rod for an entire season. The fact that Rodriguez took PEDs in two different time periods shows that he clearly has not learned his lesson. Him lying about his usage is just the cherry on top.?

Finally, the last element of A-Rod's punishment should be that he will not receive any pay throughout the duration of his suspension. He has five years and $114 million left on his contract. Rodriguez should not be monetarily rewarded by duping the Yankees and baseball.?

Overall, baseball can afford to levy such a brutal punishment to A-Rod. Not a lot of people would sympathize with him because of his polarizing personality. The Yankees might want him off the team, and could actually be in favor of a bigger blow. Also, Rodriguez's record chases would be much more difficult to achieve if he had to sit out an entire season while healthy.?

The players also need to know that MLB will not tolerate any more performance-enhancing drugs. Hitting them with a 50-game suspension is a slap on the wrist compared to a year without pay. With baseball now under pressure once again with its drug problem, it needs to make punishments more severe immediately.?

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1509466-alex-rodriguez-how-major-league-baseball-should-punish-him

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Stirfry: Sugar Babies: It isn?t just about college tuition

By Bertram de Souza (Contact)

Published January 15, 2013

A list of the ?Top 20 Fastest Growing Sugar Baby Schools? (including two in Ohio) has triggered a palpable response from media types and morality monitors. Look what the ever-rising cost of attending college is doing to our poor dears, these self-styled paragons of virtue exclaim.

Indeed, SeekingArrangement.com, the world?s largest Sugar Daddy website, which released the list, put just such a spin on the statement its founder, Brandon Wade, issued:

?While some might argue that these women are just using men for their own personal gain, I believe that they are proactive in pursuing a higher education. College should be an opportunity to expand the mind and experience new things. Unfortunately, because of recent tuition hikes, the college experience has become greatly unbalanced.?

Given that the average college coed ? Sugar Baby ? receives about $3,000 a month from her Sugar Daddy, supposedly to cover the cost of tuition, books and living expenses, a persuasive argument can be made that this isn?t just about higher education. It?s a lifestyle that an increasing number of female college students find appealing.

After all, they aren?t doing anything with their Sugar Daddies they wouldn?t normally be doing on campus. The difference is that the men who are ?supporting? them have the financial means to make their college experience a breeze ? instead of a slog. Think about it: A night working in a fast-food restaurant with drunken college boys pawing at you, or a night at an exclusive restaurant with drunken older men ogling you.

The bottom line about this Sugar Baby-Sugar Daddy growing phenomenon is that no one is being forced to participate. In fact, it isn?t even new. There have been numerous first-person accounts about the experience, and there even is a French film based on the real-life account of a young college student away from home who is unable to make ends meet. She uses the Internet to hook up with men of means.

What is intriguing about SeekingArrangement.com?s new list is that Ohio?s Kent State University led all major universities in the past year with the number of new sign-ups. Overall, Kent State ranked 11^th, while Ohio University came in 17^th. Michigan State was 16^th. No. 1 on the list is Georgia State University, with New York University in second place, and Temple University in third.

SeekingArrangement.com claims to have over 2 million members, with 44 percent of the population coming from colleges.

The story of Sugar Babies and Sugar Daddies is as old as the story of Adam and Eve. It?s still about the apple.

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Source: http://www.vindy.com/weblogs/stirfry/2013/jan/15/sugar-babies-it-isnt-just-about-college-tuition/

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Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages

Jan. 31, 2013 ? A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially among middle-aged couples, being married and cohabiting are associated with "considerably better prognosis of acute cardiac events both before hospitalization and after reaching the hospital alive."

The study, published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, was based on the FINAMI myocardial infarction register data from the years 1993 to 2002.1,2 The study included information on people over the age of 35 living in four geographical regions of Finland. All fatal and non-fatal cardiac events -- known as "acute cardiac syndromes," ACS -- were included and cross-referred to the population database. "Our aim," said the authors, "was to study the differences in the morbidity and prognosis of incident acute coronary syndromes according to socio-demographic characteristics (marital status and household size)."

The register recorded 15,330 ACS events over the study period of ten years, with just over half (7703) resulting in death within 28 days. Events occurred almost equally among men and women. However, the analysis also showed that the age-standardised incidences of these ACS events were approximately 58-66% higher among unmarried men and 60-65% higher in unmarried women, than among married men and women in all age groups.

The differences in 28-day mortality rate were even greater. These 28-day mortality rates were found to be 60-168% higher in unmarried men and 71-175% higher in unmarried women, than among married men and women.

For example, the 28-day ACS mortality rate in 65-74-year-old married men was 866 per 100,000 persons per year but 1792 per 100,000 per year in unmarried men. This rate did not differ according to previous marital status.

Similarly, mortality rates among 65-74-year old married women were 247 per 100,000 persons per year, but 493 per 100,000 when the woman was unmarried. Statistically, the figures represented a 28-day "case fatality" rate of 26% in the 35-64-year-old married men, 42% in men who had previously been married, and 51% in never-married men. Among women, the corresponding figures were 20%, 32%, and 43%.

Consistent with this finding, the case fatality rate of 35-64-year-old single men and women was higher than that of those living with one or more people.

According to the authors' background to the study, being unmarried or living alone is known to increase total and cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular disease incidence. However, many of these previous studies have included only men in their analysis, with missing data on women and older age groups.

Why should single living or being unmarried be associated with such a greater susceptibility to coronary events, and particularly fatal events? The authors suggest several possibilities:

• Differences in the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. "We cannot exclude the possibility that persons with poor health status may be more prone to staying unmarried or getting divorced," the authors state.
• Married people may be better off, have better health habits, and enjoy higher levels of social support than the unmarried, which will all promote their overall health.
• Better prospects in the pre-hospital phase because of earlier intervention. "It may be assumed that resuscitation or calling for help was initiated faster and more often among those married or cohabiting," say the authors.
• Better treatment once in hospital and after discharge. "We found that a larger proportion of married and cohabiting men received reperfusion therapy at acute stage which may contribute to their better survival after hospitalization. Lower adherence to secondary preventive medications (aspirin, statins, beta-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers) among the unmarried may have an adverse effect on long-term prognosis," they add.

However, lead author Dr Aino Lammintausta from Turku University Hospital in Finland also notes that these differences in prognosis cannot be fully explained by differences in treatment-seeking time or access to effective therapy. The socio-demographic differences reflected in the study's results are a "considerable population health problem," she said, which warrants further research to explain.

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1. A. Lammintausta, J. K. Airaksinen, P. Immonen-Raiha, J. Torppa, A. Y. Kesaniemi, M. Ketonen, H. Koukkunen, P. Karja-Koskenkari, S. Lehto, V. Salomaa. Prognosis of acute coronary events is worse in patients living alone: the FINAMI myocardial infarction register. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2013; DOI: 10.1177/2047487313475893

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Fourth grader's science project uses cocaine

A detective provided his daughter with drug-sniffing dogs, like this one pictured here. (Getty)

In an early bid for Father of the Year, a Miami police detective allowed his 10-year-old daughter to use three drug-sniffing dogs and an ounce of cocaine for a science fair project, according to the Miami Herald.

Douglas Bartelt, a detective with the Miami-Dade Police Narcotics Bureau, provided his daughter, Emma, with three detector canines and 28 grams of cocaine (street value: approximately $1,300) for her entry into Coral Gables Preparatory Academy's annual science fair.

Not surprisingly, she won. The first-place honor gave Emma an automatic entry into the Miami -Dade Elementary Schools Science Fair, where her drug-sniffing project earned an honorable mention.

?The purpose for this scientific investigation was to find which dog would find the cocaine fastest using it?s [sic] sense of smell,? the fourth grader wrote in the abstract for her project, entitled "Drug Sniffing Dogs."

Bartelt, according to the Miami Herald, fellow detective William Pedraja and Sgt. Samantha Machado provided the dogs (a springer spaniel named Roger; Levi, a golden retriever; and Franky, a retired chocolate labrador), and the cocaine. (Franky showed he's still got the touch, locating the illegal substance in 43 seconds.)

Emma's mother, Michelle Bartelt, said the experiment was her daughter's idea, and that Emma was under constant supervision and "did not touch the cocaine."

?[Doug] handled the drugs,? she said. ?He?s always very meticulous about how he handles drugs.?

John Schuster, a spokesman for the school district, issued a statement saying the project, while unusual, did not violate any of the science fair's rules?and that cocaine is not a specifically banned substance.

?The student?s science project involved a very unusual set of circumstances, including having a parent who is a well-respected police detective with experience in training dogs that sniff for illegal substances," Schuster's statement read. "From our understanding, the parent was the only person involved in working directly with the dogs and the hidden substances, which took place at a police training facility.?

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/science-fair-cocaine-drug-sniffing-dog-141435818.html

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