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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Mount talk: Are we having fun yet?
Anthony Scardillo, assistant professor of marketing,
will kick off this semester’s Investigating Research on
Campus (iROC) series with “Are We Having Fun Yet:
What Factors Influence Managers to Have Fun at Work”
on Thursday, September 7 at 12:45 p.m.
The talk will take place in the Kaplan Family Library
and Learning Center at the Mount, 330 Powell Ave.,
Newburgh. It is free and open to the public.
According to Scardillo, nearly 70 percent of employees
in America are dissatisfied with their jobs.
“The reasons are many, but the underlying reason
is that managers are not having any fun,” Scardillo
explained. “A fun and engaging workplace impacts
employee engagement, morale, productivity, and safety…
creating a fun atmosphere at work is accomplished only
when management is having fun. The thinking is that if
management is having fun at work, then employees will
have more fun in a give-and-take feedback loop.”
In a presentation based on his dissertation to the
Association of Marketing Theory & Practice Association,
Scardillo will discuss six important factors that influence
managers’ enjoyment of their work: mentoring, new
challenges, empowerment, peer/co-worker relationships,
meaningful work, and fun activities.
Scardillo is an award-winning professional with more
than 30 years of experience in international, national,
regional, state, and local advertising, marketing, and
sales. His research focuses on improving the workplace
environment by creating fun and engaging cultures for
employees.
The goal of the college’s iROC is to “provide a
forum for Mount faculty, staff, and students to showcase
their research endeavors with both Mount Saint Mary
College and the local community in a manner easily
understood by attendees,” explained series coordinators
Evan Merkhofer, assistant professor of biology, and
Jennifer Park, assistant librarian for access and outreach
services. Presentations include research proposals, initial
data collection, and completed research projects.
Law sets up barrier to Hudson River anchorages
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dead, but I want to make sure it stays dead and buried,”
said Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney in a July press
release. “Getting my bill passed is just another way we
can stop this thing and learn the effects that this – or
any future – proposal will have on our river and our
communities.”
The Anchorages Away Act requires the Coast Guard
to submit a report to the U.S. House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure detailing the impacts
of the proposed anchorages on existing Superfund sites
and endangered-species habitats.
The Coast Guard suspended its anchorages plan in
June, after it received roughly 10,000 comments during
the project’s public-comment period. “I’ve been told by
the Coast Guard that, essentially, 100 percent of those
comments were negative,” Maloney said, speaking before
Congress in May.
Residents and environmental groups voiced concerns
about potential threats to drinking water, river ecology,
wildlife, boaters and development along the riverfront.
If the bill also passes in the U.S. Senate, it will prevent
the Coast Guard from building any anchorage areas on
the Hudson River, between Yonkers and Kingston, until
at least 180 days after submitting the report.
Maloney’s bill was included as part of the Department
of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017. The
legislation passed in the House by a vote of 386 to 41. It
was unclear on Tuesday when senators would vote on
the bill.
In late June, the Coast Guard announced it would
carry out a “Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment”
to look closer at the conditions and risks associated with
anchorage sites along the river. According to Maloney’s
office, the assessment process will include working
groups of stakeholders appointed by the Coast Guard.
In a July 19 letter to U.S. Coast Guard Commander
Steven Poulin, Maloney asked that at least half of
these stakeholders be comprised of members from
“communities along the Hudson River, impacted
businesses and environmental groups.”
I n B rief
Couple charged in
parking meter thefts
A homeless couple who stole ten City of Newburgh
parking meters were charged with third-degree
burglary this month. Jesse Diaz, 43, and Kimberly
Cook, 30, were arrested on Aug. 22 after an eye
witness saw them removing a parking meter and
pole near Broadway and Fullerton Ave.
Police tracked the couple down in a nearby
vacant building. “Officers checked the basement
of this building and recovered a total of ten City
of Newburgh parking meters worth approximately
$9,600,” a City of Newburgh Police press release
stated.
The pair were also charged with third-degree
criminal mischief, third-degree grand larceny and
third-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
Both pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Cook was released Aug. 25. Both are due again in
City of Newburgh Court on Sept. 12.
Six charged in New Windsor
with underage alcohol sales
Town of New Windsor Police, with assistance
from the New York State Police and the New York
State Liquor Authority conducted an underage
alcohol buy/bust last Friday, August 25. Officers
utilized underage persons to attempt to make
purchases of alcohol from several gas stations and
bars throughout New Windsor.
Six arrests were made for the misdemeanor
charge of unlawfully dealing with a child in the
first degree. The State Liquor Authority will also
be charging the owners of the establishments
administratively which could lead to significant
fines.
Mount announces 2017
Employee of the Year
Mount Saint Mary College recently honored
security officer Joseph Perrone of Goshen as the
college’s Employee of the Year for 2017.
Perrone received the award for his exemplary
job performance; his positive attitude toward work
responsibilities,
co-workers,
students, and campus visitors;
and his willingness to carry out
additional responsibilities beyond
regular job assignments for the
good of the Mount community.
He is known for donating much
of his sick time to employees
in need, allowing them more
recovery time from major
illnesses.
Perrone was n