Lake Superior College

The Minnesota Council for Quality, in cooperation with Process Management LLC and Lake Superior College, is offering a two-day seminar on the history of organizational quality and the theories of American and Japanese quality masters such as Deming, Ishikawa, Juran, Kano, and Crosby. The workshop will be December 1-2 ...at Lake Superior College in Duluth.

This workshop will also focus on how improvement professionals can integrate their process improvement work in the context of their organization’s strategy and culture. The session is a mixture of lecture, exercises, and demonstrations.

The workshop will be presented by Process Management’s founder and Managing Director, Lou Schultz. Schultz and his company’s mission has been to assist organizations to achieve sustained, measurable performance improvement over decades. Schultz, author of Profiles in Quality: Learning from the Masters, has nearly 50 years experience – half in industry and half as a consultant.

This seminar is geared toward executives or quality professionals who are now leading (or aspire to lead) performance improvement activities for their organizations.

To request additional information or to register, contact Brian Lassiter of the Minnesota Council for Quality at brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org. Please include your name, organizational affiliation, and member status when registering.

For more information, visit http://www.councilforquality.org/specialevent4.cfmRead More

Lake Superior Writers will offer the workshop "How to Write and Sell Magazine Articles" on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 12-3 p.m. at Lake Superior College.

The Workshop is a "crash course" on the business of writing and selling magazine articles. Participants will learn about the most popular written forms for publication, h...ow to find the right market, and how to write a query and pitch an idea to an editor. No experience necessary - but bring a few ideas worth exploring!

The workshop will be facilitated by Felicia Schneiderhan, a local freelance writer whose articles cover topics ranging from boating to backpacking, healthcare to religion. She is a frequent contributor to the Chicago Sun-Times Travel section and other national magazines and newspapers.

There is a fee to attend the workshop: $25 for Lake Superior Writers members; $30 for non-members.

For more information, or to register for the workshop, contact writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org or call 218-722-3094. Please include a telephone number with your inquiry.

Lake Superior Writers is a non-profit membership organization that offers support to writers at all levels, from the experienced, published writer to the emerging artist. Its mission is to foster writing communities, to provide an audience for literature, and to further the artistic development of writers through workshops, readings and publications. Read More

Thinking about quitting smoking? Thursday, November 19th is the perfect day!

Stop by the Commons at LSC and take part in the Mini Tobacco Resource session from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Also, in room S1981 speaker Jan Salo-Korby from the American Lung Association will be on hand from 11-12 noon to present "Win Through Quitti...ng", a presentation on how to quit tobacco - for good.

Also, sign a "Pledge to Quit for 24 Hours" card, turn in your pack of cigarettes, and you could:
* Win a 20-lb Turkey
* Receive a "Quit Cold Turkey" Sandwich
* Receive a Survival Bag
* Get info from the American Lung Association and MN And QuitPlan
* Enter to win PRIZES from the American Lung AssociationRead More