At Harbert: Outreach
AUBURN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (ATAC) Hank Czarnecki, Director Auburn Technical Assistance Center (ATAC) is the place for Lean and Six Sigma (L&SS) certification. ATACs Lean Leadership Boot Camp and Six Sigma Green Belt certification focus on experiential learning incorporating engaging and interactive simulations and exercises. ATAC is much more than a training entity, partnering with companies to improve their business results. ATAC's on-site process improvement coaches seek to understand an organization’s strategic needs, offer unbiased advice, and provide training and consulting services. For a business to have sustainable success, they must both improve their processes AND develop their team members. ATACs Organization Development Certificate Series teaches softer organizational development skills to grow team members and provide the foundation for change. ATAC strives to assist companies to develop critically thinking problem-solving team members improving the business every day.
Career Fairs are an opportunity for students and businesses to connect.
on aspects of ethical leadership. Most recently, Chuck Gallager a nationally recognized motivational speaker provided a compelling presentation on the psychological rationale behind ethical breaches in organizations. The Center continues to expand its teaching resources including cases, behavioral simulation and debate issues. The Center provides thought leadership pieces and op eds, most recently an op ed piece was published in The Hill, "How a $15k Bud Light giveaway needlessly cost AB InBev $27 billion." The piece was referenced on Fox's Hannity two months later. In addition, the Center wrote a piece for The Conversation, "Super Bowl Ads: It's Getting Harder to Score with Consumers" which was viewed by over 91,000 readers and picked up by Fast Company and many Hearst newspapers. The Center has been invited to field a team for the 2025 Daniels Fund National Ethics Case Competition. The Harbert students will compete against universities nationwide for $250,000 in prize money. The Center also produces academic research and has published
3 articles on ethical leadership and AI this year as well as revising the textbook Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases. CENTER FOR SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION Brian Gibson, Director The Center for Supply Chain Innovation (CSCI) is actively engaged in connecting students and faculty to our industry partners. Our students learn from supply chain professionals through class projects and industry events. Our Supply Chain Management Department faculty engage with companies on CSCI research and advisory projects. This year, CSCI has facilitated semester-long consulting projects with Delta Flight Products, DHL Supply Chain, and Ferguson to address their supply chain challenges. Through these projects, students gain practical experience and build transferable skills in data analysis, process improvement, and problem solving.
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CENTER FOR ETHICAL ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES O.C. Ferrell, Director The Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures continues to focus on ethical leadership, providing resources and activities for students, faculty and other stakeholders. The Center sponsors the Student Center for the Public Trust (SCPT) that provides ethical leadership certification for all Harbert students. In addition, the SCPT invites speakers in each semester to speak
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