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Term 1: May 26-July 2 • Term 2: July 6-August 14 www.summer.hawaii.edu • toll-free 1 (800) 862-6628 Hyundai hires more technicians The Eugene plant hopes to be at full production level by September By Jesse Sowa Community Reporter Hyundai Semiconductor Amer ica recently hired its sixth wave of manufacturing technicians for its computer chip factory in west Eu gene, bringing the total number of technicians to about 285. Hyundai spokesman John Live ly said the company wants the number of technicians to reach 400 before September, the date when the company hopes to be at the full production level. Hyundai began production during Decem ber of last year, meeting its self constructed deadline to get things underway in 1997. Newly hired manufacturing technicians begin work at $9.20 per hour and begin an eight-week training program at Lane Commu nity College after two days of ori entation. The program’s curricu lum includes intensive work in mathematics, chemistry, technical reading and writing and the gen eral semiconductor process flow. The next level in the training process requires the technicians to move into a four-week training program aimed at developing ex pertise in processes specific to Hyundai’s Dynamic Random Ac cess Memory chips technology. Following completion of the pro gram, the technicians are given a graduation ceremony. The techni cians are given certificates for suc cessfully completing the training and are given a pay raise to $9.50 an hour. After the completion of the training program, the newly trained technicians become part of the manufacturing processes and are assigned to functional areas such as qualifying equipment, running equipment and monitor ing production lines. Lively said more than 90 per cent of those who enter training complete the two programs. Man ufacturing technicians are origi nally hired based on testing that requires strengths in math, chem istry and interpersonal skills. All of the technicians are from Oregon, and most are residents of Lane County. “Hyundai has demonstrated to us that they are truly committed to hiring local Oregonians," said Car ol Fairbourn of the Oregon Em ployment Department. “They of fer a very competitive wage and benefits package along with other incentives. It is satisfying to be part of such a successful labor ex change.” Hyundai has received more than 5,000 applications from local residents interested in working for the company. “We’ve been very pleased with the quality of applicants we’ve at tracted,” said Linda Norris, direc tor of human resources at Hyundai, “Our manufacturing technicians represent both sexes, a wide age range and a variety of backgrounds. The training they re ceive at LCC and on-site is the best I’ve seen.” Lively said some limited hiring will be done for engineers and technicians before September. Hyundai currently employs 621 people, and that number will rise to about 790 when the company is at its full production level in the fall. Full production at Hyundai will allow it to produce 30,000 eight inch-long wafers per month. Each wafer contains about 200 chips and will be shipped to South Ko rea upon completion. Hyundai also recently named S. E. Ju, an executive with its parent company in South Korea, as its new chief executive officer and president. Ju, senior vice president of Hyundai Electronics Industry, is a 15-year veteran of Hyundai and will oversee the $1.4 billion facto ry. Ju takes the position vacated by former president Jim Hartman, who resigned for personal reasons last October. ASUO unfazed by add-drop defeat Although it had hoped for a win, the ASUO is still enthusiastic about other winter projects By Doug Irving Student Activities Editor The ASUO couldn’t have planned its setback in the Univer sity Senate any better. The Senate voted Wednesday to deny the ASUO’s proposal to ex tend the class add/drop deadline. The ASUO had hoped the Senate would vote on its proposal at the end of last term. Instead, the Senate postponed its vote until this week. That gave the ASUO enough time to build up some momentum with its win ter term campaigns. “Last term, it might’ve gotten us down a little bit,” ASUO President Bill Miner said. "Now we have new people — they don’t really see it as a defeat.” The ASUO’s proposal, amend ed in the Senate meeting, would extend the deadline to add classes to 10 days and the deadline to drop classes to eight days. Stu dents now have eight days to add and six days to drop classes with out having “Withdrawal” marked on their transcript. The campaign to extend the deadline had become a focal point at the end of fall term, and the ASUO looked forward to a Senate victory as an important cap to a successful term. The defeat Wednesday came more than a week after the ASUO had kicked off its major winter term campaigns. It had already built enough support that a hold over from fall term couldn’t dam age its enthusiasm, Miner said. “We’re definitely not losing any momentum,” he said. “This is just a bump in the road. ” Student Senator Michael Olson introduced a motion to reconsider the decision. That means the Sen ate could vote to rehear the pro posal at next month’s meeting, Student Senator David McGee said. “It’s not a dead issue,” he said. “But right now, the decision stands.” Miner and Vice President Ben Unger will lobby University Sena tors leading up to the reconsidera tion next term. 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