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Ohio Township News
July/August 1997
ILGARD Workshops Train
Clerks in Computer Technology
On April 19th, township clerks from across
the state recently attended an informative, hands-on Microsoft
Works training workshop sponsored by the Institute for Local
Government Administration and Rural Development at Ohio
University. The one-day "Building Computer Competency"
session introduced fifteen township clerks to word-processing,
spreadsheets and databases with emphasis on letters, memos
and minutes.
"We learned a great deal and were given
a good experience," claimed workshop participant Martha
Durst, a clerk for Olive Township in Meigs County.
The next introduction to Microsoft Works will
be held July 12. Clerks more familiar with the software
had the opportunity to attend a more advanced computer workshop
on June 2lst, which will be repeated on September 20 at
Ohio University (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The workshop offers
a more in-depth exploration of word-processing, spreadsheets
and databases.
"These workshops are central to ILGARD’s
mission of building capacity in local governments,"
notes Pat Dewees, ILGARD’s associate director.
For more information or to register, call
Terry Murphy at (614) 593-9797
Ohio University student lab assistant, Christine Brown,
helps Donna Jago, township clerk for Ames Township in Athens
County, with some of the computer processes learned in a recent
Microsoft Works workshop, sponsored by ILGARD. Clerks will
have additional opportunities to participate in these workshops
on July 12 and September 20. (photo courtesy of University
News Services)
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