Friday, October 17. 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Have a Coke but no smile? The real thing is 864-COKE
By Corrie Moore
cmoreo@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
For complaints and concerns, call 864-COKE. The new campus hot line is ready to take calls and respond to problems with Coca-Cola's services.
The Coca-Cola service hot line was activated about three weeks ago. The automated service offers options for out-of-stock vending machines, service problems and comments or concerns.
Before the service line was activated, consumers had to call 1-800-GET-COKE at Coca-Cola International Headquarters in Atlanta. From there, callers could register complaints or be connected with a local service
representative.
Jim Long, director of the Kansas and Burge Unions, said the new service was designed to help the Unions and Coca-Cola know about problems and concerns on campus.
"We're working to provide the best possible service to our community," he said.
Kevin Morris, vice president for public affairs at Coca-Cola, said the company had started posting the service hot line number on the vending machines.
The calls go directly to representatives at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of North America Inc. in Lenexa who, should respond within 24 hours, if the
call concerns a problem with the vending machines, the message is relayed to a technician who exclusively deals with service problems at the University of Kansas' Coca;Cola vending machines. Morris said.
touay, a lot of information is dealt with by voice mail service," he said. "It tends to be a lot more efficient."
Other Coca-Cola employees stock the machines on three fulltime service routes, Morris said.
Morris said the messages were checked several times a day.
Morris said that calls dealt with mainly out-of-stock products or problems with machines.
"We've had very,very few calls," he said.
Regents to request money for new technology, salaries
By Matthew Friedrichs mattf@ukans.edu
Kansan staff writer
The University may see a 5 percent increase in unclassified staff salaries and as much as $5.6 million for technology if the Board of Regents gets its way.
The Regents updated their budget request for 1999 and will forward the request to Governor Bill Graves.
If approved, faculty members and other unclassified staff could see bigger paychecks in July.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said he was
pleased with the outcome of the meeting.
"The Regents action makes it clear that they are willing to support faculty salaries, operating expenses and provide investments in technology," Hemenway said.
Ken Havner, chairman of the fiscal affairs committee, said the Regents submitted their original budget request to Governor Bill Grave's office in June.
windfalls and a strong economy. Hemenway said that the salary increases would help make up for inadequate salaries, which do not measure up to those of peer institutions.
Havner said the Regents were able to increase the amount of their request because more money now was available for the state to spend, because of tax
The Regents also decided to request a one-time appropriation of $12 million from the state for new technology.
Technology funds could be supplemented by a $1 per credit hour fee charged to students. The Regents will ask the legislature to provide $2 for every student dollar raised through the
tuition hike. The first year total would be $5.7 million.
The University could receive about $1.82 million from the "2 for 1" funds, and $3.84 million from the one-time appropriation if the funds are distributed among Regents schools based on enrollment headcounts.
But the additional technology funding and facility raises are not guaranteed. Last year the Regents requested $12 million for funding, but the Legislature appropriated only $400,000 for the request.
In other business.
The Regents approved an agreement between the University and GTAs ratified on Sept. 26.
Hemenway said he was pleased that the Regents approved the agreement.
"It is an agreement, which recognizes the important work done by GTAs at the University." Hemenway said.
Hemenway said that details of a GTA health-care proposal would have to be worked out by the Health Care Commission but that the benefits would be at least as good as current student health-care coverage.
The Regents also voted to allow the University to seek funding for a new continuingeducation building. Continuing education will have to move because one of its current buildings, an old sorority house north of the Kansas Union, will be demolished to make way for a new parking garage.
A report published in the "Lawrence Journal World," said the University might buy the Maupintour building on the Southwest corner of 15th and Kasold streets to house Continuing Education.
Hemenway said that the University was still in the initial stages of looking for a new location.
He said that any new building, whether purchased or built, would have to be approved by the Regents and the Legislature.
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"We're celebrating 25 years of wonderful history."
matt@ukans.edu
Kansan staff writer
Student-fee increase for Hilltop OK'd
The Board of Regents put the final wrapping on a birthday present for Hilltop Child Development Center.
The Regents approved raising the construction fee for the child-care facility from $2 per semester to $4 per semester beginning in fall.
The fee will increase from $1 to $2 for summer sessions. The fee is expected to raise about $172,000 annually.
By Matthew Friedrichs
the fee and revenue bonds sold by the University. Pisani is on a committee that is meeting with Rafael Architects to design the new building.
At their monthly meeting in Pittsburg yesterday, the Regents approved an increase in student fees which will enable the University of Kansas to build a new child-care center south of the Burge Union.
She said that if the planning, bidding and construction went perfectly, the center could be open as early as Fall 1999.
"We're celebrating 25 years of wonderful history and also celebrating our new steps into the future of Hilltop," Pisani said.
Pat Pisani, director of Hilltop, said the timing was appropriate.
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Grey Montgomery, Junction City senior and former student body president, negotiated with the chancellor and provost about many of the details of the planned center.
Hilltop's 25th anniversary activities this month will include a display of center history and children's artwork in the Kansas Union Gallery tomorrow through Friday.
The child-care center also will have an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
He said he had expected the Regents to approve the fee proposal.
Montgomery said he was pleased with the progress made on the funding and design of the new center but that he wouldn't celebrate until the new center was complete.
"The day that will make me the most pleased be the day the doors open," he said.
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