Hi Aaron,

I have utilized Trooh

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which is a free service that provides phone charging and free campus ads. The catch is the display will run targeted ads. However, the majority of the ads are targeted at college age consumers. I was able to upgrade from a tethered cable charging station to a contact charging model. I was…

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Hi Eva,

Congratulations on your first year as Director. Here at Ball State University we are utilizing the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) competencies for student staff training. We begin the fall with an overview of durable skills student employees need to be career ready. Then we assess their baseline. Midyear,…

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At Ball State University, the Pittenger Student Center offers digital ads for $25 a week. Each ad runs on one of 14 TV’s for 8 seconds. We have a maximum of 30 ads per week. We limit video ads to 15 seconds. We allow anyone who has a recognized student org or is part of a university department to advertise.

Depending on your budget Max-R? makes an nearly indestructible lectern on wheels.? It it made from recycled milk jugs,? I ordered one at my previous institution that was a near exact color match to our school colors and included our logo.? If you are interested in purchasing one lectern to last 20+ years I would highly…

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We are not 24 hours, however we staff 24 hours a day.? 3 shifts.? There is always at least 4 people in the building at any given time.??

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Happy Valentines day.? I’m looking for examples of non-traditional vendors located in Unions.? I would consider banks, copy centers, c-stores, hair salons, book stores, and tech shops to be traditional.? I’m looking for examples like dry cleaners, mobile phone accessories, hair product suppliers, etc.? If you have a unique vendor in your…

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Happy Valentines day.? I’m looking for examples of non-traditional vendors located in Unions.? I would consider banks, copy centers, c-stores, hair salons, book stores, and tech shops to be traditional.? I’m looking for examples like dry cleaners, mobile phone accessories, hair product suppliers, etc.? If you have a unique vendor in your…

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At a previous institution we gamified emergency training and turned it into a scavenger hunt with trivia questions.? For instance, how many emergency exits are located in the building, or where are the 2 defibrators located in the building?? We split the students into groups and the first group with all the correct answers won a prize.? We…

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I am looking for a solution for a temporary roller skating floor covering.? Preferably one that is not labor intensive.? If you have utilized a product or vendor would you be willing to share that information??

Thanks

Michael??

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Director
L.A. Pittenger Student Center
Ball State University Read more

I am looking for a solution for a temporary roller skating floor covering.? Preferably one that is not labor intensive.? If you have utilized a product or vendor would you be willing to share that information??

Thanks

Michael??

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Director
L.A. Pittenger Student Center
Ball State University Read more

Victor,

At Ball State University in the Pittenger Student Center, we currently have a hair salon and a Credit Union.? I am interested in attracting additional vendors.? I polled Students/Faculty/Staff and they overwhelmingly indicated that a dry cleaning/laundry service would be something they are interested in.? We are also looking into…

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The Pittenger Student Center at Ball State has an Art Gallery that is underutilized.? I am seeking examples of how art galleries in Student Centers accept submissions.? In addition, do you have staff who manages the gallery?? Do you ever sell art pieces?? I am planning to approach our fine arts program for suggestions, however I’d like to get…

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The Pittenger Student Center at Ball State has an Art Gallery that is underutilized.? I am seeking examples of how art galleries in Student Centers accept submissions.? In addition, do you have staff who manages the gallery?? Do you ever sell art pieces?? I am planning to approach our fine arts program for suggestions, however I’d like to get…

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I did some research on a system like the one you are speaking of and found Wireless Call Buttons

Pagertec remove preview Wireless Call Buttons Pagertec offers a variety of Paging Systems, Restaurants Pagers, Hospital Pagers, Church Nursery Pagers, Retail Beepers and more. Shop now! View this on Pagertec… Read more

I hope everyone’s summer is going well.? I’m exploring changing our operations to an event production model.? Currently our staff does room set ups, meets with clients, and trouble shoots if there is an issue.? I would like to transition to a model where we assign a event manager (student) to an event to serve as a point of contact for…

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I hope everyone’s summer is going well.? I’m exploring changing our operations to an event production model.? Currently our staff does room set ups, meets with clients, and trouble shoots if there is an issue.? I would like to transition to a model where we assign a event manager (student) to an event to serve as a point of contact for…

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Good morning ACUI,

I am seeking information concerning increased building usage after a facility renovation or new facility.? If you can share any information regarding an increase in space usage and/or increased revenue after you facilities have been updated, I would be appreciative.? ?I’m surmising that the campus community and external…

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Good morning ACUI,

I am seeking information concerning increased building usage after a facility renovation or new facility.? If you can share any information regarding an increase in space usage and/or increased revenue after you facilities have been updated, I would be appreciative.? ?I’m surmising that the campus community and external…

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At my last institution we gave four year employees a stole with our Student Center Logo.? We gave them out at our annual Student Appreciation Banquet and Awards ceremony.? Students really loved them and wore them with pride.

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L.A. Pittenger Student Center
Ball State University Read more

I’ve been looking for a multi game arcade system for a while and stumbled upon Americangearcompany.? ?They seems well made and are customizable.? For the price, they seem like a good value.? I’d love to hear if you make a decision.

Thanks

Michael?

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L.A. Pittenger Student Center
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At a prior institution we utilized Chargerback cloudbased software.  It’s a free service that generates revenue by charging clients to have their goods sent via Fedex or UPS.  The great thing about Chargerback is the desk attendant can enter a found object and the guest fill out a lost and found form- if the description of the object matches… Read more

At one point I was running Cheddar TV College at the student center.? The content is meant to be consumed in 30 second to 2 minutes geared at 18-22.? You can stream it from nearly any device.? It’s a good service- with good content.??

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Director
L.A. Pittenger Student Center
Ball State University Read more

I’m seeking data collection information for Unions/Center with Hotels.? If you have a university hotel within your operations, how are you tracking what reason guest stay on campus.? Interviews, guest of university, alumni, family weekend etc?? I am exploring an effective way to capture that data.? Whether if it’s on an intake form, or if its…

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Chrissie,

If you want a podium that will last for years and take the abuse of moving in and out of closets I would recommend talking to MAX-R.  They color matched my institutions colors and created a beautiful logo.    Locking doors, computer shelves, laptop rest, easy to add gooseneck microphone or microphone arm to.  I got great response…

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Hey there friends,

Some time ago, I requested information about calculating tenant cost per square foot.? I was graciously provided with an excellent spreadsheet for calculating the cost per square foot in a facility.? I have recently began my new role as Director of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center at Ball State.? I thought I had grabbed all…

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Hey there friends,

Some time ago, I requested information about calculating tenant cost per square foot.? I was graciously provided with an excellent spreadsheet for calculating the cost per square foot in a facility.? I have recently began my new role as Director of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center at Ball State.? I thought I had grabbed all…

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At Texas A & m University Commerce- we are reviewing our E-mobility policies.? ?does anyone have a solution for students to store Escooters, Eboards, Ebikes, and the like while they are inside of your facilities?? Are you providing ways for students to charge their battery powered personal transportation?? I did a quick search and havn’t found…

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At Texas A & m University Commerce- we are reviewing our E-mobility policies.? ?does anyone have a solution for students to store Escooters, Eboards, Ebikes, and the like while they are inside of your facilities?? Are you providing ways for students to charge their battery powered personal transportation?? I did a quick search and havn’t found…

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I am seeking some alternative titles for groups who use your facilities.? We currently have Student, Department, Sponsored, and External.? I’m struggling with the term sponsored.? Does anyone have any good alternatives they use?? I’m thinking about terminology that truly captures the difference from a department sponsored event from an event…

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I am seeking some alternative titles for groups who use your facilities.? We currently have Student, Department, Sponsored, and External.? I’m struggling with the term sponsored.? Does anyone have any good alternatives they use?? I’m thinking about terminology that truly captures the difference from a department sponsored event from an event…

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Look at a company called Max-R they created a custom Lectern on wheels for us branded to our school colors that is very lightweight. 

It’s made from recycled milk cartons- so it’s pretty indestructable.

 

 

Michael K McKean, MEDL (He, Him, His)

 Director

Rayburn Student center , Suite 289

P: 903.886.5819  |  F: 903.886.5891

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Question for you- was their an incident that led to the state requiring inspections?  I worked in NC long ago and we had to get certified on scissor lifts due to incident at Notre Dame.  I’m just curious.  If there was an incident, more state universities may require inspections.

 

Thanks

 

Michael McKean

 

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I would suggest a commercial grade market umbrella.? They are pricy, however they don’t break as easily as store bought. ?https://www.patiocontract.com/filters/outdoor-umbrellas/market

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Rayburn Student Center
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In the past I did a Price is Right style game to get students to understand the value of furniture, AV equipment and facilities.? I would have 3 students try to guess the closest price and then they would play another game where they matched cards to the equipment.? For example- “This microphone is great for singers” Card would read SM…

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Here at the Rayburn Student Center at TAMUC we have a multistep approval process for student org events.? It begins with my office, reserving space.? Then our safety office reviews to ensure risk is low, then UPD reviews and determines if security is required.? If security is required based on context or crowd size, UPD adds appropriate…

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At The Rayburn Student Center we limit all slides to 8 seconds a piece.  We try to maintain  30 slides.  That works out to 4 minutes till each slide loops again.  Anything more than 30 slides is just too long. 

We try to limit videos to 10 seconds. 

 

Hopes that helps.

 

Michael

 

 

Michael K McKean, MEDL (He, Him, His)

 Director

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We disabled all of our touch screens in March of 2020.? Honestly, no one has missed them- so we have reutilized them as advertising screens.? Last year we worked with a vendor to install interactive touch screen maps on campus.? They have not been a success.? People tend to use google maps instead of the…

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Does anyone have a good template for year end annual reports.? Looking for something easy to read and format.

Thanks

Michael?

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Michael McKean
Associate Director
Texas A & M Commerce
Commerce TX
903-886-5819
michael.mckean@tamuc.edu
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Does anyone have a good template for year end annual reports.? Looking for something easy to read and format.

Thanks

Michael?

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Michael McKean
Associate Director
Texas A & M Commerce
Commerce TX
903-886-5819
michael.mckean@tamuc.edu
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We go to reduced hours based on dining options.  We close 1 hour after food services shutter for breaks.  Then we go to a 8am-5pm model.   Next week we are open 8am-5pm M-th closed Friday and Saturday. 

 

Michael K McKean, MEDL (He, Him, His)

 Director

Rayburn Student center , Suite 289

P: 903.886.5819  |  F: 903.886.5891

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Chuck,

I am in the process of installing Traf-sys people counters in my facility.  I have chosen to only count entrances at this point.  We will use 7pointops and EMS to get event counts.   Since you are not very far from Commerce, I’d be happy to give you a demo when we have installed the counters and everything is up and running.

 

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Good morning ACUI,
My name is Michael McKean, I am the Director of the Rayburn Student Center at Texas A & M Commerce.? Part of my duties involve managing summer camps on campus.? I am working on internal/external reservation rates specifically for summer camps.? Summer camps tend to be harder on our facilities, in turn we want to capture… Read more

Good morning ACUI,
My name is Michael McKean, I am the Director of the Rayburn Student Center at Texas A & M Commerce.? Part of my duties involve managing summer camps on campus.? I am working on internal/external reservation rates specifically for summer camps.? Summer camps tend to be harder on our facilities, in turn we want to capture… Read more

I’m looking for some policies regarding external vendors utilizing your facilities.? Recently we had an APP developer recruiting new users.? We charged the group the external rental rate, however in my opinion they are getting a huge value for a small cost.? Any policies regarding external vendors/recruiters would be helpful.
Also, any rates… Read more

I’m looking for some policies regarding external vendors utilizing your facilities.? Recently we had an APP developer recruiting new users.? We charged the group the external rental rate, however in my opinion they are getting a huge value for a small cost.? Any policies regarding external vendors/recruiters would be helpful.
Also, any rates… Read more

Traf-Sys and Sensource are excellent companies to work with.  I am currently getting bids from both.  Please email me michael.mckean@tamuc.edu if you have any questions. 

 

Michael K McKean, MEDL (He, Him, His)

 Director

Rayburn Student center , Suite 289

P: 903.886.5819  |  F: 903.886.5891

 

Mail: 2200 West Neal…

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Good morning,
I am utilizing ACUI’s Core Competencies to measure our functional areas at the Rayburn Student Center.? Our first step will be to identify what practices we are doing well and where we have room for growth.
I am wondering if anyone has experience and maybe even self assessment metrics to tell their Student Center’s stories.? My goal… Read more

Good morning,
I am utilizing ACUI’s Core Competencies to measure our functional areas at the Rayburn Student Center.? Our first step will be to identify what practices we are doing well and where we have room for growth.
I am wondering if anyone has experience and maybe even self assessment metrics to tell their Student Center’s stories.? My goal… Read more

I have often thought about utilizing NFT tags for Building manager rounds.  They could check in using a smart device to prove they were making hourly rounds.  I’ve also considered using them for inventory purposes.  In a perfect world you could have a scanner on the door of each closet and as items are removed they come out of inventory and…

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I am seeking information concerning the structure for room rental charges as well as space rental.? We are at the point where student fees aren’t covering facility maintenance, FFE replacement, and capital projects.? I am very interested in learning about Unions that have started charging for space in the last five years.? However, I’d like… Read more