Suggestion: I am a librarian from Cartagena Colombia, South America. If I want consult a Data Base or Journal, you can give me an username and a password?
Response: No, unfortunately our licensing arrangements with our database and journal vendors prohibit sharing with outside entities. (2005-12-12 14:11:21.0)
Suggestion: How do I list an apartment for rent on your web site
Response: Thanks for your note. You can post an apartment to rent or lease by going to our Housing Ads site, located at: http://www2.kumc.edu/classifieds/HousingAds/ and following the link to post ads. (2005-12-02 14:14:08.0)
Suggestion: I am seeking to locate a Dr. Peter Cuppage, Emeritus- Pathology, who may be retired. He had been a neighbor of ours in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 1950s as he was completing medical school. Could you provide an address (email best) and whether any of his Cuppage family are on your staff. Thanks. Claire Velzy, Midlothian, Virginia. 804/ 379-1042 (fax/phone) Email: velzy11111@hotmail.com
Response: Thank you for using the KUMC Pulse Suggestion Box. Dr. Pete Cuppage is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He may be reached at 913-588-6929. Thank you. (2005-11-16 14:47:31.0)
Suggestion: I have a suggestion that could save gas consumption and cut down on daily traffic during the rush-hour. Consider allowing 4-day work weeks for all employees, where feasible. Four 10-hour days could be accomplished with minimal disruption as long as employees covered the whole 5-day work week. There would be fewer cars on the roads, less gas being consumed, plus employees would be saving in many different ways (lunches, laundry or dry cleaning, wear & tear on cars, gasoline) by not reporting to work 5 days a week. I am not sure how this could be started at such a huge institution but I think it would be worth a trial.
Response: Thank you for using the KUMC Pulse Suggestion Box. KUMC has always had the flexibility to use compressed work weeks. However, in many departments, it is not possible to use this type of scheduling due to student/patient/research demands. Individual departments or schools wishing to consider compressed work schedules that allow employees to work 4 ten hour days, should work with Human Resources to insure adequate departmental coverage and compliance with Federal/State labor laws or union agreements. Studies show that persons working 10 hour work days frequently find that they do not always fit nicely into family schedules and become very long after a period of time. We must also be careful to insure that productivity is not be compromised by using the longer work day. Department Heads wanting to consider a compressed workweek, should work with their managers to insure that supervision and communication is maintained. This can become a particularly troublesome issue for managers having employees who work significant parts of their work day when managers are not present. Compressed workweeks may benefit individual employees to offset gas prices. However, widespread use of such scheduling may result in increased campuswide utility costs as a result of needing to provide heating/cooling and lighting for longer periods each business day. (2005-08-31 11:07:50.0)
Suggestion: To whom it may concern: The Geneva Free Library is updating and expanding its college/university catalogue section. We would like it if you would send us an updated catalogue containing as much information as possible for your college/university at: Geneva Free Library 244 Main Street Geneva, NY 14456 Thank You very much.
Response: Thank you for using the KUMC Pulse Suggestion Box. Catalogues will be mailed to you as soon as possible. Thank you. (2005-08-29 09:44:36.0)
Suggestion: My correct title is not displayed. I'm a Research Assistant Professor (and have been at this level for 2 years) NOT Instructor, please correct on web directory
Response: Thank you for using the KUMC Pulse Suggestion Box. Please contact Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's "directory contact," Catherine Kinsey. Catherine can make this change for you. Thank you. (2005-08-15 12:41:46.0)
Suggestion: I think it is absolutly wrong to charge employees to park at their place or employment. I have NEVER heard of this before. My patients have to come to the center 3 times a week for a specific treatment and they too must pay for parking. That cost the patient approx. $145 a year! Everyone, patients and employees alike HATE the parking here.
Response: Thank you for using the Pulse Suggestion Box. It is not out of the norm for private firms and government offices to charge employees for parking. The State of Kansas has mandated that all parking at Board of Regents institutions must be self-supporting. We receive no funding from the state to finance our parking system, so we must generate the necessary revenue through our parking fees. Our parking fees are very reasonable when compared to other parking rates in the Kansas City metro area. We are in the midst of a very robust program designed to improve the parking situation on and around campus. Last October, we completed the expansion of Red lot 90, at the corner of 36th St and Eaton. This lot increased the number of red spots in lot 90 to a total of 260. This expansion cost KUMC $2 million. We have just broken ground for construction of the new $11M 956-car "Bluff¿ Garage. This structure is scheduled to be opened in September/October 2006. The Bluff Garage will be positioned just below the bluff on which the Biomedical Research Center is being built. The Bluff Garage will be a five-level structure, accessible from both the east and the west, and will provide staff parking and protected access to campus via an extension of the pedestrian walkway which crosses 39th Street at Dykes Library. Future plans call for the construction of additional patient parking on the south side of campus,. No one likes to pay for parking, but someone has to or it won't exist. We make every effort to control the cost of this essential service and provide the best parking possible within the resources available. Ed Phillips Vice Chancellor for Administration (2005-08-05 14:13:27.0)
Suggestion: I would like information concerning the proceedure for donating one's body to research.
Response: Hello. Thank you for using the KUMC Suggestion Box. Please contact our Willed Body Program, in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology at (913) 588-2735. Thanks. (2005-03-23 13:20:59.0)
Suggestion: Please send information regarding donation of body at death for research Edward J. McKernan, III 2859 Road S Admire, KS 66830
Response: Hello. Thank you for using the KUMC Suggestion Box. Please contact our Willed Body Program, in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology at (913) 588-2735. Thanks. (2005-03-23 13:20:12.0)
Suggestion: Please contact me regarding taking the classes necessary to get a medical degree
Response: Thank you for your interest in KU School of Medicine. I believe our Admissions Guide would be very helpful to you as you plan a career in medicine. If you will send your mailing address to Amy at ameara@kumc.edu, she will mail the Guide to you. If you have questions after reviewing the information, please call Amy at 913-588-5280 or Peggy at 913-588-5283. (2005-02-28 08:32:43.0)
Suggestion: Do you have a P.A. program?
Response: Thank you for using the KUMC Pulse Suggestion Box. Unfortunately, the University of Kansas Medical Center does not have a Physician's Assistant program. Thank you for asking. (2005-01-19 09:42:43.0)
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