Charger Change moves students into A.J.'s Café
John Krudy
Issue date: 1/24/08 Section: News
Hungry students in the Grewcock Student Union now have extra snack money on their student identification cards.
Hillsdale College put money on the ID cards Jan. 20. Students on 10-meal plans received $15 and students on 19-meal plans received $25. The cards can be used at A.J.'s Café 1844 in the student union, at Jitters coffee cart in Lane Hall or to host a guest in the dining hall.
Student in fraternities and sororities with house meal plans did not receive the credit, since such organizations handle their board payments.
Saga, Inc., General Manager Kevin Kirwan said the funds came from expected savings by "going trayless" in the new Knorr Family Dining Hall. The company believes eliminating trays will allow them to reduce waste and save about $20,000 per semester.
Kirwan said the money was refunded from Saga accounts directly onto the students' IDs.
"That amount is based on information from a number of institutions that have gone trayless," Kirwan said. "It was a group decision, between the office of [Vice President of Student Affairs Diane] Philipp, the Vice President of Finance Ken Cole, Vice President of Administration Rich Péwé, the president's office, and Saga."
"The residual effect of Charger Change is that it gets students to use A.J.'s Cafe like they are already using Jitters," Philipp said.
Philipp said Saga will keep track of food savings in the new dining hall, since those savings could affect board charges next year and the year after.
Freshman David Wasmer said he wished the money could be directly refunded at registration.
"If I had my preference, I'd just like a deduction from the meal plan charge," he said. "But since we get it, it might as well be on the card."
Hillsdale College put money on the ID cards Jan. 20. Students on 10-meal plans received $15 and students on 19-meal plans received $25. The cards can be used at A.J.'s Café 1844 in the student union, at Jitters coffee cart in Lane Hall or to host a guest in the dining hall.
Student in fraternities and sororities with house meal plans did not receive the credit, since such organizations handle their board payments.
Saga, Inc., General Manager Kevin Kirwan said the funds came from expected savings by "going trayless" in the new Knorr Family Dining Hall. The company believes eliminating trays will allow them to reduce waste and save about $20,000 per semester.
Kirwan said the money was refunded from Saga accounts directly onto the students' IDs.
"That amount is based on information from a number of institutions that have gone trayless," Kirwan said. "It was a group decision, between the office of [Vice President of Student Affairs Diane] Philipp, the Vice President of Finance Ken Cole, Vice President of Administration Rich Péwé, the president's office, and Saga."
"The residual effect of Charger Change is that it gets students to use A.J.'s Cafe like they are already using Jitters," Philipp said.
Philipp said Saga will keep track of food savings in the new dining hall, since those savings could affect board charges next year and the year after.
Freshman David Wasmer said he wished the money could be directly refunded at registration.
"If I had my preference, I'd just like a deduction from the meal plan charge," he said. "But since we get it, it might as well be on the card."
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