Your Ideas Matter
Jayhawks Elevate is successful because of you. Your ideas make us better. Read some of the stories of our successes so far to improve your campus experience. Maybe you will be next!
Finance Onboarding Experience
Erin Barker, James Rupprecht, and Debra Carter all noticed how our existing onboarding process did not adequately welcome and make our new Jayhawks feel at home. A combination of Finance and IT team members created a new onboarding process that combines resources, tours, and even peer connections to welcome our new team members. Part of the program suggestions are to bring remote employees to campus to connect with their teams. This will put them in a better situation to succeed and feel like they are part of the Jayhawk community.
Fellow Change Agents: Ramia Whitecotton, Cheryl Coon, Katie Hinkle, Laura Hamilton, Mandy Tucker, Willisha Thompson, Jim Rupprecht, and Debra Carter
Impact of idea:
The new onboarding process should lead to improved retention of our employees.
SSC HR Physical Location Change
Connie Jordan, McKenzie Henderson, and Mandy Czerniak from SSC highlighted the inconvenience of the HR location in Strong Hall. The HR onboarding location has been moved to Carruth O’Leary, providing better accessibility and parking.
Fellow Change Agents: HR Transformation team
Impact of idea:
New employees or existing employees who need to visit HR will have improved accessibility and parking options.
Blake Hall Parking
Professor Zhang could see Blake Hall's parking lot was under utilized every day while he and other faculty/staff had to park and walk. He suggested rezoning Blake Hall to a Blue lot to better serve the building. With the empowerment of our Parking Commission, Blake Hall was rezoned within 3 months of Professor Zhang's suggestion.
Fellow Change Agents: Aaron Quisenberry, Margretta de Vries
Impact of idea:
Better utilized parking lot and improved experience for Blake Hall teams
Food Trucks on Campus
Angie Loving identified a need for more food options on campus and suggested bringing Food Trucks to campus. This resulted in a pilot program launched in April 2024. Based on participant feedback the Food Truck pilot was determined as a success and a recommendation to KU Dining was made to create a permanent program beginning the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fellow Change Agents: Jennifer Moulder, Dave Moore, Andrew Murray, Justin Cohen, Savannah Rattanavong, Ephrom Marks, Genevieve Prescher, Monica Shafii, and Kimberly Whiteford
Impact of idea:
An improved Employee Experience
