Friday, February 17, 2006
The sign hanging on the third floor of the Kansas Union where the FedEx Kinko’s is supposed to be says, “Coming Spring 2006.”
Until Monday, that didn’t look very promising, with the room empty except for a broom.
Already far past the late October/early November completion date that faculty and staff were originally told, the facility may soon be up and running.
Pat Beard, director of building services, said that construction was started Monday and he estimated the portion of the construction that the University is responsible for will take about 30 days.
Beard said that the majority of the work being done on the space is electrical to accommodate the print center’s machinery. He said the construction would not interfere with surrounding areas in the Union.
“It’s a relatively short, easy project,” Beard said.
After the construction is finished, FedEx Kinko’s will move its equipment into the space. A representative from FedEx Kinko’s said the store should be completed by the end of spring break.
Barry Swanson, associate comptroller, said the contract was taking longer than expected because so many people had to review it, making an accurate estimate impossible.
“If every piece of paper sits on someone’s desk for three days, you’ve wasted a few months,” Swanson said.
Swanson said that after the University closed KU Printing Services last year, it immediately had interim solutions in place.
“We never had a day when campus was unable to do its work,” he said.
The solutions were inconvenient for some, however.
Dorice Elliott, chairwoman of the English department, said that the department has been using its own copy machine, and when it breaks down they use the Kinko’s on Massachusetts Street. Faculty have to submit copy requests 24 hours in advance and must be pre-approved by the department to be reimbursed, so they often end up taking on the costs themselves.
“We’ve been experiencing lots of frustration,” Elliott said.
Elliott said the department had been trying to cut down on copying by using e-reserve and Blackboard. She said when the copy center opened in the Union it would “help a lot,” because faculty would be able to charge copy projects directly to the department.
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