{"id":30719,"date":"2014-09-05T02:52:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T06:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=30719"},"modified":"2014-09-02T16:52:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T20:52:49","slug":"ut-initiative-brings-student-feedback-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_05_2014\/ut-initiative-brings-student-feedback-to-life","title":{"rendered":"UT initiative brings student feedback to life"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve been in The University of Toledo\u2019s Student Union lately, you may have noticed a few changes.<\/p>\n

These changes are part of an initiative by the Division of Student Affairs called \u201cYou Spoke, We Listened.\u201d The initiative, led by Dr. Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for student affairs, focuses on creating a more student-centered atmosphere by taking action on student feedback.<\/p>\n

\"Print\"<\/a>\u201cWhen students constantly tell you the same thing over and over again, I believe we have an obligation as an institution to act,\u201d Patten Wallace said.<\/p>\n

One thing students often mentioned was dining on campus; they thought there weren\u2019t many options when it came to both food and meal plans. Patten Wallace and her team addressed this by taking a look at Health Science Campus, which had just improved its food service by bringing in some new staff.<\/p>\n

One person in particular, Mario Toussaint, was at the head of Health Science Campus\u2019 success in customer satisfaction. Toussaint now is in charge of food services on both campuses, and Patten Wallace believes he will greatly improve the student dining experience.<\/p>\n

Another issue students often brought up was the lack of a place for commuters, though UT is a largely commuter school. Now, after some renovations, part of the Student Union offers a lounge for commuter students, furnished with plenty of outlets, seating, tables, and a microwave and fridge.<\/p>\n

Over winter break this year, UT plans on replacing carpeting and machines in the Student Recreation Center. <\/p>\n

Future plans could include improved lounges in each of the residence halls with new furniture and entertainment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re improving the student experience, but also trying to get the word out that when students talk, we listen to their voice. It\u2019s important to us,\u201d Patten Wallace said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve been in The University of Toledo\u2019s Student Union lately, you may have noticed a few changes. These changes are part of an initiative by the Division of Student Affairs called \u201cYou Spoke, We Listened.\u201d The initiative, led by Dr. Kaye Patten Wallace, senior vice president for student affairs, focuses on creating a more …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":538,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/538"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}