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Beutel Health Center, said she has made many improve ments as well as cuts in non-es sential items since she became di rector nine months ago. “Most of the changes are in things you can’t see,” Isdale said. “The biggest change is in attitude. We’re trying to make it a more student-centered facility.” Isdale said when she was ap pointed as health care director of Beutel in August, she introduced a proposal to the Student Senate to reduce the health care deficit by $150,000. Bill Kibler, associate vice presi dent for Student Affairs, said Is dale has resolved financial deficits for another university in the past and possesses the ability to do it again. “She has a track record with the University of Illinois,” Kibler said. “She found many creative ways to save money there.” Isdale said during her first year at Illinois she faced a $750,000 deficit, balanced it, and created a sizable reserve as well. She began her plan at A&M with eliminating unnecessary jobs, immediately saving $232,000, Isdale said. “We had many positions that made no impact on the students whatsoever,” Isdale said. “I refuse to do that — to hire positions that don’t impact the students at all.” Isdale said she saved money with the elimination of many other unnecessary money sponges. More importantly, how ever, she has implemented many new changes for the benefit of A&M students. Many improvements have been made to the health center, such as the addition of an asthma treat ment facility, an eating disorder clinic, an immunization and aller gy center and a women’s clinic. Isdale said one of the most ef fective changes to Beutel was the creation of appointments. The health center now makes appointments from 8 a.m. to 4:50 p.m., which virtually elimi nates any waiting. “Students used to have to wait for three or four hours,” Isdale said. “We had so many people they did n’t even have seats, but with the appointment availability we hope they won’t have to wait at all.” Isdale said she has made a wide variety of improvements to student service. According to Is dale, all staff must now undergo professional courtesy training to improve their communication skills with students. Student health charts have been reorganized and filed more mm PIlHEIiTBE miihiu: + immiinUatimi + luiiiTr ‘ ’ pm fill iim +iillfr«v iiifilii'iiliiin lC Jo r U-TAL efflciently and are no longer han dled by student workers. Carpeting has been placed in the front office, and railing has been installed on the stairway to prevent students from slipping — which had previously occurred several times. Beutel’s custodians have also been retrained to clean the health facility more efficiently. Isdale included a four-dollar increase in the Student Senate- approved proposal that has yet gone into effect. “We took it to the studem because there was no way balance this budget wit some funding," she said it’s not the student’s respi bility, but I appreciate the generosity and support.” Kibler said the four-dollar crease is expected to be added s the student health care fee fortli I + a P r ° ►°P/ S yst ( Fcareer; 1% ^ l