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NA; THF. BAT! EV S HE BATTALION 9A Thursday, September 12, 2002 V jVeis takes helm as director of PTTS 1S011 Bv Melissa Sullivan THE BATTALION tould receive senie- ■ lthou S h he has been the iuse their criming ew Parkin £’ Traffic and eit unwiitinuiv ram portation Services (PTTS) unfair to punish hr ire f tor tor only ,hree days ’ int ^ „ odpc> Weis is already hearing " Iri amhlaints from students about ouuirs se\en v ■ 1 • i . 1V T • arkng violations. «as uestrovetj ..i T i i i ^ .i • •I i-. • ' 1 have already heard, 1 . .i,/, ,U ’ 1 umit hoJldn’t have gotten a ticket,’” ‘ 1Us <»f the e J, lt | -yxmi | *Well, there /as never a citation that was M^rated lu'l)o» tt . yell [de SerV ed.’” miMii tor doing, j^ eis came to Texas A&M A anicd to taii ronn t he Georgia Institute of ' ^ eI ’he pcortecllnology, where he was II. \bdj irector ot the parking program l ,! >est Fhes »ror three years. He took over the tern against me r jHs helm from interim direc- anization based or Bobby Bisor on Monday, tat caters to Sottu ^^eis said his first day went Somalia before r veil and was rewarding because cts last year. Sonne met with employees and got a .msfer numey fcvstcy i understanding of the way ■inking systemahr'MS handles things at A&M. “ I he program is bigger here •presented h*. han at Georgia Tech, but of eminent*s claim 'Oui se the problems are the la. ;amc here as with any major inhersity: not enough spaces : ads ines that they vitrr Kites A lau color in Arkansas »k i condition of» was believed a the restroom oft’ a attention bee. avmg their tali four men sscrii ted by the FBI r last year documents foe of attack ed Atta gas: .1 to be instruct ide In lackers: " ght, shave the.- 1 Ixxly (and ^ -X22-22:1 earch Continued from page 1 preyessor of chemistry and mem ber of the search committee, ^■'he person who takes on the University's second highest position will have two roles to filfias both executive vice presi dent and provost. KPresident Gates expects all vice presidents of the University to report through the Provost and Executive Vice-president to him, a new procedure, which will place more responsibility in the running of the University with the faculty and deans” Fackler said. i«4rhe main function of the role of executive vice president is to make sure the other academic vice presidents of the University are in sync with the operating side of the University. Bazer said. provost, the new execu tive vice president will work with deans on budgets and is and too many cars,” Weis said. Weis said he would like to sit down with his staff to discuss goals for the program. One important goal he wants to achieve is to make the A&M organization the best in the country. “I want to be that organiza tion that others call for expert advice ” he said. In order to begin the process, Weis said customer service must be improved. “We need to start with the employees. Your organization can only be as good as your employee training,” he said. “If someone asks a question, any one should be able to answer it. It’s all about consistency.” Weis said that simplifying things will help reach his goal. He is implementing a cus tomer online service that will allow customers 24-hour access to their information, allowing them to buy parking permits, view possible cita tions, file appeals and take care of payments. “We went from a student the chief academic officer of the institution. In addition to supervising all academic pro grams, the provost serves as president when University President Dr. Robert M. Gates is out of town or unavailable for decision-making. Former Provost Ron Douglas stepped down from his position on Aug. 1 to allow Gates to make his own appointment. Douglas said he will return to teaching and studying mathematics. David G. Prior took over as interim provost. Spending this fall semster at Texas A&M as a counselor, Douglas will help Gates to acquire more knowledge of the University in a historical context as well as provide him with advice as needed. “Prior may be a candidate for the provost position,” Fackler said. “However, the search will be a national search for the best person.” with the bus system here and that it plays an important role in cutting down the demand for parking spaces. “A&M runs more buses than any major city that is not in the top 50 cities ” he said. Weis will be looking over bus routes both on and off campus to see where improvements in stu dent parking can be made. WELCOME BACK STUDENTS! Get your FREE T-SHIRT today! Bank where you live, where you go to school and where you work. For the best in banking convenience, it’s First American Bank - statewide banking for you. 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Weis came to A&M from the Georgia Institute of Technology where he ws director of their parking program. waiting nine and a half hours in line for a permit at Tech, to no lines at all,” he said.”Four clicks of a mouse and it was done.” He said the program will have to be established over a large time span and hopes to have the online payment and e- mail notification system set up by next fall. Weis said he was impressed Court Continued from page 1 “A combination of both upperclassmen and freshmen not being able find on-campus housing has led us to seek other options in stu dent housing,” said Chareny Rydl, Senior Associate Director for the Department of Residence Life. 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