Eight campus departments and organizations, comprised of faculty, staff and students, were awarded a silver level Chancellor’s Customer Service Recognition Award from the University System of Georgia.
Recognized
for their service in assisting with Georgia Tech Housing Freshman
Move-in, representatives from Housing, Georgia Tech Police, Facilities,
the Residence Hall Association and Greek Affairs received the team
Excellence Award of the Year from Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. on
Sept. 15.
The team included members from Housing, Parking and Transportation,
Facilities, Georgia Tech Police, the Residence Hall Association, the
Residential Network, Greek Affairs and Institute administration.
Receiving the Chancellor’s Customer Service Recognition Award were
Panhellenic President Kyle Hanofee, Residence Hall Association
President Elliot Mork, Residence Life Director Dan Morrison, Georgia
Tech Police Officer Melissa Pestle, Interfraternity Council President
Andrew deRussy, USG Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr., Recycling Services
Manager Cindy Jackson and Housing Senior Director Michael Black.
Black served as coordinator of the operation. The different groups
work with students and families on Freshman Move-in Day to help with
simple tasks, such as unloading cars and connecting new students’
computers, to institutional assistance with traffic and recycling of
discarded moving materials.
“We’re very honored to receive this award from the Board of
Regents,” Black said. “It was good recognition for the years of hard
work that finally came to fruition.”
Black added that nearly 6,500 students were moved into housing in
three days. With volunteers helping, the average car was emptied and
had its contents carried into the residence halls in about 8 minutes or
less.
“We want to encourage faculty and staff in other departments to
help us in the future. I can’t think of a better way to make a first
impression on a freshman student.”