AdlII1ltIJdlK~ Ha-rJinganJW a-w; yuwitk.; mc.ng 6~ with pa-ra-timejtW6 Harding University is distinguished by its quality in many areas . One example of its choices is the contract with ARAMARK, the company that provides food services to the cafeteria at Harding. Assistant Catering Manager James Ward talked about the service that Harding gets from ARAMARK, how it is handled by the cafeteria and the personnel and other perti - nent details. ''We have around 50 or 60 students working for ARAMARK, including five full-time employees - non-students," Ward said. "My job is mainly making sure that everything is going we ll with the employees and their work. " Although Harding is ARAMARK's first commitment, it also has other places to assist and other banquets to serve. "ARAMARK and some of the employees serve banquets for the faculty, staff and events for President David Burks, Dr. Lott Tucker and Dr. Buddy Rowan, different organizations, such as the civic clubs in Searcy, and the biggest event of the year, the Christmas party at the White County Medical Center,"he said. Ward said that, before ARAMARK made the contract with Harding, it was the school that provided the food for the cafeteria. "The contract with ARAMARK was needed because Harding had outgrown its own food service system for Harding to provide the food," he said. "Now we have 200 employees that are specialized in the food service part of our operation." Ward said these employees are the ones who decide which food will be on the cafeteria menu. "The food service director, the production manager and service managers are the ones in charge of the menu every day," hesaid. "They rotate the food for the different days and menus and they keep in mind what the students want." ARAMARK tried to satisfy student's appetites by changing the menu and adding new features to the cafeteria and student center service. Just thi s year they added a fresh salad line that served mainly sandwich wraps and salads. ARAMARK also set up pancake and omelet lines on some Sundaysjust for a change ofpace.They also had a contractwi thYarnell 's ice cream and new ice cream flavors were always a favorite with the students. ARAMARK tried to stay current by keeping in touch with the students. Ward said that one avenue that helped to get opinions from the students was the comment box. ''We take the comment box very seriously. The comment box gets opinions every day," he said. "ARAMARK's food is first quality." "ARAMARK did food for the Olympics (Atlanta 1996), and that's huge," he said. "We are in the top 25 on employees of the nation as far as number of employees is concerned." Ward said he is really happy to work for ARAMARK. "I just graduated last semester and 1chose this company to start my career. 1 know that it is a great place to start," he said. "ARAMARK is a company with a lot of future and is known by many people and by other companies for its quality. " - Julieta Gil Jarretta Rose , St(:retaryJChapel Retha Ross, Accts. ReceivablelBookstore Felipa Santillan, Administrative Assistant/Career Center Jay Simpson, Financial Aid Counselor i'lartha Smith. Secretary/Admissions Rita Stilwell, Secretary/Chapel Gail Strickland, Secretary/Advancement Barbara Stubblefield, ClerkIHUGSR Shellie Sumrall, Secretary/Advancement Julie Tracy, Bookstore Cecil Tomlinson, Bookstore f.lanagerlHUCSR Jane Tomlinson, Administrative AssistantfDean &. CEOIHUGSR David Undetwood. Advancement Elaine Wade, Benefits Specialist 1'lary Windisch, Secretary/Admissions STAFF 181 •
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTc5NA==