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The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
Velia Lozano, custodian in the Clark Student Center, sweeps the food court in the Mesquite Dining Hall on Sept. 22. Photo by Gabriella Solis

Outsourcing of staff avoided

Jacklyn York • September 22, 2015

In an effort to realize nearly $300,000 in budget cuts last spring, administrators considered outsourcing some campus services, including janitorial services and groundskeeping. While outsourcing...

Opinion: These are people

The Wichitan • May 1, 2015

Our view: In administrators’ quest to protect the bottom line, let us make certain they don’t forget one essential fact: These are people we’re talking about. According to some administrators,...

A crowd of about 80 maintenance staff members gathered for a meeting with vice presidents of SSC Support Services and university administrators to discuss the possibility of outsourcing maintenance jobs to the company. Photo by Ethan Metcalf.

Administrators consider outsourcing maintenance jobs

Ethan Metcalf • April 28, 2015

To combat the university's ongoing budget woes, administrators revealed this week that they are in negotiations with SSC Service Solutions to outsource the school's facility services, including custodial,...

Lecture series comes to Dillard

Yolanda Torres • February 18, 2015

The Streich Family Lecture Series will be presented Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. in the Dillard College of Business Administration room 101. John Marthinsen, professor of economics and international business...

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