Carpool network hopes to ease pain of high gas prices
Steve Thomas
Issue date: 9/4/08 Section: News
Burrus said the idea for EKU Rides originated in staff meetings, when university faculty began to ask about better ways to get to campus. She said it was clear many of the difficulties the faculty experienced while commuting were the same difficulties experienced by students.
EKU Rides, Burrus said, is the solution to those difficulties. It is a collaborative effort of the President's Office, Staff Council, Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, Parking and Transportation, University Advancements, Printing Services, and the Eastern Committee for Responsible Environmental Stewardship.
Burrus said the funding for the program came directly from the President's Initiative Fund.
In his inaugural address, Eastern president Doug Whitlock said the bottom line of the program is "stretching your hard-earned dollar while…helping the environment."
Burrus said the program is a win-win situation for both students and the university, and that she's looking forward to its success.
"We just want to provide great savings for the environment, great savings from dependency on foreign oil, and great savings on pocketbooks," Burrus said. "The timing is certainly right for this."
EKU Rides, Burrus said, is the solution to those difficulties. It is a collaborative effort of the President's Office, Staff Council, Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, Parking and Transportation, University Advancements, Printing Services, and the Eastern Committee for Responsible Environmental Stewardship.
Burrus said the funding for the program came directly from the President's Initiative Fund.
In his inaugural address, Eastern president Doug Whitlock said the bottom line of the program is "stretching your hard-earned dollar while…helping the environment."
Burrus said the program is a win-win situation for both students and the university, and that she's looking forward to its success.
"We just want to provide great savings for the environment, great savings from dependency on foreign oil, and great savings on pocketbooks," Burrus said. "The timing is certainly right for this."
