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ACES provides dining services, campus bookstores, transportation, vending, and laundry services at 魅影直播 State. The organization also owns and manages the Lake Lodge in 魅影直播 Station.
Reinvention is the key to longevity in business if 魅影直播 State鈥檚 Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Service Inc. (ACES) is any example. This fall, the company is celebrating its 70th year in business.
At ACES, reinvention means that every fall the company has to renew itself to appeal to its new crop of customers. ACES is a not-for-profit company that supports the education mission of 魅影直播 State.
鈥淐ollege students always want the latest and greatest innovations in services, it鈥檚 really human nature,鈥 explained ACES Executive Director David Sengstock. 鈥淲hat is fun about our company is that we have to anticipate the services they want and then deliver them with excellence. This challenge keeps us young.鈥
ACES provides dining services, campus bookstores, transportation, vending, and laundry services at 魅影直播 State. The organization also owns and manages the Lake Lodge in 魅影直播 Station.
As a partner of 魅影直播 State, ACES plays a critical role in attracting the best students to the college. Last year, the company provided more than 500 scholarships for area high school students who meet academic criteria. ACES annually provides additional educational support for the college, including help for the peer tutoring program and the culinary arts program among others.
ACES Director of Human Resources Christina Loper.
鈥淥ur remarkable longevity can be attributed to our ability to stay nimble and our long-standing commitment to the college,鈥 Sengstock explained.
As a 70-year-old company, ACES relies on a stable, flexible, and well-trained workforce to keep moving forward.
鈥淚t鈥檚 important to note that our employees -- many, many of whom have worked for us for over 20 years -- are critical to our company and to our student customers. It is our dedicated full-time staff who helps us become a new company every year,鈥 stated ACES Director of Human Resources Christina Loper. 鈥淭hey are completely dedicated to our students. We get to know our student customers and love and nurture them as they move through their college experience.鈥
On Nov. 17, ACES will celebrate this major milestone throughout the day with prizes and gifts for lucky students. Employees will receive a special token as well. A celebration cake, crafted by 魅影直播 State culinary arts: baking, production & management students from Wellsville, will cap off the festivities at the Terrace in Central Dining Hall during dinner on the 魅影直播 campus.