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Access pass, selection among b-ball ticket changes

Tickets still transferrable; seats chosen bi-annually

A new access pass that takes the place of individual tickets and changing seat selection to a bi-annual basis highlight the changes in the faculty and staff men's basketball ticket plan for 2007-08.

The SenEx Basketball Committee has approved changes for the plan, including the new access pass. The pass will grant season ticket holders entry to all games, and will eliminate tickets for individual games. The pass will be transferable to family and friends through an electronic ticket transfer process, as long as the transfer does not violate the university's ticket resale policy.

The other notable change is shifting the "Select-a-Seat" process to a bi-annual basis. Beginning this year, seat selection will take place every other year. Therefore, season ticket holders will have the seats they select in 2007 for two years.

The plan was implemented because of the low rate of turnover. Last year, the renewal rate was about 90 percent. If renewal rates fall below 60 percent on an even year, Select-a-Seat will return to an annual basis until renewal rates return to 80 percent to 90 percent.

Vacant seats that occur in even years will be filled for one year by the previous August's new buyers. Those ticket buyers will then join the seniority system for the next Select-a-Seat. This year's Select-a-Seat will be held Aug. 12.

New eligible faculty and staff will have a chance to purchase tickets in late August. Faculty and staff who purchase in August will have the option of buying either a half-season or full-season ticket package. New buyers will not take part in Select-a-Seat, they will be assigned seats by the athletics department. An announcement about how to purchase these tickets will be made in August.

Seniority for selecting tickets is based on years of service. Years of service are calculated as of Aug. 15 of the Select-a-Seat year. For more information on the faculty and staff men's basketball ticket plan, contact Kathy Reed, administrative associate for University Governance and SenEx Basketball Committee member, at 864-5169 or kreed@ku.edu.

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