R EMINDER
The Facilities Services Department
has an online system to submit your
work request. Please go to
http://arc.uccs.edu/uccs/
menupage.cfm.
For questions or assistance with
completing this online form, please
contact our services desk.
Monday—Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm
at 255-3313
Facilities Services Cell 7:30am—
11:00pm at 492-8329
July — September 2012
UCCS
facilities
Planning, Design and Construction
News
By: Carolyn Fox
Campus Architect
The Facilities Services department has
organized itself into two primary
areas: Planning, Design &
Construction and Physical Plant
Maintenance. The Planning &
Construction team is actively working
on minor and major construction
projects. The Physical Plant team
includes five work groups:
Maintenance, Outdoor Services,
Electrical, Plumbing/HVAC, and
Custodial. Their responsibilities
include maintaining campus academic
and administrative buildings.
Facilities Services administrative team
is the glue that keeps our teams
connected. Each team is committed to
the continued improvement of the
UCCS campus and serving you.
Facilities Services is involved in
many campus wide projects. Facilities is
currently supporting Campus Auxiliaries
Services projects throughout campus.
The renovation of Café 65 is complete (the previous Overlook)! Look for
new, fresh food selections and enjoy the
new seating areas.
Construction of the new Summit
Village residence halls, Echo and Copper,
is well underway. Concrete work for the building foundation is about halfway
complete. Work will continue throughout the school year with the new halls
expected to be open for Fall of 2013.
The expansion of Clyde’s outdoor patio is underway. Look for it to be
complete in the next few months. The expanded patio will include a fire pit, a
trellis supporting heating units and lights, and additional seating areas. Patrons
of Clyde’s will be able to bring their food and drinks onto the patio area.
Berger Hall and the University Center Lobby will be renovated over Winter
Break. In the lobby, look for more seating and
Bulb Eater Cuts Fluorescent Lamp
new flooring. Berger Hall will receive new
Recycling Costs in Half
ceiling and lighting, a permanent stage, new
By: David Shurtleff
audio/visual systems, wood flooring, and an
The UCCS Facilities Services Electric Shop has recently implemented a
overall up-grade to the general finishes.
new fluorescent lamp recycling program with the purchase of an Air Cycle Bulb
Eater®. This new program will save the university up to 50% on lamp recycling
costs each year. Last year Facilities Services spent over
$8000 to recycle 12,000+ fluorescent lamps removed
from the campus academic and administrative buildings. Because these lamps contain mercury, they cannot
be trashed in dumpsters as solid waste. The Bulb Eater® is an OSHA and EPA compliant machine capable
of crushing more than 1300 4’ fluorescent lamps inside
a 55 gallon steel drum. The process is fully enclosed
and filtered, so that the glass, aluminum, and harmful
vapors are contained. When full, the drums are picked
up and transported to an EPA permitted lamp recycling
facility where the contents are separated, treated, and
ultimately reused.
Elizabeth’s Impact
Elizabeth from Disabilities Services coordinates Communication Access Services and she also provides sign language interpreting. She’s very happy to be here at UCCS
and back once again in Colorado! Elizabeth lived on the
Western Slope for nine years and then moved to Montana.
She then moved again to Wyoming. She says, “It’s great to
be home again.” Here on campus you will see Elizabeth
around Campus Services on a regular basis to assist our
maintenance team through translating . She asks that you
please stop and say hello! Elizabeth would also like to
extend a warm thank you to Facilities as well as the greater UCCS Community for their support and encouragement during her transition into this new position!
Fire Watch
Working a total of 467 hours,
many staff members from Facilities
Services helped with the fire watch
on top of the bluff from 7:00am9:00pm everyday from June 27th through July 8th.
Facilities Services contributed to the campus and
community support effort by providing support in a
variety of ways. During the fire watch, there were
several positive interactions with the neighbors who
were all appreciative that UCCS was keeping an eye
out on the bluff. Facilities Services would also like
to extend their appreciation and thanks to the Chancellor’s office for the recognition given to those who
helped in the fire watch.
Congratulations Brad Thacker!!!
After a tough competition against nine
other delicious desserts at the Facilities Summer BBQ, Brad Thacker from
Outdoor Services won over the taste
buds of our five judges and became
this year’s Dessert Contest winner!
Brad’s dessert was Mom’s Kahlua
Mousse Bars! And despite the name,
Brad has said under oath, that he did
indeed make
them.
Campus Services
Garden
By: Brenda Bland
The new Plant Select garden in front of CSB was installed this summer. Students from the Sustainability Senior Seminar were seeking a project
that coincided with my need for a new location for the Plant Select flowers
that I was receiving. Together , the bed idea was born. Plant Select is designed to introduce, identify, and distribute the best plants for landscapes and
gardens for this region. Each year I am given a select number of plants to
introduce on campus. This year we planted Chocolate flowers, Hopflower
Oregano, Kitzley’s Ghost Honeysuckle, Cherry Skullcap, Remembrance Columbine, Seven Son Flower, and Ruby Voodoo Rose. In addition, all of these
plants are low water/drought tolerant plants.
Myself and Katherine Albert (student employee) and Larissa Galens
(graduate student) placed the Plant Select flowers and signed them (with the
help of the sign shop who designed and created all of the signs used). This
was a wonderful collaboration between students and full time employees
to create something beautiful for the enjoyment of others.
Breaking News
Phil Gallegos was just promoted to Administrative Assistant
from Custodial! He is excited for this new opportunity!.
Congratulations Phil!
Student Employees
Where Are They Now?
Jessie Watkins – Upon graduating with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing this year, Jesse moved to Montana. She is
now working as a Registered Nurse in Billings.
Caitlin Geerdes— Caitlin just graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing this year. She is currently looking for a
job in the Nursing field.
Lauren Dreiling— Lauren is actively job hunting for a Registered Nurse position in Colorado. She graduated in May
with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Rachel Rivas— Rachel just graduated with a degree in Biology and Microbiology. She plans on furthering her education
with a Master’s degree.
Robin Grasso —Robin is applying to further her education by working on her Master’s degree in Fort Collins. She is
currently in Pueblo West applying for a job.
Tom Zanandrine—Tom just graduated and is now trying to get a job in sports management.
WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES
Guess that New Employee
Andrew Woerpel
Lois Suddoth
1. Which new employee has been featured in 4 newspapers for
doing a Houdini escape or magic? This employee has also lived in
Canada, Germany, and Japan!
2. Who has met, interviewed, and wrote features on Rockies
baseball players Carlos Gonzalez and Eric Youngur? This
employee also likes watching sports, fishing, fitness, and
camping.
3. Who loves gardening and is a professional gardener? They also
like reading and crocheting.
4. This Nebraska native loves sports and the outdoors. He especially loves football, basketball, and baseball.
Doug Cook
Pam Howard
5. This shy employee enjoys collecting Indian artifacts, coloring
posters, and music. They said they work with some “way cool”
people.
6. Which employee has been Santa Claus’ jolly helper for the past
8 years? He grew up in Missouri, enjoys camping, skiing, and collecting rocks & artifacts. He has even panned for gold!
Answers: 1) Burton Fuller 2) Andrew Woerpel 3) Lois Suddoth
4) Greg West 5) Pam Howard 6) Doug Cook
Burton Fuller
Greg West
WELCOME NEW STUDENT EMPLOYEES!
Lani Mullins (Sign Shop)
Brycen Roy (Outdoor Services)
Amanda Lopez (Sign Shop)
Jaclyn Fuhrman (Administrative)
Jamar Anderson (Maintenance)
Quintyn Adams (Maintenance)
Logan Patterson (Electrical) Jennifer Leissner (Outdoor Services)