UCCS FACILITIES
Featured Crew: CUSTODIAL
September 2009
The custodial staff in Facilities Services Department
consists of 21 full-time employees and 2 permanent
part-time employees. Our
team is managed by custodial supervisor, Monroe
McDade (Mac) and two
leads, Jimmie Robinson and
Cynthia Hudgins. We service nine general funded
buildings including Science,
Dwire, University Hall, Columbine, SCENG, Engineering, Library, Main Hall, Cragmor, and Campus Services,
for a total square footage of
613,027.63 cleaned daily.
On June 1, 2009, the custodians unified staffing hours to
4:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm. Monday thru Friday. Our staff is
doing their best to ready the
buildings for each busy day.
With the kick off of this new
school year, one of our main
concerns and focus is to keep
our university as clean and
sanitary as possible. Hand
sanitizing stations have been
installed in all serviced
buildings at high traffic locations, to help keep down the
spread of germs. Also, small
hand sanitizers have been
placed in classrooms for all
to use. The custodial staff is
now sanitizing restrooms
twice daily, first thing in the
morning, then again around
noon time. The goal is to do
our part to keep everyone as
healthy as possible. We
have also assigned staff to
clean and sanitize restrooms
on the weekends.
walkways, with the safety of
campus patrons being our
number one priority.
The SENG Building had its
grand opening on August
6th. Our custodial staff put in
extra effort to make it shine!
Everyone was very pleased
with the results. The SENG
building is now being maintained by four custodians
consisting of Jose Gonzalez,
Bradley Thatcker, Chris Hedrick and Phillip Gallegos.
Campus Services is maintained by James Carrol,
David Moorehead, and Harry
Nairn who also services the
CITTI Bldg. Main Hall is serviced by Brian Duffek and
Maria Martinez. The El Pomar Center and Kraemer
Family Library are serviced
by Cynthia Hudgins, Judy
Papenfus and Jose Sanchez.
Over in Engineering we have
Sary Ly and Shari Maes. Columbine is serviced by
Jimmie Robinson, Felix Mar-
Science Bldg Renovation
Work is underway on the
Science Building Renovation
Project!
The general contractor, G.E.
Dunn, has fully mobilized
and is completing the demolition phase of the project.
Reconstruction begins next
week. Improvements to the
building will include all new
windows and exterior doors,
architectural enhancements
to the entry-ways, roof replacement, a new energyefficient mechanical system,
new plumbing, electrical,
lighting, and IT systems, new
laboratory configurations
and casework, and new
floors and ceilings. The new
design will make the building much more open and
welcoming.
tinez, Jesse Johnson and Ernest
Washington. Liz Quintana and
Lance Hanks service the Science Bldg. Stephen Campbell
and General Walker maintain
University Hall. Brian Duffek,
James Carroll and David
Moorehead also service the
Foundation House and the Forester House.
The Science Building is on
schedule with its remodel, set
to be completed by August
2010. The Auditorium is
scheduled to be remodeled in
December 2009. Until then,
the use of the Science building
is limited to The Art Gallery,
The Auditorium and four classrooms on the first floor.
It won’t be too long before
snow will set in for the winter.
When it begins to fly, our custodial crew will be doing their
part to clear entrances and
Because of dire need for classroom space, classes will go on
as scheduled in the Auditorium
and the north classrooms
through the course of construction. While this challenges the
construction team, we welcome the chance to work
closely with the campus community to make this a successful experience for all involved.
To work effectively without
unduly interrupting classes,
we have gone to night shift
construction hours beginning
September 14.
REMINDER:
The Facilities Services Department has
an on line system to submit your work
request. Please go online to http://
arc.uccs.edu/uccs/menupage.cfm.
For questions or assistance with
completing this on line form please
contact our services desk. Monday
through Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm at
255-3313
Facilities Services Cell
(7:30 am—11:00 pm) at
492-8329
In order to keep up with the growth
and services of the UCCS campus, the
Facilities Services department has
organized itself into two primary areas;
Planning & Construction and Physical
Plant Maintenance. The Planning &
Construction team is actively working
major projects including the Science
and Engineering Bldg (SENG), Events
Center, and the renovation of the existing Science Bldg. The Physical Plant
team includes five work groups; Maintenance, Grounds, Electrical, Plumbing/
HVAC, and Custodial. Their responsibilities include maintaining 890,675
square feet of General Fund buildings
along with 250 acres of landscaped
property. Our 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.