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August 2009
Fe at u re d C rew : M A I N T E NA N C E
Our Maintenance Crew works on
many projects that continue to
make the campus function
smoothly without much of the
campus even knowing. We have a
great crew made up of Rick Landis,
Keith Valentine, and Grady Weeks
and student employees Ryan Parrish, Kyle Micklich, and Brett
Swaving. Also, running our Sign
Shop and all its needs are student
employees, KT Potter and Steven
Masopust. The Maintenance crew
does everything for the campus
that the Plumbing, Electrical,
Grounds, Janitorial, and HVAC
departments don’t do including
moving furniture, assisting with
snow removal in the winter, producing and hanging all types of
signs and banners, hanging pictures, transporting tables and
chairs for event setups, various
handyman type repairs, producing
keys, lock and door repair, repairing/replacing windows and many
more things. You name it, we
probably have a hand in it somehow. We currently respond for
general maintenance of 58 build-
ings across campus (including University
Office Park) which translates to a grand
total of approximately 1,681,467 square
feet of space (39 acres). That’s a LOT of
keys, signage, and furniture!!
During the weeks of August before
school starts, our crew will be assisting in
a remodel of the second set of restrooms
in the Engineering and Applied Sciences
area. They will also be assisting in the
removal of furniture and usable hardware
in the Science Building in preparation for
its renovation. We have many large projects coming up in accordance with the
moves of groups from all over campus
into University Hall.
Our painters will be painting and refurbishing many of the rooms at University
Hall that were made vacant by occupants
moving out and into the brand new Science & Engineering (SENG) Building,
for which we are still moving new furniture into for the new occupants. They
are painting throughout the campus with
a low VAC paint which is more environmentally friendly and less odor intensive.
They will also be moving into areas in
Main Hall and Columbine in the near
future.
This means that campus staff will be
able to provide better health and
safety measures in a more effective
and efficient manner.
SUMMER JOBS
FOR YOUTH
Our staff has increased this summer,
temporarily. Facilities Services is participating in a program through the
Pikes Peak Work Force Center
Along with the SENG Building opening (PPWFC) which is using the stimulus
bill to put disadvantaged youth to
up, the campus is gradually initiating a
work from June through September
new key system which will be installed
30. The youth must first qualify
throughout the campus over the next
through PPWFC based on three critefew years. We will be placing this system ria: Age, Economic barrier, and Barinto the newly renovated Science Build- rier to Access. Next, they complete a
ing as well as integrating it into Univer- Job Readiness Workshop and testing,
and finally they interview. For some,
sity Hall followed by Columbine, and
Project Spotlight
this is their first employment experiEngineering (after its hopeful renovaence. PPWFC takes care of the payroll
Conference & Events Center tion), followed by the rest of the camand we get an extra set of hands for
pus.
the many special projects we do on
Construction on the new Confercampus during this time of year! We
ence and Events Center is moving
have a group of 13 young people helpahead at a rapid pace. The precast
ing us with general labor in almost
walls are up, the roof has been
every area. This is a win-win opportuinstalled, and the concrete floor
nity for both groups. Our department
has been poured. In the next few
is not only getting help with general
weeks we’ll start to see the exterior
labor but we also have an opportunity
curtain wall and windows arrive
to facilitate diversity and actually menalong with the exterior
tor young adults. Hopefully, the youth
brick. Work will then move to the
will come away with a positive work
interior spaces as we complete the 1200! In addition to basketball and
experience, make some new friends,
electrical, mechanical, plumbing
volleyball, the new center will be used
earn a little something for their reand finish work.
for banquets, lectures, conferences and
sumes, and have some fun learning
Our new facility will be a terrific
concerts.
about the UCCS campus and our oraddition to the campus. While the In late November we can look forward
ganization. Maybe, we’ll even see
current gym in the University Cen- to the removal of the wooden, pedessome of them as students here in the
ter seats only 400 spectators, our
trian tunnel and we’re on target for
future!
new facility will accommodate over completion by December 31, 2009.
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.
REMINDER:
The Facilities Services Department has an on line system to
submit your work request.
Please go online to
http://arc.uccs.edu/uccs/menu
page.cfm.
For questions or assistance
with completing this on line
form please contact our services desk.
Contact us Monday through
Friday 7:30 am — 5:00 pm
255-3313
Facilities Services Cell
(7:30 am—11:00 pm)