Employee Survey Kickoff

 

1^st Annual Employee Survey Kickoff

Wednesday, May 15^th

Anytime between 11 am to 1 pm

Arbor Café, Building 350

Come and celebrate the 1^st Annual Facilities Management Employee Survey, have a refreshing treat and ask any questions you may have regarding the survey or the survey process. 

As a convenience, computers will be setup every day in the cafe area for employees to complete the survey from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. the May 15 – 22, 2013.

Help us reach our goal of 90% employee participation and let your voice be heard!

Facilities Management Green Team

The new Facilities Management Green Team is a group of staff members from diverse departments of FM that are meeting regularly to educate themselves and their colleagues about sustainability, examining the sustainability of current office and shop practices, and creating innovative solutions.  The kickoff meeting this week saw lots of energy and enthusiasm and everyone brought their best ideas to the table to brainstorm several projects to do around FM.

From the shops to Public Safety, anyone from a department within FM is welcome to join the FM Green Team.  There are about 20 other Green Teams on campus, from the Marriott Library to Health Sciences to the College of Law.

Watch for new initiatives to come out from the FM Green Team!  If you’re interested, please contact Stephanie.dolmat@fm.utah.edu or join the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/UofUGreenTeam.

How can you go green right now?

1. Print double sided, or print only what you need
2. Purchase recycled paper
3. Turn your computer monitor and screen off when you leave
4. Try bicycling, carpooling, or taking TRAX or UTA to work.  You’ll be surprised at the cost savings and relaxation of not driving a car every day!
5. Remember to recycle—put it in the right bin and rinse out any food waste.

Fleet Services

Motor Pool recently changed the department's name to Fleet Services.  The name Fleet Services is more reflective of the department's overall mission which is the management of University fleet assets.  

Fleet Services is located in Building 309 at 1775 East South Campus Dr. with hours from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays.

Fleet Services is the department responsible for the management of the University’s fleet of vehicles and equipment. They oversee vehicle and equipment purchasing, vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance, daily rentals, installing auxiliary equipment for vehicles and fuel card management. The University has 515 vehicles and 350-400 different pieces of equipment.  Additionally Fleet Services is able to work on any equipment with small engines and trailers.

Their services are available to any department on campus that has University owned vehicles, trailers, carts and other equipment. 

FM Scholarship Summer 2013 Winner

Facility Operations would like to extend our congratulations to Darrin Blaisdell as the recipient of the Summer 2013 Facilities Management Scholarship

Darrin Blaisdell currently works in Business Services and we wish him well as he continues his education in the executive masters of business administration program.. If you have any questions about the Facilities Scholarship please contact one of the committee members which are:

Craig Bohn > 1-5609

Lynn Rohland > 5-1162

Rochelle Randazzo > 1-5743

Angie Meeks > 5-6855

Facilities Management Scholarship Summer 2013

If you would like to be considered for the Facilities Management Scholarship for the Spring 2013 Semester, please review and complete the attached application.  Applications must be received by Monday April 15, to be considered.

Facilities Management would like to encourage education within our department. To support this, there will be one $350 award given each fall and spring; and one $300 award given summer semester. This scholarship may be used toward tuition at the University of Utah.  This scholarship is available to those employed in a full-time position (75% FTE or greater)with Facilities Management or a spouse or dependent of eligible employee.  (Employee must have worked for the University in a full-time benefit-eligible position for 6 consecutive months and be admitted to the University of Utah.)

For more information on the Facilities Management Scholarship visit our webpage.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact a member of the scholarship committee.
FM Scholarship Committee
Craig Bohn (1-5609)
Lynn Rohland (5-1162)
Rochelle Randazzo (1-5743)
Angie Meeks (1-3134)

Services Offered - Office Customization

This is the first in a series where we hope to feature some of the wonderful and impressive things our department can do that you may or may not know about. 

The Carpenter and Roofing Shop made the standing desk pictured above for a new employee.  To request one or other cabinet and fixture modifications for your department please submit a Facility Operations Customer request. A detail drawing is requested for any building and modifications. 

Please see the Facility Operations service list for more information on services offered.

Service Project Thank You's

We recently received thank you cards and letters from the Veteran Affairs Hospital and Rest Home.

Thanks to all of our wonderful staff who participated in our staff funded service project.