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.  

Welcome to Facility Operations

The Key Shop is pleased to announce that Russell Johnson is our new key clerk.  Russell has 10 years or experience with an office atmosphere.

Please welcome him as he becomes part of Facility Operations.

Electronics Shop Spotlight

Electronics Shop   

Hours: 7:00am – 3:30pm Monday – Friday

Building: 350 Room 244

-         Press Conferences (2012 Supercross shown in picture)

-         U of U audio setups for various events and sporting events.

-         Repair and maintenance of many systems.

-         Clock Synchronization system repair.

-         2Way radio system setup and repair.

-         Repair of various lab equipment.

-         Solar powered radio control emergency phone repair.

-         System computer repair for building systems.

  We do more than can be listed here, give us a call and talk with one of our friendly Technicians for more information. Call dispatch at 801-581-7221 to be directed to our shop.

Confined Space Awareness Training

The Facility Operations Safety Committee announces

 Confined Space AWARENESS Training

This is awareness/informative training for employees who should be aware of confined spaces; this is NOT a comprehensive training for employees who enter confined spaces. 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

OSH Auditorium

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Coffee & Doughnuts will be served after the awareness training.

Please email liz.hodges@ehs.utah.edu with any questions regarding this training