For the first-time ever, a sitting University president paid a visit to two Custodial Services teams to learn about their work on process improvements.
“The way that a place looks can make such a difference in so many ways,” said University President Ana Mari Cauce.
Facilities Services’ Transportation Services and The Whole U joined forces to create the first ever UW Tweed Ride. The historical bicycle tour took community members across campus, stopping for photos along the way.
You may not ever think about what goes on behind-the-scenes when you walk into a nice warm building or hot water comes out of the faucet, but for a dedicated crew of around-the-clock engineers at the power plant, keeping campus comfortable is their highest priority.
To recognize the efforts of the University of Washington campus community, UW Sustainability put together the Sustainability Leadership Celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Campus sustainability leaders, including many from Facilities Services, met in Odegaard Undergraduate Library to commemorate working toward the University’s sustainability goals.
The tower was purchased by the University of Washington from Safeco in 2007, and with it came a dedicated staff of around-the-clock maintenance workers.
On Saturday, Sept. 5 a lone storm cell hit the University of Washington campus and brought with it a bit of lightning. Unfortunately for campus, the lightning bolt hit one of the last trees left on campus planted by UW alumnus and professor Edmond Meany.
Facilities’ own UW Recycling, Emergency Management and Transportation Services, alongside UW Sustainability, took to the bricks to participate in the UW Dawg Daze Student Activities Fair.
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Stepping Stones is a training program offered by the FS Training Center, in conjunction with the sponsoring department, which gives frontline staff opportunities to learn leadership skills that are necessary for moving up to lead, supervisor and management positions.
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, and it’s something weird that doesn’t look good, who ya gonna call?
For the University of Washington, it’s not Ghostbusters, but the Facilities Operations Maintenance Specialists (FOMS) crew, more commonly known by their radio name, Unit-2.
“Our clients go home at night, and they come in the next morning with a light switch moved and a door replaced,” said Dan Lindsey, a Shop 53 carpenter. “It’s just simple.”
The cherry blossoms have bloomed, the sun is starting to peek out from the clouds, and ducklings will soon take up residence at their favorite campus fountain. In the early hours of Tuesday, April 5, maintenance crews from Facilities Services installed a campus icon almost as famous as the fountain itself, the duckling ramp.
When tree removal is necessary on campus, one of the best ways to use the wood is to make it into something new. Under Grounds Management’s wing, campus trees take on new life through the salvage wood program.
