Facilities Management participants smile for the camera at the "Energizing Our Front-line Network" employee development conference held March 7-8, 2012. St. Cloud State University was the host site where plenty of workshops kept participants on their toes.
MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone was one of several keynote speakers during the day and a half event. MSU had one of the larger delegations in attendance among over 400 from the 31 MnSCU institutions. The Front-line conference is jointly sponsored by AFSCME Council 5, MAPE (Minnesota Association of Professional Employees) and MnSCU.
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"Long Termers" recognized at January 30 event put on by Human Resources and held in the Student Union Ballroom.
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| Name | Department | Years of Service |
| Anthony Anderson | Electrical Services | 5 |
| Steven Ardolf | Utility Plan | 5 |
| John Gleason | Electrical Services | 5 |
| Elizabeth Holcomb | Building Services | 5 |
| Dale Marble | Building Services | 5 |
| Dean Becker | Grounds Maintenance | 10 |
| Michael Cofield | Building Services | 10 |
| Ronald Davis | Building Repair | 10 |
| John Dougherty | Building Services | 10 |
| Jeffrey Julian | Building Services | 10 |
| Rande Luhning | Building Services | 10 |
| Thomas Piotrowski | Utility Plant | 10 |
| Kevin Halvorson | Carpenter | 15 |
| Mark Musolf | Building Services | 15 |
| Todd Trautman | Plumbing Services | 15 |
| Keith Edstrom | Building Services | 20 |
| Lisa Zettler | Building Services | 20 |
| Duane Hoechst | Receiving & Delivery Services | 25 |
| Bradley Wobbrock | Building Repair | 25 |
| Brenard Kozitza | Grounds Maintenance | 30 |
| Jean Hardel | Facilities Services | 35 |
| Kevin Smasal | Building Repair | 35 |
| Dwight Wallin | Receiving & Delivery Services | 40 |
Ron J. Fields, the new Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management, is now on board and in charge of the 134 employees within Facilities Management.
Mr. Fields has served as Superintendent of Facilities Services at Century College since 2006. Previous experience includes construction and project management services, Director of Construction and Business Support Services at MnSCU in St. Paul, Interim Assistant Executive Director for Financial Affairs and Capital Development at the Arizona Board of Regents, Phoenix, Arizona and Associate Director for Planning and Construction of Facilities Services and other positions at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The IT Services Division has purchased two new all electric utility vehicles for the pickup and transportation of computers to department customers throughout campus. Use of the vehicles should minimize IT workers pushing carts full of computer gear on sidewalks in all kinds of weather. The idea for the electric vehicles came out of an IT Services employee retreat held in August 2011.
Minnesota State University, Mankato’s performing arts center was renamed the Earley Center for Performing Arts – for Dean Emerita Jane F. Earley – during a celebration and naming ceremony Saturday, Nov. 12.
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To view the full coverage of the Ribbon Cutting event Click here.
Now finished is the application of an asphalt finish to top off the weather-worn gravel road which connects the back of Gage to the Standeford Observatory, the Andreas Observatory, Recreation Fields, Rapelling Tower, and the Ropes Course. The old road gave up the ghost this Halloween and the ruts and potholes will go away, finally. Roadgraders finished work Tuesday, November 8, 2011.
On November 17th. 2011, A new higher fence has been installed in back of the women's soccer pitch goal (East end). Now wayward soccer balls will not go sailing into nearby recreation fields during a women's soccer game.
A training session was held Friday, October 28, for those who will be helping out the Grounds Crew this winter when massive snow storms dump their usual on good old MSU.
At the crack of dawn Wednesday, October 26th, the Grounds Maintenance crew got a donut or two from Rick Straka, Finance & Administration Vice President. "People have complimented us on the grounds and this is my way of saying thanks," said Straka.
V.P Straka also took the opportunity to present a certificate to Ron Erickson for his 28 years of service to the Grounds Maintenance Department.
Though other Wiecking Offices had Homecoming decorations, the hallway outside the Facilities Management Office was identified by the Homecoming judges as the winner of the campus-wide office decoration competition.
"The judges were very impressed with the office decorations this year for Homecoming 2011. It was a hard decision to make, but the judges ended up giving 1st place in the office decorating contest to Facilities Management located in Wiecking!! Congratulations and I will be bringing over some Buffalo Wild Wings free wing chips to the department! Thank you to every department that participated this year! This has been the best involvement I have heard of for Homecoming! I am looking forward to next year already." said Kelsey Busch - The Homecoming Chair - IMPACT.
The Facilities Management Office hallway decoration helpers included:
Kudos also go out to the Facilities Services Office for its efforts.
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Josselyn Bishop, a MSU student who passed away this summer, was remembered in a formal tree planting memorial service held adjacent to McElroy 'H' Wing on Friday, September 30th. MSU's Groundskeeper Ron Erickson, who retired on October 7th, worked closely with the Bishop family in getting the tree purchased and planted. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs David Jones represented the University at the memorial service along with Physical Plant Director Mike Lexvold and David Cowan, Interim Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management.
Vice President Rick Straka announces the appointment of David Cowan as the Interim Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management replacing Sean McGoldrick who left for a new job as the Associate Vice President for Facilities Services at University of Nevada, Reno. Over the next several months a search committee chaired by Athletics Director Kevin Buisman, will be working to find a permanent replacement.
Finance & Administrative Vice President Rick Straka met with Facilities Management employees to review University budget issues and announce the appointment of Cowan.
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In this photo(from left to right): Rick Straka & David Cowan.
Sean McGoldrick, after 8 years of service to the University, accepted a job in University of Nevada, Reno as an Associate Vice President for Facilities Services. Thanks Sean for your committment to MSU and good luck in your new job where snow seldom falls.
Click here to read the University of Nevada, Reno news article.
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