Mission Statement: Provide essential services to enhance campus buildings, grounds, and the academic goals of MSU. Facilities Management is committed to providing the best classroom and working environment for MSU students and employees alike, and ensuring that all University customers are served in a prompt, professional and courteous manner.
4/22/08
MANKATO, MN – Just in time for Earth Day, Minnesota State Mankato announced the acquisition of two experimental battery driven work vehicles, thanks to a partnership with e-ride Industries, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and the University.
“We’ve got two units, one for lab work so students can retrofit it to better ensure an extended battery charge, with the other committed to Facilities Management so they can use it around campus,” said Bruce Jones, Chairman of the Automotive & Manufacturing Engineering Technology (AMET) Department.
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The department provides routine housekeeping services 24 hours a day Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. Additional duties include: keeps academic and residential buildings clean; removes refuse from buildings; provides consultations, preparation, and cleanup for special events; replaces light bulbs in conjunction with physical plant staff; controls insects; provides emergency cleanup; collects for recycling service for academic buildings.
Employee safety and regulatory training, emergency response planning, environmental hazardous waste, asbestos abatement management, indoor air quality ergonomics, University Safety Committee
Chair, industrial hygiene monitoring, OSHA, EPA, federal and state regulatory compliance and risk management concerns are handled within this office.
Central office provides oversight, coordination and administrative direction for all departments within Facilities Management. Facilities Management is part of the division of Finance and Administration.
Hours are 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m M-F. Services include general supervision and oversight of the following departments: Vehicle Operations, Facilities Purchasing, Postal Services, Office Support Services, University Stores and Materials Management, and Receiving and Delivery Services. Additional responsibilities include: website and budget work for Facilities Management; campus-wide parking administration (not enforcement); transportation including leased campus buses, Maverick Shuttle, Red Eye Shuttles; bookstore contract compliance; traffic control; office supply contract administration; and hallway lockers.
Areas covered include building repairs, heating and cooling plant engineering, energy management, HVAC services, electrical and electronic services, mechanical/electrical engineering, grounds maintenance and snow removal.
This office manages architect/engineering projects, capital improvements, construction facilities and site planning, repair and renovation services, and building and external and internal signage.
