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Building Operations Weekly

Top Stories 100,000 Service Requests Milestone On September 22, Building Operations achieved a major milestone: we’ve received our 100,000th Service Request! Thank you everyone for all your hard work and feedback in bringing this system to life. To celebrate, join us for cake and coffee in the USB atrium on September 29th during coffee break […]

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Top Stories Test Your Safety Savvy! We’re excited to announce a safety game competition. And competition comes with reward. Each month, we’ll include a photo right here in the newsletter. In your Shop Safety Meeting, you’ll have to find and identify all the hazards in the photo. Each hazard earns you 1 point and the […]

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Top Stories Welcome Back BBQ This Wednesday Staff are invited to attend the welcome back BBQ Wednesday from 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m at the Flagpole Plaza. Heads will be given the BOW for the extra 30 minutes. Please return to work on time. The BBQ is a great opportunity to enjoy a free lunch, live entertainment, […]

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Top Stories And they’re back Classes started this morning and once again thousands of students will be circulating our campus.  Reminder to always drive safely and anticipate. Check before you back up anywhere on campus and when possible use a spotter Watch for distracted students on their phones. Pokemon Go is a new layer of […]

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Top Stories As school starts, give yourself time to arrive to work and plan your breaks accordingly A reminder, that as school starts again, thousands of students will be pouring onto campus. If you drive to campus or take transit, plan extra time for your commute. During your work hours on campus, be aware of […]

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Top Stories Hey Main Mall, you look so good. If you helped cut grass, pull weeds, fix lights, place banners, maintain the fountain, pick litter, maintain the irrigation, empty waste bins, prune trees, remove leaves, clean windows, clean benches, clean pavers, and I could go on …then you deserve a big thanks, because Main Mall […]

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Top Stories Students Start to move in August 20th First wave of students move in August 20th. Keep an eye out for students and extra vehicles as they prepare to move in to residences across campus. And as always if you see somebody who looks lost and overwhelmed – they probably are – so help […]

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Top Stories Blue Phone Team Celebrates coming in at 30% of market bid prices Last week, the Blue Phone Project Team again wanted to extend thanks to the Building Operations team—with a pizza lunch—for delivering the project at 30% cost of market price. Good job, gang! Ice Cream Social will not have water balloon dodgeball […]

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Top Stories Save the Date – Wednesday, August 24th – Ice Cream Social! Whether you’re here during the day or evening shift, save the date for this Building Operations wide event. You can now sign up in the following events: Interested in playing water balloon dodgeball? Form a team of 5 players. Submit your team […]

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Top Stories HOW TO ROCK YOUR INTERVIEW Back by popular demand, we’re hosting a Lunch & Learn on “How to Rock Your Interview” on July 7, 11:30-noon, CIRS POLICY LABS A&B. Note that the content will be similar to the previous Lunch & Learn on Interviews. INTEREST IN TRAINING SESSIONS IS UP! IF YOU CAN’T […]