With the Emerald Ash Borer feasting on ash trees, the ISU Grounds Team has been busy this year clearing 118 trees damaged by these insects (and other causes) while planting 104 new ones.
Unit: Facilities
Fire hydrant flushing on campus
Facilities Management and Environmental Health and Safety staff members will be flushing fire hydrants across the Illinois State University campus October 23-27.
Facilities is ready for Homecoming
The Facilities’ team plays a critical role in Homecoming events; they has been busy working behind the scenes to ensure all the details, for each event, are coordinated in a sequence that meets everyone’s expectations.
New recycling baler adds to sustainability initiative
At the end of June, Illinois State’s Recycling Center added a baler to expand its ability to reduce, reuse, and recycle initiative.
A peek at Williams Hall restorations
Nick Rohlfs, facilities machinist welder, has been hard at work this year on a fun project at Williams Hall.
A/P May spotlight: Rick Kentzler
Get to know this month’s spotlight, Rick Kentzler
Illinois State retains Tree Campus USA designation
The Arbor Day Foundation has, once again, named Illinois State University as a Tree Campus USA.
2016 Coca-Cola/Keep America Beautiful Public Space Recycling Bin Grant Program awards 50 recycling bins to University
Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Company have awarded 50 new recycling bins to Illinois State University. Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Company are working together to address one of the primary barriers to recycling in public spaces by making access to recycling bins more readily available and convenient through the 2016 Coca-Cola/Keep America Beautiful Public
Esprit de Corps awards announced at Founders Day
Bob Blick of Facilities Management and Narry Kim of the Office of the President have been announced as the winners of the Esprit de Corps awards at the annual Founders Day Convocation.
Restroom renovations underway at Milner Library
Milner Library will be seeing lots of building improvements in the next year, and the first project started December 5.