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| Vol. 16, No. 36 | July 10, 1997 |
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| Vol. 16, No. 36 | July 10, 1997 |
Effective July 1, facilities support departments across campus were reorganized to improve planning, efficiency and coordination.
Under the new facilities organization, there are four units:
Andrew Welsh, director
Includes facilities, planning and construction and minor construction;
Dick Walter, director
Includes operations and maintenance, building services, grounds and movers and the Lewes Campus;
Ralph Johnson, director
Includes housing maintenance and custodial services; and
Barbara Graham, acting director
Includes the operations center, human resources and financial services.
A few of the primary organizational changes include:
Housing and Conference Facilities now reports to the facilities unit, including its custodial and trades personnel.
The Minor Construction unit, under the direction of Victor Costa, had been within Facilities Management and now reports to Facilities Planning and Construction. In addition, some Housing and Conference Facilities staff will transfer to this unit.
The Operations Centers for Facilities and Housing and Conference Facilities will be combined into one central unit. Similarly, human resources staff and financial services staff will be combined and will report to the director of operations.
According to David Hollowell, executive vice president, F P & C, Facilities Management and Housing/Conference Facilities have traditionally worked closely together. This change will improve communication and coordination of projects where the two units ov erlap, he said.
"This merger has been under consideration for several months," he added. "The decision was made to put these units with the same organization to improve operational efficiency, which will benefit all members of the campus community who use these services. "
| --Ed Okonowicz |
