Facilities Connection May 2017

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Employee of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Employee Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome New Employees . . . . . . . . . 3 Employee Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Retiring Soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Campus Project Spotlight . . . . . . . . 2/3 Key Lock Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 News You Can Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Our Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION TEAM uthsc.edu/facilities Emile David

Associate Vice Chancellor

Kenneth Bradshaw Director

Whit Sutton

Associate Director

Allen Barton

Superintentent, HVAC

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH: PATRICK LOGGINS Congratulations to Patrick Loggins on being selected as Facilities Employee of the Month, April 2017 (pictured above with Chancellor Steve Schwab, left, and Executive Vice Chancellor Dr. Kennard Brown, far right, along with Emile J. David, Associate Vice Chancellor and Kenneth Bradshaw, Director of Facilities).

Patrick goes above and beyond each day in fulfilling his duties. His hard work and dedication led to a nomination and selection as employee of the month. Being the supervisor of the HVAC Department can be one of the most demanding positions a person can undertake, as well as serving a critical role in keeping the campus facilities up and running each day. Even when fully staffed, it’s a daunting task, but when short staffed, it’s tough to keep it all together.

Patrick has worked diligently to kept the pace with the work load, despite being understaffed and has ensured everything operates smoothly, specifically the projects for 910 Madison (9th floor and 7th floor) and 920 Madison (4th and 5th floor) renovations. He has also been working as the Boiler Supervisor, which calls for supervising the daily operations from the power plant, as well as working hard to ensure the power plant is supervised so that the PM department is taken care of when their supervisors are out of the office.

Patrick, thank you for your dedication and for giving better than your best each day!

Edwin Darrell Jeffres

Superintendent, Custodial Services

Daniel Hutchinson

Superintendent, Mechanical Services

Jeff Fields Superintendent, Logistical and

Recycling Services, Automotive Shop

Carla Griffin

Administrative Services Assistant

Rosie Davis

Administrative Specialist III The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/ Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

A huge thank you to Dr. Kennard Brown for his support of the Facilities Employee of the Month program!

NOMINATE THE NEXT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH! To submit a nomination, contact Rosie Davis at 901.448.3246 or rdavis92@uthsc.edu.

Note: Only Facilities employees can nominate or be nominated for this award.

DID YOU KNOW? The Facilities Maintenance, Key/Lock, and Motor Pool request forms can be found on our website? uthsc.edu/facilities

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FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION SPOTLIGHT

PROJECTS AND EMPLOYEES DUNN DENTAL PROJECT

ALEXANDER LOBBY RENOVATION

Work has been completed for the William F. Slagle Center for Dental Sleep Medicine and Craniofacial Pain. A general contractor did most of the construction, however, a few of the facilities carpenters and painters put the finishing touches on the clinic. The clinic is located in the Dunn Building on the 1st floor. Take a look below!

The Alexander Lobby will be renovated to design a more welcoming and energetic space for all to enjoy. The project will consist of new ceiling, LED Lighting, walk-off carpet (entire floor), metal panels to cover the elevator wall and to wrap the brick masonry, HVAC supply/return and a new architecturally-designed canopy to help with overall height of the space. Most of the work will be completed by outside contractors along with facilities carpenters, painters and electricians on the project. Below is a 3D rendering and a few before and during construction pictures.

Kari Conrad, Project Manager

Looks great - excellent team effort!

Ray West, Project Manager

CUSTODIAL DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT DUNN DENTAL BUILDING Ramona Ivy, Business Manager, Dunn Dental “I wanted to inform you of the bang up job Ursela and the crew have done in helping us prepare for this MOST IMPORTANT accreditation and site visit! Folks are commenting on how good the Dunn looks. Even with last minute requests, they got in there and got it done. Ursela stays in communication with me via email, almost daily and she is very conscientious and wants things done right.� Great job to the facilities services custodial staff for Dunn Dental Building: Ursela Howell, Deborah Bowles, Carlton Rutherford, James James and Marilyn Bailey.

FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION SPOTLIGHT CONT.

CONGRATULATIONS!

FACILITIES LOGISTICS AND MOVERS IN ACTION!

WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES:

Facilities Transfer and Logistics employees are busy on a daily basis moving materials, supplies, equipment or furniture on the UTHSC campus. This team also assists in the moving of sensitive equipment as needed, the cleaning of all light wells and maintaining exterior drains on campus. Under the supervision of Willie Earl McKinnie, they put the “T” in Teamwork and the “D” in dedication! Below they are pictured hard at work and doing an awesome job here on campus.

Cortez Dickerson Senior Custodian Michael Fultz Senior Custodian

WELCOME EMPLOYEES NEW TO FACILITIES: Shuntae Gilliam Financial Coordinator Bridgette Murphy Financial Coordinator A’Ishah Williams Accounting Specialist II

RETIRING SOON: Barry Flanagan Landscaping Services

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAY BIRTHDAYS: Carl McKinney Merdith Turner Burnie Mitchell Ebone Treadwell Carl Roberts James McGowan Kearra Jones Daniel Hutchinson Stephan Cooper Shirley Sullivan Jerry New Aubrey Smith Glenda Tate

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NEWS YOU CAN USE...

KEY AND LOCK CONTROL MANAGEMENT The administration of key and lock control resides within Facilities Administration. If you need to turn in or transfer keys, have new keys issued, or have locksmithing needs, please bring completed forms (found at uthsc.edu/facilities) to the Locksmith office.

We are located in the Physical Plant Building (room 224).

Office hours are 7:45 am – 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday.

FACILITIES TRAINING BUILDING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Facilitator: Susan Gillpatrick, Optum Training Specialist THANK YOU to the OPTUM training specialist for coming out to training all of the Facilities employees in the month of April!

Employee trainings related to Building Customer Satisfaction were held on April 24, 25 and 26th. Monthly trainings are to ensure everyone keeps customer satisfaction top of mind in our daily interaction with Faculty and Staff here at the UTHSC. Facilities has a large organization (over 200 employees) and we appreciate the extra effort put forth to ensure all of our employees receive the knowledge and training that will ensure our success. Susan did an outstanding job of covering the employees’ various shift times and we extend our thanks our the time and effort to accommodate the Facilities organization. Job well done Susan!

For further assistance, you may call 901.448.5503.

OUR MISSION The Facilities Services Department is responsible for the basic operation and continuous maintenance of the physical properties of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

THE POWER OF GIVING IS GREATER THAN THE JOY OF RECEIVING. – NORBERT HARMS A LEADER IS ONE WHO KNOWS THE WAY, GOES THE WAY AND SHOWS THE WAY.

UPCOMING OFFICIAL HOLIDAY CLOSINGS FOR UTHSC May 29 Memorial Day July 4 Independence day

For more information, please contact: Facilities Administration | 201 East Street | Suite 113 phone 901.448.5661

uthsc.edu/facilities

– JOHN MAXWELL

THE UTHSC CAMPUS IS OUR #1 PRIORITY! The Facilities Administration department at UTHSC is responsible for many campus and construction projects.

The Facilities Connection will continue to spotlight Facilities projects and their progress to keep you informed!