Our inaugural Annual Report has been published!

Facilities Annual Report smallWhat do you do when a light burns out in your office? Who do you call when you need to report a slippery sidewalk? A food spill? A broken window? Need a new office chair? A sign for your event? Perhaps you want to utilize the Safewalk program or have a questions regarding special event parking.

All of these tasks, and more, are performed by the Facilities department.

Our mission is to strive to provide the highest quality environments that enhance learning, creativity and growth. With more than 130 employees across more than a dozen departments, Facilities plays an important role in nearly every aspect of the University’s physical appearance.

Our first annual report presents a snapshot of our operations and achievements from the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

Read a PDF of the report here.

Happy reading!

Facilities featured in 45th anniversary videos

45thThe U of L celebrated its 45th anniversary last year with several activities and video presentations throughout the year and we were pleased to be a part of it.

Associate Director of Campus Planning and Architecture Spencer Court was recently featured in one of the U of L’s 45th Anniversary YouTube videos talking about some of our planning projects.

Judy Jaeger, Facilities Caretaking Manager and Co-chair of the SOS program was also featured.

Check out the videos here.

You can also view the University’s YouTube page here.

 

 

 

 

Campus Master Plan ratified

A new University Campus Master Plan was ratified by the U of L Board of Governors Thursday, Dec. 13.

The 217-page document will be published in the New Year. It contains recommendations to guide the planning decisions for the physical campus at U of L for the next 25 years. For example, the UCMP would aid in the development of the proposed Destination Project by pinpointing a location for the new facility and emphasizing the functional parameters that help to create a unique campus identity and student experience.

Key planning principles of the UCMP include:

  • Establishing a campus Gateway along Aperture Drive.
  • Framing a new “Coulee Quad” creating a campus heart.
  • Interconnecting buildings that engage the coulees.
  • Creating a unique brand of architecture that integrates with landscape.
  • Generating a unique campus identity and experience.

For more details on the plan check out the Fall 2012 edition of SAM magazine.

More information on the UCMP can also be found at http://www.uleth.ca/masterplan.

An open house celebrating the new plan will take place Jan. 28, 2013. Details on the event will be announced in the coming weeks.

Report outlines vision for renewal of University Hall

The impending release of the University Campus Master Plan and forthcoming Strategic Planning are important milestones for the University that will help shape the future of our campus and University community.

One of the University’s goals is to become a comprehensive research university with a strong focus on graduate studies and a foundation in liberal arts. Part of that goal is to provide an up-to-date science program and the U of L has earmarked a new science facility as its highest capital priority.

This endeavour is dubbed The Destination Project and is composed of three main elements: New construction geared toward supporting high-intensity science research and teaching; the redevelopment of vacated space in University Hall for alternate users; and the development of additional campus infrastructure to provide heating and cooling, emergency power, and other related support.

The University Hall Renewal Visioning and Inception Planning Report is the latest milestone in the three-tiered project.

The document describes the long-term vision for University Hall, its future purpose and the conceivable mixture of building uses. It also touches on design principles and the possible reorganization of University Hall’s physical layout.

View the report here.

More information and history on The Destination Project can be found here.