Bookstore Gets Ready For New Students...August, 2011 Volume 2, Number 11 Bookstore Gets Ready For New Students The Bookstore employees are busy preparing for the upcoming Fall Rush

Business Operations and Facilities Employee Newsletter Leadership Team

Front: Mike Shriner, Kim McKay Back: Carlos Escobar, David Ketchens, Marcel Blanchard, Patrick Michaelski

August, 2011 Volume 2, Number 11

Bookstore Gets Ready For New Students

The Bookstore employees are busy preparing for the upcoming Fall Rush. All of the new students will be attending their orientations beginning August 20th and will be scurrying around campus. The Bookstore is receiving books, medical equipment and supplies daily to make sure we have the supplies that our students need.

- Brenda McLaren

Above Right: Eron Angulo unpacks new text books Below Right: Jordan Kirkpatrick, Ziska Stark and Eron Angulo prepare for the rush of new students visiting our

bookstore.

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GREEN TEAM APPRECIATION LUNCHEON On August 10th, Sustainability hosted a luncheon in the Caduceus Room to honor the members of UTMB’s Green Team. Guest speakers, Gene Fisseler of Reliant Energy, and Bob Stokes of the Galveston Bay Foundation spoke on the “U” in Sustainability. Comprised of UTMB staff throughout our campus, the Green Team has been reinstituted this past year with fresh vision and goals to aggressively look for opportunities to reduce energy

consumption, and to promote ideas to reuse or recycle waste as much as possible in their work areas. In part because of the Green Team’s voice, eyes, and ears around their workplace, UTMB has been able to meet the FY 2011 goals of 206 BTUs per square foot, and recycling 26% of our municipal solid waste. The goal for FY 2012 to reduce our BTUs per square foot by an additional 2%, and our increased recycling goal to 29% is definitely in reach because of the can-do spirit reflected by the wonderful

members of UTMB’s Green Team, and so many others across the UTMB community.

We are excited about the possibilities that can occur when work together to work wonders! Thank you Green Team!! If you or you someone you know is interested in becoming a member of the UTMB Green Team, please contact Neal Cooper at ext. 72958, or Ken Steblein at ext. 72959.

- Neal Cooper

Business Operations and Facilities Employee Newsletter

August , 2011 Volume 2, Number 11

Sustainability Team: Ken Steblein and Neal Cooper

Bob Stokes, Galveston Bay Foundation

Gene Fisseler, Reliant Energy

Patrick Michaelski, Carlos Escobar, Dave Ketchens, Neal Cooper, Mike Shriner, and Jason Botkin all members of the UTMB Green

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Front: Tracy Jackson, TW Bevil, Melanie Zepeda, Mike Lidstone, David Hernandez, Julie Baur, Chella Rodriguez, Pat Lippert, Bob Brown, Rhonda Hernandez, Chuck Anderson, Jake Wolf Back: Trish Barry-Sonntag, Jim Walker, TL Agerton, Stephanie Clark, Royce Ann Sline

Surfing Pros Carol Luck and Kim McKay

Royce Ann Sline and Pat Lippert catch a wave

Tracy Jackson, Royce Ann Sline, Stephanie Clark, Jane Liu, Larry Parson enjoy the pot-luck lunch

If you happened to be on the 3rd floor of Building 28 on August 5th, you may have thought you had fallen asleep and woke up in Hawaii!!! FOAM had a pot-luck Luau lunch, and everyone who participated came ready for good food and fun! Hawaiian shirts, leis, and tropical flowers seemed to be the attire of the day, along with board shorts and surf boards!

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August , 2011 Volume 2, Number 11

September Birthdays

Ken Cary—Facilities Planning—2nd Joe Dorsey—Central Purchasing—3rd Ronnie Walker—Utilities—4th James Faggard—Facilities West—6th Paul Simmons—Delivery—6th Jose Sanchez—Facilities Central—7th Earl Martin—Facilities Administration—8th Robert Brown—Facilities Planning—9th Chuck Carlisle—EHS—11th Debra Harper—EHS—12th Sheila Dennis—Hospital Inventory—12th James Lloreda—Mail Services—13th Cam Guthier—Central Purchasing—18th Gail Robinson—Facilities Central—18th Jason Richie—Facilities Central—18th Nora Torres—University Parking—19th Elise Plowman—Records Management—20th Elizabeth Cromer—Records Management—20th TW Bevil—Facilities Capital—20th Anne-Sophie Brocard—EHS—22nd Lupe Galvan—Facilities Technical Support—22nd Donald Westerman—Facilities Central—23rd Vince Petree—Facilities Central—23rd Adrian De La Paz—Receiving—24th Bob Scott—Field House—25th Joseph Ratky—Facilities Administration—28th

Posted Positions

Senior Finance Manager Logistics—Contact Carlos Escobar at ext. 23569 Senior Acquisition Specialist Purchasing—Contact Kyle Barton at ext 61100 Program Director Clinical Supply Chain Management Contact Carlos Escobar, ext 23569 Lab Biosafety Training Specialist ID 24615 Contact Amy Goebel at ext. 28493 Sr. Lab Biosafety Training Specialist—ID 24550 Contact Amy Goebel at ext. 28493

Dates To Remember August 31: Compliance

Training Deadline September 5: Labor Day

Holiday September 15: Surplus

Inventory auction starts www.slapsale.com

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Carol Luck Named Wellness Champion

Gerald Cleveland, Director of Health Promotions, recognized Carol Luck as a UTMB Wellness Champion for promoting good health in the workplace. Carol organized a weekly Yoga class in the Materials Management employee break room. Join them every Wednesday at noon!



Construction Update John Sealy Hospital—crane will be erected for hospital exterior

repairs. Jennie Sealy & Old Shrine Burns—Buildings are being vacated and

fencing will be put up in early September for securing the area to prepare for demolition/construction work.

UTMB Health Physical/Occupational

Therapy clinics in Texas City relocated to the recently moved Mainland Specialties location at 6504 Memorial Drive, Texas City.

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Andy Correa, Data Analytics, has a new daughter! Celeste

Monserrat Correa was born on Wednesday, August 17th.

KUDOS!

TO: Russell Rodecap, Tim Schilling, Tom Dispensa From: Laurie Sower, Director, Research Laboratory Operations & Support I want to share with you a direct quote from the AAALAC visitors: “Facilities look fantastic.” I know that your team, along with the ARC staff, worked very hard and together in order to get and keep these facilities running and looking good, so I wanted you to know that I appreciate your and your team’s efforts in preparing for this visit.

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TO: Cheryl Evans FROM: Theresa Friloux, Chief Technologist, Clinical Pathology Services You have been such a great resource for Pathology Clinical Services this year! You have helped with our new contracts, purchase orders and acceptance of new equipment. You have been instrumental in resolving long standing issues with several vendors. You are a dedicated, smart advocate for UTMB. I really appreciate your efforts.

——————————————- GEM CARD TO: John Mann FROM: Deb Smith, Clinics Administration & Support Thank you, John, for all that you do for me! It’s great to have someone so helpful to work with!

RECYCLE…. Please toss your newsletter in the

recycle bin when you are done

reading it!

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Eighteen Celebrate Retirement

On August 18th Business Operations and Facilities gathered to celebrate the retirement of eighteen coworkers. The following honorees were invited to gather with family and coworkers to celebrate a combined 340 years of service to UTMB. May their lives be filled with good health, great company and happy days!

Jeff Bonnardel, Leadership Robert Miranda, Delivery

Robbie Bourgeois, Central Purchasing Al Sanchez, Asset Reliability Property Services

Karen Cook, Central Purchasing Sarah Simmons, Central Purchasing

Jerry Crow, Academic & Business Property Services

Greg Sonntag, Logistics Finance

Lynda Flurry, Clinical Purchasing Joe Taylor, Logistics Finance

Peter James, Receiving Paula Townley, Value Analysis

Ron Krenek, Academic & Business Property Services

Peter Villarreal, Environmental Health & Safety

Dorothy Lee, Auxiliary Enterprises Robert Wilson, Utilities Maintenance

Gwen Lee, Hospital Materials Management Albin Womeldurf, Central Purchasing

Mike Shriner and Jerry Crow Mike Shriner and Peter James

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Mike Shriner and Ron Krenek Mike Shriner and Paula Townley

Mike Shriner and Robert Wilson

Lloyd Greenard, George Kaiser, Robert Wilson, Jerry Crow

Mike Shriner and Peter Villarreal

Robert Wilson, Jerry Crow, Peter James Paula Townley, Ron Krenek, Peter Villarreal

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Barbara Hector, Sheila Dennis, Johnny Quinine, Jackie Dalton, Larry Parson, Michael Bradford, Basil Arnold

Patrick Michaelski, Amy Goebel, Peter Villarreal, Melanie Zepeda

Doug Best and Tim Schilling

Standing: Leah Glenn, Karen Gross, Mark Garcia Seated: Carol Luck, Tracy Jackson

Kay Sessions, Jeff Landry, Kathy Howard, Susie Schexnaider, Marcel Blanchard,

Lloyd Greenard, Jerry Crow

Liz Cromer, Yolanda Santos

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Working together to work wonders

Below are some of the significant accomplishments completed by the Business Operations and Facilities Teams in July

OFPC and Construction Hospital core buildings—Pneumatic Tube System repair and mitigation project complete. Completed the normal power switchgear refurbishment project that serves the John Sealy

Hospital, Old John’s, McCullough, John Sealy Annex, Children’s Hospital, Waverley Smith Pavilion and the Moody Medical Library.

Multispecialty Center & Stark Diabetes Clinic is completed. Relocation of Tissue Antigen Department from Rebecca Sealy Hospital to Children’s

Hospital is complete. Purchasing—Central and Clinical Accomplished the procurement of over 60 equipment requests approved by the Special

Funding Capital Project. The large volume infusion pump replacement purchase order was issued. Implementation to

begin the first part of the new fiscal year. Fleet Services Replaced two propane tanks for the fuel depot with one new one. We now meet new safety

requirements. Materials Management Hospital Operations Completed the move from J10A to J6C&D, which included splitting the standard into 2

units. Institutional Preparedness Successfully completed a “Dry Run for Tropical Storm Don”. First use of Impact Weather

Trigger Reports for Adverse Weather Response. Completed the review of UTMB Emergency Management Documentation with an onsite

contractor, and submitted to the President’s Office. Final edits of the Emergency Operations Plan are completed. The workgroup for mass

notification met and reported on the proposed implementation plan. Met with the Texas Medical Center for joint planning for infectious disease outbreaks.

Thank You to everyone who worked on these projects!



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Gardening and Landscaping Keeps You Fit A good way to burn calories is to spend time gardening and landscaping. Put on some work clothes, apply the sunscreen, grab your sun glasses and hat, and head out doors. Why not take advantage of some physical exercise that will improve the looks of your landscape and also give you the fringe benefit of a bountiful harvest in fruits, flowers and vegetables. Working in the yard also relieves stress. Outdoor projects will help you unwind from the pressures of your day. Grow your own produce, you cannot beat the taste of fresh herbs to spice up your dinner, melons for breakfast, or berries for a snack. Ever have a tomato fresh off the vine? Nothing compares! Of course the lawn also needs to be cut, weeds need to be pulled and hedges need to be trimmed. This is Mother Nature’s gym; designed to keep you busy and physically active. Gardening can involve a multitude of exercises. Start out with some simple stretches of the legs and arms so that you are more flexible. To prevent soreness change up the routine while working. Start out with the lighter tasks like trimming and pruning at waste level or higher. Then move to weeding, which will mean squatting and bending, and may involve some digging, lifting or wheel barreling chores. Take water breaks often and rest breaks in the shade if it is a hot day. For an advanced workout you can get rid of all your power tools and saw, chop, trim, split and clip your way to better health. Consider edging your lawn with hand shears. Instead of always squatting the same way, alternate legs with one

forward and one back in a lunge to lower yourself to the ground. This uses many more muscle groups than walking or squatting and relieves some of the stress on your knees. Combine the two and alternate lunging steps to get your lawn edged and get a potent workout on your legs! You can also use the same strategy to weed a row in your garden.

Use a hand saw and ax for cutting up all of your branches. If you need to you can get out your splitting axe and wedges to split the larger logs for firewood. Of course then you need to stack the wood. Even if you don’t need the firewood to burn you can easily find a home for it if it is cut to fireplace lengths.

Go ahead and use the push mower, even if you have a large lawn! This is your chance for a good cardio workout. Take it one step further and use the totally muscle-powered Reel Type mowers. Since you need a good cardio workout three times a week, you could also volunteer to mow your elderly neighbor’s lawn to get in the extra workout!

Put away the electric hedge trimmers and use the old style hedge trimmers with long blades. As with any workout you need to have a cool down period at the end. Wind down by raking, sweeping, harvesting

produce or hand watering. Wandering thru the sprinkler, hopping in the shower or taking a dip in the pool are other ways to help you cool down, clean off a bit and relax.

Check out the Galveston County Master Gardeners website; a great resource of knowledge and way to give back to the community by volunteering. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/index.htm

Amount of Calories Burned for 30 Minutes of Activity - Ken Steblein (based on a 180 pound person): Watering lawn or garden - 61 Mowing lawn (riding) - 101 Trimming shrubs (power) - 142 Raking - 162 Bagging leaves - 162 Planting seedlings - 162 Mowing (push with motor) - 182 Planting trees - 182 Trimming shrubs (manual) - 182 Weeding - 182 Clearing land - 202 Digging, spading, tilling - 202 Laying sod - 202 General gardening - 202 Gardening with heavy power tools - 243 Mowing lawn (push mower) - 243

Member of the Galveston County Master Garners working in the community garden.

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