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Facilities Focus The newsletter of Facilities Management at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte . Issue 44 | Spring 2013 Creating a Campus of Distinction T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a a t C h a r l o t t e F a c i l i t i e s M a n a g e m e n t We S. H. A. R. E. Facilities Management Values: Safety, Honesty and Integrity, Accountability, Respect for Others, and Excellence Devin Hatley Innovation and Dedication Earns Hatley Employee of the Quarter Award

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Faci l i t ies FocusThe newsletter of Facilities Management at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte . Issue 44 | Spring 2013

Creating a Campus of Distinction

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We S. H. A. R. E. Facilities Management Values:Safety, Honesty and Integrity, Accountability, Respect for Others, and Excellence

Devin Hat leyInnovation and Dedication Earns Hatley Employee of the Quarter Award

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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Associate Vice Chancellor’s Letter

As announced at the All Employees Meeting, we are about toembark on an exciting initiative called, “Pursuing Excellence in Facilities Management: Creating a Campus of Distinction atUNC Charlotte.” The fast growth of our campus, the increasing complexity of our profession, the diminishing resources, and the challenges of meeting customer demands 24/7 seem daunting attimes. We can only meet these challenges with our best efforts todo our work as efficiently and effectively as possible.

“Pursuing Excellence” involves a year long organizational self-assessment, using industry leader APPA criteria to review our programs and service delivery. The areas covered are:

• Leadership• Strategic and Operational Planning• Customer Focus• Information and Analysis• Development and Management of Human Resources• Process Management and• Performance Results

This effort will require contributions from everyone in the organization to be successful. Everyone will be part of this process, so I am writingto ask you to give it your best effort. For more information, pleasevisit our homepage facilities.uncc.edu and click the weblink entitled:“Pursuing Excellence Initiative.” I am positive we will grow and learn from the experience - both as an organization and as individuals.

Thank you for all the great things you do that helps our organization create a campus of distinction!

Philip M. JonesAssociate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management

MISSION :To provide a quality learning, research, and living environment for the benefit of students, faculty, staff, and the community by planning, building, operating, and maintaining the campus of the University of North Carolinaat Charlotte.

FacilitiesManagement

VISION :• A leader in Facilities Management distinguished by safety and excellence.

• A proficient, responsive, and a adaptable ‘Team of teams’.

• Providing high quality services & facilities in an environmentally sustainable manner.

• Creating a campus of distinction.

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Greet ings Fac i l i t ies Management Team

Philip M. Jones

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I ns ide th is Issue

2 Message from Chancellor Dubois

4 Employee of the Quarter | Devin Hatley

5 Charlotte Chamber Green Award

Focus on Staff

6 Safe Teams of the Year

7 Safe Teams of the Quarter

8 Team of the Quarter

9 Awards for Excellence

10 Focus Feature | Virgie Fewell, BES

11 Holiday Party Highlights

12 Perfect & Excellent Attendance / New Employees

13 Introducing | Curtis Gatt, FIS

14 UNC Charlotte Composting

15 FM Workstation Migration

16 Upcoming Events

17 Birthdays

Contents | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Philip M. JonesAssociate Vice Chancellor

EditorBeverly Imes

Staff Elizabeth Haddock

Creative DirectorSolomon T. Franklin

Proofreader

Elizabeth Frere

PhotographersWade Bruton

Sherry CeallaighClyde Derberry

Pamela DuffSolomon T. Franklin

Kelly FreshcornGreg Kish

Mike KlemmerKim Sowa

Thanks to all contributors!

Facilities Focus is a communication tool for the benefit of all Facilities Management employees to develop a better informed workforce, to foster a greater sense of community, and to build morale. Your ideas are welcomed and appreciated for future issues.

Facilities Management,a department of Business Affairs

Do Things Better.Do Better Things.

Do The Right Thing.

Please look online for the newsletter at: http://facilities.uncc.edu/home/facilities-focus-news/facilities-focus-news

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Spring Issue | February 2013

Facilities Management participates in the 2013 Homecoming Festivities

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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | UNC Charlotte Chancellor

Message f rom UNC Char lo t te's Chance l lor

Dear Colleagues:

My mother taught me as a young child that you never get asecond chance to make a first impression; and I have found thatto be true. First impressions really do matter.

I am reminded of this regularly in my daily interactions with various constituents. Without fail, when visitors come to campus for the first time - or for the first time in a long time - they are always blown away by the beauty and the rapid growth of our campus and facilities.

As we begin 2013, which is shaping up to be a very eventful year in the life of UNC Charlotte, I wanted to take a moment to express my deep appreciation for your hard work and dedication, and for all that you do to keep our facilities comfortable and beautiful. You truly are the unsung heroes who play an incredibly important role in helping our University make a great first impression!

THANK YOU...and here’s to a great year!

Cordially

Philip L. Dubois, Chancellor

Chancellor Dubois

Chancellor Dubois and Mrs. Dubois support the Bi-Annual Campus Cleanup

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Four Reasons Students At tend UNC Char lo t te

A Fr iend ly Atmosphere

A Qua l i ty Academic Exper ience

A Beaut i fu l , Modern Campus

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Facilities Management had been working for more than two years to establish a reliable and visually pleasing energy dashboard. There was mounting frustration with metering and software issues, and concern that Facilities Management would not be able to provide the desired result with the existing software. The energy dashboard monitoring of EPIC’s (Energy Production Infrastructure Center) energy use was a high priority for the EPIC building dedication.

Devin Hatley, nominated by Tom Sparks in Capital Projects, volunteered his time and expertise to work with the software developer, the customer and Facilities Engineering to resolve these issues and provide the end product of reliable energy data presented in a visually attractive, real time presentation. Additionally, his perseverancewill result in a cost avoidance of purchasing and implementing alternative energy dashboard software estimated at $75,000 - $100,000.

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Employee of the Quarter

Devin Hat leyInnovative and Dedicated

The Employee of the Quarter award is presented to an individual who goes beyond expected duties, consistently maintains a high level of work, exhibits outstanding customer service and/or demonstrates creativity, safety, and noteworthy behavior over the course of the quarter.

Phil Jones presents EOQ Award to Devin

Energy Dashboard

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Kathy Boutin-Pasterz, Devin’s supervisor, stated: “While working on the dashboard is not part of Devin’s responsibilities, collaborating and working with everyone on campus to assist with resources conservation is a key responsibility. Recycling works with David Jones, Sustainability Coordinator, along with our Facilities Energy team,Tom Sparks, Tom Stutts, and Tony Schallert assisting with resource conservation education. Devin had the idea to add education to the flat screens a few years ago.

When the opportunity presented itself to add energy information to the flat screens along with recycling and waste reduction information, we were all excited. None of us thought the process would take so long. Thanks to Devin’s commitment and perseverance we finally are seeing the idea come to fruition.”

Tom Sparks, Capital ProjectsKathy Boutin-Pasterz, Recycling

Charlotte Chamber Green Award | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

BES & Recyc l ing Earns 2013 Green Award

Who’d ever guess a 10 x 12 inch mini-trashbinwould get so much attention? Building EnvironmentalServices (BES) and Recycling received this year’s Charlotte Chamber Wells Fargo Green Award – the third award for the unit since launching the University’s mini-trashbin program.

The Chamber’s GreenWorks program webpagesays the award recognizes “companies who have implemented an innovative green product, service or process; has created an environment that fosters and encourages creative green thinking; and whose experience has been shared with, and can benefit,other businesses or the greater community.”

Thanks to efforts by UNC Charlotte students, faculty, and staff, the program has increased UNC Charlotte’s office recycling by 10 to 15 percent since implementation of the mini-bins.

Being recognized by theCharlotte Chamber is a greatachievement. It demonstratesa strong interest for our level ofcommitment to sustainability atUNC Charlotte.

The program is one of many University initiatives targeted towards its commitment to “Zero Waste,” a program based on past UNC System President’s Erskine Bowle’s “The University of North Carolina Sustainability Policy” mandate. For more information on all of UNC Charlotte’s recycling activities and initiatives, please visit the recycling website: http://facilities.uncc.edu/recycling-housekeeping/recycling

Devin Hatley, Recycling

Mini-Bin

Recycling Bin

Kathy Boutin-Pasterz, presents theMini-Bin project to the Charlotte Chamber

Devin Hatley, gives the acceptance speech at the awards banquet

Brian Guns, BES & Recycling Director, presents the award to the employees

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The Following Teams Had No Accidents January - December 2012

Facilities OperationsLock Shop, Steam Plant, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 6, and Zone 7

Building Environmental Services (BES)Center City Building, Colvard, Charlotte Research Institute, East, Friday, Kennedy, and South

Statistical Information provided by UNC Charlotte Safety Office

First Shift - P ictu r e d above from left to right are:

Mike Harris (Center City Building), Steve McMiller (BES-South), Andy Lavoie (Lock Shop), James Mechum(Steam Plant), Matt Smith (Zone 3), Bob Fitzgerald (Zone 6), Bruce Kerschner (Zone 7), and Brien Clapton (Zone 2).

Second and Third Shift - Pictured above from left to right are:

Jonathan Bell (Kennedy), Subhash Pandya (Friday), Sam Coleman (East), Tomasa Bonilla (CRI),and Tracy Ivey (Colvard)

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Focus on Staff

SAFE Teams o f the YEAR

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The Following Teams Had No Accidents January - December 2012

Facilities OperationsAutomotive, Grounds, Lock Shop, Renovations, Steam Plant, Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 5, Zone 6, and Zone 7

Building Environmental Services (BES) and RecyclingCenter City Building, Colvard, Charlotte Research Institute, East, EPIC 1, EPIC 2, Friday, Kennedy, South, West, Woodward, and Recycling

First Shift - P ictu r e d above from left to right are:

Matt Smith (Zone 3), Steve McMiller, (BES-South), Brien Clapton (Zone 2), Mike Harris (Center City Building),Dale Kroeze (Automotive), James Turner (Recycling), Josh Hyatt (Zone 7), Bob Fitzgerald (Zone 6), Darrell Steele (EPIC 1), Armando Vazquez-Montalvo (Zone 5), John Renwick (Renovations), Warren Monk (Grounds), Marty Allen (Zone 1), and Tim McHam (Lock Shop)

Second and Third Shift - Pictured above from left to right are:

Edison Cobos (West), Jonathan Bell (Kennedy), Fatou Mboyo (EPIC 2), Subhash Pandya (Friday),Sam Coleman (East), Tomasa Bonilla (Charlotte Research Institute), and Tracy Ivey (Colvard)

Focus on Staff | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

SAFE Teams o f the QUARTER

Statistical Information provided by UNC Charlotte Safety Office

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The drain line from the photo lab in Rowe was blocked and it was determined that the blockage was under the brick walk on the East side of Rowe. The team removed the bricks and dug down to find the damaged drain line. They then uncovered 25 feet of existing drain that was full of roots and debris and replaced all old piping with new. The old clean out was replaced with a new one to help drain the line.

All plumbing was repaired, the grade was reconstructed and the brick walk way was reinstalled. The teamfrom Zone 5, Renovations, and Grounds saved theUniversity nearly $10,000 by completing the workin-house.

This is an excellent example of teamwork between multiple units and exemplifies the definition of“Team of Teams.”

David Smith, Zone 5 Supervisor

Team of the Quar ter

CONGRATULATIONSTo: Ma rk B lackw elder, G a ry E dw a r d s ,

Phi l Leonard, Steve Plot t , Randy Walter (Grounds); Robert Whisnant (Zone 1); Calv in Buchanan, Mike Jones, Dan O’Donnel l , and

Er ic Walcott (Zone 5) who were honored with the Associate Vice Chancel lor ’s Team of the Quarter Award for October - December 2012

CONGRATULATIONSArze l la Baker, Joyce Parks ,

and Bever ly Hancock , Bu i ld ing Env i ronmenta l Serv ices (BES) , who

wi l l re t i re e f fec t ive February 28 , 2013 .

They were ce lebra ted a t a re t i rement recept ion on January 31 , 2013 .

We wish them wel lon the i r new journey !

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Focus on Staff

Pictured above left to right are Mike Jones, Eric Walcott,Steve Plott, Phil Leonard, Gary Edwards, and Mark Blackwelder.

The Team of the Quarter award is presented to a team with exceptional performance above and beyond expected duties exhibiting outstanding customer service with fellow workers and the University Staff, demonstrating creativity and initiative that results in outstanding measurable outcomes during the quarter.

I n d i v i d u a l l y w e a r e o n e d r o p , t o g e t h e r w e a r e a n o c e a n .

Bever lyArze l laJoyce

TEAMWORK

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Team Award for Exce l lence

http:/ / faci l i t ies.uncc.edu/home/awards-program/award-recipients/award-recipientsTo view awards photos and read detailed descriptions of nominations, please visit:

Lewis Jackson, High Voltage

Nelly Lezama and Walky Louis,(BES)

I nd iv idua l Award for Exce l lence

John Renwick, Renovations

Joe Nowinski, Zone 6, not available for picture.

College of Engineering Customer ServiceChris McKinney, Zone 6Dan Reichert, Zone 6

Zone 5 CleaningBonnie Peoples, Supervisor BES - East Zone Johnnie Doyle, BES - East ZoneRobert Ervin, BES - East ZoneMelvin Mayfield, BES - East Zone

Applause Card

Focus on Staff | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Compensatory time earned for the quarterly Employee Awards Program must be

used within 90 days ofreceipt. If you do notuse it, you will lose it!

FRIENDLY REMINDER

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Master o f Her Fate

I am 55 years old and I do not know if I am the oldest or the youngest to receive a Master’s Degree while working as a Building Environmental Service Technician (BEST) or not, but I do know this, I came to this campus with a Bachelor of Science in Management from Montreat College with a 3.25 GPA. I also have a Paralegal Certificate from UNC Charlotte with the full intent on building a career here on campus. I am a mother and a grandmother ofseven grandchildren.

After several attempts to move into an administrative support position did not pan out, I decided to goback to school. I have always wanted to work ina law firm or an entity dealing with legal matters. I applied for a position as a legal assistant in the Office of Special Counsel here on campus and was unsuccessful. In deciding to go back to school, I first contacted Charlotte School of Law. The counselorthat I spoke with informed me that the school preferred that their first year law students not work so they can concentrate on their studies. This was not an option for me. I really needed to work to pay bills; therefore, I chose to get a Master’s Degree instead.

The reason I chose Montreat was because of theChrist centered nature of the curriculum and the fact that I already had a degree from the school in business management. I graduated on December 15, 2012 with a Master of Science Degree in Management and Leadership. I attended school as a fulltime student while also working fulltime here on campus as a BEST. My GPA is 3.40. My hope is to have a successful career here on campus. Continuing to be simply a BEST is not among my goals. It is my sincere hope to retire from UNC Charlotte and become one ofthe success stories in the BES unit.

I try to be a good role model for the rest of the team that I work with by setting a good example. I have taken several of the classes offered through Human Resources such as ASPIRE, Diversity in the Workplace, Feedback Matters, Four Generations, and the class on ethics. I will continue to educate myself to improve my understanding on the needs and desires of what the campus expects from its leadership team to better qualify myself for a career at UNC Charlotte as a leader.

I am one who does not give up. I know that my opportunity will come, if not at UNC Charlotte, maybe another State campus. I sincerely hope, however, to become an important part of the leadership here. I am even considering teachingor advising.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you a little about myself.

Virgie Fewell, BSM, MSMLBuilding Environmental Services (BES)

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Focus Feature

“I try to be a good role model for the rest of the team that

I work with by setting agood example.”

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2012 Ho l iday Par ty H igh l ights

The December 5th Christmas party had a lot more people attend than in previous years. One reason is because this year’s program was better than the one’s before it. For one, the music was not as loud this time around, so we could communicate with each other.

The door prizes were valuable and their winners were satisfied. Thanks to the sponsors for the donations. Santa Claus really came through this year and I especially enjoyed the professional leadership from Catherine Armstrong (BES)as our third shift committee representative and co-MC as well as the singing and dancing by Allen Gayden (BES).

The food and dessert were very good and the Event Committee headed by Beverly Imes (AVCFM) did anexcellent job. Next year we may need additional room if more people decide to attend.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!

Marijan Pavlovic, Building Environmental Services (BES)

Holiday Party Highlights | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Allen Gayden John Renwick and Lee Arnold Pamela HIckman Patricia Teal Rex Kearney

GrandPrizeWinner

Holiday Party Event Committee

Brandon Brown poses with Santa

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Per fect At tendance 2012

Building ControlsDon Teate

Building Environmental Services (BES)Jonathan BellJames BrownWillard BrownRobert Cary

Sam ColemanAlthea Cook

Cannise EvansVirgie FewellBrian GunsMike Harris

Wilfride JolineTony MentonFranjo Pauler

Marijan PavlovicBonnie PeoplesOllabell Stafford

Capital ProjectsJohn Neilson

AVC OfficeBeverly Imes

BESSherby Price

Beverly StarcherClara Crawford

Design ServicesAmanda Caudle

GroundsVirgil Torrence

RecyclingShannon Caveny-Cox

Design ServicesSteve Burt

David DaignaultMac Fake

Facilities Business OfficeNoella Paquette

GroundsJoey CochranGary EdwardsRob Kennedy

Steve Plott

High VoltageLewis Jackson

RecyclingLee Arnold

Kelly FreshcornDot Munson

Zone 2Bob Smith

Zone 7Brent Offenberger

Exce l len t At tendance 2012

Personnel employed January 1 - December 31, 2012 and used no sick leave

Personnel employed January 1 - December 31, 2012 and used 16 hours or less of sick leave

Welcome New Employees | October - December 2012

Building Environmental ServicesGeulord Bofambu, BES – East Janet Davidson, BES - Center City BuildingRobert Ervin, BES – East Rex Kearney, BES – West Ana Ruiz, BES – Colvard

Business OfficeKim Sowa, Receptionist (Temporary)

FISCurtis Gatt, Survey Technician (Temporary)

High VoltageRaymond Butler, Electrician

Zone 2Patrick Foley, Maintenance Mechanic

RenovationsMichael Rogers, Maintenance Mechanic

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Attendance Awards

*Congratulations to James Brown,Joey Cochran, Kelly Freshcorn andSteve Burt with Five Consecutive

Years of Perfect Attendanceeffective 2012.

February 19, 20137:30 am

Location SAC Salon A

Attendance Breakfast BuffetFRIENDLY REMINDER

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Curtis Gatt, FIS Survey Technician

Curtis Gatt is the newest member of the Facilities Information Systems team. Curtis came onboard in November as our Survey Technician. Curtis is responsible for surveying campus buildings, surveying sites (using GPS equipment), and updating CAD Drawings that are then accurantely reflected withinthe ARCHIBUS Web Central Systems.

Curtis brings with him five years of surveying and CAD experience, three years from high school and two years from college. He was previously a full-time summer intern at TIAA-CREF as a Bank PMO (Bank Program Management Office). Curtis transferred here from Hershey, Pennsylvania where he attended Harrisburg Area Community College. Curtis is a third year student at UNC Charlotte working on his Finance degree. He has plans to pursue a Master’s Degree in either Construction Management or Real Estate. He likes boating, snowboarding, wake boarding, cars, traveling, visiting family and friends, camping, fishing and hiking in the mountains. We are excited to have Curtis on our team, and we believe that Curtis’s surveying and CAD skills will be an extremely valuable asset in supporting Facilities Management operations and its continued growth.Please join us in welcoming Curtis to our team.

If you would like to stop by to say hello and welcome him to Facilities Management, he is located on the second floor of the Facilities Management/Police Building in Room 228.

Pamela Duff, Facilities Information Systems (FIS)

Introducing New FIS Employee | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

FIS Team | Fred Brilliante, Pamela Duff, Dionte Sims, Curtis Catt, and Yimin Wu

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Dining Services looks to get rich, in composted nutrients, for 2013. UNC Charlotte and Chartwells Dining Services began a new composting collection procedure in December of 2012 and plans to reduce waste going forward. Now all the pulped food will be composted.

On the loading dock of the Student Union behind closed doors is a workhorse of a machine. A state-of-the-art food pulper reduces liquid and solid waste — including food scraps and paper products — by up to 85% of its original volume through the use of an advanced water extraction system. This allows all the food scraps and paper waste from the kitchens and dining areas to be processed without special materials while reducing disposal quantities, landfill debris, and material costs. Over 1000+ pounds of pre and post-consumer food waste are processed each week from Student Union dining services areas.

As of December 2012, the extracted pulped material willbe composted by Earth Farms, a local company that has served the Charlotte area for many years. Earth Farmswill now partner with UNC Charlotte to turn the previously wasted material into nutrient-rich, soil-enhancing compost.“Composting of food waste not only achieves the University waste minimization goals but also contributes to the campus Climate Action Plan (CAP) goals by avoiding greenhouse gasses associated with disposing this waste in a landfill,” said David Jones, UNC Charlotte Sustainability Coordinator.

UNC Char lo t te & Char twel lsNew Compost ing Process

Dining Servicesloses the waste

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | UNC Charlotte Composting

The cost for Earth Farms to pick up a load of material for composting is the same as landfilling it. By sending the food scraps to Earth Farms, Dining Services was able to cancel a day of trash pick-up. That means less waste for the University and more material to be used for composting.

UNC Charlotte has made a commitment to diverting or recycling as much material as possible in order to minimize our environmental footprint. The combined partnership with Chartwells and Earth Farms to compost food scraps is a big step toward creating a more sustainable campus.

Overall, this new composting procedure is a greatway for the University and Dining Services to giveback to the environment. The next steps will be to implement this composting procedure at additional campus facilities as UNC Charlotte works to expandthe University footprint while reducing their environmental footprint.

Devin Hatley, Recycling

“UNC Charlotte has madea commitment to diverting

or recycling as muchmaterial as possible.”

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FM Workstation Migration | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

FM Worksta t ion and Share Dr ive Trans i t ion Progresses

Considerable progress has been made preparing for the upcoming move of all Facilities Management workstations and share drive files to UNC Charlotte’s server location. All files, along with department folders, will reside on this new server, managed by UNC Charlotte ITS (InformationTechnology Systems group).

According to ITS, the actual migration (moving files from our old server to the new one) will hopefully begin “in the next several weeks” and will take“several weeks” to complete. It is difficult to know exactly how long the transition will take until webegin the process. We will do our best to keepeveryone notified as we learn new information.

1. There will be some computer downtime while files are moved to the new server; however, downtime is scheduled outside of normal(8:00 am - 5:00 pm) work hours.

2. The downtime period will last several hours during the night or during the weekend. The time is dependent upon the number files and users to be moved.

3. At least three business days prior to each scheduled migration, the department will receive clear instructions, including how tore-log into their computers.

What to expectduring the migrat ion process

After Work Hours

The plan is to migrate our sections in the following order:1. Facilities Information Systems2. Design Services3. Capital Projects4. Associate Vice Chancellor and Architectural Planning5. Business Office6. Recycling7. Grounds and Motor Fleet8. Facilities Operations 9. Building Environmental Services We will provide any updates or more information as we getcloser to an exact schedule.

We request that everyone please continue cleaning up emailand files. This process will reduce unnecessary files moving tothe new server.

Please note that we will work hard to move all files for eachgroup; however, some links may be broken after files havemoved from one server to another.

If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact any member of the Facilities Information Systems team. Thanks for bearing with us as we try to make this transition as painless as humanly possible!

Pamela Duff, Facilities Information Systems (FIS) http://facilities.uncc.edu/information-systems/contacts/facilities-information-systems-contacts

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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

International Women’s Day

Since the early 1900s, women have organized and campaigned for equal rights and to end discrimination. Through their perseverance, they have acquired many important rights.

Students, faculty and staff are welcomed to join the Office of InternationalPrograms in celebrating International Women’s Day on March 28 at 3:30 pm.In the Student Union Multipurpose Room, attendees will be able to learn aboutother cultures and women’s issues.

Also, nominees will be honored for their personal achievements. Pastnominees have included Lillie McDuffie and Essie Spears from FacilitiesManagement. Anyone can nominate someone who they feel should berecognized. Nomination criteria can be found on the Office of InternationalPrograms website:

Christy Case and Brandon Walls, Facilities Operations (FO)

MARCH 2013

Wednesday, March 20 Campus Clean up | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | CHHS Plaza / Belk Tower

Thursday, March 28 International Women’s Day | 3:30 pm | Student Union Multipurpose Room

APRIL 2013

Wednesday, April 3 Civility: Your Key to Success | 7:00 pm | McKnight Hall, Cone Center

Saturday, April 20 Football Scrimmage | UNC Charlotte Football Stadium

Campus Conversations: Students Discuss Sustainability (Levine Scholars Program) 9:00 am - 12 noon | Lucas Room, Cone Center

Sunday, April 21 UNC Charlotte Science & Technology Expo | 10:00 am | Campus-wide

Sunday, April 24 Earth Day | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | CHHS Plaza

FACILITIES MANAGEMENTANNUAL FELLOWSHIP PICNIC

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!Contact Beverly Imes by Monday, February 18

at email: [email protected]

FM ALL EMPLOYEES MEETINGS(1st Shift)

April 23 | 10:00 am | McKnight Hall

(2nd / 3rd Shift)April 25 | 10:00 pm | CHHS 281

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Birthdays | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Happy B i r thday

February- Ap r i l B i r thdays

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The University of North Carolinaat Charlotte

Facilities Management9201 University City Blvd.Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

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To provide a qual i ty learning, research, and l iv ing environment for the benef i t of students, faculty, staff , and the community by planning, bui lding, operat ing,

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• A leader in Faci l i t ies Management dist inguished by safety and excel lence.• A prof icient , responsive, and adaptable ‘Team of teams’ .• Providing high qual i ty services and faci l i t ies in an environmental ly

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