I think everyone in at-

tendance had a good time

and plenty to eat. Thanks

to Amber and our leader-

ship staff for organizing

and cooking the food.

Thanks for working with

us as we continue with

our budget challenges. I

want everyone to know

that you are appreciated

and because of you we

are able to succeed in

everything that we do.

As always, my door stays

open. Stop by and say

hello when you’re in the

area.

Vince Avila

Autumn marks the transi-

tion from summer into

winter, in September,

when the arrival of night

becomes noticeably earli-

er while the arrival of day

becomes noticeably later,

and the temperature

cools down considerably.

One of its main features

is the shedding of leaves.

As we watch leaves flut-

tering to the ground in

the fall, we are reminded

that nature's cycles are

mirrored in our lives.

Autumn is a time for let-

ting go and releasing

things that have been a

burden to us. Lots has

been accomplished in our

organization, KUC was

merged into the zones

helping us build a strong-

er team. Our Maximo

CMMS is progressing

forward and many parts

of the system are now

working better for us.

Please get with Shawn

Harding if you are having

problems with the sys-

tem. We had a great

burger feast followed by

breakfast and supper for

our 2nd and 3rd shift staff.

Thanks to everyone who

attended these functions.

NOTE FROM THE D IRECTOR

BURGER BURN

Thank you to everyone who attended the Burger Burn - we had a great turn out! Leadership served all of the first shift staff on September 30 where the Adidas shirts were also handed out. An-other breakfast was held on October 11 for third shift

who also received their shirts and a dinner for second shift on October 11 as well. All shifts were covered in this event and we are glad to see that everyone could attend. Thank you for all that you do . We were glad to be able

to show our appreciation at this event!

THIRD QUARTER 2013 THE FOGHORN

THE FOGHORN

UPCOMING EVENTS

Halloween October 31

Daylight Savings Time November 6

Veteran’s Day November 11

EAC Meeting November 17

Thanksgiving Holiday November 24-25

Christmas Holiday Break December 26

Do you have your KU ID badge displayed prominently? Em-ployees should be wearing a KU FS shirt OR a KU ID badge displayed when doing work in a building. ID badge cover, clip and lanyard can be obtained from your supervisor. Supervi-sors can receive these from Am-ber Wood. If you need a re-placement ID—present the non-working card to your supervi-sor who will contact Amber.

The Employee Advisory

Council board has been meet-

ing for the last few months

with Pam Bray. The group

has been developing changes

for the council. Going for-

ward this will give the meet-

ings more structure, order

and hopefully more can be

achieved. The current board

members will stand with elec-

tions taking place in July

2017. The next meeting is

set for November and notices

will be sent out for the prima-

ry representatives to attend.

Going forward role will be

taken, those who wish to

speak need to notify the

council ahead of time and be

placed on the agenda. Sug-

gestions can still be placed in

the suggestion box but the

council urges if you have a

suggestions or complaint you

also offer a solution. Each

board member will represent

an aspect of the council. Aa-

ron Hout is the presiding

president over meetings, Josh

Hackathorn the Employee of

the Month, William Bagwell

the Suggestion Boxes, Tanya

Hackathorn the sub commit-

tees. We thank you for your

patience while this organiza-

tion was revised with a mis-

sion statement and other basic

set up which had not been

done in the past.

Terry Lund of the Landscape shop passed away on August 31. Terry was with the Landscape shop for 16 years.

Be sure to check the weekly tip for weekly updates to work order numbers and other great opportunities.

Facilities Services will be adopting a family this Christmas season. More information to come.

Raises and merit raises will be effective No-vember 20.

EMPLOYEE ADVISORY COUNCIL UPDATE

NEWS

EAC Suggestion box loca-tions have not changed.

Dug Harris painting at Templin Hall.

Zone 4: He said it was the best den he’s ever walked into! Very clean and organized was easy to put items away and scan. Great job getting that pulled together!! Good job Zone 4!! Thanks for mak-ing it easy, it is appreciated. Julie Bellucci Zone 5: Kristina Glick from 225D Strong Hall called just now to thank the custodial crew who took care of SR R173118 (WO 17105033 for carpet cleaning). They went above and beyond and didn’t just clean the carpet, but cleaned off the window sills and dusted. She said they did a really good job, she mentioned Chris Mills as being on some kind of note, and really wanted to let everyone know how grateful they are in the Business and Financial Planning office. Zone 5: I wanted to take a moment to let you know how grateful the Provost Office is to the Facilities staff and how extremely accommo-dating they are and have been. From the staff processing the work orders, to those answering the phone, to those scheduling, to those doing the physical work – THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Everything they have done and continue to do for our office is very much appreciated. Thank you!!!! Sharon Parnell, Provost Office Zone 2: I wanted to thank you and your staff for a great summer and wonderful job that they have done getting the buildings ready for fall move in. The turns in buildings(summer conferences), the hard work from the custodial staff, and the smiles I see. We have so many thank you’ s and way to go’s all around! We all are a team and we can succeed with great communica-tion and understanding. Alicia, Jessica and John to you and your staff, THANK YOU! Lisa Lynn Stratton, Custodial Coor-dinator for Guest Services Landscaping: I would like to thank you all very much for a job WELL

DONE! The landscaping around the engineering complex, in particular the small area north of Spahr Library looks amazing! Your efforts are greatly appreciated! Regards - Craig Calixte Zone 6: I just want to let you know that move-in went very well yester-day and wanted to thank your maintenance and custodial staff for a job well. Any issues that arose, they were willing and ready to help with. They helped put out more than a couple “fires” and made it easier for the parents to focus on moving their child to a home away from home. Thanks to all that made this a smooth move in day! Aaron Elms, Operations Coordinator Zone 4: I realized this when I was here Tuesday evening when the chiller pump went down and A house overheated. Chet was on call. He came in and did an excel-lent job handling the whole situation, with Jeff giving him pointers over the phone. He was so excited that he was able to handle the emergency alone. I congratulated him and told him he did a great job, but I thought to share this. Thank you, Katie Sadler, Greenhouse Manager Zone 5: What I want to do was to say a big Thank you! to whomever cleaned up in our department last night. After much debris was in the area while work was being done, this morning when I came in, I pulled up short when I turned into my area. My work area had been cleaned overnight, and all that junk and trash that had been on the carpet was gone!!!! It was incredible to see! Everything had been cleaned up. This has made my day, so I wanted to thank the person (people?) who cleaned up last night in the catalog-ing department. S/he (they) did a wonderful job! Thank you! Daniel Sodders Zone 3: I wanted to share with you how pleased I am with a new update in Murphy Hall. The students are grateful for the new water/bottle

fountain and I’m appreciative of the fantastic job the crew did to make the area look nice again. Thank you Leslie O’Neil, Office Manager Lockshop/Stan Flory: Thank you, Stan for top-notch ser-vice! VERY MUCH APPRECIAT-ED!!! Mary F. Karten As usual you are quick and awe-some! Thanks so much to all of you. Happy weekend! Lauren Bias, Clinical Child Psychol-ogy Program Zone 4: Tommy, I just wanted to send a short note saying how much I appreciate your and your crews efforts on this. Thanks. Mark L. Reiske, R.A., Associate Director Zone 4: Thanks, Tommy. It looks pretty cool. Ann or I will get back with you asap. Also, thanks for always being availa-ble and having the time to meet with us monthly. We couldn’t ask for a better Zone 4 manager. Penny Hodges, School of Journal-ism

PRAISE FOR FACILITIES SERVICES

Riley Childers working on an AC Unit.

Be sure to thank our great garage staff-Ron, Jose,

Jack and Stephanie! They keep us behind the wheel

and on the job!

July: Dave Henricks

Dave is the zone 4 maintenance su-pervisor and has been at KU for sev-eral years. In that time he’s received both the university employee of them month as well as the department one twice! There is good reason to recognize all the great work that Dave does. Dave was nominated by Tommy Wood.

August: Allan Flanner

Allan is the storekeeper at the store-room. Allan is often described as “one of the nicest people you can meet.” Allan is also known as being highly efficient and proactive in his work. This is why Allan has received the EOM award twice! Allan is great at what he does and we appreciate all that he does. Allan was nominat-ed by Josh Hackathorn.

October: Aaron Hout

Aaron is a steamfitter at KU and has been at KU for several years. You can always recognize Aaron by his smile and good demeanor. Aaron has been the president of the EAC since its inception and has always been ready to listen and to help his fellow employees. Aaron was nomi-nated by Josh Hackathorn.