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Facility Management partners with Alpha Facility Services

April 22, 2014 by Meigan Gardner

ACU Facility Management is partnering with Alpha Facility Services to survey the campus for the next few weeks in order to keep ACU a beautiful campus. "We are partnering with Alpha Facility Services to basically get a better understanding of our true deferred maintenance needs," said Cory Ruff, director of landscaping and grounds. "We've got ... [Read More…]

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Collapsed sewer line repaired after several weeks

October 8, 2013 by Abigail Runnels

Facilities Management is working on repairs under the Campus Center this week following the collapse of a sewer line. Kristian Allen, director of Facilities Management, said the project is scheduled to be completely finished by the end of next week. "The project is completed as far as the replacement goes. There is still work to be done to ... [Read More…]

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Cullen Auditorium floods during summer

August 23, 2013 by Denzil Lim

A storm that generated six inches of water in 30 minutes flooded Cullen Auditorium in mid-June damaging the building and forcing weeks of repairs. Chris Cornell, who worked in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning in the Department of Facilities and Campus Management, helped with the restoration. "I went to work on Tuesday morning and ... [Read More…]

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Campus Management responds to feral cat population

February 27, 2013 by Brittany Jackson

ACU's Facilities and Campus Management Department has come up with a plan to keep the campus safe from an overpopulation of cats. They are calling it the Feral Cat Initiative. For many years ACU has struggled with cats wandering in and remaining on campus, but actions are finally being taken. With a new Trap-Neuter-Return program, campus ... [Read More…]

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SA examines environmental sustainability

October 31, 2012 by Josh Garcia

The Finance and Operations Division is exploring ways to encourage environmental sustainability on campus. Corey Ruff and Mary Caton met with the Students' Association on Wednesday evening to review Campus Sustainability Day. During the event, the Facilities and Campus Management Team, University Purchasing Department and SA promote recycling, ... [Read More…]

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