Downtown residents and merchants were excited by what they saw of the University’s plans during an open house Thursday at the Windsor Armouries.
“I think the value of my house is going to shoot up,” said Jon Liedtke, whose home on Victoria Avenue is within walking distance of the three buildings slated for the downtown campus. He was one of dozens of community members who turned out to view renderings, speak with University officials, and grill architects on the details.
Campus flags will be lowered Friday, October 5, in memory of staff member Bernie Mulligan, who died October 1. A carpenter in the maintenance department of Facility Services, Mulligan commenced working for the University in 1999.
Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, read his obituary for details.
Friends and colleagues recall Bernie Mulligan as a caring person whose contributions will be missed. Mulligan, a carpenter in the UWindsor maintenance department, died October 1 at the age of 46.
Maintenance manager Rajeev Chawla recalled him as a team player.
“Bernie was always upbeat, always had a smile on his face,” Chawla said. “He had the unique ability to look at any job as a challenge to be completed. He is definitely going to be missed.”
James McGinlay, now manager of residence facilities, started his campus career alongside Mulligan in facility services.
The Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioica) derives its common name from reports that early European settlers used its seedpods as a coffee substitute. The species survives in Canada only in southwestern Ontario, where it is considered threatened.
That population grew by one Wednesday, as the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Jull EES Club helped to plant a specimen in front of Memorial Hall in celebration of National Tree Day.
Facility Services has a new way to notify the campus about interruptions in service to campus buildings.
DailyNews will publish its announcements automatically alongside its news columns.
“This new system will allow facilities staff to issue updates by the minute,” says editor Kevin Johnson. “The department is responsible for the content of its messages and can change any notice to reflect the most current information.”
The facilities announcements are available for syndication across all UWindsor Web sites using the Drupal content management system.
The creation of a safe pedestrian esplanade on Sunset Avenue between Fanchette and Wyandotte streets is among the highlights of a Campus Transformation Plan to be discussed at a public open house event on Wednesday, September 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the CAW Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium.
The plan involves improvements already underway and proposed projects through 2015.
Bearing the message “Here We Grow—another UWindsor improvement is underway,” new signs installed across campus will alert passersby to construction works, says Susan Mark, executive director of Facility Services.
“We have a number of projects on the go, from the temporary parking lot on the former Cody Hall site to the redesign of the Student Centre Courtyard,” Mark says. “We wanted a way to alert the University community that while the loss of access may pose a temporary inconvenience, it will soon result in tangible benefits for us all.”
The Office of Facility Services is requesting the co-operation of all departments to reduce as much as possible all vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the west side of Essex Hall through October 19—the duration of the move of the Faculty of Engineering to the Centre for Engineering Innovation.
Reworking of the plumbing in campus tunnels will shut down the supply of hot water to Cartier Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 7 and 8, Facility Services reports.
Please direct any questions or concerns to project administrator Mark Rudkin at 519-253-3000, ext. 2168.
Construction work will shut down the fire alarms in Phase I of the Centre for Engineering Innovation from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on August 1 and 2. The contractors will turn off the building’s emergency strobe lights and maintain a fire watch to ensure the safety of its occupants.
