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The Custodial Department
The mission of the Custodial Services Department is to:
- Present the interior of our world-class buildings as warm, friendly, clean, well kept, pleasant, inviting spaces.
- Through efficient, cost-effective stewardship.
- Attract students, parents, patrons, donors.
- Support the education process.
- Teach and demonstrate the aesthetic dimension of life.
- Focus on the people being served; while valuing the needs of the persons in service, while nourishing the importance of the capital investment already in place, and while employing and safeguarding the state-of-the-art equipment.
The custodial department has a manager of operations and services (Eva Haber); a custodial supervisor (Ralph Shay); general services specialist (Carol Hlebain); and 19 full time custodians (Nancy Beutz, Richard Erkens, Wanda Gaebel, John Gray, Mary Kaasa, Joseph Kobylinski, Michael Krietzer, Lois Lampert, MaryLou Rausch, Sandra Scheil, Ann Schramel, Pete Schwegel, Joan Stangler, Delphine Statz, Jane Stodolka, Mary Streit, Joann Timp, Janine Welle, and Pam Wilder).
Together they oversee the cleanliness and upkeep of the buildings of the University, the condition of furniture, appliances, floor and window coverings, etc, and removal of refuse.
During the past decade, while we experienced a 22% growth in square footage, the custodial department responded to the early call to re-engineer. Over this time period, the department eliminated seven (7) full-time custodial positions through non-replaced retirements and approximately forty (40) student employee positions.
The department has a strong and effective training program for new and continuing employees with emphasis on safe equipment operation and safe use of chemicals, along with Right-To-Know and other mandated safety programs.
The department is made up of very dedicated, conscientious, and efficient employees who recognize the importance of teamwork.
While accustomed to routine, the staff also exhibits great flexibility when summer programming and occupancy changes from day-to-day.