Friends and colleagues of Susan Mark, executive director of Facility Services, will gather to wish her well at an open house reception on Tuesday, December 19.
Mark will leave the employ of the University of Windsor at the end of December. During her time at the University, she was instrumental in the campus’ capital transformation.
Tuesday’s open house will run from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Freed-Orman Commons, Assumption Hall, and is open to all.
A survey measuring the impact of two campus-wide shutdowns in service in June will help Facility Services improve its operations.
Executive director facility services Susan Mark, UWindsor president Alan Wildeman, architect Craig Goodman and provost Douglas Kneale accept congratulations from Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens (second from left) on recognition from the city heritage committee.
UWindsor officials received the 2016 Built Heritage Award during a meeting Tuesday of Windsor city council.
This artist’s concept depicts the turnaround loop on Sunset Avenue, just south of University Avenue.
Construction crews will begin today the work of creating a cul de sac on Sunset Avenue at the north end of Chrysler Hall.
Contractors will install new drain pipes as part of the reconstruction of California Avenue between Wyandotte and University streets this summer.
In the interests of safety, people should not cross through the construction sites adjacent to campus.
Construction fences on the west side of California Avenue block access to the street, but not the entrances to the Toldo Health Education Centre, Medical Education and Odette buildings.
Construction on streets adjacent to the campus will pose an inconvenience this summer, but will ultimately prove worthwhile.
A break in the pipes which carry water to cool most campus buildings will complicate the seasonal process of switching from heating to cooling, says Susan Mark, executive director of Facility Services.
“We were in the process of filling our system with chilled water so that we could cool buildings as necessary by May 1, when a 40-year-old pipe broke under pressure,” she said. “Repairs are underway which will allow us to feed chilled water from the Central Refrigeration Plant at the river.”
With winter temperatures now dipping low on the thermometer, the campus community is reminded that Facility Services staff has completed the semi-annual system switch from summer air conditioning to cold-weather heating.
Susan Mark, executive director of Facility Services, says maintenance staff spent several weeks preparing equipment at the Energy Conversion Centre, the Central Refrigeration Plant and buildings across campus, and now that the change is in place there is no going back until spring.
The University’s plans for its downtown campus cleared another hurdle Monday, as Windsor city council approved a change in the zoning of the Windsor Star, armouries and bus depot sites from commercial to institutional.
The public will have a chance to say goodbye to the Windsor Armouries and view the University’s plans for its downtown campus during an open house in the building on Thursday, October 4.
The event will run 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the historical building, located on University Avenue at Freedom Way. UWindsor president Alan Wildeman, project managers, architects and representatives from the City of Windsor will be on-hand to discuss plans for the development of the Armouries, as well as the former bus depot across the street and the Windsor Star complex several blocks to the west.
