Originally published by Dave Evensen, College of Liberal Arts & SciencesAmended by Jalynn Bugaj, F&S communications intern When you spend a year and a half immersed in a place, as Karla Smalley has in Altgeld Hall, you start to develop a sense for the significant details. One day not long ago the architect was drawn to an old chair on the building’s third floor that … Continue reading ‘Like Clockwork’: Furniture Restorations at Altgeld
When you’re serious about safety, you’ll find solutions for everything. Including the sun. Roofers spend their working hours in the open, on top of a building rather than in it. So, when the F&S roofers shop was tasked with tearing off the old and laying the new, foreperson Shane Carr knew he’d have to address sun and heat safety. After all, the roof is 28,600 … Continue reading Shop Spotlight: Roofers’ Safety in the Sun
By Jalynn BugajF&S customer relations & communications intern Five pieces of colorful, unique artwork now illuminate multiple spaces within Louise Freer Hall. The framed images portray activity in various forms. Previously known as the Women’s Gymnasium, Louise Freer Hall, also referred to as Freer Hall, became the Department of Kinesiology in 2017. Lori Hepner’s Artistic Vision The art was created by Lori Hepner and was … Continue reading Movement-Inspired Art Enhances Freer Hall
Beep beep! Kiddos coming through! The Child Development Laboratory (CDL) from the Department of Human Development & Family Studies hosted a touch a truck event for daycare attendees, youngsters up to age 5, thanks to a few of F&S’ vehicles. “If you know children, trucks are a huge interest of young children in the age we serve at CDL (6 weeks to 5 years),” said … Continue reading For the Kids: Touch a Truck!
If you’re east of Memorial Stadium, find your path towards a new campus multi-story parking deck: E15! It holds 450 vehicles, including some electric charging stations, and helps replace spots lost when nearby Wymer Hall started construction. On its exterior is an abstract aluminum wall sculpture: “The Path Forward.” It is part of the university’s Art-in-Architecture (AiA) program, which presents public art on construction projects … Continue reading E15 Lot Art: “The Path Forward”
By Jalynn BugajF&S customer relations & communications intern The Pleistocene Garden: Recreating History The mammoth sculpture, located south of the Natural History Building (NHB), and near the Main Quad where its ancestors wandered 30,000 years prior, finds itself amongst some new additions. The new thoughtfully curated landscape not only enhances the area but offers homage to the mammoth’s past. The landscaping concept, termed a “Pleistocene … Continue reading Landscape Updates to the Mammoth Sculpture
By Jalynn BugajF&S customer relations & communications intern Local high school students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in a day in the life of tradespeople, giving them a firsthand look at potential future careers. The students, representing eight local school districts, toured F&S shops such as the mill, insulators, plumbers and pipefitters, painters, and electricians. The Summer Construction Program, part of the “Education for … Continue reading Students Dive into Trades at F&S Tour
By Rebecca Bigelow The University of Illinois blended two former award programs—the Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) award and the Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award (CDSA)—into one program: Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Awards (CSEA). Campus wanted a program with a single set of rules and protocols that recognizes the contributions of all university staff members. Read the Illinois News Bureau story about all the 2024 winners here. … Continue reading CSEA Winners for 2024 Include Two F&S Employees
Cement finishers used their collective thinking cap to finish a summer job at Fred H. Turner Student Services Building, along with plenty of help from F&S construction laborers. The goal: get cement into the basement through an underground entrance. Mission very possible. Picture a Cement Truck Picture a cement truck. It has that giant spout to spread the viscous compound directly where there’s a street … Continue reading Shop Spotlight: Cement Finishers, Laborers One Bucket at a Time
You want real power? Try stepping (safely!) into an air handling unit (AHU) running full bore in the bowels of the Beckman Institute. The 1.46 inches of static pressure within the AHU is strong enough to knock you over when stepping through the doorway – if you’re close enough, it’ll try to drag you in. The small room features one thing: a giant fan whirring … Continue reading Shop Spotlight: Sheetmetal Workers
