Dick Butkus, one of college football’s greatest and most famous players is honored with a statue outside of Gies Memorial Stadium and the Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center. The Fighting Illini linebacker and college and pro football hall-of-fame member came back to campus in 2019 for the unveiling of the statue, depicting him […]
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INSIDER Magazine: New Hellos
Welcome to Campus F&S welcomes students, faculty, staff, and the larger community to campus. More students than ever—the current freshman class is the largest in U. of I. history—have more ways to recognize their time and place. One way to properly grow and foster common identity and communicate our values is rather simple: signage. In […]
Shop Spotlight: Laborers Prep Work at VetMed
In order to do a new parking lot at F27, F&S laborers are amongst the first to go on-site. Their work includes the prep work between when old cement and asphalt and broken up and sent off, and the new layer is poured. Among other activities, laborers make sure to measure, shovel, drive implements, and […]
Shop Spotlight: Cement Finishers, Laborers One Bucket at a Time
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 […]
Carpenters, Painters, Laborers Take the Stage
Carpenters, painters, and laborers replaced much of the carpeted flooring on the second, third, and fourth floors at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) building. It was an important task in a big location and came with unique challenges. Staging F&S labeled every chair, table, and computer by its office number. Once removed, carpenters […]