Beautiful U Day 2003
All-University Lunch Celebration
Beautiful Classroom Campaign, Honoring Our Custodians
Beautiful Classroom Campaign, Student/Custodian
Challenge
Beautiful Classroom Campaign, Classroom Achievement
Award
Campus Landscaping Projects and Litter Pick-up
Spring Jam Clean-up
Integrated Waste Management Facility Rededication
Other Events taking place the week of April 21st
Beautiful U Day 2003 Picture
Slideshow
All University
Lunch Celebration
Thank you to faculty and staff campaign donors
Faculty and staff at the U of M have long been the very heart of
what makes this institution great. This has been shown yet again
during Campaign Minnesota, when 11,000 faculty and staff made gifts.
In honor of these contributions, the University held a special Beautiful
U Day celebration. All students, staff and faculty were invited
to Northrop Plaza and the St. Paul Mall area. The University Foundation
held an event on the steps of Northrop where the President and Jerry
Fisher spoke. Potted plants were given out to all donors as a thank
you for their contribution to the University's campaign.
Beautiful Classroom
Campaign
Honoring Our Campus Custodians
The Office for Classroom Management partnered with Facilities Management
to kick-off the Beautiful Classroom Campaign in Appleby Hall. The
campaign is an initiative created to recognize custodians for their
role in creating a comfortable, clean and well-maintained classroom
environment. The campaign is also an effort to encourage students
to help keep the university's classrooms clean by throwing out the
trash they bring into the classrooms. The Quad System was reintroduced
in Appleby Hall, along with posters that encourage students to use
the Quad System to recycle their trash.
Beautiful Classroom
Campaign
Student/Custodian Challenge
As part of the Beautiful U Day activities, the Beautiful Classroom
Campaign included a Student/Custodial Challenge. 16 students stepped
up to see if they could tackle the daily tasks of a custodian. The
students formed five groups. Each group was given a damage and deficiency
report book to use as they set out to see which group could identify
the most custodial deficiencies in room 125 of the Science Classroom
Building.
Following a brief explanation of the role of the custodian, delivered
by Richard Flemmons and Marvina Sanders, FM Custodians, a chalkboard
cleaning competition began. First, an eager student leaped to the
chalkboard to demonstrate his skills. After sponging and squeegeeing,
leaving a puddle of water on the chalk tray, Richard Flemmons stepped
in to demonstrate the proper chalkboard washing procedure. The brief
tutorial was all the rest of the students needed as four of them
took their turn at the board, trying to be the best chalkboard cleaner.
The students were very involved in the challenge and left with
a t-shirt for their participation and a new appreciation for the
work that is done by FM staff.
Beautiful Classroom
Campaign
Classroom Achievement Award
First Annual Classroom Achievement Award Goes To…
Al Fors and Carlos Pinos, Custodians in Zone 5, are the first names
to be placed on the Classroom Achievement Award. The award is a
traveling trophy created by the Office of Classroom Management to
recognize outstanding custodians.
Steve Fitzgerald, Director of Classroom Management, introduced
the recognition program during the Beautiful U Day celebration on
April 22. "No matter how well we do our jobs," says Fitzgerald,
"it would be difficult for teachers to teach and difficult
for students to learn if it wasn't for the good work that all of
you do." Fitzgerald explained that custodians would be recognized
on an annual basis. After thanking all of the custodians who attended
the recognition ceremony for their hard work, he introduced Kathleen
O'Brien, vice president for university services.
Vice President O'Brien also thanked all of the custodians for their
work and reminded them of the important role they play in the operation
of the University. She then joined Steve Fitzgerald, Marshall Skule
and Ruthann Manlet in handing out awards to this year's outstanding
custodians.
Al Fors and Carlos Pinos, affectionately known as "Popeye
and Brutus," are the first to receive the Classroom Achievement
Award for their outstanding custodial work in the Science Classroom
Building. Fors, has been with the University since the 1970s. Recognized
for the consistent cleanliness of his buildings, Fors is also known
to be brutally honest when sharing his thoughts on continuous custodial
improvement. This is where the nickname "Brutus" comes
from. Fors also stepped forward, taking on the role of mentor to
Carlos Pinos, showing him the ropes and sharing the tricks of the
trade. This is why Pinos is also receiving this year's award.
Pinos, a native of Ecuador, came to FM in October of 2001. Working
hard and doing a great job with Fors, it is noted that Pinos has
"developed incredible chest and arm muscles." This is
how Carlos has come to be known as "Popeye" to Fors' "Brutus."
In addition to his outstanding custodial work, Pinos is recognized
for his strong determination to succeed.
After recognizing Al and Carlos, Vice President O'Brien reminded
the custodians in the audience that there is room on the plaque
for their names in the years to come. She then presented certificates
to: Jeff Jungmann, Jeff Wolf and Steve Stumne from Zone 1, Greg
Walsh and Meron Samuel from Zone 2, Darin Wieland, Joel Jacobs and
Rick Peka from Zone 3, Alonzo Thompson from Zone 4, Paul Goclon
from Zone 5, Roy Byers, Jack Ciupik and Wayne Durst from Zone 6,
and Josh Sheehan, Dadi Uni and Asegedech Weldgebriel from the Motli
Crew, who were recognized for their outstanding custodial service.
Congratulations to all of our custodians who work hard each and
every day to keep our campus clean.
Campus
Landscaping Projects and Litter Pick-up
Beautifying the Exterior Campus
The Landcare crew led another successful landscape projects and
campus litter collection campaign on Beautiful U Day. The Landcare
crew plays an integral part in keeping the U Beautiful everyday!
Kudos to Les Potts, Jim Weber, Jim Blake, Doug Lauer, Steve Chichester,
Mark Munkelwitz, Eric Gilsrud, Matt Babcock, Mark Hanson, Charles
Patterson, Scott Melby and the entire Landcare crew for another
job well done!
Thanks also goes out to those students, staff, and faculty who
volunteered to help with the plantings.
Spring
Jam Clean-up
University and Community Clean-up
The Annual Student Activities Celebration Spring Jam and Beautiful
U Day came together for the first time as teams of student and community
volunteers out doing various neighborhood spiff-up projects in the
Dinkytown and Marcy-Holmes area.
Volunteers picked up trash and participated in graffiti removal
on trash cans and street signs. Thanks to everyone who participated
in this event!
Integrated
Waste Management Facility Rededication
In honor of Fay Thompson
The University community was invited to attend a ceremony renaming
the University’s Integrated Waste Management Facility in honor
of former Director of Environmental Health and Safety Fay Thompson.
Attendants joined President Robert Bruininks, Vice President of
University Services Kathleen O’Brien, Executive Vice President
and Provost Christine Mazier and others at a 2:00 p.m. rededication
ceremony. Refreshments and tours of the facility followed the ceremony.
Other
Beautiful U Day Events Taking Place the week of April 21st
Great Conversations
“Biotechnology and the Environment”
Balancing the safety of our food supply with ecological concerns
presents one of the great challenges of the 21st century. U of M
professor Dr. Anne Kapuscinski, internationally renowned for her
work on the ecological risks of genetically engineered organisms,
is the founding Director of the Institute for Social, Economic,
and Ecological Sustainability. Margaret Mellon is one of the nation's
most respected experts on biotechnology and food safety. She is
Food and Environment Program Director at the Union of Concerned
Scientists in Washington, D.C. and currently serves on the USDA's
advisory committee on agricultural biotechnology. This event celebrated
the 100th anniversary of the University's College of Natural Resources.
For more information on this event, go to http://www.cce.umn.edu/conversations/biotechnology.shtml.
Sustainability at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota students, staff, and faculty, as well as
members of the broader community, attended a one-day workshop to
identify ways that the University can provide leadership in sustainable
development through its teaching, as well as serve as an example
of sustainability through its campus operations and community partnerships.
Sustainable development is defined as meeting the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
needs.
The workshop opened with a discussion by key University administrators
on policies related to current sustainability efforts here on campus.
This panel was followed by a keynote address by David Orr, a national
leader in campus sustainability. Workshop participants provided
suggestions for integrating sustainable development in teaching,
campus operations, and community partnerships in breakout sessions.
These recommendations were assembled into a report that will be
offered to University Administration for consideration.
For more information on this event, go to http://www.fw.umn.edu/isees/CSS/css.htm.
A Day of Wildlife In Film and Video
This event was a day-long film festival that blends selections from
the museum's film archive with current award-winning documentaries
from the International Wildlife Film Festival.
For more information on this event, go to http://www.bellmuseum.org/creatures.html
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