Facilities Focus Online Archives

2004

Summer 2004

• The changing face of the East Campus
• Grants, donations play greater role in campus planning and construction
• MU on the fringe
• University of Missouri-Columbia honored by International District Energy Association
• Landscape Services receives conservation award
• Facilities Feature: Veterinary Science Building
• Construction List: Summer 2004
• Fast Fact

2003

Fall 2003

• Reading Room renovation reveals long-hidden details
• Library's west entrance transformed into Bookmark Café
• Botanic Garden goes high-tech
• Blackout: Could it happen here?
• Switzler joins Columbia’s ‘Notable Historic Properties’ list
• Facilities Feature: Stephens Hall
• Construction List: Fall 2003
• Fast Fact

2002

Winter 2002

• Collaborative effort brings research hub to campus
• Life Sciences Center accommodates custodial needs
• Maintenance plans for future LSC upkeep
• Electricity, steam and H20: Vital to LSC research efforts
• Landscape Services eyes future Botanic Garden sites
• Fast Fact

Spring 2002

• Design & Construction Services streamlining operations
• Communication, coordination help campus clients through renovation process
• Tradespeople bring artistic touch to campus projects
• Step by Step: Requesting a building project
• Facilities Feature: Hearnes Center
• Construction List: Spring 2002

2001

January/February 2001

• Historical Preservation Committee treasures MU's past
• Red Campus Tour
• We'd Like to Introduce: Historical Preservation Committee
• Construction List: January/February 2001

March/April 2001

• 'Building a Better Mizzou': A complex team-effort
• Project Management serves interests of MU stakeholders
• Construction Management oversees building process
• Facilities Feature: Reynolds Alumni Center
• Construction List: March/April 2001
• Fast Fact

May/June 2001

• University's Botanic Garden grows across campus
• What's blooming in the Botanic Garden
• LS designers create MU's award-winning garden areas
• MU bike trail makes the town-and-gown connection
• Facilities Feature: Ellis Library
• Construction List: May/June 2001

July/August 2001

• Construction projects wrapped up for fall semester
• Construction projects under way...and on the drawing board
• Fast Fact

September/October 2001

• Building coordinators: MU's 'eyes and ears' on campus
• Long-term building coordinators saw roles change
• Support units rely on building coordinators
• Munson sees national prominence for MU Botanic Garden
• Step by Step: Find a building coordinator on the Web
• Facilities Feature: Veterinary Medicine
• Fast Fact
  

2000

January/February 2000

• The Late Show at MU
• Campus night owls enjoy making a clean sweep of MU
• Round and round: The life of a rotating employee
• Shedding light on night and shift work
• Facilities Feature: Agriculture Building
• Construction List: January/February 2000
• Fast Fact

March/April 2000

• Chancellor Wallace designates MU a 'Botanic Garden'
• Developments come into focus at MU
• Future looks rosy for the MU Botanic Garden
• Creating a butterfly garden at home
• We'd Like to Introduce: Botanic Garden Committee
• Fast Fact

June/July 2000

• Quad monuments withstand nature, fire and ¡BONO!
• Columns Time-Line
• Other Monuments on Francis Quadrangle

September/October 2000

• The Reflector: Tech-age learning in the College of Education
• Press Box finished for season opener
• Press Box & Suites Timeline
• Design, Construction join forces to meet campus needs
• MU leads the way in energy efficiency
• Facilities Feature: Pickard Hall
• Construction List: September/October 2000
• Fast Fact

November/December 2000

• Power Plant expands to meet campus needs
• Online ordering simplifies key requests
• Special Services assist with MU's high-profile events
• Facilities Feature: Student Success Center
• Fast Fact

1999

January/February 1999

• Fighting the elements: A report from the battlefield
• Through ice, sleet and snow CF delivers
• When classes are cancelled: Behind the scenes
• Shedding light on Stankowski
• Step by Step: Snow removal prioritites
• Facilities Feature: Hitt Street Parking Garage
• Construction List: January/February 1999
• Fast Fact

March/April 1999

• MU becomes the 'master' of its own destiny
• MU's new master planner has links to Olympics, Robinson
• A Campus Perspective: Unifying the MU campus: A 'sense of place'
• Connecting Columbia and MU: Past, present and future
• Facilities Feature: UM Libraries Depository
• Construction List: March/April 1999
• Fast Fact

May/June 1999

• Campus Facilities sees business as usual in 2000
• CF departments prepare for the turn of the century
• Fixing the Y2K bug
• Y2K won't cause end of the world, just minor inconveniences for most
• Step by Step: Preparing your home computer for Y2K
• Facilities Feature: MU Power Plant
• Fast Fact

July/August 1999

• Construction 1999: More than just a face-lift
• Cornell Hall: Investing in the future
• Townsend Hall project spreads educators far and wide
• New athletic facilities will put MU among the nation's elite
• Step by Step: Things to remember if construction affects you
• Fast Fact

September/October 1999

• The HIDDEN face of MU
• Scaling the secrets of Jesse Hall dome
• A birds-eye view of MU: Memorial Tower
• Walking the MU Power Plant: An A-Maze-ing Adventure
• Facilities Feature: Tate Hall & Addition
• Construction List: September/October 1999
• Fast Fact

November/December 1999

• Winter can't take the bloom off MU's looks
• Rothwell family gift to MU latest in 100+ year association
• MU grounds struggle with drought
• A Look At: Winterizing MU
• Y2K update: MU problem-free and ready for New Year's
• Fast Fact

1998

January/February 1998

• MU not just spinning its wheels with TDF
• Building by the numbers; campus growing at historic rate
• MU goes to calcium chloride to battle snow and ice
• 'Tis the season (to start planting)
• Focus on: University Auto Leasing
• Facilities Feature: Walter Williams Hall
• Construction List: January/February 1998
• Fast Fact

March/April 1998

• Campus Facilities takes on the Quad
• An Historic Perspective
• Sports Park construction kicks into high gear
• Summer of construction set for White Campus
• Green Chapel patrons deal with challenges of construction work
• Step by Step: How to handle construction problems
• Facilities Feature: Switzler Hall
• Construction List: March/April 1998
• Fast Fact

May/June 1998

• More to MU commencement than meets the eye
• A 'campus garden...place of beauty' planned for MU
• Environmentally sound pest control thrives with IPM program
• Tree Trail Guide to boost visitor interest in campus flora
• Step by Step: Highlights of the Tree-Trail Tour
• Facilities Feature: Mumford Hall
• Construction List: May/June 1998
• Fast Fact

July/August 1998

• TDF, energy conservation yield state honors for MU
• Energy conservation is nothing new at MU's power plant
• University locked into next century as cards replace keys
• Floor plans on the 'Net allow instant, easy access
• Step by Step: How to find floor plans on the 'Net
• Facilities Feature: Engineering Building East
• Construction List: July/August 1998
• Fast Fact

September/October 1998

• Into the great WIDE open: A look inside the Sports Park at MU and the Dan Devine Pavilion
• MU power plant celebrates 75 years of history, progress
• New buildings bring new challenges for MU custodians
• Adopt-A-Space: Keeping MU beautiful
• Step by Step: How to Adopt-A-Space
• Facilities Feature: Black Culture Resource Center
• Construction List: September/October 1998
• Fast Fact

November/December 1998

• Construction 1998: A boom year comes to an end
• South Quad prepares for a makeover
• Transgenic research: A new greenhouse effect at MU
• Step by Step: How to adopt a tree
• Facilities Feature: MU Greenhouse
• Construction List: November/December 1998
• Fast Fact

1997

Spring/Summer 1997

• Jesse Hall is restored to former glory
• Sign Shop leaves mark on campus
• MU keeps pace with push for campus parking
• Master Planner Jack Robinson dies
• Exit sign retrofits save more energy
• Grounds renamed as Landscape Services
• Step-by-Step: How to handle that special event
• Facilities Feature: Clydesdale Hall
• Construction list: Spring/Summer 1997
• Fast Fact

1996

Spring 1996

• Welcome to Facilities Focus
• Stankowski Field offers sports in all weather
• Campus movers on the go
• CF considers your safety inside and out
• Bob Unrath: Seeing MU through students' eyes
• Pedestrians can take grand steps on new stairs
• Step by Step: How to request urgent maintenance service
• Facilities Feature: Crowder Hall
• Construction List: Spring 1996
• Fast Fact

Summer 1996

• Chemistry Addition to offer undergrad labs
• Construction level soars
• Auto Leasing can help you with vehicle needs
• MU master planner honored with Founder's Award
• Energy Management wins national award
• Annual flowers accent a beautiful campus
• Step by Step: Seven simple steps you can take to save energy
• Facilities Feature: Beetle Bailey Sculpture
• Construction List: Summer 1996
• Fast Fact

Fall 1996/Winter 1997

• Bookstore adds more space to serve MU needs
• Zones improve maintenance service
• Space Planning staff measures MU from head to toe
• Why do university buildings cost so much?
• New eateries, a place to relax in Memorial Union
• Step by Step: How to put recyclables in their place at MU
• Facilities Feature: Swallow Hall
• Construction List: Fall 1996/Winter 1997
• Fast Fact

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