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A MESSAGE FROM THE Executive Director F&S prides itself on being an active partner in research and learning on the Urbana campus. The many capital improvement projects currently transforming the university are high-profile examples of our organizational mission. Bringing these large-scale projects from long-term planning into reality is only made possible through terrific coordination and collaboration, with colleges, departments, and units all focused on achieving a common goal. When completed, the benefits of the work for students, faculty, staff, and guests will include laboratory and classroom modernizations, equipment upgrades, enhanced energy efficiency, and a more sustainable learning and research environment. What are now active construction sites will soon be state-of-the-art spaces filled with individuals helping to define what excellence of scholarship, discovery, and innovation means in the 21st century. F&S is extremely proud to contribute to these transformative efforts from start to finish and then to continue to care for the facilities and infrastructure that will help set the standard for academic achievement in the years ahead. Sincerely, IN THIS ISSUE 3 MCORE Project 4 4 F&S Customer Highlights 6 Summer Construction Updates 8 High School and College Students Learn at F&S 9 Commencement 10 Academic Collaboration 11 Protecting Boneyard Creek 12 Shop Spotlight Dr. Mohamed Attalla, MBA, P.Eng. Executive Director, Facilities & Services APPRENTICES RETURNING TO F&S After a 12-year absence, apprentices have been hired to work in the Building Maintenance department, at Abbott Power Plant, and as temperature control mechanics. Their return is thanks to an agreement worked out between F&S and UA Local 149 Plumbers and Pipefitters that resulted in a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations. Apprentices provide an excellent opportunity for succession planning at the university in the crafts and trades. Participating craftspersons will gain skills, experience, and knowledge of campus systems. The agreement will further F&S’ strategic goals in support of the campuswide commitment to diversity and inclusion. Dr. Mohamed Attalla, executive director of F&S, said, “This remarkable and progressive agreement shows tremendous collaboration between the two organizations to strengthen both the local organized labor market and the university workforce.” 2 • University of Illinois Facilities & Services
CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY GROUNDBREAKING This spring the university broke ground for the new Campus Instructional Facility, a building to open west of the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center in fall 2021. F&S Executive Director Dr. Mohamed Attalla; F&S Architect & Senior Planner, Capital Planning Doug Reddington; Director of Facilities, College of Engineering Qu Kim; and Clinical Professor Yu-Feng Lin and Associate Quaternary Geologist Andy Stumpf, both of the Illinois State Geological Survey, along with professionals from Pepper Construction, SOM Architects, and Vermilion Campbell Development, took part in the ceremony. A private-public partnership allows for a quicker construction timeline and the U of I taking ownership of the building sooner. Project 4: Campus Transportation Improvements A highly traveled thoroughfare is being updated thanks to a transportation infrastructure upgrade involving a collaboration between the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD), and the University of Illinois. The Multimodal Corridor Enhancement (MCORE) Project 4 will occur in phases. It began in March 2019 and continues through December 2020. The primary goal is to improve safety and flow for pedestrians, bicyclists, buses, and single-occupancy drivers who use the busy corridor on campus: Armory Avenue, between Fourth Street and Wright Street, and Wright Street, between Armory Avenue and Springfield Avenue. “This project presents significant challenges, as the intersection of Wright and Armory has the heaviest volume of pedestrian, bike, and bus traffic on campus,” said Stacey DeLorenzo, transportation demand management coordinator at F&S. “We hope to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists while more effectively balancing all modes of transportation.” MCORE Project 4 is the latest in a series of five projects that will improve the transportation infrastructure corridor in the core of campus, linking Champaign, Urbana, and Campustown. For more information, visit mcoreproject.com. “We hope to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists while more effectively balancing all modes of transportation.” Stacey DeLorenzo, transportation demand management coordinator One safety improvement is that the “cycle track”—the segmented bike lane parallel to Wright Street—will be removed because the separated bike way collects rubbish, leaves, snow, and ice, making it difficult for street crews to clean. Bikes will now use clearly marked lanes between the road and sidewalk. Insider, Summer 2019 • 3
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