October 2014 FSU Facilities Features Employee Recognition Safety First Facilities First Design & Construction Update A Word From Our Sr. Associate Vice President Information & Reminders We’re finally into October and the heat and humidity is starting to come back down to more comfortable levels – it’s also my birthday month, so I like it even more. We’re also well into the middle of the fall semester, so everyone is back into the groove. The campus continues to work and look very nice thanks to the efforts of all of you. The vast majority of you should have seen a small (1.5%) increase in your salary recently – starting with the October 3rd payment. Most everyone who has been performing satisfactorily and has been on the payroll since June 30, 2014, should have gotten it. If you think you should have received it and do not see it in your gross pay, you can check with our Human Resources Office to see if there is a problem. We’re also working on a merit based pay program, where most of you who were on the payroll as of January 1, 2014, and have received at least an above satisfactory performance review would be eligible for a reward from the merit pool. The total amount of funding amounts to 1.5% of salary. These allocations will vary, and will be based more on performance. These increases will take effect the pay period starting on November 7th, and will be in the payment received on Wednesday November 26th (two days early because of the Thanksgiving Holiday!). Both of these increases are to base salary and are not one-time bonuses. That’s good! The FSU Board of Trustees have selected FSU alumnus John Thrasher to be our next President. This selection must be approved by the Board of Governors next month, but there is no reason to believe that President-elect Thrasher’s selection will not be ratified. Mr. Thrasher is a two-time graduate of FSU, and he has been an avid long time supporter and advocate of FSU. Any time there is a change at the top of an organization, there are other changes that normally occur. We’ll have to get some time with the new President to see what might change from our perspective, but there is nothing in the wind that I’ve heard about. The good news is that we’re able to adapt and do whatever it is we’re called upon to do. In the meantime, just keep doing what you do as you’ve been doing it. Thanks for all you do for FSU! Dennis Bailey, Sr. Associate Vice President for Facilities Inside this issue:       A Word from our Sr. AVP, p.1 Employee Recognition, p.2 Safety First, p.2 Longmire Conference Room Renovation, p.3 United Way Campaign, p.3 Information & Reminders. p.4,5 Page 2 FSU Facilities Facilities First Employee Recognition Building Services Joquesha Pugh is our new Custodial Worker on the 4 p.m. Shift. T’Chaka Hutchinson is our new Special Projects Worker on the Special Projects Crew. Nakia Smith is our new Custodial Worker on the 5 a.m. Shift. Campus Sustainability Kristen Lee is our new Campus Sustainability Associate. Grounds Jonathan Kever is one of our new Commercial Equipment Operators is Solid Waste & Recycling. Karen Dougherty is one of our new Commercial Equipment Operators is Solid Waste & Recycling. Kendall Gavin is one of our new Zone Groundskeepers. Tony Smith is one of our new Zone Groundskeepers. Facilities Maintenance Michael Mercer is our new Steamfitter in the Pipe Shop. James Carlton is our new Locksmith in the Key Shop. Horace Ray is our new Maintenance Mechanic in Zone 1. Tanaurean Barnes is our new Maintenance Mechanic in Zone 2. Brailey Odham is our new Maintenance Mechanic in Zone 3. Safety First - Safe Driving Nearly all of the sensory input needed to drive comes from visual cues. If your vision is impaired, so is your ability to drive safely. The faster you travel, the less time you have to see things and react to them. Poor distance vision and excessive speed can have disastrous results. How Different Vision Issues Can Affect Your Driving Distance Vision: Good distance vision allows you to see down the road and gives you time to adjust more gradually to your speed or change lanes. The sooner you can identify a potential hazard, the sooner you can react to it. Peripheral Vision: The ability to see to both sides is important. Even with mirrors positioned properly, vehicles have blind spots, and reduced peripheral vision can extend them. Near-Vision Focusing: When looking from the road to dashboard and back again, the ability to change focus from far to near is important. A problem in this area could slow your reaction time to potential hazards. Night Vision: You need to be able to see in low and variable light conditions and recover quickly from the glare of oncoming headlights. Color Vision: Drivers must instantly recognize traffic lights, indicator signs, hazard warning signs, etc. A color vision defect may delay a driver’s reaction time. Depth Perception: Poor depth perception can have an effect on parking, judging following distances, and stopping at intersections. More information can be found from the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety . FSU Facilities Facilities First Page 3 Design & Construction Update - Longmire Conference Room 204 Our In-house Design team is currently working on the Longmire Conference room which serves the Arts & Sciences Administration as well as other staff groups. The project includes new floor & ceiling improvements, new wall finishes & restoration of the existing wood wainscoting with associated mechanical & electrical improvements. There will also be an upgrade to the existing AV systems which will include a new projector, recessed projection screen, and AV console. The proposed furniture & equipment will include a new modular conference table to allow for User/ function flexibility and Presenter’s lectern. Project Designer: Sean Mitchell October 2014 United Way Campaign Facilities Colleagues, Amazingly, it is Fall and time to kick-off this year’s United Way Campaign. For those new to Facilities, you should know that every year the University commits to supporting our community with an organized effort to ensure that many of the charitable services in our area have the resources necessary to continue their programs. Each FSU department designates a coordinator to oversee their effort, raise awareness, and perform the administrative functions needed to make the campaign successful. For the last several years I have been honored to serve as the Facilities coordinator. Each year I have felt blessed to have been able to learn and share in this campaign with you. As a team, our support of United Way has been strong--leading the way for Finance and Administration. Having worked with many of you for a long time, I believe this year will be the same. I will be sending out and collecting pledge forms, talking and writing to you about WHY United Way is important, and maybe trying a few new and fun things to make giving a little different this year. So, stay tuned. The campaign will run from October 1 thru December 16. Sincerely, Kim Kimberly Strobel-Ball, RA, LEED AP BD+C Sr Project Manager Facilities First Page 4 October 2014 Information and Reminders Environmental Health & Safety— Equipment Breakdown Insurance… Yes we have coverage! You just discovered a major water leak causing damage to a building. FSU has an insurance policy that may address this type of damage. Boiler and Machinery (B&M) Insurance covers losses or damage caused by the rupture, bursting or operation of pressure relief devices. Vessels covered include condensate return tanks, cushion or expansion tanks used with a hot water heating boiler, or any machine. Damage or loss to any boiler, fired vessel, unfired vessel normally subject to vacuum or internal pressure other than the weight of its contents; refrigerating and air condition vessels (and any metal piping and its accompanying equipment); mechanical or electrical machine or apparatus used for the generation, transmission or utilization of mechanical or electrical power; and apparatus that is used for medical, diagnostic, surgical, dental, or pathological research. The B&M Policy is a commercial coverage provided by a private insurance carrier. It is complimentary to FSU’s Self Insurance Property Policy that covers perils such as fire, lightning, explosion, and flood. Claims for both Property and B&M are administered by EH&S. If you have knowledge of a loss involving a University owned building or have any questions concerning this coverage contact Amanda Boor in our Environmental Health and Safety office at 645-7736 (aboor@fsu.edu). New Workshop! Taking Control of Your Personal Finance - The Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp, (DMCC) educates the general public on financial, credit and debt issues in order to promote healthy financial habits. This workshop is open to all FSU employees and covers attitudes about money, net worth, income, expenses, tracking income, creating a spending plan, understanding cash flow and how to save and why it is so important. Date Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Time 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location Training Center at Stadium Place Register online via OMNI HR Self Service > Learning and Development > Request Training Enrollment and use Course # PDDMC1 Page 5 New Workshop! Professional Development Insights — Insights® Discovery is an approach for enhancing communication and relationship building. This course provides individuals with an awareness of their personality and preferences for increased self-management and effective interactions with others. Prior to the class, participants complete an “Insights Discovery” assessment and during the session they have the opportunity to review their profile results. The course focuses on understanding the Insights® framework, the role perception plays in judgment and decision making, the individual themselves, and adapting and connecting with others. It also covers how stress impacts performance and its relationship to the Insights® color energies. This workshop is presented by Office Depot. Oct. 17-F, 8 am – 12 pm at the Training Center. Course Number: LSPDI1 Session Number: 0001. Registration Required. Register online via OMNI HR Self Service > Learning and Development > Request Training Enrollment and use Course # LSPDI1 Open Enrollment - Insurance Benefits for 2015 The 2015 State of Florida benefits Open Enrollment period will begin on Monday, October 20, 2014, at 8:00 a.m., EST, and end on Friday, November 7, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., EST. The annual Benefits & Wellness Fair will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Oglesby Union Ballroom. Detailed information about group insurance and supplemental plan offerings was mailed to all eligible employees during the week of October 6-10. This mailing included a People First ID number, which can be used to make enrollment changes online. All employees should log into the People First website at https://peoplefirst.myflorida.com to make sure they can log in and verify that their information is up to date. Questions can be sent to the Benefits Office at insurance@fsu.edu. Representatives from HR Benefits will be on hand to answer your insurance and benefits questions and assist with any open enrollment changes you may have. They will be in the MMA 101 Conference Room on the following dates/times: Date Wednesday, 10/22/2014 Monday, 10/27/2014 Monday, 11/3/2014 Time 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 11:15 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. For more information, please visit the Human Resources website, http://hr.fsu.edu/.