“Top Ten Ways to Know You Ate Too Much ” just before the Service Numbers
"My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor." Phyllis Diller

WHAT’S NEW?

NEW SYSTEM, A FEW CHANGES
Facilities Management is breaking in a new work order system, and the help of the Campus Community is needed. When submitting a work order electronically, departments with a routine number (a Service Requisition with a number assigned for the entire fiscal year) are asked to be certain the routine number is noted on the request. (Departments that need a listing of their routine numbers should contact Lynda Pavia at 3711.) When faxing a Service Requisition or completing a GIR/MOD form, FM asks that both account numbers, the FAS and the AIS numbers, be included. Finding these numbers on future communications would be a monumental assist!

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN…
Mating deer are on the move beginning in October, and State Police are reminding drivers that means they may be moving into the paths of motorists.

The deer mating season between October and December makes the animals more active, which means they are more likely to run out in front of vehicles and cause accidents. Drivers should be especially alert around wooded areas and farm fields.

According to Master Trooper Ralph Timmins, an average of 300 such accidents happen in the area each year, involving 23,000 deer! Most of the serious crashes are the result of evasive maneuvering by drivers attempting to miss the animal. In the attempt, they sometimes hit another car or truck or a fixed object and can cause serious injury or death. Hitting the deer may destroy the deer and severely damage the automobile, but rarely injures people. According to police, the best thing to do when encountering a darting deer is to brake and try to steer away from the deer while remaining within your traffic lane or on the shoulder. Driving out of the lane or off the shoulder is dangerous. People should prepare for evasive action if they see a deer near the roadway and should not assume the animal will not bolt into traffic lanes.

Except for their eyes, deer do not reflect light. At 55 mph, a driver has only one second to react, not nearly enough time to avoid an accident.

CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES
A project recently begun is the conversion of some empty spaces in the Bio-Tech Lab Building in University Park into two chemistry laboratories.  The concept design is nearly complete and a cost estimate is being prepared.  The two major options that are available differ in size, so cost will determine which concept is developed.

ENGINEERING BUILDING
Update November 19th, 2006: A letter from CDB has been sent to the General Contractor to formally inform him of the problems with the glass and ask him for a specific response to how he is going to resolve the problem.

ADA PROJECT
Update November 19th, 2006: Note: Just a reminder, due to the many delays, of what this project entails:

About three years ago, the State approved funding for ADA upgrades to the Edwardsville and Alton campuses. Key items were: replacement of the chair lift on the south side of the theater in Dunham Hall, installation of an elevator in Building 8280 in Alton, and installation of lever handle door hardware into most office suites.

Update November 19th, 2006: A Pre-Bid meeting has been scheduled for December 4, 2006.  One meeting will be held on the Edwardsville campus during the morning and the other on the Alton campus during the afternoon.  It is anticipated that a good number of contractors will attend these meetings.  Although FM has been frustrated with the delay, it has worked out well since as recently as a year ago; the State wasn’t releasing monies for ADA projects.

MASONRY RENOVATION
Update November 19th, 2006: The major work is complete and the contractor would be working on the Punch List if not delayed by rain.  Architects are also completing the Punch List review.

MISCELLANEOUS GIR/MOD PROJECTS
Update November 19th, 2006: The new entry steps and landings at the Science Building at the SIUE SDM Alton Campus have been poured, but the mason had another project to squeeze in before starting the entry and the rainy and cold week threw him behind schedule.  Stay tuned for a better update of the mason’s start date.

The rain has also played havoc with the installation of the cap on the new brick wall at the Art & Design concrete pad.  The contractor is awaiting delivery of the capstone as well, but the wall must dry sufficiently before the capstone can be installed.