Welcome
We take care of our beautiful, clean campus physical environment. This includes all residential, academic, athletic, and administrative buildings and facilities as well as the all campus outdoor spaces. The 1.7-million-square feet of building space on 350 acres is the specialty of our trained and dedicated staff.
Contact
Location: 501 Shop Road
Hours: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
Phone: (507) 933-7504
Emergency/After Hours: (507) 933-8888
Email:Ìýfacilities [at] gustavus.edu (facilities[at]gustavus[dot]edu)Ìý
Maintenance Requests and Custodial Requests
For a non-emergency need, .
For an emergency need as call the Facilities Office Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at (507) 933-7504 or after hours Campus Safety (507) 933-8888.
Event Support
Please submit your requests for tables, chairs, and staging via the room reservation form when you make request a space for your event.
The event support team manages event set-up requests for tables, chairs, and staging. If you need to made a change to your request, contact the Facilities Office at least 2 weeks before your event with your request.Ìý
Staff may be reached at (507) 933-7504 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. and via email at facilities [at] gustavus.edu (facilities[at]gustavus[dot]edu).Ìý
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Name Tags
Â鶹ÊÓƵ name tags can take 14-21 business days during busy seasons to get created.
Facilities does not make name tags. Thus, time is needed to send the information to the off-campus vendor.
Car and Van Requests
Find information about scheduling use of a college vehicle and picking up keys from the Motor Pool.
The transportation staff maintains the College's fleet of Motor Pool vehicles as well as the Facilities and Campus Safety vehicles. They also provide repair work and preventive maintenance to the grounds equipment.
Installed Building Signage
It is the responsibility of the person making the request to make sure they put the appropriate color, measurements and wording for the signs they are requesting.
Other Services Provided
Custodial and Support Services
The custodial teams work diligently to care for the square feet 1,847,356 of residence halls, academic and administrative buildings across our campus.
Furniture
Requests for furniture and furnishings must be submitted to Facilities. Contracts and agreements with various vendors provide the best cost savings for quality products. Departments purchasing items from retail/on-line stores without Facilities approval will be responsible for all costs associated with those items including purchase, delivery, assembly, and repair.
Moving Furniture or Equipment
We are also charged with the movement of materials throughout campus and the arrangement of staging, tables, chairs and other items as needed for special events and in support of activities on our Campus.
Grounds
The Grounds team is responsible for maintaining the 360-plus beautifully landscaped acres of College grounds, including the Arboretum, outside athletic facilities, and the miles of sidewalks and roads and parking lots. Our team work diligently to mow, plant, weed, mulch, water and everything else needed to keep the grounds beautiful. The winter months are spent shoveling, plowing, and sanding.
Electrical Services
The electrical services team is responsible for maintaining the electrical and lighting systems of the College. They support both the internal and the external needs of the buildings, outdoor facilities, walkways and street lighting.
Plumbing Services
The plumbing services team is responsible for maintaining the College water, sanitary sewer, storm water, and roofing systems of the buildings and outdoor spaces.
Carpenter Services
The carpenter services team is responsible for maintaining the physical structures and furnishings within the buildings and outdoor spaces.
Paint Services
The paint services team is responsible for maintaining the interiors of the buildings and outdoor spaces.
Keys and Locks Services
The locks services team is responsible for maintaining the College's electronic access, lock systems and keys. They build the cores that go into the locks and cuts the keys used by faculty, staff and students for access across campus.
Utilities Services
Utility Services is responsible for maintaining the College's steam generation plant, chilled water units and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
