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Annual testing of the fire alarm systems in the east/legacy campus buildings will take place this Friday, March 15. The test procedures will include the intermittent sounding of horns and activation of the strobe lights to ensure all components of the system are working properly. You should not ignore any alarms sounding outside this schedule or alarms that sound for a prolonged period of time.

Testing will occur in the following buildings:

Greetings Campus Community,

On Thursday, March 7, our Facilities & Services crews will be conducting a plumbing repair in the 2nd floor women's restroom on the classroom side of Brookens. This repair will require us to temporarily close that restroom from approximately 6:00 am to 9:00 am. All other restroom facilities will be open and available for use. Every effort will be made to keep the closure as brief as possible

Your cooperation and patience during this period are greatly appreciated.

Greetings Campus Community,

Facilities & Services painters will be performing general maintenance in the common areas of UHB over the next few weeks. This work will include patching and painting damaged and worn spots on the walls. Only common and public areas will be affected. Offices, classrooms, and private areas will not be included in this work.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as the university strives to renew and improve our learning and working environment.

Facilities and Services 

Greetings Campus Community,

Tuesday, February 27, our Facilities & Services crews will be conducting a plumbing repair in the classroom side of Brookens Library, and water will be temporarily shut off from approximately 6:00 am to 9:00 am. The water shutoff will affect all restrooms on all floors of the classroom side of Brookens. Every effort will be made to keep the outage as brief as possible.

Your cooperation and patience during this period are greatly appreciated.

Facilities and Services 

Greetings Campus Community,

Facilites and Services will oversee window replacement at the Student Union on Friday, February 23. Work will begin about 7:30 a.m. and is expected to take several hours. 

The work area will be clearly marked for everyone's safety. Please use caution when navigating the area.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we strive to maintain our campus facilities.

Facilities and Services 

Business Services Building (BSB) 33 

Dear Campus Community,

We want to inform you that the elevator nearest the women's restrooms in the University Hall Building (UHB) has been temporarily taken out of service for repair. We anticipate the repair will be completed in 2-3 days, but we will send out an update if the repair extends beyond this timeframe.

In the meantime, the adjacent elevator remains fully operational and available for use.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Facilities and Services 

Business Services Building (BSB) 33 

Greetings Campus Community,

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 21, our Facilities & Services crews will be conducting a plumbing repair in Tower 1 of the Public Affairs Center (PAC), and water will be temporarily shut off from approximately 6:00 am to 9:30 am. This shutoff will affect all floors within Tower 1. Every effort will be made to keep the outage as brief as possible.Your cooperation and patience during this period are greatly appreciated.

Dear Campus Community,

We wanted to inform you that Facilities & Services will be overseeing the temporary removal of the sculpture, "Obstruction Reflection Transition," located at the southern end of the quad just outside the Student Union. Removal is necessary to facilitate essential restoration work aimed at preserving the sculpture's integrity.

We understand the importance of this artwork to our campus landscape, and every effort will be made to have the restored pieces reinstalled in time for the upcoming graduation ceremonies.

Construction Project Highlights

Facilities & Services recently wrapped up several renovation and revitalization projects, including Anatomage Teaching and Learning Labs, the UHB 2029 Computer Lab Renovation, and the Food Pantry Renovation and Relocation, just to name a few. A handful of completed projects are highlighted in the following sections.

The issue with the PAC tower 3 elevator was resolved on Monday, January 8. The elevator is now fully operational.

Thank you for your patience and understanding has we worked to get this issue fixed.

Facilities and Services 

Business Services Building (BSB) 33 

Email: facilities@uis.edu 

Phone: (217) 206-6530 

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