Operations has a multitude of departments responsible for various tasks that help maintain our beautiful campus. These departments include: M.E.P., Structural Trades and Transportation, Landscape & Grounds, the Warehouse, University Mail & Copy Services, Construction, and Custodial Services. With over 45 workers, our big department works hard to maintain over one million square feet in buildings and over three hundred acres in lanscape and grounds!
Overview
Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing
Our M.E.P. (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) staff is responsible for the maintenance and operation of all buildings on campus including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, energy, fire safety systems, elevators, and kitchen appliances. The Preventive Maintenance Operations currently perform routine checks on all HVAC equipment on campus to provide a comfortable, healthy, living and work environment for the students, faculty and staff. Our M.E.P. staff also respond to emergency and urgent calls after normal buisness hours, on weekends, and during holidays. Our highly skilled and experienced trades staff work hard to deliver quality service in a rapidly changing technology field and to maintain the ACU mission.
Structural Trades & Transportation
The Structural Trades and Transportation department maintains the physical infrastructure of ACU’s campus and includes structures, keys and doors, paint, carpentry, and transportation. Our Structural Trades and Transportation staff also respond to emergency and urgent calls after normal business hours, on weekends, and during holidays. ST&T works closley with University Events to help with events such as graduation, homecoming, new student orientation, campus visits, and on campus activities. ST&T also provides reliable transportation for ACU students and Staff with van rentals. With a wide variety of jobs, this department works hard to effectively serve the campus community and support the ACU mission.
University Mail & Copy Services
University Mail & Copy Services is responsible for mail and package process, receving and delivering for all of the ACU campus. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to purchase stamps, drop-ff shipments, send packages and receive their mail at mail services located at 1694 Campus Ct. For more information click the link below or call (325) 674-2742.
Warehouse
The Warehouse is a key hub of sustainability and receiving for for the ACU campus. They accept shipments from UPS, Amazon, Federal Express, DHL, and many other LTL carriers. Services include shredding, picking up shredded materials, receiving, and carrying certain items in stock for university consumption and use including but not limited to Coca-Cola, and Dasani, and paper. All requests for orders should be made by emailing warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu
Landscape & Grounds
Landscape and Grounds are responsible for the maintenace of all the greenery on campus sidewalk rapir, road repair, maintenance and power washing. Their department includes grounds, irrigation, pest control and chemical treatment, tree services and grounds equipment repair. Landscape and Grounds also working with University Events to cordinate outdoor trash can rentals for all on campus activities. They work hard to make campus a beautiful and picturesque place for everyone to enjoy.
Custodial Services
Custodial Services work hard to provide efficient and quality cleaning services to all academic, residential, and athletic facilities to help ensure a safe and clean environment for students, faculty and staff. They are responsible for the maintenance across campus and their tasks include but are not limited to: indoor window washing, specialized floor cleaning, and indoor trash services. Custodial Services work multiple shifts seven days a week to help upkeep our beautiful campus.
Construction
The construction department manages and coordinates campus projects from the initial stages to the completion. The project manager meets with faculty, staff, architects, engineers and trades involved according to each project to ensure all pertinent information is communicated and all safety regulations are met. Blueprints are analyzed to complete all cost estimates, request for proposals, and change orders. They ensure all city permits are scheduled in a timely manner to meet project deadlines and work hard to allow creative ideas and visions come to life. across campus
Sustainability Initiatives
Shredding and Recycling
Our service includes pick-up ensuring confidentiality of documents at no charge. We will also pick up full bags of already shredded paper and deliver them to the recycle center.
All requests for shredding should be made via email to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu by using the Warehouse Pick Up Request form located under the “Forms” tab or myACU Quicklinks.
Recycling
In keeping with ACU’s 21st Century Vision, the Warehouse has been charged with spearheading the university’s sustainability programs. To that end, we have developed several environmentally friendly initiatives including:
- Blue Bag Recycle Program
- Shredding-Paper
- Battery Recycle Program
- Bulb Eater
- Cardboard, Cans and Plastic Recycling Program
- Aerosol Can Disposal
Keeping ACU Green
Battery Recycle Program
The university uses an abundance of batteries. The Warehouse is working with a local vendor for proper disposal of batteries.
The Warehouse will pick up all used batteries across campus for proper disposal. (Example of batteries: D, C, AA, AAA, 9 volt, etc.) This initiative is another step towards a greener campus. We need your help.
There are two easy steps:
- Gather all used batteries.
- Download the Warehouse pick-up request form, fill it out, save it and email it to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu.
All requests for pick up should be made via email to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu or by phone x2365. Please provide department name, location and contact name.
Blue Bag Recycle Program
The Warehouse will provide a Blue Recycle Bag and stand to any office that would like to participate in recycling paper. The Warehouse will pick up your full Blue Bag and leave an empty bag each time. All paper will be placed in a large paper bin provided by the City of Abilene for recycling.
Bulb Eater
Our purchase of a Premium Bulb Eater provides both product and service that exceeds the highest standards of compliance, safety, efficiency and cost. The Bulb Eater crushes fluorescent lamps and filters mercury for proper disposal. A fluorescent lamp consists of a glass shell, a high vacuum, a small amount of liquid mercury, evaporated mercury, some phosphor powder, the metal end-caps and heated filaments. When lamps are sent to landfills or incinerated as an alternative disposal method, mercury vapors are released that can travel over 200 miles. Each year, an estimated 600 million fluorescent lamps are disposed of in U.S. landfills; they produce an estimated 30,000 pounds of mercury waste. Proper disposal of lamps together with the recycling of the lamps will greatly reduce the mercury dilemma and create a much safer environment. Although ACU purchases ECO friendly fluorescent lamps that are approved to be disposed of in the landfill, they still contain a small percentage of mercury. We feel that purchasing this equipment to dispose of the lamps in this environment friendly manner is the right thing for the university to do.
Shredding
The Warehouse has invested in industrial shredders capable of bulk shredding. Our service provides a holding container, pick-up services, and ensuring the confidentiality of documents for free. We will also pick up full bags of already shredded paper for free. All shredding is picked up by RWL Recycling for recycling.
All requests for shredding should be made via email to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu or by phone x2365. Please provide department name, location, contact name and FOAP.
Aerosol Can Disposal
Many different types of aerosol can products are used at ACU. The waste products in aerosol cans are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The Office of Risk Management in conjunction with University Procurement has ensured ensure compliance with the Federal, State and local laws and regulations. The University has purchased an aerosol can puncturing system to ensure the waste products contained in the aerosol cans are disposed of safely. To properly dispose of aerosol cans all departments should collect the used aerosol cans then request a pickup from the Warehouse, which will transport all used aerosol cans for proper disposal. Do not place aerosol cans in the regular trash. Pick up requests can be made by emailing a pick up request form to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu. We are pleased to provide this service to help the University and environment. We ask that you please make sure the used aerosol cans are placed in a box or bag for transport.