Preparing for the end of the semester

Dear Roadrunners,

The countdown is on to spring Commencement and, for many students and employees, a summerlong break from the Auraria Campus. While I hope all Roadrunners stay up to date with Metropolitan State University of Denver happenings, here are some quick to-dos for those who will be closing up their offices and workspaces until August:

Close your blinds to help minimize heat load.
Shut off and/or unplug lights, computers and electronics.
Clean up and remove all food items.
Have a plan for your plants.

Upcoming facilities work and testing

Folks who are soon departing for the summer should also be aware of the next step in the Network Modernization Project. The Information Technology Services Networking team and the Auraria Higher Education Center will be upgrading the Wi-Fi equipment on all floors of the Science Building. The project will replace end-of-life and near-end-of-life network equipment, improve the overall wireless environment and greatly enhance the employee and student experience through faster and more reliable Wi-Fi.

Outage window: Aug. 8-12

Employees who work in the Science Building should work remotely or from another building on campus during this time frame, as the MSU Denver wired and wireless internet and phone connections will be unavailable.

Testing window: Aug. 13-14

Network access should be restored to all floors. Technicians will be testing, tweaking and correcting any lingering issues.

ACTION REQUESTED: Building stakeholders have already been contacted directly, but please let the project team know if you anticipate conflicts or issues with these dates, including equipment/experiments that may be significantly affected by a network outage.

Director of Networking and Infrastructure – Darius Jack ([email protected])
Manager of Networking Services – Amparo Garcia ([email protected])
ITS project manager – Blake Miller ([email protected])

General reminders

The annual performance-review process has moved to Workday. Evaluations for full-time administrative-staff members will be completed directly in Workday by June 30.
Please continue to visit the Workday Transformation SharePoint page for resources, including Job Aids on reviewing leave balances.

Reporting facilities-related emergencies

If you identify a:

Gas leak
Water leak
Mechanical failure

Please contact AHEC Facilities Services at 303-556-3260 or MSU Denver Facilities at 303-615-1699 during business hours. After hours AHEC Facilities can be contacted through ACPD at 303-556-5000. 

For nonemergency issues pertaining to building maintenance, repair or access control, please visit www.msudenver.edu/facilities to submit a work order.

Active Harmer Training preparedness

AHEC will host an Active Harmer Training and Stop the Bleed Training provided by the Auraria Police Department on May 30. Visit the training websites to sign up and to see additional dates.

CPR/AED/First Aid Training

A few spots are left for CPR/AED/First Aid Training on May 19. Those who wish to participate must sign up by Friday, May 5, to allow for time with preclass work.

Upcoming events

Thank you again for staying up to date on all the exciting things happening at MSU Denver.
Sincerely,

Larry Sampler, chief operating officer, vice president for Administration