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Facilities Financial Services provides financial services and reporting on University plant and facility operations. As Assistant Director of Budget and Financial Services, Malica Segura plays an essential role in managing the procurement and accounts payable functions for Facilities and advising the various Facilities stakeholders on the… read more
For nearly three years, Utilities and Engineering’s Building Automation System (BAS) team has employed student interns from various engineering and computer science educational tracks at Florida State. The intern program’s goal is to aid in implementing large numbers of equipment/datasets on campus. This ranges from working with mechanical… read more
Facilities Maintenance provides world-class maintenance, repair, and construction services to the Florida State University community. On July 12th, Ryan Porter transitioned from his role as Preventative Maintenance Coordinator to Assistant Director of Maintenance Planning. In both roles, Porter has been essential in coordinating the preventative… read more
Building Services strives to provide the most efficient, versatile, timely, and economic Custodial Service program possible. As the current Assistant Director of Building Services, Lashea Alexander is essential in providing guidance for the main campus custodial staff and custodial contractors for the off-site buildings. Alexander moved into her… read more
Preventative maintenance is essential for keeping FSU’s campus safe and functioning and could not be accomplished without the work of those such as Dea Arenth, who currently works in Facilities’ Preventative Maintenance Shop under Mike Ochat. This coming October is Arenth’s one-year celebration of being in the role. In her current role, Arenth is… read more
Florida State’s campus is renowned for its natural beauty – from the sprawling branches of the oak trees to the flowers blooming across campus – the landscape is one that is often admired. Yet, a unique and rare bloom is currently sprouting up across campus, one that might be missed if people did not know how to look. Century plants, or formally… read more
FSU’s Utilities Plant works to provide crucial utility services to support the entire University Community. As Operations Superintendent at the Utilities Plant for the last four years, Marvin Simmons has been essential in ensuring that amenities such as chilled water, steam, and electrical are provided to the entire campus.
The TOM Project is a Florida State University health initiative launched in 2021 in memory of Florida State University student Toluwani "Tom" Idowu, who passed away suddenly in 2020 at the age of 22 due to a sudden cardiac arrest while on a run near campus. “I’m so grateful to the FSU community and to God that a way was made for the Tom Project to… read more
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) is globally renowned for being the largest and highest-powered magnet lab in the world, conducting groundbreaking research here in Tallahassee. Alfie Brown, who works in Environmental Health & Safety as the Interim Safety Director at the MagLab, plays an important role in ensuring that the… read more
Restoring normalcy after a significant storm event is of the utmost importance. The dedicated team at FSU Facilities is working diligently to restore the campus environment after three tornados touched down on Friday, May 10, severely impacting FSU's Main and Southwest campuses. The storm activity resulted in the loss of an estimated 1,000 trees… read more