General Information

Facilities covers a broad range of services. Primarily, we are responsible for maintaining campus facilities through our Custodial, Grounds, Building Maintenance, and HVAC shops. We all provide non-maintenance services such as small remodeling/construction work on a charge-back basis. In addition, project managers provide planning services for new and renovated facilities as well as managing contractors on campus. FMP is also your point of contact for scheduling non-academic campus events and services, leasing and maintaining University vehicles, and surplus inventory.

A contact list is provided by following this link. Please feel free to contact any member of the Facilities personnel with your question or request. However, the fastest response to most requests will come by calling the Facilities Service Desk at extension 1800, 8am - 5pm Monday thru Friday. In the case of an emergency after hours, please call 308-627-6044.

Work orders can be submitted by:

• Online: via iServiceDesk
• Phone: (308)865-1800
• Email: facilities@unk.edu

For many buildings the conversion from heating to air conditioning or from air conditioning to heating is a major, one time only changeover for the entire season. Thus, if the weather reverts to the previous season's temperature after a changeover has been made, building occupants may experience some discomfort while the weather anomaly desists. This single changeover dictates that the Utilities personnel carefully monitor both the building interior temperatures and the outside temperatures, to determine when the changeover will be made.

Individual Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors, and Department Chairpersons, are responsible for determining who may have access and the specific category for access. Deans or Directors must authorize building master requests. To request access for areas the application can be found on the iService Desk webpage. Any additional questions can be directed to the Facilities Service Desk at 865-1800.

Although we strive to provide the fastest possible service human and financial resource limitations often mean that projects take longer then we would like. However, feel free to contact the Facilities Service Desk, the department managers, or director if you have a concern.

UNK and the City of Kearney are considered single stream. No sorting required. Items that can be thrown in the blue recycling containers throughout campus include mixed paper, plastic, cardboard, bottles, glass, cans, magazines, tin trays. Recycling locations are located in all buildings on campus.

Additional items recycled through the Facilities department, include toner cartridge, scrap metal, oil and light bulbs.

Emergency calls are those that involve potential threat or damage to life or property (gas leak, fire alarms, water leaks, etc).

Routine calls are usually requests for services that can be scheduled (painting, light bulbs, floor care).

Review the Event Preparedness Handbook here:  http://www.unk.edu/offices/emergency_management/_files/event-preparedness-handbook.pdf

Go to http://www.unk.edu/calendar/index.php and click on “Submit New Event”.

Building Supervisors are an integral part of the University and can provide front-line contact for questions about their buildings, even though buildings may be occupied by more than one administrative unit.