Steve Mital has been appointed as the permanent director of Utilities & Energy, effective May 1, 2024. Steve has served well as the interim director and I believe he is the right person to maintain the current upward trajectory of U&E. A special thank you to Rick & Paul for their leadership contributions these past 4+ years.

Steve brings a unique ability to foster teamwork and collaboration. I look for him to continue to build bridges between U&E and the rest of CPFM, as well as with our campus partners and customers. Steve will remain the director of Sustainability and will be sorting out how to delegate some of those responsibilities in order to take on the leadership of U&E.     - Mike Harwood, AVP

Steve rafting the John Day River with his daughter.

CPFM enjoyed pie on March, 14th to celebrate those with March birthdays, which was also pi day (3/14)!  

Join your CPFM colleagues again on Thursday, April 18th for Birthday Cake in the Breezeway between 12:00 - 1:00 pm. 

A friendly reminder, due to a future development project at the Romania site, all units with storage and functions in the Romania Building must vacate by August 31, 2024. If you are planning to remove boxes or items from Romania storage yourself, Liz and the Campus Planning team highly recommend bringing a dolly or a hand truck, although a chair will work in a pinch.

Project teams for the Housing Next Generation and 13th Avenue Schematic Design projects hosted open houses at the Ford Alumni Center and EMU, respectively. Owner's representatives from Design and Construction (George Bleekman, Janell Cottam, Martina Oxoby, and Luke Helm) and Campus Planning staff (Emily Eng, Liz Thorstenson, and Aaron Olsen) joined the design teams to engage with campus and community members to share information and listen to feedback regarding these exciting projects. Both open houses had a good turn out of people interested in the projects.
- Aaron Olsen

If you are interested in participating in one of these training sessions please coordinate with your supervisor. 

In-Person Sessions (1715 Franklin, Room 271)

Fighting Complacency 

Wednesday April 17 (8-9 am) or Wednesday April 24 (1-2 pm)

Instructor: Haily Griffith

Sign up HERE

*Learn to recognize factors associated with the mind migrating off task and how to protect against them

Electrical Safety for Non-Electricians

Wednesday April 17 (9-10 am) or Thursday April 25 (1-2 pm)

Instructor: Justin Zunker

Sign up HERE

* Designed for non-electricians to understand the hazards of working with electricity and how to prevent injuries.

Nick was kind enough to meet with our clinic staff, Tyler, and myself to clarify custodial  expectations of the space.  Nick was a great listener and helped the clinic staff better understand expectations.  It was a clarifying meeting and all parties left happy. 

Nick was fantastic and I appreciate his support. Thanks - Eric Owens

Thank you so much for your last minute help with the poster standards today! They were delivered super fast, the students have plenty of time to set up now before their presentations, and everything is running super smoothly.

I appreciate it so much. -Nika Jin

(Gabe Hein, Kyle Spangler)

After long appreciating Jeff (Ziglinski), and how responsive, helpful, efficient, and kind he is, I am finally taking time to pass along my kudos.

He said he was fortunate that he had the time to wrangle my request, but honestly, Jeff always makes the time.

His job keeps him very busy. I see him running around all the time, working to get things done; yet he prioritizes other people and helping them complete their to-do lists with friendliness and humility.           - Thanks, Sandi Henley

Kudos to Dan Roll! He is always impressing folks with his work and keeping campus beautiful. Dan is top notch!  - Rosalee Clanton

Wed, April 3, 6pm: Alison Saar (LA-based artist) talks about her recent works on view at the JSMA as part of Strange Weather. RSVP to https://jsma.uoregon.edu/artist-talk-alison-saar (PLC 180, with reception to follow at the JSMA)

Thurs, April 4, 4pm: Laura Pulido, UO Professor of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies and Geography, considers the relationship between US white nationalism and the GOP record of climate obstruction; Knight Library Browsing Room.

Tues, April 9, 4-5:30pm: Indigenous Sovereignty Activism - a talk focusing on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; William W. Knight Law Center 110.

Wed, April 19, 12:30-1:45pm: "Dancing Salmon Home: documentary film screening, with light refreshments served; William W. Knight Law Center 184.

Thurs, April 11, 4-5:30pm:  Native American and Indigenous Studies Research Colloquium - Teaching Native Theatre; Many Nations Longhouse.

Tues, April 16, 5-7:30pm: BE series - yuniya edi kwon (interdisciplinary artist) will present on the history of queer-trans Korean shamans; EMU Ballroom.

Sat, April 20, 1pm: Rethinking land acknowledgements with Steph Littlebird, MNCH.

Sat, April 20, 5pm: UTSAV - "celebration" in Hindi - enjoy performances at this annual spring cultural showcase and food from Taste of India; EMU Ballroom.

Mon, April 22, 4:30pm: Indigenous Comics Speaker Series - Arigon Starr; Knight Library Browsing Room.

Thurs, April 25, 12:15-1:45pm: Race, Rights, and Rifles - The origins of the NRA and contemporary gun culture; William W. Knight Law Center 110.

Thurs, April 25, 6-10pm: Take Back the Night (annual rally against sexual and domestic violence); starts in the EMU amphitheater.

We are always seeking newsletter content! Please share your projects, campus news, photos, and kudos. You can email content for the newsletter to workcontrolcenter@uoregon.edu.

Thank you!