There will be a transit van departing between 11:00-11:30 am, from the CPFM Admin Building 136 for those that would like a ride over to the Ford Alumni Center on 12/7. The van will take trips once full and return for another group.

Wear your favorite festive sweater to the Winter Celebration for the chance to win a prize! 

If your group normally wears uniforms, feel free to swap it for a festive holiday sweater this day.

Do you have pictures from the past year to share with CPFM? 

Please send them to ndavis3@uoregon.edu, so they can be shared in our Winter Celebration slideshow! 

We would love to see pictures of you and your coworkers, projects you have worked on, and pictures around campus!

CPFM is participating in the Charitable Fund Drive. If you would like to make a donation follow the button below!

Safety and Risk Services is providing Satellite phones to UOPD, PDX, OIMB, and U&E to support critical communications during regional power outages. Rick and Paul were trained on how to use theirs during emergency situations.

West side bike shelter installation continues and the sidewalk concrete is completed. Planting underway as shown above!

Created by the late George Weyrens, who worked as a night custodian at the University of Oregon from 1968 to 1987, the Weyrens Scholarship provides scholarships for full time Facilities Services employees within Campus Planning and Facilities Management (CPFM) or their family members, to further their education in whatever field of interest they would like to pursue at the University of Oregon. 

The available amount for the 2023-24 school year is approximately $6000. The number of awards and individual scholarship amounts will be determined by the selection committee.

The application will be open until 11:59pm Wednesday, December 20th, 2023.

If you are a supervisor in the VPFA (Finance and Administration) portfolio—which includes CPFM—consider applying for the Jan-June 2024 LEADS training. The Leadership Excellence and Development Series (LEADS) is a monthly in-person training on topics such as employee engagement, change management, and process improvement. Information is available online and applications are due by December 11th.

Human Resources and Safety and Risk Services provide inclement winter weather guidance. Make this webpage your go-to resource, and make plans before the onset of inclement weather.

Thank you to the team that helped to refinish the outdoor area of building 136! The building occupants are all very thankful.

Thanks Terri Huuki, Matthew McFadden, Garrett Lloyd, Bob Petersen, Rick Chase, Don Kaufman, Mike McCoy, & John Cabaniss!

Maintenance Support was able to complete a request with only a few days notice for 241 chairs and tables, to be set up for an outdoor event on campus. They were able to pull it of with little warning, which meant a great deal to those that organized this event for the Jewish Student Community.

A million times thank you; it meant the world - Luda Isakharov, Leader in the Jewish Student Community

I wanted to personally reach out to CPFM and thank you for all that you are doing during this very difficult time. - Adrian Parr Zaretsky Ph.D; Dean, College of Design

Your support and dedication in helping organize this meaningful event on such short notice made a significant impact, offering crucial support and solidarity. - Rabbi Berel Gurevitch

Brandon Russell did a fantastic job of preparing for our board meetings last week. He was very gracious about it and the building looked great for our guests. - Sandra Anderson, UO Foundation

Nice work to those that did repair work and upgrades to the B136 canopy. As one who parks my bike there daily (rain or shine), the lighting addition is outstanding, especially during the winter months. Really appreciate the improvements.  -Tom Shepard, D&C

Thank you Graveyard Custodial for your help to make the Foundation event successful. We could not have done this without your support. - Nick Grant

Friday, December 1, 4:30pm-7:00pm: First Friday event by Communities of Color & Allies Network (CCAN) at the Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave, Eugene.

December 1: Free First Friday at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH). The museum offers free admission on the first Friday of the month; UO staff and students can always enter the museum for free with a UO ID.

Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm- 4:30pm: Black Out Day at the JSMA (free event; limited to 125 participants; register in advance). The Black Cultural Initiative presents Black Out Day at the JSMA, an afternoon of community, history, and Black art, with music and refreshments. Join us for an art viewing with a focus on Isaac Julien’s Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass, as well as two exhibitions from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, Strange Weather and Glenn Ligon. 

Thursday, December 21, 12-1pm (virtual): Zoey Kambour, 2023 Martha Thorsland Baker Fellow, talks via Zoom about her work on marginalism in the Middle Ages. Register (free) online: https://uoregon.libcal.com/event/11154360

December 1-31: Exhibitions on at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH)

Underwater Forests- Oregon’s Kelp Ecosystems

Outliers and Outlaws - Stories from the Eugene Lesbian History Project

Oregon – where past is present - Delve into Oregon’s story, from the archaeology of the First Americans to the dynamic cultures of today’s Tribes.

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Thank you!