Auraria Campus Happenings
Information Releases from Auraria Higher Education Center Communications Office
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•SCIENCE BUILDING ADDITION COCRETE REPAIR - Posted September 1, 2010
PAST RELEASES
•NORTH CLASS ROOM BUILDING POWER OUTAGE - Posted August 30, 2010
•NEW FOOD OPTIONS ON CAMPUS - Posted August 24, 2010
•PRIVATE LACTATION SPACES NOW AVAILABLE - Posted August 19, 2010
•ACCESS CONTROL EXTENDED HOURS - Posted August 19, 2010
•PARKING CHANGES - Posted August 9, 2010
•AHEC ANNOUNCES CFO SELECTION - Posted August 3, 2010
•NORTH CLASSROOM BUILDING RENOVATIONS SCHEDULED - Posted March 18, 2010
•NEW FENCING FOR SCIENCE BUILDING PROJECT - Posted December 10, 2009
•AHEC ANNOUNCES ONLINE H1N1 CAMPUS RESOURCE GUIDE - Posted October 5, 2009
•EXPLORATORY EXCAVATION ON CAMPUS - Posted September 16, 2009
SCIENCE BUILDING ADDITION COCRETE REPAIR
The contractors working on the Auraria Science Building Project will replace concrete in the south fire lane of the Auraria Science Building Addition on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11, 2010. The fire lane will be closed through the completion of this project and will be available for general delivery use and fire department access on Monday, September 13th. The project team has coordinated this activity with Campus Deliveries and Campus Parking Handivan Services. If deliveries need to be made to the building, they can be accommodated by accessing the construction yard and accessing the south doors of the Auraria Science Building Addition (please click on the map link below).
Click here--> South Fire Lane (pdf)
Please contact Mike Turman, Project Manager, at 303.556.2394, or mike.turman@jacobs.com, if you have any questions.
Posted: 09.01.10
NORTH CLASS ROOM BUILDING POWER OUTAGE
AHEC Facilities Management has scheduled a local power outage for Wednesday, September 1, 2010 beginning at 4:00 A.M. in the North Classroom Building. The areas affected will be the North Classroom 2400, 2600, and 2500 corridors and all classrooms, offices, and labs along these corridors. The outage is expected to last approximately 3 hours. It is recommended that all electronic equipment be turned off before the outage.
Any questions please contact Terry Buck, AHEC Project Manager at 303-556-3957 or by e-mail at buckt@ahec.edu.
Posted: 08.30.10
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The Auraria Campus is pleased to announce the opening of two new food options on the Auraria Campus, Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs and Intermission Café.
Biker Jim's is a mobile cart located in the Tivoli Commons and will specialize in gourmet hot dogs, chips and a variety of beverages. The cart has a diverse menu that will offer unique and healthy options for students, staff and faculty. The cart will feature sausage sandwiches that are locally produced and responsibly raised meats. They also serve several vegetarian brats, that give the non-meat eater a wholesome alternative as well as the complete hot dog experience.
Intermission Café will be open for business the first week of the Fall Semester. The Café will be located in the Atrium at the new Science Building. The Café will feature fresh salads and "proudly brewed Starbucks Coffee,” along with sandwiches, cookies, muffins and many more tasty items.
For additional details about either merchant please contact Teb Blackwell, Tenant Relations Coordinator at 303-556-8078.
Posted: 08.24.10
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Beginning August 23, 2010 through September 10, 2010, the AHEC Facilities Management Access Control Shop will provide extended hours for ID card encoding and issuing keys and Fob’s. For this period, the extended hours of service will be Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
After September 10th, Access Control Shop will return to its regular block schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
To help expedite customer requests, the Access Control Shop will attempt to fabricate keys while the customer is waiting. If it is not feasible at that time, the key request will be fulfilled as soon as possible and the customer will be notified when the key is ready for pick up.
Department orders for multiple keys will be processed within three to five business days and the department will be notified when the keys are ready for pick up.
Please note the following fee schedule:
Student Door Key: $25.00 per key request. Fee is refunded when the key is returned.
Lost Keys: $25.00 per key. This fee is non-refundable.
Fobs: $5.00 per Fob. Payment due with request.
Key Card Encoding: No charge.
Questions regarding Access Control hours, fees, or services can be directed to Customer Support at 303-556-3260 or by e-mail at facman1@ahec.edu.
Posted: 08.19.10
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PRIVATE LACTATION SPACES NOW AVAILABLE
Two private lactation spaces are now available to women on the Auraria Campus. The spaces are available to students, staff, faculty, and visitors.
Locations
- Room 2088 in the new Science Building
- The Institute for Women’s Studies and Services, 1033 Ninth Street Park on the Auraria Campus
Resources
- Each space is equipped with chairs and provisions for privacy, with access to a sink. There are no pumps provided. Refrigeration is available in the Women’s Institute space.
Access
- Access to the space at the Institute is walk in. Women who require the service simply need to go the Institute as needed and request access to the space.
- Access to the space at the Science Building requires that women check out a key from the Institute. Women will be allowed to sign out a key for one semester and renew as needed.
For more information or to provide feedback regarding these spaces on campus, please contact the Institute for Women’s Studies and Services at 303-556-8441. Colorado laws support breastfeeding rights and require that employers provide reasonable break time and private space for expression of milk (see http://www.ncsl.org/Default.aspx?TabId=14389 for state laws on breastfeeding).
For information and support regarding breastfeeding, please visit the US Dept of Health and Human Services National Women’s Health Information Center: http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/
Sponsored by the UCD Women’s Issues Committee, the Institute for Women’s Studies and Services at Metro, and the Auraria Higher Education Center.
Posted: 08.19.10
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Effective August 9, 2010, two changes will take place with parking operations on the Auraria Campus. The Tivoli parking lot is no longer the visitor lot with hourly rates. It is now a pay-on-exit lot with a daily fee of $6.00. Additionally, the TAPS parking structure has become the visitor lot for the campus with a cost of $1.50 per half hour, or any fraction thereof, with a student maximum rate of $8.00 per day (students must present campus ID). Validation for parking in the TAPS structure must be obtained prior to exit. Departments issuing validations should remind visitors to bring the spitter ticket with them to be stamped.
Questions regarding the parking changes can be directed to Auraria Parking & Transportation Services by calling 303.556.2003.
Posted: 08.09.10
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The student-funded Auraria Sustainable Campus Program (SCP) is expanding its already stellar recycling program and joining a national movement working to recycle cell phones and mobile devices.
The SCP is partnering with The Wireless Alliance, a Boulder-based company, to provide a recycling station where students can toss their old phones. The kiosk is located on the second floor of the Tivoli Student Union, right in front of the Auraria Campus Bookstore.
Phones and mobile devices, as with any electrical devices, contain precious metals. The circuit boards in cell phones contain myriad toxins such as arsenic, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc. Also, the lithium-ion and nickel-metal hydride batteries contain heavy metals such as cobalt, zinc, and copper. These metals are a serious environmental threat to humans and ecosystems when cell phone and mobile devices are thrown out in the landfill and the metals leach into the surrounding soils and waters. One cell phone with battery, if thrown away, can pollute up to 40,000 gallons of water -- staggering when you consider the average cell phone is only used for about eighteen months. It is estimated that over 150 million cell phones will be thrown away this year alone.
The Wireless Alliance extracts the precious metals from old phones that can no longer work which prevents pollution. Additionally, the remaining phones are data-wiped, refurbished, and donated to low-income families across the country which reduces the need for new phones to be manufactured.
The Auraria Sustainable Campus Program is excited to join with The Wireless Alliance, which already works with dozens colleges across the country, including several in Colorado, such as CU-Boulder. Together these campuses have recycled tens of thousands of cell phones.
Posted: 08.05.10
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Bill Mummert Selected as AHEC CFO/Director of Business Services
The Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) announces the selection of William (Bill) Mummert as the new Chief Financial Officer and Director of Business Services in downtown Denver. Mummert comes to the Auraria Campus from Orlando, Florida, where he has been the Controller for the City of Orlando since 2007. Prior to Orlando, he was Director of Financial Services for the City of Boynton Beach, Florida.
Mummert has a BSBA in Accounting from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, and an MBA in Business Administration from Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland. He has spent the last nineteen years in the public or government sector.
The AHEC CFO/Director of Business Services serves as a member of the AHEC Executive Staff. Responsibilities include managing the delivery of services provided by the division to the Auraria Higher Education Center departments and the three academic institutions, including purchasing, mail delivery, and warehouse storage and delivery. Internal services also include managing accounting, payroll, capital financing/debt service, annual financial statements, as well as assisting with agency budget development.
Mummert will assume the Director of Business Services position on August 23, 2010.
Posted: 08.03.10
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NORTH CLASSROOM BUILDING RENOVATION
March - December 2010
Beginning Monday, March 22 and continuing through December 2010, contractors working on the Auraria Science Building Project will be completing the renovation of the second and third floors of the North Classroom Building. Specific interior and exterior closures during the project are listed below and are detailed in the attachments with this notice. All work will be coordinated with occupants that will be affected by the renovation.
SECOND FLOOR WORK:
Above ceiling demolition, plumbing installation and ceiling replacement from 2204, 2205, 2206, 2208 and 2404 will occur from Monday, March 29 through Monday, April 26, 2010. The work will begin at 10:00 p.m. each night, and will be complete by 7:00 a.m. each morning and will not affect normal operations in this area of the building. This work will be coordinated with the occupants of those rooms affected. Signage will be placed around the area with specific closure and detour information.
THIRD FLOOR WORK:
The contractors will completely renovate laboratories and office suites 3014, 3016, 3101, 3103, 3107, 3112, 3114, 3202, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3207, 3208, 3209, 3211, 3214, 3215, 3403, 3406, 3407, 3410, 3411, 3413, 3414, 3415, 3416, 3417, 3419 and 3515 from Monday, March 29 through December 2010. This area will be closed to the general public and separated from the remainder of the building by temporary partitions. Additionally, restrooms inside the construction area will be unavailable for use. Details of the area closed to the general public can be found in the attached PDF (North Class MOP Plan Views Final). Signage will be placed to assist the general public in negotiating through the closures to gain access to adjacent areas of the building.
Additionally, a set of stairs on the north side of the building will be closed to during the duration of the work. The doors accessing the stairs will be locked and there will be a temporary partition with signage in place to restrict access. The freight elevator accessed near the northwest entrance will be restricted to construction personnel, facilities, deliveries, and persons with disabilities during construction hours. Signage will be posted on all floors with instructions on how to use the radio to call the elevator operator. During non-construction hours the freight elevator will be returned to normal operation.
EXTERIOR OF THE NORTH CLASSROOM BUILDING:
The contractors will erect a construction fence on the north side of the building and signage will be added around the perimeter of the fence. The exterior area that will be closed for construction is detailed on the attached map (Exterior North Class Plan).
Please refer any additional comments or questions regarding this project to Mike Turman with Jacobs at 303-556-2394 or by e-mail at mike.turman@jacobs.com.
Attachments
North Class MOP Plan Views Final
Exterior North Class Plan.tiff
Posted: 03.18.10
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NEW FENCING FOR SCIENCE BUILDING PROJECT
The construction fence that is currently in place for the Science Addition construction will be moved to fence the construction area required for the renovation of the Existing Science Building. The new layout of this fence is scheduled to run from December 14, 2009 through November 2010. The fencing change will have the following impact on the campus:
- Fourteen (14) handicap spaces will be temporarily unavailable. Four (4) spaces will be added adjacent to the library. The handicapped parking changes have been coordinated with Auraria Parking Services. Signage will be in place to notify users that the handicap spaces will be unavailable starting January 2010.
- The bike racks in front of Existing Science will be relocated near the entry area adjacent to the new courtyard and entry to the Science Building Addition. The blue star on the map below represents where the bike racks will be relocated (reminder: bikes should be walked as this area is a dismount zone).
- The contractor will provide signage for faculty, staff and students to guide pedestrian traffic around the new fencing layout.
The red-dashed line on the map represents new fencing.
Posted: 12.10.09
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AHEC ANNOUNCES ONLINE H1N1 CAMPUS RESOURCE GUIDE
The Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) has launched a new web page designed to give the Auraria Campus community the vehicle to easily find H1N1 flu information, especially as it pertains to the campus.
The web page (www.ahec.edu/h1n1) features flu-related information and direct web links to campus, state and national health organizations such as, the Health Center at Auraria, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Ready Colorado, and Flu.gov; the nation’s designated website for flu information. Additionally, the web page provides updated information regarding when and where to get flu shots, educational information, and tips for staying healthy and providing care to anyone who has been infected with the flu virus.
AHEC has also added a flu-related option for callers to the Auraria Campus. When calling the main campus switchboard, 303-556-2400, option 6 will allow callers access to recorded information about seasonal flu and H1N1 flu, or connect them directly with the Health Center at Auraria.
The Auraria Campus reminds everyone to get a seasonal flu shot as soon as possible, in an effort to avoid contracting the virus. Those at high risk (seniors, people with diabetes, women who are pregnant, or anyone under the age of 19) are especially encouraged. To find a convenient location for receiving the seasonal flu shot, go to www.immunizecolorado.com.
Click here to go to the Online H1N1 Resource Guide
Posted: 10.5.09
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EXPLORATORY EXCAVATION ON CAMPUS
Beginning this Friday, September 18, 2009, and on subsequent Fridays after that, AHEC Facilities Management will perform minor exploratory excavation work on the Auraria Campus. The work will take place near the Central Classroom Building (see map insert below) with minimal disruption to pedestrian traffic. Occasional closures of the pedestrian ramp on the northwest corner of the building may be required; pedestrian traffic will be redirected with signage. This work is in preparation for replacement of the main steam line to the Central Classroom.
Any questions should be directed to Pete Hagen, Project Manager, at 303.556.2209 or at hagenp@ahec.edu.
Posted: 09.16.09
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