Physical Plant

JU's Campus Facilities Department is dedicated to maintaining an environment that is conducive to learning and teaching for our University community. Our staff of 85 employees provides service to over 50 buildings. JU's main campus consists of over 260 acres. Our technicians respond to approximately 400 work requests a month including our preventative maintenance program. We consider the University's 2,500 students and 500 faculty and staff to be our customers and we strive to provide them with the best service possible.

Perhaps no other department has such frequent working relationships with so many other departments at all levels of the JU organization. To serve the entire scope of needs of the institution's facilities and the people who use them, and to maintain high quality with limited resources is a formidable task.

The mission and functions of the Campus Facilities Department are to enhance the physical environment in support of the University's teaching, research and public service functions. The magnitude and diversity of demands placed on the department create special challenges in the areas of effective liaison and communications with the University community.

In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Campus Facilities Department will require that a high priority be placed on servicing the mechanical devices and utilities systems which keep the University's facilities fully functional for teaching, learning, work and enrichment at all hours of the day and night. It will also have to respond to special needs that involve requests for non-maintenance services from individuals.

This guide addresses the Campus Facilities Department's responsibilities for normal and recurring operations and facilities maintenance and other services rendered to departments and activities sponsors upon special request (Special Services). It outlines some of the more-important Campus Facilities service responsibilities and how those services are normally requested and delivered.

The Campus Facilities Department will continually strive to improve the quality and effectiveness of our services. The goal is to provide the best possible service to the entire University community.

The Physical Plant can be contacted at (904) 256-7550.