Departments - MSU Physical Plant Division
For information on initiating a service request, call 3-1760
or click here!
Administration
Address:
Room 101 Physical Plant Building, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1215
Phone: (517) 355-3366 -- Fax: (517) 353-6358
Office Hours: 8:00 am-noon and 1:00 pm-5:00 pm (ET), Monday through Friday
Business and Personnel
Business and
Personnel provides the Physical Plant Division's
billing and cost accounting services (including the University's telephone billings),
and supports the Division in computer services and human resources specialties.
Call 355-3375 to get answers to billing questions.
Address: Room 1
Physical Plant Building, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1215
Phone: (517) 355-3375 -- Fax: (517) 353-5001
Office Hours: 7:30 am--noon and 12:30 pm-5:00 pm (ET), Monday through
Friday
Custodial Services
Custodial Services
provides cleaning services in MSU's academic, athletics, medical, and events buildings;
locks and unlocks the buildings; operates swimming pools; replaces light bulbs
and tubes; and performs similar minor building maintenance. The department's staff
also sets up special events, assembles furniture, and provides heavy trucking,
labor, and equipment for certain heavy moving and delivery services.
- For basic custodial service
in buildings, contact the building's head custodian. The custodial staff begins
work at 4:30 pm or at 10:00 pm, depending on the building. Many head custodians
have a message board or mailbox in the building, or make daily contact with
the office of the Dean, Director, or Department Chair.
- To request moving, setup,
or similar services, use the Service Request form.
- Not sure if your building
is funded? Call 355-8485.
- For additional
information visit the Custodial Services Website.
Address: Room 39 Physical
Plant Building, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1215
Phone: (517) 355-8485 -- Fax: (517) 432-2820
Office Hours: 8:00 am-noon and 1:00 pm-1:00 am (ET), Monday through Friday
Engineering and Architectural
Services
Engineering
and
Architectural Services performs planning and analysis
for the Physical Plant Division, maintains construction standards and master
records
of the campus plan, buildings and utility systems, coordinates and inspects construction
and alteration projects, and prepares plans and specifications. The department
also
directs
the
planning efforts of architects, engineers, and landscape architects on capital
construction
projects.
Address: Room 101 Physical
Plant Building, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1215
Phone: (517) 355-3372 -- Fax: (517) 353-6358
Office Hours: 8:00 am-noon and 1:00 pm-5:00 pm (ET), Monday through Friday
Grounds Maintenance
The
Grounds Maintenance Department provides the following services in
support of overall University operations:
- Maintain all
horticultural materials such as turf, trees, evergreens, shrubs, vines,
ground covers and flowering materials, including litter and debris
control in all out door areas.
- Provide woody plant
specimens from its nursery and greenhouse support for plant materials
used in Beal Botanical Garden and the developed campus.
- Maintain outdoor
athletic areas for varsity and intramural sports as well as indoor
arenas in Jenison Fieldhouse, IM West Building and Breslin Student
Events Center.
- Maintain roads,
bridges, walks, terraces and ornamental pools.
- Maintain
directional traffic and informational signs.
- Execute site
restoration and landcaping work at new buildings and for other campus
improvements.
- Maintain Forest
Akers East & West Golf Courses (36 holes).
- Operational and
service equipment used in grounds maintenance operations.
- For additional
information visit the Grounds web site.
Address:
158 Stadium Road, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1216
Phone: (517)
355-7750 -- Fax: (517) 353-4631
Office Hours: 7:00
am-11:30 am and 12:00 pm-4:00 pm (ET), Monday through Friday
- Parrott, Gary -
Manager (parrott@pplant.msu.edu)
- Andrews, Jay -
Nursery Technician (andrews@pplant.msu.edu)
- Bergen, Lynn -
Administrative Assistant III (bergen@pplant.msu.edu)
- Fouty, Amy -
Athletic Turf Manager (fouty@msu.edu)
- Frank, Steve -
Landscape Service Coordinator (frank@pplant.msu.edu)
- Govoni, Lenny -
Equipment Maintenance/Hard Surface and Sign Maintenance (govoni@pplant.msu.edu)
- Lake, Carol -
Office Assistant (lake@pplant.msu.edu)
- Lewis, Ron -
Operations Supervisor I (lewis@pplant.msu.edu)
- McManus, Jennifer
- Personnel Administrator (mcmanus@pplant.msu.edu)
- O'Connor, Sean -
Golf Course Superintendent (oconnor@pplant.msu.edu)
- Ratliff, Bill -
Athletic Grounds Supervisor (ratliff@pplant.msu.edu)
- Schwalm, Mary -
Accounting Clerk II (schwalm@pplant.msu.edu)
- Swartz, Paul -
Landscape Service Coordinator/Campus Arborist (swartz@pplant.msu.edu)
- Thelen, Roger -
Nursery Manager/Site Construction Supervisor (thelen@pplant.msu.edu)
- Whybrew, Bob -
Operations Supervisor I (whybrew@pplant.msu.edu)
Maintenance Services
Maintenance Services
operates and maintains academic buildings, maintains the utility distribution
systems, and performs related services. A wide variety of skills and materials
in metal working, electrical, electronics, broadband cable, plumbing, heating,
ventilation, air-conditioning, carpentry, roofing, masonry, locksmith, painting,
and glazing trades are available for departmental facilities and projects.
- Maintenance
staff is on duty Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 1:00 am(ET), to respond
to problems and emergencies. Call (517) 353-1760 to get immediate service.
- After hours, all day
Saturday, Sunday and holidays, dial "0";
the University operator will dispatch help.
- To hire Maintenance Services
for regular repair or special projects, use the Service
Request form.
- For Keys
and Lock Service refer to Section 225 of the Manual of Business Procedures.
- Not sure if your building
is funded? Call 353-1760.
- Central
Control of Energy-Management Systems
Address: Room 132 Physical
Plant Building, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1215
Phone: (517) 353-1760 -- Fax: (517) 355-5205
Office Hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm (ET), Monday through Friday
The Power and Water Department
The Power and
Water Department operates the power plant, reservoir
and wells which provide water, steam, and electricity to the main campus.
Address: T.B. Simon
Power Plant, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1217
Phone: (517) 355-3314 -- Fax: (517) 432-2368
Office Hours: 8:00 am--noon and 1:00 pm-5:00 pm (ET), Monday through Friday
Recycling and Waste Management
The Office of
Recycling and Waste Management provides Recycling
and Waste removal services to the campus community.
Address:
- Administrative Office-88
Service Road
- Operations-1344 South
Harrison Road, behind University Printing
Phone: MSU Recycles!
(517) 355-1723 -- Fax: (517) 353-9732
Telecommunication Systems
Telecommunication
Systems manages the University's voice and broadband
systems, including directory information assistance.
- ON CAMPUS, dial zero
for campus directory assistance.
- FROM OFF-CAMPUS, dial
(517) 355-1855 for campus directory assistance.
- For questions about telephone
or telecommunication billings, contact the Business and Personnel
Office.
- To request telecommunication
services use the Service Request form or dial 3-5515.
- Refer to Section
280 of the Manual of Business Procedures for detailed procedures.
Address: W-110 Public
Safety Building, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1219
Phone: (517) 353-5515 -- Fax: (517) 353-6633
Office Hours: 8:00 am--noon and 1:00 pm-5:00 pm (ET), Monday through Friday
Transportation Services
Transportation Services
operates Campus Charter Bus Services; rents and leases
sedans, station wagons, vans and trucks to departments and individuals for University
business; operates a fueling and vehicle repair station; and maintains data, titles,
and licensing for the vehicle fleet. Campus shuttle service and special transportation
services are operated by Captial
Area Transportation Authority (CATA) at 394-1100.
- Reserve motor pool vehicles
or charter a bus, telephone (517) 353-5280; fax (517) 353-4510; email at mpool@pplant.msu.edu
or trans@pplant.msu.edu; office
hours are 7am-5pm (ET), Monday-Friday;
- Schedule repair or routine
service for University vehicles at (517) 355-1868; fax (517) 355-1738; email
at garage@pplant.msu.edu; hours
of operation are 8am - 4:30 pm (ET), Monday-Friday;
- Refer to Manual of Business
Procedures, Section 245, for additional policy,
information and procedures.
Address:
134 Central Services Building NW, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1001
Phone: (517) 353-5280 -- Fax:(517) 353-4510
Office Hours: (northwest section of the Central Services Building): 7:00
am to 5:00 pm (ET) Monday through Friday
MSU Bikes Service Center
Address: B10 Bessey Hall, E. Lansing, MI 48824-1033 (300 ft. west of the Farm Ln. bridge on the N. River Trail)
Phone: (517) 432-3400 -- Fax: (517) 432-2743
Shop Hours: see website for current semester hours
- Simon, Roy - Director,
Telecommunication and Transportation Services (rjsimon@pplant.msu.edu)
- Watts, Brian -
Manager (watts@pplant.msu.edu)
- Wolfe, Brian
- Service Garage (517-355-1868, 8:00 am-4:30 PM, ET. Monday through
Friday; East Concourse, Spartan Stadium, (bawolfe@pplant.msu.edu)
- Walton, Fran
- Service Garage (517-355-1868, 8:00 am-4:30 PM, ET. Monday through Friday;
East Concourse, Spartan Stadium, (fwalton@pplant.msu.edu)
- Potter, Tim - MSU Bikes, Marketing &
Sales Coordinator (tbpotter@pplant.msu.edu), 432-3414