Business Affairs Bulletin

Departmental Updates

 

 

RELOCATION OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY POLICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICES

Are you looking for the Office of Facilities Management, the Police Department or the Department of Environmental Health and Safety? Over the summer semester, Facilities Management moved to their new building (FM) located east of Callier Richardson, just south of Synergy Park Boulevard. The Police Department relocated into the former facilities building (PD), while the Department of Environmental Health and Safety moved into the previous police location (EHS). To make the transition easier, all phone extensions are unchanged. Please stop by and visit each office at their new locations.

 

THREE UT DALLAS OFFICERS RECOGNIZED FOR HURRICANE IKE AID

UT System recently recognized three UT Dallas police officers for their work securing Galveston Island in the wake of Hurricane Ike, the third-most destructive storm ever to make landfall in the United States and the most intense storm of 2008.

UT System Director of Police John Slettebo flew to Dallas to make the presentations. Vice President for Business Affairs Calvin Jamison and UT Dallas Acting Police Chief Michael Tacker joined Slettebo in thanking Sgt. Angela Willis (pictured right, with Slettebo and Jamison), Officer Kendra Penny and Corp. Mark Routson for their commitment to quality service.

“These officers volunteered and were deployed to UT Medical Branch at Galveston in support of the recovery operations after the devastation of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. [They] allowed officers from UTMB to receive time off to attend to personal matters during the crisis and be with their families,” Slettebo said.

The three UT Dallas officers received certificates of merit, letters of recognition and were awarded special-edition pins featuring a hurricane symbol (pictured left).

Willis, who is from Galveston, arrived on the island during the first week of the disaster. She described the scene as one of devastation and chaos. “It looked like a bomb went off. Trash and debris were everywhere,” she said.

Penny and Routson arrived in the third week. “You could see piles of trash next to roadways for miles, and a lot of ship wreckage still remained where Ike washed them ashore. The smell was horrible, mainly coming from broken sewer lines and piled-up trash. But I take pride in providing services to all mankind, regardless the reason or the sacrifice,” Penny said.