For larger snowstorms, a contractor is called in to assist in the lots. Unless icing conditions exist, salt is not used until the snow has almost stopped because the crew would be going back over the same areas multiple times and plowing the salt as well as the snow. University Park is responsible for their snow removal and their roads usually are not cleared as quickly as the campus roads. The Grounds workers at Alton handle the snow and ice removal unless it is a large snow, then a contractor comes in to assist. East St. Louis is totally contracted.
Pest control is contracted out to a vendor.
For pest control problems, contact Facilities Management at 2999. In an effort to conserve energy when the University is closed, i.e., the break between Christmas and New Years, the heat is reduced to a minimum in the campus buildings. About three weeks prior to a closure, Jack Butler sends out a letter with the anticipated break building schedule to the functional area heads and to various departments. Then a building schedule is composed, printed, and distributed to the University Community. During the Christmas Break and the Summer Break, the costodial staff reduces services to classrooms and offices so that special cleaning tasks can be performed.