Routine and preventative maintenance to the campus grounds, turf areas, ponds, and planting beds is provided by the grounds maintenance section. Administration of all capital fund projects is provided by the planning and construction section. This section also provides advice on architectural and engineering matters and capital planning in accordance with the university's master plan. Routine cleaning services of the academic buildings and athletic buildings is provided by the housekeeping section. Routine, emergency, and preventative maintenance is provided to all campus vehicles by the automotive section.
Small project estimating and renovation support is provided by the planning and estimating section.
The Office of Public Safety is the university's law-enforcement department. All Public Safety officers are police officers of the Commonwealth and are subject to rigorous standards of employment which include an extensive background investigation, medical examination, psychological testing, and mandated basic and in-service police training at the Norfolk Police Academy and the Hampton Roads Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy. Police officers of the Department of Public Safety are trained in the same manner as all other public law enforcement officers in the state of Virginia. Public safety officers have concurrent jurisdiction arrest powers in agreed portions of the city of Norfolk. The Office of Public Safety provides protective services with police and physical security as its primary objectives.