Letter from the Vice President Brewster County Is the Largest – It Ft Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Welcome to Theteam

FSS Essentials Summer 2014 State University Letter From the VP (Continued from page 1) Did You Know? In This Issue also bring additional relief for the Hazelwood and Hazelwood Legacy free tuition and fee pro- Summer 2014 grams. More about all of this as we get closer to January, 2015. • There are 254 counties in the state in the Texas Urban Triangles that Dates To Remember...... 2 In the meantime, have a great summer. And, oh of Texas. encompasses metro areas of Dallas- What Makes A Division Great?...... 2 yeah, pray for rain. • Letter From the Vice President Brewster county is the largest – it Ft Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Welcome To theTeam...... 2 covers 6,208 square miles and is Antonio. And the Winners Are...... 3 larger than the state of Rhode Is- • State shell of Texas is the lightning Travel Smart land. whelk (Busycon contrarium), an ed- FSS Picnic 2014...... 4 • Texas has 11 geographical areas: ible species of large predatory sea Relief is on the way! No, in the FSS division. Crossword...... 6 (Continued from page 7) Brazos Valley, Central Texas, Hill snail or whelk. This species has a left I’m not talking about Annual Enrollment...... 6 Country, Gulf Coast/Coast Blend, handed or sinistral shell. summer rainfall to ease Speaking of needs, each summer in an even more than 50 water rides and attractions, including East Texas/Piney Woods, West numbered year Texas State and every other Travel Smart...... 7 a large wave pool, lazy river and more than a dozen • Texas produces more wool than any the massive drought Texas/Edwards Plateau, North in Central Texas. In- institution of higher education and state agency exciting water slides. other U.S. state. Staff Scoop...... 7 Texas/Rolling Hills, Rio Grande stead, for the fi rst time prepares their Biennial Request for Legislative Splashtown San Antonio offers a variety of water • Edwards terrain in west Texas is the in a number of years Appropriations, called the LAR, for the upcom- Did You Know?...... 8 fun with a wave pool at the center that is surrounded Valley/Big Bend, Southeast Texas, ing Legislative Session. That work is in full by a lazy river and more water rides and attractions and the Texas Panhandle. main sheep breeding zone in the U.S. we have allocated several new staff positions swing. This is our opportunity to put forward on three sides. • More than 25 million people live in • Texas has the largest fl ock of white- our needs for the next two year State funding tail deer in the country. across the University. During your visit you’ll fi nd exciting rides like the Texas. President’s Cabinet period. The current biennium, 2014 and 2015, seven-story tall Lonestar Luge, a toboggan ride where • saw the fi rst upturn in the level of “real” State up-to three can ride together down one of two differ- • Texas is home to 3 of the top 10 The offi cial state mammal is the carved out funds from armadillo. the 2014 annual operating budget for new staff Appropriations in more than ten years. I have ent fl umes. For thrill-seekers The Wedgie will afford largest cities in America: they are my fi ngers crossed that it will continue into you the chance to race down a thrilling, fi ve-story Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. • Jalapeno jelly was fi rst invented in positions, and President Trauth recently announced FSS VISION: tall, double dip speed slide. Other rides include two the allocation among divisions. 2016 and 2017. We will be requesting funding double-rider tube slides, enclosed body slides, and • Almost ¾ of the population lives Lake Jackson and sold in 1978. for two new buildings, one on each campus, San Antonio’s only head-fi rst mat slide – Head Rush. FSS received 9.25 new FTE positions in the al- an Engineering and Science Building in San Outstanding Support and location, a very fair proportion to the overall total Marcos and a Health Professions Building in Splashtown San Antonio also has volleyball and bas- distributed between fi ve divisions. These positions ketball courts, water volleyball, a water activity pool Round Rock, a new research institute called the Service: Working Together with waterfalls and slides, picnic areas and facilities are allocated among: Multifunctional Materials Innovation Institute, for birthday parties and groups. During the summer • Procurement and Strategic Sourcing and increased formula funding for ongoing for Texas State months the park offers special events including dive- operations. Statewide efforts are underway to in movies in the wave pool. • Environmental Health, Safety and Risk “I’ve never learned anything while I was talking.” Management www.splashtownsa.com (Continued on page 8) 3600 N Panama Expressway, San Antonio, TX 78219 ?- Larry King • Materials Management Phone: (210) 227-1400 • Facilities FSS Leadership • Human Resources. Vice President I don’t have to tell you how much stress offi ces William Nance have been under for the past few years as our FSS Division Mission: The Finance and Support Services Division is dedicated to providing enrollment, grant expenditures, and all areas of Associate VP, Financial Services the University for that matter, have grown while Darryl Borgonah outstanding customer service and a challenging and satisfying work environment general staff employment remained steady. Rapid VPFSS Brown Bag while maintaining the fiscal integrity of the university. enrollment growth, coupled with meager state ap- Director, EHS&RM propriations and limits imposed on tuition and fee Have an idea...a question...a concern? Bill Russell Clark increases, has led to increased workloads in every Nance will visit offi ces for his monthly area. Statewide statistics show that Texas State Associate Vice President, Facilities was already one of the most effi cient among Texas Brown Bag sessions on the following Juan Guerra Public Universities before this happened. It’s only dates. my impression and nothing more, but I believe this Assistant VP, Human Resources past academic year saw frustration among both Th ursday, July 17 John McBride faculty and staff grow just short of the breaking Accounting & Purchasing point across campus. These new positions will be Associate VPFSS, Planning very welcomed in all divisions. We need to thank 12:00pm - 1:00pm Nancy Nusbaum Digitally printed and addressed at Copy Cats at Texas State President Trauth, Provost Bourgeois and the other Wednesday, August 20 Vice Presidents for uniting in support of the need Director, Auxiliary Services for these new staff positions. Facilities Management FSS Essentials is published quarterly by the FSS Newsletter Committee: John Root It will take a while for the funding to be moved into 12:00pm - 1:00pm Patricia Prado ([email protected]) Nancy Meeks ([email protected]) Loreen Bowen ([email protected]) Julie Eriksen ([email protected]) the appropriate accounts, GOJAs to be developed Wednesday, September 17 Assistant VP, Budgeting, Financial for the new positions, jobs to be posted and new MaryAnn Hollingsworth ([email protected]) Alma Apodaca ([email protected]) Human Resources Planning & Analysis Bill Hollingsworth ([email protected]) Melinda Olivo ([email protected]) employees hired, but at least we will be able to Gordon Thyberg breathe a little easier in the near future. Thank 12:00pm - 1:00pm We encourage you to send personal and professional news, photos, articles, Dates to you to every manager who put forward a request Treasurer Remember, and other newsletter submissions to any committee member. 8 for a new staff position. Even those that were not Valarie Van Vlack funded helped tell the story of our overall needs Mmber The Texas State University System FSS Essentials Summer 2014

Crossword! And the Winners Are... Annual FSS Quarterly Team Award Winners Parking Services at tailgating were made available to all students, faculty, staff and general public to include the visiting team. There were a total of six home football Benefits games over the span of three months. Parking Services provided a parking and tailgating area for those wanting to tailgate prior to the football games. This service was new to the department as Parking Services had never had their own personnel Enrollment collect monies at the gates. The team was headed by Mark Jesse. He scheduled individuals and placed them in needed areas in various parking lots. He distributed petty cash funds to “supervisors” and assigned those individuals their own “cashiers”. Those individuals were trained how to assist individuals wanting to park with a parking permit as other individuals were trained to monitor the parking lots and patrons who were coming and going. Once again, it is time for ERS This all occurred under various weather conditions. Annual Enrollment. Annual En- All tailgates were considered a success by both the Athletics department and the As- rollment is your chance to make sociated Student Government. The University was able to save money by using their changes to your benefi ts without a own personnel as opposed to outsourcing a company to collect money. Team members: Mark Jesse, Tomas Martinez, John Parker, Ricardo qualifying life event. The team worked hard together to be successful. They had to overcome unforeseen Vega, Roberto Ramos, Apolonio Navarro, Sharon Wilsford, Refugio obstacles and learn from mistakes as each tailgate occurred. Some team members Hernandez, Alma Apodaca, Jonathan Hackworth, Vincent Lake, June 30 – August 1 worked several hours in one day as other stayed late to help pick up trash. Everyone Roy Serrano, Vernon Tealer, Tommy Richardson, Caleb Moseley, Steve put in a team effort and showed pride in their work. Texas State’s assigned phase: July Burt, Milus Steen, and William Schneider. 14 – July 25 While we are able to utilize the entire Annual Enrollment period, FSS Customer Service Award Winners ERS has named this phase as our designated window of time to Left to right: Lisa Allen, Student Business Services; Bill Nance, Vice President for Finance and Support Services; Brittany McCullar, Utili- make changes. Using these dates ties Operations; Jerry DeLeon, Facilities Operations; Daniel Moran, to call ERS will help speed up pro- Utilities Operations; Mark Jesse, Parking Services; Marketa Willis, FI cessing and shorten customer ser- Master Data Center; Michael Contreras, Custodial Operations; and vice wait times. Priscilla Hernandez, Procurement and Strategic Sourcing. Some highlights: • 100% contribution toward Texas State Years Of Service Awards employee medical for full-time employees will continue Honored at a ceremony in May, the following Salvador Cortez Rodriguez, Custodial Operations and Risk Management FSS employees received a pin and certifi cate James F. Rummel, Print & Mail Services Jerry DeLeon, Facilities Operations • Brand new Dental Discount Plan for ten or more years of service at Texas State Bill G. Tomlinson, Facilities, Planning, Design Paula G. Flores, University Bookstore University. We congratulate and thank them for and Construction Sally Moss, Offi ce of Payroll and Tax Compliance through Careington Dental their dedication and hard work over the years. 15 Years Sam Perez, Grounds Operations Lisa Allen, Student Business Services and Bursars Joe Sanchez, Print & Mail Services 10 Years • Co-pay for Tier 1 generic drugs Domingo Alvarez, Print & Mail Services Douglas K. Tatsch, University Bookstore is lowered to $10 Ama B. Adusei Ameyaw, University Bookstore Lisa C. Braun, Accounting Offi ce Gloria C. Tobias, Facilities Management Rolando Bolanos, Grounds Operations Cynthia Castillo, Student Business Services and Jolane Wiegand, Print & Mail Services • Rollover rule changes to the Edgar W. Brandon, Facilities Operations Bursars 25 Years TexFlex medical plan Martin Briceno, Utility Operations Nicolasa Delgado, Custodial Operations Mary Alice Gonzales, Auxiliary Services Carmelita R. Castillo, Custodial Operations Stella Gallegos, Student Business Services and Maria Hernandez, Custodial Operations If you have not already received it, Jesse E. Cruz, Print & Mail Services Bursars Daniel T. Hurtado Jr., Print & Mail Services check your mail for your Personal Elida M. DeLeon, Custodial Operations Olga Leal Garza, Custodial Operations Johnny Rayos, Materials Management and Logistics Employee Benefi ts Statement sent Jerardo Flores, Custodial Operations Alton T. Hill, Jr., University Bookstore Larry Rodriguez, Facilities Operations Julie T. Gomez, Facilities Management Henry Perez, Facilities Operations Mary Sanchez, Custodial Operations directly from ERS. This will show Connie M. Hughes, Custodial Operations Karl C. Randow, Facilities Management Gordon Thyberg, Offi ce of Budgeting, Financial what benefi ts you currently have Dan Johnson, Facilities Operations Ronald Dean Reading, Transportation Services Planning and Analysis and what options are available. You George A. Krezinski, Facilities Planning, De- Rodrigo C. Rodriguez, Custodial Operations Anna Marie Vasquez, Custodial Operations can also visit the Annual Enroll- sign and Construction Teresa Jo Rudolph, Offi ce of Budgeting, Finan- 30 Years ment site on the “What’s New” Candelario S. Martinez, Custodial Operations cial Planning and Analysis Doug L. Bynum, Utility Operations Tomas Martinez, Transportation Services Manuel Salinas, Custodial Operations Jerry W. Cochran, Facilities Operations section of the Human Resources Larry McSwain, Facilities Operations website at www.hr.txstate.edu. Monica Sanchez, Materials Management and Elizabeth M. Espinoza, University Bookstore Judi Marie Nicholson, Procurement and Stra- Logistics Lilia Rodriguez, Facilities Management tegic Sourcing Vernon Tealer, Transportation Services Diana R. Trelles, Environmental Health, Safety and Marcus Pacheco, Custodial Operations 20 Years Risk Management 6 3 Raymond Reyes, Grounds Operations Gus A. Cantu, Jr., Environmental Health, Safety Oscar Barrera, Facilities Operations FSS Essentials Summer 2014

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The FSS division held its 20th annual employee appreciation picnic at Sewell Park on May 2. • HD Supply FSS employees came out this year to our “Hat’s Off ” themed picnic, and many wore their best • Jason’s Deli hats for the occasion. This year, food was ca- • JCPenney Salon tered by Pluckers Wing Bar, and a great variety of music provided by the always entertaining • Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches DJ Jesse Cruz of Mail Services. • Johnny Carinos Italian Restaurant The FSS Community Development Team • Kreuz Market would like to extend a special THANK YOU to the local community vendors and university departments who made do- nations to the FSS Annual Horseshoes winners Water balloon toss winners Employee Appreciation • Subway Picnic. Over 100 prizes Thank you again to these departments and were given out. With the • Supercuts community vendors. Next time you are in their timately, the 1st place trophies went to “The Eagle support of our commu- • Texas State Alumni Affairs place of business, give them a big Texas State Seekers” who shot 11 under par for a score of 57. nity merchants, the picnic “Thank you!”! Representing the team was our very own VP, Bill was a huge success! • Texas State Athletics Department Nance, retired FSS employee Clif Gips, and Sam In honor of our “Hats Off ” occasion, em- • Bath & Body Works • Texas State Bobcat Bloom Paul and Chuck Spradling from the Information ployees participated in a “Hot Hat” game, our Technology division. Coming in 2nd place were the • Bobcat Golf Range • Texas State Bookstore version of hot potato. Winners of this game “Mighty Ducts” consisting of team members Barry were Dianna Rosales of Payroll and Tax Com- Buscha and Brad Daniels of Facilities Operations • Carquest Auto Parts • Texas State Golf Course • Krispy Kreme pliance along with her partner, Gloria Perez along with their guests, Johnny Roberts and Paul • Chisholm Trail BBQ • Texas State Environmental Health, Safety & of Copy Cats. It was a close competition but Daniels. Winner of the Longest Drive was Vincent • Little Shoppe of Health Risk Management the team including Victor Andrade and Javier Morton and Gary Zielinski shot the Closest to the • Church’s Chicken Ortiz, both of Materials Management and Lo- Pin. Sam Paul won the overall putting contest. Con- • Logan’s Roadhouse • Texas State Information Technology • Conley Car Wash & Detail gistics, won the “Catch in a Hat” water balloon grats to all of our golfers! • Lowe’s Home Improvement • Texas State Residence Life toss game. Last but not least, the winners of • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store the “Best Hat” competition went to Elsie Ro- At Sewell Park, the horseshoe competition was held • Mamacita’s Restaurant & Cantina • Tuttle Lumber mano of Environmental Health, Risk Manage- with 12 teams participating. The coveted 1st place • Del Taco Golf tournament winners ment and Safety, Connie Brownson of Human • Mana’s Restaurant • University Marketing • Embassy Suites San Marcos Resources, and Gordon Green of Facilities • Maurice’s • Victory Cleaners Management. • Fazoli’s • McCoy’s Building Supply • Walmart-San Marcos The Golf Tournament took place at the Texas • McDonald’s State Golf Course with a total of 10 teams par- • Wells Fargo ticipating. It was a very close competition for • Mochas & Javas • Westy’s Pharmacy Inc. ﬁ rst which ended in a scorecard playoff. Ul- • Pluckers Wing Bar • Quail Creek Country Club • Quick Align • Red Lobster • Rita’s on the River “Hot Hat” contest winners • Servpro trophies went to the reigning champs from 2013… • Sherwin Williams Co. the team, “I’d Hit That” with team members Steve • Smitty’s Market, Inc. Williams-Custodial Operations and David Pardo- Grounds. Congratulations to all of the participants! • Spud Ranch • Freebirds World Burrito The picnic was an overall success. The FSS Com- • Starbucks munity Development Team hopes everyone en- • Fuschak’s Pit Bar-B-Q Best Hat winners joyed the afternoon by the river with their friends • Starplex Cinema • Grainger and colleagues. See you all next year!! 4 5 FSS Essentials Summer 2014

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Dates To July 15 August 26 • Bastille Day • Women’s Equality Day Travel Smart Remember July 20 - August 19 September 1 Timely travel tips • Ramadan • Labor Day - offi cial Texas State July 23 holiday • Annual Enrollment Fair September 4 August 5 • Teachers’ Day • FSS Kickoff September 4 - 8 1895 Campfi re Circle, Dallas, TX 75232 Braunfels is the original and largest of the three August 8 • Rosh Hashanah The water parks in Texas are numerous and pro- vide a wide array of ways to cool down and have Phone: (214) 671-0820 Texas Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resorts. What sets July 4 • Summer Commencement September 7 a blast on your Summer vacation! Schlitterbahn apart from other waterparks is the • Independence Day - offi cial • Annual benefi ts enrollment • Grandparents’ Day Six Flags Fiesta Texas White Water Bay, natural riverfront setting, unique mix of attrac- Texas State holiday ends September 8 Aquatica at SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio tions, family friendly atmosphere and resort rooms on the park grounds. • National Country Music Day August 12 • International Literacy Day This unique waterpark from SeaWorld blends up- Located near downtown San Antonio, White July 5 • International Youth Day September 13 close animal experiences, thrilling water rides and Water Bay waterpark is part of Six Flags Schlitterbahn New Braunfels is 65 acres with more • Running Of the Bulls sandy beaches to deliver an exceptional waterpark Fiesta Texas and included with park admis- than 40 water rides and family attractions in six August 21 • International Chocolate Day experience. Aquatica Waterpark is inspired by the sion. Here you’ll fi nd more than dozen water named areas. The large collection of rides includes July 7 • Senior Citizens’ Day September 15 vivid color, stunning fl ora and carefree personality rides & attractions, including tube slides, body three uphill water coasters, nine tube chutes, 17 wa- • Summer II session begins August 22 • Beginning of Hispanic Heritage of the South Sea Islands. slides, a large interactive water play structure ter slides, family wave pool, fi ve swimming pools, July 8 • University Convocation Month and giant a one million gallon wave pool. fi ve hot tubs, seven children’s water playgrounds, Aquatica San Antonio has 42,000 square-feet plus water and sand volleyball courts. • Annual benefi ts enrollment • Texas State LBJ Picnic September 22 of sandy beaches, three terraced pools, a large White Water Bay waterpark has The Twister begins August 25 • Autumn begins wave pool, meandering lazy river, racing rides body slide that descends through total dark- Schlitterbahn is split into two main parts – East and one-of-a-kind family raft rides – “Stingray July 12 • First day of Fall semester September 26 ness, Tornado tube ride that enters a seven- and West – separated by three city blocks and with • Pecan Pie Day Falls” goes underwater through a reef fi lled with story, 132-foot long tunnel and for younger free tram service provided between them. The 25- classes • Native American Day stingrays and tropical fi sh and “Walhalla Wave” guests, Splashwater Springs, is the park’s kids acre East added in 1991, includes the Surfenburg sends the rafts up a zero-gravity wall where you’ll area featuring slides and fun just for them. section with the Boogie Bahn body boarding ride experience weightlessness. and the world’s fi rst uphill water coasters. In 1996, When you’re done with the waterpark, Six the 4-acre Blastenhoff section opened next to The park’s signature animal – the stingray – is Flags Fiesta Texas is right next door with Surfenburg with cutting-edge rides like the Torrent represented in a few different species, including exciting roller coasters, thrill rides and fabu- River and the Master Blaster uphill water coaster. cow nose and spotted eagle rays. In addition lous shows. you will be able to interact with other amazing schlitterbahn.com www.sixfl ags.com/fi estatexas/attractions/ Welcome creatures, including exotic birds and animals in 305 W Austin, New Braunfels, TX 78130 walk-around interactions. water-park-rides WWhathat MMakesakes A DDivisionivision GGreat?reat? 17000 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78257 Phone: (830) 625-2351 Aquatica is an add-on to your visit to SeaWorld To the San Antonio theme park. Admission to the wa- Phone: (210) 697-5050 Splashtown San Antonio terpark is an additional $25 above the cost of a Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Located three minutes north of downtown is one-day admission to SeaWorld. Splashtown San Antonio a 20-acre waterpark with Voted “America’s Number One Waterpark” Janet Kay Wisian and the Faculty and from the Department of History Team! www.aquaticabyseaworld.com/en/sanantonio/ by the Travel Channel, Schlitterbahn New (Continued on page 8) Staff send a BIG thank you to Connie for the outstanding job she did on 10500 SeaWorld Drive, San Antonio, TX 78251 Hughes, Sally Harris, Marty Garcia, Val the classroom fl oors as well as in the Phone: (800) 700-7786 Marrero, Steve Williams and Rodney main offi ce. “She is an extremely Bahama Beach, Dallas Guerrero for their hard work and dedi- valuable asset to this building. Be- We in FSS would like to extend a Staff Scoop cation at the Freeman Aquatic Biology The readers of the local Today Newspaper named cause she does her job so well, we warm welcome to three new em- Bahama Beach the “Best Place for Kids”. This FSS Employee News Building. Great work! can do our job. That is what makes ployees: family friendly Dallas waterpark offers water rides, us a strong department.” activity pools and attractions to keep you cool Vicky Robles, George Ferrer and Delfi a • Casey Tabor, Sales Assistant II, during the warm summer months. Cindy Kruckemeyer, Director of Stu- Chavarria receive Kudos from Christy Angie Sambrano, Kindra Colgin University Bookstore dent Business, always takes great pleasure Bahama Beach’s Calypso Cooler Lazy River gives in her twins’ accomplishments. She and Neely, Offi ce of the VP for Finance and Faculty and Staff, Old Main, guests a view of the entire park as they fl oat and Support Services for their great • David Sambrano, Recycling/ her husband, Nolan, have double the send recognition to Valerie Mar- around the island atop tubes on the gentle fl owing reasons for this newsletter. Their fi rst team work in making the Reed Parr Waste Management Worker II, current. Coconut Cove is an interactive water play rero, Heather Bristow, Bruce Banks, grandchild, Kori Rae, was born to daugh- Room looking immaculate. Texas State Grounds Operations structure with rope ladders, geysers and a giant Connie Hughes and Tony Garza for 1,000 gallon dumping bucket. ter Jessica and her husband Caleb Warren is lucky to have these three shining the wonderful job done on the fl oor on May 2. Jeremiah, not to be outdone, stars! Job well done! and stairs. They did an excellent job • Ruben Villarreal, Power Plant For thrills, Bahama Beach has the Bermuda received his doctor of pharmacy degree Operator, Utilities Operations Triangle trio of enclosed and open body fl ume from TTUHSC on May 23. Kudos go to Maria Morales, from and deserve recognition for their slides. Riptide Slide and Bahama Bullet are tube Professor and Chair Marcy C. Brennan hard work! Please join us in welcoming them to slides that start their descent from atop a 45-foot tower and for a little competition, try racing side- the FSS family and helping them by-side on Tortugas Express, a four-lane, feel at home here at Texas 2 7 head fi rst mat racing slide. State! www.bahamabeachdallas.com FSS Essentials Summer 2014 State University Letter From the VP (Continued from page 1) Did You Know? In This Issue also bring additional relief for the Hazelwood and Hazelwood Legacy free tuition and fee pro- Summer 2014 grams. More about all of this as we get closer to January, 2015. • There are 254 counties in the state in the Texas Urban Triangles that Dates To Remember...... 2 In the meantime, have a great summer. And, oh of Texas. encompasses metro areas of Dallas- What Makes A Division Great?...... 2 yeah, pray for rain. • Letter From the Vice President Brewster county is the largest – it Ft Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Welcome To theTeam...... 2 covers 6,208 square miles and is Antonio. And the Winners Are...... 3 larger than the state of Rhode Is- • State shell of Texas is the lightning Travel Smart land. whelk (Busycon contrarium), an ed- FSS Picnic 2014...... 4 • Texas has 11 geographical areas: ible species of large predatory sea Relief is on the way! No, in the FSS division. Crossword...... 6 (Continued from page 7) Brazos Valley, Central Texas, Hill snail or whelk. This species has a left I’m not talking about Annual Enrollment...... 6 Country, Gulf Coast/Coast Blend, handed or sinistral shell. summer rainfall to ease Speaking of needs, each summer in an even more than 50 water rides and attractions, including East Texas/Piney Woods, West numbered year Texas State and every other Travel Smart...... 7 a large wave pool, lazy river and more than a dozen • Texas produces more wool than any the massive drought Texas/Edwards Plateau, North in Central Texas. In- institution of higher education and state agency exciting water slides. other U.S. state. Staff Scoop...... 7 Texas/Rolling Hills, Rio Grande stead, for the fi rst time prepares their Biennial Request for Legislative Splashtown San Antonio offers a variety of water • Edwards terrain in west Texas is the in a number of years Appropriations, called the LAR, for the upcom- Did You Know?...... 8 fun with a wave pool at the center that is surrounded Valley/Big Bend, Southeast Texas, ing Legislative Session. That work is in full by a lazy river and more water rides and attractions and the Texas Panhandle. main sheep breeding zone in the U.S. we have allocated several new staff positions swing. This is our opportunity to put forward on three sides. • More than 25 million people live in • Texas has the largest fl ock of white- our needs for the next two year State funding tail deer in the country. across the University. During your visit you’ll fi nd exciting rides like the Texas. President’s Cabinet period. The current biennium, 2014 and 2015, seven-story tall Lonestar Luge, a toboggan ride where • saw the fi rst upturn in the level of “real” State up-to three can ride together down one of two differ- • Texas is home to 3 of the top 10 The offi cial state mammal is the carved out funds from armadillo. the 2014 annual operating budget for new staff Appropriations in more than ten years. I have ent fl umes. For thrill-seekers The Wedgie will afford largest cities in America: they are my fi ngers crossed that it will continue into you the chance to race down a thrilling, fi ve-story Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. • Jalapeno jelly was fi rst invented in positions, and President Trauth recently announced FSS VISION: tall, double dip speed slide. Other rides include two the allocation among divisions. 2016 and 2017. We will be requesting funding double-rider tube slides, enclosed body slides, and • Almost ¾ of the population lives Lake Jackson and sold in 1978. for two new buildings, one on each campus, San Antonio’s only head-fi rst mat slide – Head Rush. FSS received 9.25 new FTE positions in the al- an Engineering and Science Building in San Outstanding Support and location, a very fair proportion to the overall total Marcos and a Health Professions Building in Splashtown San Antonio also has volleyball and bas- distributed between fi ve divisions. These positions ketball courts, water volleyball, a water activity pool Round Rock, a new research institute called the Service: Working Together with waterfalls and slides, picnic areas and facilities are allocated among: Multifunctional Materials Innovation Institute, for birthday parties and groups. During the summer • Procurement and Strategic Sourcing and increased formula funding for ongoing for Texas State months the park offers special events including dive- operations. Statewide efforts are underway to in movies in the wave pool. • Environmental Health, Safety and Risk “I’ve never learned anything while I was talking.” Management www.splashtownsa.com (Continued on page 8) 3600 N Panama Expressway, San Antonio, TX 78219 ?- Larry King • Materials Management Phone: (210) 227-1400 • Facilities FSS Leadership • Human Resources. Vice President I don’t have to tell you how much stress offi ces William Nance have been under for the past few years as our FSS Division Mission: The Finance and Support Services Division is dedicated to providing enrollment, grant expenditures, and all areas of Associate VP, Financial Services the University for that matter, have grown while Darryl Borgonah outstanding customer service and a challenging and satisfying work environment general staff employment remained steady. Rapid VPFSS Brown Bag while maintaining the fiscal integrity of the university. enrollment growth, coupled with meager state ap- Director, EHS&RM propriations and limits imposed on tuition and fee Have an idea...a question...a concern? Bill Russell Clark increases, has led to increased workloads in every Nance will visit offi ces for his monthly area. Statewide statistics show that Texas State Associate Vice President, Facilities was already one of the most effi cient among Texas Brown Bag sessions on the following Juan Guerra Public Universities before this happened. It’s only dates. my impression and nothing more, but I believe this Assistant VP, Human Resources past academic year saw frustration among both Th ursday, July 17 John McBride faculty and staff grow just short of the breaking Accounting & Purchasing point across campus. These new positions will be Associate VPFSS, Planning very welcomed in all divisions. We need to thank 12:00pm - 1:00pm Nancy Nusbaum Digitally printed and addressed at Copy Cats at Texas State President Trauth, Provost Bourgeois and the other Wednesday, August 20 Vice Presidents for uniting in support of the need Director, Auxiliary Services for these new staff positions. Facilities Management FSS Essentials is published quarterly by the FSS Newsletter Committee: John Root It will take a while for the funding to be moved into 12:00pm - 1:00pm Patricia Prado ([email protected]) Nancy Meeks ([email protected]) Loreen Bowen ([email protected]) Julie Eriksen ([email protected]) the appropriate accounts, GOJAs to be developed Wednesday, September 17 Assistant VP, Budgeting, Financial for the new positions, jobs to be posted and new MaryAnn Hollingsworth ([email protected]) Alma Apodaca ([email protected]) Human Resources Planning & Analysis Bill Hollingsworth ([email protected]) Melinda Olivo ([email protected]) employees hired, but at least we will be able to Gordon Thyberg breathe a little easier in the near future. Thank 12:00pm - 1:00pm We encourage you to send personal and professional news, photos, articles, Dates to you to every manager who put forward a request Treasurer Remember, and other newsletter submissions to any committee member. 8 for a new staff position. Even those that were not Valarie Van Vlack funded helped tell the story of our overall needs Mmber The Texas State University System