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WINTER 2010 FACILITIES NEWS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT BROWN UNIVERSITY A NOTE OF THANKS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: With the holiday season upon along with this year’s Excellence sue include Planner Karen ■ WELCOME CHINESE 2 us, it’s fitting that this issue of Award recipients. Congratula- Zaharee’s efforts to maintain IRON WOK Facilities News celebrate and tions to you all! accurate campus space infor- ■ RENOVATIONS highlight staff service, recogni- mation, renovations to the UNDERWAY AT FAUNCE Also in this issue you can read tion, accomplishments, and Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus ■ ADOPT A FAMILY 3 about the goodwill and generos- generosity. Center (Faunce House), staff ity of Facilities’ staff in articles ■ GO TO MEETING holiday recipes, and more. This year’s Excellence Award about the food drive and ■ 2009 TAILGATE 4 EXTRAVAGANZA winners and nominees are Change for Change campaign As we prepare for the Winter ■ WINTER BREAK representative of our dedi- and the Planning Design and Break, I thank you for all your PROJECTS cated staff. With Fred Barra Construction staff who have hard work and dedication to ■ 10 PARK LANE 5 leading the way and closely supported an Adopt-A Family for the university and to our de- REORGANIZATION followed by Manny, Joel, Nick, the holiday season—the 10th partment. I wish you and your ■ STAY CONNECTED W/ CITRIX Verna, Pat, Ron S., Fred S., year in a row! Your generous families a safe, happy, healthy, Rick, Steve, Joe, and Matt (who contributions will provide for our and restful holiday season. ■ SPOTLIGHT ON KAREN 6 all have more than 30 years of communities most vulnerable ZAHAREE Sincerely, service to the university), on children and their families. ■ EXCELLENCE AWARDS 7 February 5th, 62 Facilities’ Thank you. staff members will be recog- Vice President ■ YEARS OF SERVICE Additional highlights in this is- nized for their years of service, Facilities Management FM STAFF DONATES TO RHODE ISLANDERS IN NEED ■ COMINGS & 8 GOINGS ■ REMINDERS Thank you for the tremen- touch over 300,00 lives in If you would like to learn more dous outpouring of generosity Rhode Island each year.” about these charitable organi- ■ SAVE THE DATE shown toward the various zations visit their websites at: Your good deeds didn’t end Facilities Management chari- there. In November, staff con- The United Way: http://www.uwri.org/ Symptoms of H1N1 Flu The symp- table efforts this holiday sea- tributed to Facilities’ 2nd An- The Fund for Community Progress: http:// toms of this novel influenza A son. www.fundcp.org/ nual Holiday Food Drive on be- (H1N1) flu virus in people are simi- We raised more than $700 half of the Rhode Island Com- The Rhode Island Community Food Bank: lar to the symptoms of seasonal flu http://www.rifoodbank.org/matriarch/ for the Brown gives Green munity Food Bank. In just four default.asp and are predominantly fever (100° Change for Change cam- days 10 barrels of food weigh- +) with cough, fever with sore paign , which will be contrib- ing in at 910 pounds was col- throat, or both. While other symp- uted by the university to The lected! toms may include runny or stuffy United Way and The Fund for nose, body aches, headache, chills Your generous contributions will Community Progress. and fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting, help to sustain those who are “Between them, The Fund for fever and cough are most common. dealing with adversity and in Community Progress and the Barrels of food awaiting collection need. United Way of Rhode Island at 295 Lloyd WINTER 2010 Page 2 BROWN WELCOMES CHINESE IRON WOK BROWN GIVES GREEN If you’re one of the many cus- Liang is leasing the building of making 9,000 dumplings tomers who have ever waited from Farview, Inc., Brown’s in a single hour! in line during lunch time to real estate subsidiary; and he Thank you for supporting Brown is happy to have Chi- order from Tom Liang’s Chi- has been spending many Facilities Management’s nese Iron Wok in the building, nese food truck, the lunch days and nights making the efforts in support of the which has been vacant for time experience will now be necessary renovations to pro- BROWN gives GREEN chari- over eight years. The lease that much more enjoyable. vide a comfortable and func- ties drive. will not only generate reve- tional facility with great food. Chinese Iron Wok restaurant nue for the university but also To accommodate the Chi- is scheduled to restore a vacant building to Faunce House nese meth- open December active use, something that ods of cook- 19th on the cor- benefits not only Brown but ing food, Li- ner of Brook the neighborhood as well. ang has out- Street and Be- fitted the Liang was drawn to Provi- nevolent Street kitchen with dence five years ago because and will offer a line of gi- his wife was then attending Szechuan-style ant woks Brown working towards her Digging an elevator pit dishes, spicy in that are set doctorate in computer sci- flavor, along with in a metal ence. He is an MIT-educated many of the trough in engineer and a native of dishes available the middle of the kitchen. A northern China. The popular- from his truck. The restau- large vent has been installed, ity of his food truck parked rant will offer a faster, less- because the wok cooking jet on Thayer Street inspired the expensive menu on the first fires reach 800 degrees; and restaurant; and without food floor; and the second floor a bean curd machine will be truck parking restrictions, will offer more authentic purchased to make fresh there will now be more time dishes for a complete sit- tofu. To complete his to enjoy an authentic Chinese down menu in a relaxed at- kitchen, Liang has imported a restaurant. mosphere. machine from China capable Hanging ductwork RENOVATIONS UNDERWAY FOR THE STEPHEN ROBERT ‘62 CAMPUS CENTER AT FAUNCE HOUSE The Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center at Faunce House will add significantly to the quality of education and student life at Brown, by bringing students from many different parts of the campus to- gether with graduate and medical students, faculty, staff, and oth- ers in informal settings and programs. The renovation of Faunce House will provide space for the Stu- dent Activities Office, a variety of student organizations, informal gathering spaces, a new food venue, and a variety of meeting spaces that will foster interaction by reorganizing the existing spaces. In addition, the project will upgrade the building systems to today's standards. Find out more on the Building Brown website: http:// www.brown.edu/Facilities/Building_Brown/projects/srobertcntr/# WINTER 2010 Page 3 A BIKE FOR EVERY BOY AND GIRL IN FACILITES’ ‘ADOPTED’ FAMILY The Spirit of Giving… thanks to some very gener- and culturally relevant ser- ous staff. vices that support and Once again, the staff at Facili- strengthen families and com- ties Management has shown The mission of Children's munities.” To learn more what Christmas is all about – Friend is to “promote the about Children’s giving. Organ- Friend or their ized by Facili- holiday drive ties’ Program please visit their Manager Jo- website at anna Salton- A very special thank you to http:// stall, staff have Benny’s (1109 Warwick www.cfsri.org/ supported the Avenue, Warwick, Rhode about.html. Children’s Island) for the generous Friend “Spirit of discount on the bikes! Giving Holiday Drive” for the past 10 years. This year seven children and a well-being and healthy devel- single parent will receive the opment of Rhode Island's gifts on their wish list—bikes, most vulnerable children by clothing, and toys—and more providing flexible, effective SAVE TIME TRAVELLING TO AND FROM MEETINGS Have you tried GoToMeet- pants can view, share, or con- hosted for an unlimited dura- ing.com—a web conferencing trol any application running tion with up to 15 partici- tool that allows you to meet on your computer (from your pants per meeting. online (from your Facilities Management staff desk or a confer- GoToMeeting is the may schedule and invite col- ence room) rather most secure online leagues to a GoToMeeting than travelling to meeting product by contacting and from meet- available. Industry- [email protected]. ings? It’s easy and standard security cost effective, elimi- features ensure that your confidential meeting nating travel time information remains private. and expense. Joanna about to take the desk or conference room) in matching bike for a test With your permission partici- real time. Meetings can be drive. FACILITIES NEWS Page 4 2009 TAILGATE EXTRAVAGANZA! TAILGATING SNAPSHOTS A crisp white tent pitched un- down. Athletics for the game tickets der the steel gray sky, the siz- and to Event Support staff for The event began five years zle of the grill and the smell arranging the tent. Thank ago with 20 people, this year of sausage and peppers you also to everyone who 180 tickets were passed out browning to perfection, fami- bundled up against the cold to Facilities Management em- lies congregating at and brought deli- tables sharing plates cious food to share. of food sampled from If you were not a mouth watering buf- there, we hope to fet…these were some see you next year to of the sensory experi- join in the fun and ences at the Facilities sample Bill Gau- Tailgate Extrava- det’s turkey tips ganza. Hopefully you (the recipe is a were there to see the closely guarded se- Brown Bears beat the cret but ranch Princeton Tigers 34 dressing was to17 with a stadium The grill-master! dropped as a clue) crowd of over 8,000 fans.