The 1^st floor women’s restroom in Ellis Library is scheduled to be closed starting June 13 to begin the renovation.

Security applied for and was awarded $20,000 from the Student Fees Capital Improvements Committee to upgrade the security camera system in Ellis Library. Additional security cameras should be in place by the fall semester.

At 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March, we set our clocks forward one hour ahead of Standard Time for Daylight Saving Time.

Stop by the security office with your MU ID to pick up two free jump drives. They can be for personal use or work related. The sizes start out under 1GB and go up to 2 GB.  They will be available for one week starting Monday January 23^rd through Friday January 27^th or until supplies last.

On Wednesday, Dec. 21, there will be an electrical outage for  all of Ellis Library due to work by Campus Facilities.  This will start at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. IT has asked that everyone in Ellis Library make sure their computer and all electrical devices are turned off during this time.

• Campus Facilities has a Winter Management Plan.  It is their job to organize and implement this plan, especially during severe weather situations.
• Campus Facilities coordinates with other departments on campus, the City of Columbia, MoDot, and Boone County
• Note: only the Chancellor or Provost can cancel classes.  Even when classes are canceled, other departments and activities are/will stay open during regular business hours.
• Campus Facilities does have set priorities for snow removal.  This can be viewed at http://www.cf.missouri.edu/ls/weathermgmt/index.html .  Priorities include:

1. University Hospital & Clinics drives and roadways, including:
   1. i.      Emergency room entries and driveways
   2. ii.      Helipad and access walks
   3. iii.      Dean’s Drive and Loading Dock Drive
   4. i.      Major thoroughfares
   5. ii.      Minor thoroughfares

1. 1. Campus building entrances and steps
   2. Disabled parking areas and shuttle-bus shelters in parking lots SG4, AV14, RP10 and CG1
   3. Campus sidewalks

1. 1. Delivery and unloading zones
   2. University-owned thoroughfares, as conditions require
   3. Parking lots, when accumulation is greater than 3 inches

The MU Recreation Trail will not be cleared after a winter weather event.

• Campus Facilities prioritizes sidewalks by estimated usage
• Campus Facilities is utilizing contractors to help clean parking lots, which will help reduce time to get them cleared
• If you have any questions or problems, please contact Campus Facilities Customer Service Center at 882-8211

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to update their cell phone and text messaging contact information in order to receive notification in the event of an emergency that has the potential to affect your health and safety. The MU Alert system will automatically call your cell phone with a voice message, send a text message to your cell phone and send an e-mail message to your university e-mail account, in that order. If you respond that you have received the message, the call sequence will cease.

Enrollment in this program is free. The university will not use this contact information except in an emergency. For more on MU Alert, including how to update your contact information, visit http://mualert.missouri.edu/.

Feel free to stop at either security desk and pick up a card with all the MU Alert system information on it.

MUPD and Ellis Library Security will be providing a FREE bike/electronics (laptops, iPads, e-readers, etc.) registration and engraving session in Ellis Library for the 2011 Fall Semester on Wednesday, September 7th 9am – 1pm and Thursday, September 8th from noon – 4pm. DoIT will also have a help station set up for any computer questions or problems. The event will take place on the first floor of Ellis Library in the colonnade. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to be proactive in protecting their property.

On Tuesday, August 2^nd from 9 a.m. -11 a.m., we invite all departments to come look over all used supplies and equipment in our surplus area that you could use in your department. On Wednesday, August 3^rd from 9 a.m. -11 a.m., all items departments cannot use will be available for all staff to take home for personal use. Personal items must be taken out of the surplus room by Wednesday at 1:30 pm and removed from the library by 5:00pm, unless other arrangements are made with security.  The surplus room is located on the ground floor at the bottom of the center stairwell.  If you have any questions please contact Pat Jones in security.

One of the antique black light poles at the north entrance of Ellis Library was damaged during maintenance. It is down and being repaired. We are not yet sure when it will be back up.

–Pat Jones