Category: Maintenance Minute

Maintenance Minute: Understanding Egress Maps

Egress maps are a valuable tool for your safety. Have you taken a moment to look at the map in your room or around your residence hall? These maps not only show a layout of the building and where you are, but also locations of important things to know in an emergency.

Maintenance Minute: Electrical Safety in Your Room

As used to electricity as we are, it's easy to overlook the hazards it can bring. Improper use of outlets, power strips, phone chargers, or any item that uses voltage can pose a serious fire hazard in your residence hall room or anywhere. Read a few tips to keep you safe electrically.

Maintenance Minute: Biking on Campus

Fun fact: there is more bicycle parking on campus than car parking. That's why so many students and staff choose biking to get around. It's such an integral part of campus culture that there are many bicycle resources on campus to keep your bike's gears turning. Learn how to keep your bike in good condition throughout the year.

Maintenance Minute: Managing Moisture

Throughout the year, especially within enclosed spaces and during periods of significant humidity changes, moisture levels can increase in residence hall rooms. When excess moisture is present, this can lead to surface mold. Proper continued cleaning and moisture control are the best ways to reduce any chance of mold spores growing.

Maintenance Minute: Fire Safety

Did you know September is Fire Safety Month? Wherever you are, it's important to know what to do and where to go in case of a fire.

Maintenance Minute: Save Your Tech!

Lithium ion batteries help keep you connected and take you on the go. They also store a lot of energy, can burn explosively, and may pose a serious threat if not properly cared for.

Maintenance Minute: Doing Your Laundry

For some of you, living in the residence halls may be the first time you have to do laundry on your own. Others may have lots of experience, and some residents may have experience levels somewhere in the middle. Wherever you are in your laundry knowledge, we have a few tips for you to keep your clothes clean and keep the washers and dryers from developing problems.

Maintenance Minute: Keeping Your Room Clean

It can be hard to find time to keep your room clean. When you do have the time, not knowing where to find cleaning supplies can be frustrating, too. Thankfully, there are cleaning supply kits in every residence hall community available for you to use to clean your room.

Maintenance Minute: Having Wiscard Access Issues?

Like all technology, Wiscards and the card readers at your residence hall sometimes experience errors. If this ever happens to you, don’t worry. There are many solutions to the problem; you just have to figure out what that solution is! Common Problems & Solutions If you can, try scanning your Wiscard a few times or …

Maintenance Minute: Thanks, Custodians!

October 2 is National Custodian Appreciation Day, and we are so excited to celebrate our custodians! While you may not see them all the time, they are an integral part of our lives in the residence halls and dining markets. They are here to take care of every aspect of our spaces so you can feel comfortable where you live.