Photo feature: Facilities Services works to clear campus after snowfall

While most of campus enjoyed a snow day on Feb. 23, members of the Facilities Services team worked tirelessly to clear more than eight inches of snow from roads and walkways across campus.

According to Facilities Services, crews worked for more than 12 hours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday to keep up with the snowfall. Throughout the day, working in teams, they cleared snow from sections of campus using tools ranging from front-end loaders to hand shovels.

Rob Dougherty, director, Physical Plant captured members of Facilities Service in action.

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As a reminder, those who have not registered for the new campus emergency notification system, UCCS Alerts, can register at alerts.uccs.edu.

For more information about UCCS Alerts, please visit the FAQ page, or contact UCCS Emergency Management at 255-3106 or via email at [email protected].

— Photos by Rob Dougherty and Jeff Foster

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