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IPF’s Supervisor Equivalency Program: preparing tomorrow’s leaders today
Through initiatives like the Supervisor Equivalency Program, IPF provides team members with opportunities to develop their leadership skills, gain hands-on supervisory experience, and advance their careers.
Making room: MSU re-evaluates space for the south campus farms
Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, in partnership with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has launched a significant initiative to safely demolish 22 deteriorating structures across the south campus farms.
Using mobile robotics in Landscape Services
The Landscape Services department at Michigan State University (MSU) maintains approximately 2,000 acres of the 5,200-acre East Lansing, MI campus. For the past eight years, they've been testing and deploying robotic lawn mowers.
MSU ranked gold as a bicycle-friendly university
In its 2024 release, the League of American Bicyclists has renewed Michigan State University’s Gold rating as a Bike Friendly University. Within a pool of 209 awardees nationwide, MSU is among only 11 campuses renewing a gold rating this year.
What it takes to supply a 60,000-person campus with water
Each year, at least 1 billion gallons of water flow through the $21 million MSU Water Treatment Plant, built in 2020. That’s what it takes to keep a campus as large as a mid-size city running. Water Works supervisor Tom Silsby and his team are there to make sure MSU’s water is safe and clean.
Red Cedar River cleanup volunteers collect 1000 pounds of materials
IPF, hosted over 100 volunteers from the Spartan community to rid the Red Cedar River of debris, and clean up litter from around the Red Cedar Natural Area. In addition, the team of volunteers worked to remove invasive plant species along the river removing multiple log jams to allow for recreation and improved water flow.
Custodial Services embarks on massive record digitization project
IPF’s Custodial Services is making a digital leap forward: a team of student employees is working to digitize their large collection of analog records.
College of Osteopathic Medicine teams up with Landscape Services for health fair
IPF Landscape services hosted a health fair aimed at providing their staff with the opportunity to put their physical health and wellbeing first. This event was able to occur thanks to collaboration by IPF’s Workforce Engagement Recognition and Inclusion subcommittee and the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
IPF announces new MSU campus planner
Infrastructure Planning and Facilities (IPF) is excited to announce that Brandon List has joined Michigan State University as the new campus planner.
Landscape Services volunteers at Boys and Girls Club of Lansing
Landscape Services manager Matt Bailey led his team in a day of volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing with funds that were raised by IPF staff during the last holiday season.