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2023: The Year in Review
Infrastructure Planning and Facilities (IPF) plans, builds, maintains and beautifies MSU’s physical campus environment and directs the university’s long-term infrastructure planning goals. With a university the size of a small city, our focus is supporting MSU’s infrastructure needs while being responsible stewards of MSU’s resources and minimizing our environmental impact.
Here are just a few of the highlights from IPF’s work in 2023.
GolfPass ranks Forest Akers Golf Course #3 college course in the US
GolfPass has ranked the Forest Akers Golf Course as the #3 college course in the US, up from #11 in 2023! The course is the home course for the Big Ten Conference men's and women's golf teams and has been a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions since its redesign in 1997.
Online Service Request Portal unavailable Jan. 19-21, 2024
The IPF Service Request Portal will be unavailable from noon on January 19 through January 21; please call ContactIPF at 517-353-1760 for any urgent requests including water leaks, broken windows or doors, trouble truck calls, or items that should be addressed within 24 hours.
STEM Teaching and Learning Facility wins Excellence in Decarbonization Award
The STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, completed in 2021, has been awarded an Excellence in Decarbonization Award for Adaptive Reuse from the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL).
MSU’s Demmer Center hits a bullseye with winter archery
If the winter chill is cramping your outdoor lifestyle, there’s a cure for cabin fever located south of Michigan State University’s campus that’s drawing crowds and arrows alike — the Demmer Center.
IPF recognized by APPA award for outstanding article
IPF was recently recognized for the article “Connecting People to Places: Michigan State University’s Use of Mobile Technologies,” which won APPA’s 2022-23 Rex Dillow Award for Outstanding Article.
MSU pilots new tool to improve business inclusion
This fall, IPF is piloting a new prospective partner registry that will make it easier for prospective suppliers to engage with IPF's bid process and for MSU to track its diverse spend.
Behind the Scenes @ MSU: Pest Control
Coyotes, chipmunks, box elder bugs, raccoons: when wildlife makes its way into buildings and places occupied by people, they’re classified as pests. IPF’s Pest Control team has the knowledge and experience to keep the outside out and make sure campus spaces are usable and safe for faculty, students and staff.
MSU goes solar to light home football games
Tens of thousands of Michigan State football fans flood MSU’s East Lansing campus for home games every year. This season, Infrastructure Planning and Facilities is implementing an upgrade to the crowd experience: solar-powered light towers.
IPF DEI Council volunteers at the Tri-County Office on Aging (TCOA)
This month, members of the IPF DEI Council volunteered to help prepare food for Meals on Wheels lunches at the Tri-County Office on Aging (TCOA).