Labor and Student Life
Labor Program Office

Fairchild Hall
CPO 2180
859-985-3611

Office Hours:
M–F, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Contact:

Facilities Management: Campus Gardens
 

Department Overview

Facilities Management is a team-oriented department that maintains buildings, grounds, and equipment on campus. Students work on various crews learning carpentry, electrical skills, grounds keeping, horticulture, recycling, housekeeping, painting, storeroom, motorpool, and office skills. Students' responsibilities in the various areas depend on experience, knowledge, and willingness to learn. There will usually be two to three vacancies in Facilities Maintenance due to the size of the department. Students are welcome to fill out applications for areas of interest.

Campus Gardens
The Campus Horticulture Department is a great place to work if you love to work outdoors and enjoy learning about plants. This department, which is a branch of the college Grounds Department, is primarily concerned with campus beautification. We are responsible for the total upkeep and maintenance of all flowerbeds, shrub maintenance, general care of foundation plantings, and planting of all new landscape projects. We are also responsible for the installation of new trees in a strict tree plan program.

Job Descriptions