Custodial

Mission Statement

We will deliver Custodial Service that provides an exceptionally clean and sanitary environment for students, faculty, and visitors for learning, teaching, research, and work. 

Department Information

Office Hours – 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM 

The Custodial Services department is the largest within Facilities. Custodial Services currently works under the management of Facilities Maintenance. This team provides daily cleaning and sanitizing for the University classrooms, faculty and staff offices, labs, performance halls, lounges, restrooms, hallways, and stairwells.

Working hours are Monday through Friday from 12:30 AM to 9:00 AM. Additionally, some staff work Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM servicing restrooms and responding to emergencies.

 

Custodial Services Task Frequencies

Daily: Empty waste receptacles; dust mop and spot wet mop hard floor surfaces; spot vacuum high-traffic areas; clean chalkboards and markerboards; arrange student desks; clean restrooms

Once per week: Wet mop hard surface floors; vacuum carpeted areas; clean high-traffic areas

Once per month: Spot clean walls and stalls in bathrooms; dust high-use areas; buff floors

Twice per year: Dust ceiling vents; deep scrub bathrooms with disinfectant

As needed: spot clean student desk; spot clean carpet; strip and wax hard floor surfaces; polish tile; shampoo carpets; dust blinds and ceiling vents