I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season! As we approach the beginning of our final examination period, I would like to take a moment to reflect on this semester. Fall 2018 has been enlightening, invigorating, and, more importantly, very eventful. Let’s highlight some recent accomplishments and upcoming initiatives: BC Fix-it: BC Fix-it will go live in the middle of December, so be sure to download the BC Navigator App. For those of you who are new to our campus, each restroom fixture has been tagged with a four-digit number. The app allows you to report restroom-related issues, with explanations or photos, using these tag ID numbers. Check out our reporting instructions and guidelines (pdf) to learn how to obtain the app and use its features. Those without a cell phone can still report fixture-related issues by e-mailing the tag ID number and problem description(s) to BCFIX-IT@brooklyn.cuny.edu. Facilities Town Halls: On November 8, Assistant Vice President Francis X. Fitzgerald and I presented at a Facilities Town Hall. The event was organized and hosted by all three student government organizations (CLAS, GSO, and SGS). This was the first of what will be a series of facilities-related town hall presentations. The next Town Hall presentation, hosted by Finance and Administration, will take place next month:Date: January 15, 2019 Time: Common hours (12:15–2:15 p.m.) Location: Woody Tanger Auditorium, Library New Lecture Halls: Five lecture halls have been renovated: 148 Ingersoll Hall Extension; 3129 and 3139 Boylan Hall; and 222 and 320 Whitehead Hall. Our before-and-after photos (pdf) show the remarkable difference. Training Series and Resource Library: Thank you to those of you who attended these presentations and training sessions, which are now available online. The spring 2019 training schedule will be posted soon. SVPFA Structure: Visit our website to view the current Finance and Administration organizational structure and current initiatives. See you in 2019! Respectfully yours, Alan Gilbert Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
