Director of Physical Plant

Director:

Ellen Shippee

Contact Infomation:

eshippee (at) plymouth (dot) edu

phone: X52254

 Physical Plant Mission:

The mission of the Physical Plant Department is to assist in creating and maintaining a safe, attractive physical environment that enhances and promotes the vital process of higher education and research.  This goal is not static, but is ever changing and evolving.  The foundation is in service to the students in partnership with faculty and staff.  Its outcome is an integral part of the overall success of the educational mission of Plymouth State University.  The condition of the facilities and grounds of the campus directly affects the atmosphere of individual growth and discovery that is at the heart of Plymouth State University's educational endeavor.  The extent to which we positively affect this endeavor is the extent to which we succeed at our mission.

About the Department:

The Physical Plant Division plays a vital role in the operation of Plymouth State University.  Its primary goal is to maintain the University's facilities and grounds to readily support the academic mission of the University.

The intention is to accomplish this through a proactive management style and philosophy that focuses on maintaining the facilities with efficient and effective preventive, routine and planned maintenance programs.  These programs are critical to providing a cost effective operation and essential in deterring the accumulation of deferred maintenance items.  Appearance of the campus and its facilities is a primary concern of the Physical Plant staff.  It is understood that the perceptions of first time visitors are important and every effort is made to present a clean, well-kept, well-landscaped campus, as well as clean and well-maintained facilities.

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