Operations Services

Operations Services provides 24-hour routine cleaning services for Babson College and routine maintenance of Babson grounds.  Each season requires a variety of tasks that create a beautiful and safe campus for students, faculty and staff alike. Operations Services consists of:

Building Services personnel provide 24-hour routine cleaning services to the entire Babson Community. Routine Building Services include:

• Cleaning and Trash Removal (Note: Academic and Administrative Buildings have public areas cleaned daily and private offices twice a week)
• Furniture moves
• Pest control
• Recycling Program
• Snow removal from sidewalks and stairways

Recycling

• Paper - All offices are provided with a small blue recycling bin and each building with an oversized barrel. Faculty and staff are responsible for emptying their bins into the larger barrel which is emptied weekly by facilities.
• Cans & Bottles - Gray bins with green lids are available in classrooms, kitchens and common areas for bottles and cans.
  

Grounds Operations personnel are responsible for the routine maintenance of all Babson property.

• Landscaping, mowing, pest control, leaf raking and tree pruning
• Minor repairs to roads and sidewalks and block, concrete and brickwork
• Snow and ice removal from roads and parking lots

Snow Emergency
Facilities will notify the Babson community of a snow emergency via campus e-mail. For detailed instructions on snow emergency protocol and parking lot closings, please review the snow emergency parking plan

Announcements regarding closings/delays will be available on the:

Switchboard	(781) 235-1200
Information Line	Ext. 4636
Voicemail	A message will be left on your voicemail
Babson's homepage	www.babson.edu

If the college is closed, only essential employees will be available on campus. This includes Public Safety and some members of the Facilities Management & Planning staff. Food service will be provided. DO NOT ASSUME Babson is closed when it snows.