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Department of Facilities

Home Repair Basics: Basic Residential Wiring
Doug Boyer
Wed Jan 23, 09am-12:00pm, E19-127

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Learn how to rewire a lamp, install an electrical outlet, and get a better understanding of household wiring from MIT’s Electrical Shop Supervisor.
Contact: Melody Craven, 452-2407, mcraven@plant.mit.edu

Home Repair Basics: Window Repair and Maintenance
Arthur Pitari
Wed Jan 16, 09am-12:00pm, E18-169

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

Come learn all there is to know about window repair and maintenance. This hands-on class will teach you what it takes to repair and maintain window glass and screens by one of MIT’s expert Glaziers.
Contact: Melody Craven, NE49-2200, 452-2407, mcraven@plant.mit.edu

Household Plumbing
Dan Gustafson
Wed Jan 30, 01-04:00pm, E19-127

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Come learn the secrets of quick repairs to faucets and toilets, and how to clear a drain from one of MIT’s finest plumbers.
Contact: Melody Craven, 452-2407, mcraven@plant.mit.edu

Meet the people in charge of keeping MIT sparkling.
Kyle Rohm, Manager, Custodial Services, Carlos Alves, Asst. Manager, Custodial Services, Donna Fucillo, Admin. Asst., Custodial Services, Bob Cormier from Ultrafast Pest Control
Thu Jan 31, 12-01:00pm, Building 6-120

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event

Did you know that MIT custodians work round-the-clock to minimize inconvenience while providing services to nearly 8M sq.ft. of offices, classrooms, labs, and public spaces? Meet the staff in charge of making MIT a comfortable learning environment. Learn more about the services that Custodial Services offers including: trash and recycling pick-up, furniture set-up, and pest removal.

There will be a Q&A session at the end of the presentation.
Contact: Donna Fucillo, 258-5457, dfucillo@mit.edu

The Document Dilemma: From Desktop to Mailbox
Marty O' Brien, June Milligan
Thu Jan 17, 11am-12:00pm, Bush Room, 10-105

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Join Marty O'Brien of Mail Services and June Milligan of CopyTech as they review various options to help you find the best way to get your document from desktop to mailbox.
Contact: Marty O' Brien, WW15, x3-6728, mobrien@mit.edu

Tour of William R. Dickson Cogeneration Plant
Roger Moore
Tue Jan 29, 01-02:00pm, TBA

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

Tour the award-winning William R. Dickson Cogeneration Plant with Roger Moore of the Department of Facilities and learn how the plant uses natural gas to make the electricity that powers 80 percent of MIT's buildings.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/facilities/about/utilities/cup.html
Contact: Luzette Alvardo-Ortiz, NE49, x3-8517, alva@plant.mit.edu


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