Posted 10:16 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2014
A student work crew helps make way for new lofts in residence halls.
[caption id="attachment_35434" align="alignleft" width="600"]
The residence life work crew performs duties from touching up paint to moving furniture to prepare UW-L’s residence halls for students. Front row from left, Aaron Anderson, Luke Medinger, Bob Piper and Brittany Elgersma. Back from left, Valerie Schraith, Trent Napp, Nate Bollhorst, Sam Wilder, Alyssa Rotzenberg and Caleb Schmidt. Not pictured: Ed Bernas and Maggie Slatter.[/caption]A UW-L residence life student work crew is looking both strong and sustainable — after sending about 700 tons of UW-L bed frames to recycling. Each crew member averaged about 67 tons of lifting, carrying and throwing during seven days in July, says Doug Kuenn, assistant director of Residence Life.
“I don't usually draw attention to our work crew, but this feat was truly above and beyond my expectations — and I have pretty high expectations,” says Kuenn.
About 2,400 bed frames dating back to the 1960s were removed from all of the traditional residence halls to make way for new bed lofting system for residence halls fall semester. The new lofts are solid oak and adjustable — moving anywhere from six inches to six feet off the ground. They will be delivered July 28 – Aug. 8 via about 50 semitrailers.
This means students will no longer need to rent bed lofts nor will they be moved around campus at the start and end of the school year.
The recycling also reaped a financial reward: an approximately $1,800 profit. About $8,600 was collected from recycling and the cost of trucking was $6,800.
Students on the crew include: Luke Medinger, Nate Bollhorst, Brittany Elgersma, Caleb Schmidt, Aaron Anderson, Ed Bernas, Trent Napp, Bob Piper, Alyssa Rotzenberg, Valerie Schraith, Maggie Slatter and Sam Wilder. Also, Tyler Sarbacker, summer assistant, assisted one morning.
“This was a true reflection of team work,” says Kuenn.
The residence life work crew performs duties from touching up paint to moving furniture to prepare UW-L’s residence halls for students. Front row from left, Aaron Anderson, Luke Medinger, Bob Piper and Brittany Elgersma. Back from left, Valerie Schraith, Trent Napp, Nate Bollhorst, Sam Wilder, Alyssa Rotzenberg and Caleb Schmidt. Not pictured: Ed Bernas and Maggie Slatter.[/caption]A UW-L residence life student work crew is looking both strong and sustainable — after sending about 700 tons of UW-L bed frames to recycling. Each crew member averaged about 67 tons of lifting, carrying and throwing during seven days in July, says Doug Kuenn, assistant director of Residence Life.
“I don't usually draw attention to our work crew, but this feat was truly above and beyond my expectations — and I have pretty high expectations,” says Kuenn.
About 2,400 bed frames dating back to the 1960s were removed from all of the traditional residence halls to make way for new bed lofting system for residence halls fall semester. The new lofts are solid oak and adjustable — moving anywhere from six inches to six feet off the ground. They will be delivered July 28 – Aug. 8 via about 50 semitrailers.
This means students will no longer need to rent bed lofts nor will they be moved around campus at the start and end of the school year.
The recycling also reaped a financial reward: an approximately $1,800 profit. About $8,600 was collected from recycling and the cost of trucking was $6,800.
Students on the crew include: Luke Medinger, Nate Bollhorst, Brittany Elgersma, Caleb Schmidt, Aaron Anderson, Ed Bernas, Trent Napp, Bob Piper, Alyssa Rotzenberg, Valerie Schraith, Maggie Slatter and Sam Wilder. Also, Tyler Sarbacker, summer assistant, assisted one morning.
“This was a true reflection of team work,” says Kuenn.