Custodial Services is responsible for cleaning the interiors of all campus buildings including classrooms, lecture halls, theaters, laboratories, library, offices, halls, stairs, elevators and other public areas as well as cleaning and restocking building restrooms on a regularly scheduled basis. Most routine cleaning is scheduled once a day.

The Custodial Services Department is also responsible for:

• Moving or replacing furniture in all campus buildings, when properly requested.
• Moving items to the warehouse for storage or disposal, when properly requested.

There are two work shifts: day shift (7:30am to 4:00pm) and evening shift (3:00pm to 11:30pm). Custodial Services will also respond to emergency situations resulting from fire, flood, or vandalism 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On weekends, holidays and after 11:30pm, Monday thru Friday, please call Francis Marion University’s Campus Police at 843-661-1109

Facilities Services coordinates physical and personnel support for various University and Community sponsored events held on the campus of Francis Marion University.  We are able to provide tables, chairs, tents, stages, sound systems, and/or other such commodities as are available upon request.

Requests for support of your event should be initiated with the Space Coordinator at FMU at 843-661-1133 or by e-mail.

For more information regarding the coordination of campus space and use of University facilities, go to Campus Space Coordination. A Campus Event Service Request needs to be submitted three (3) weeks in advance for large events requiring special preparations or two (2) weeks in advance for other events.

If you need questions answered on what we can or cannot provide, feel free to contact the Supervisor of Custodial Services, Steve Jackson, at 843-661-4640.

If Steve is not available, please contact the Director of Facilities Services, Pat Boswell, at 843-661-1108.

The Warehouse is the primary location for all University equipment and supplies which are received and/or shipped out.

Shipping and Receiving provides daily shipping and receipt of goods through FED-X, UPS, Airborne, and other shipping providers as needed. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.

For procedures regarding Surplus Property and Disposal go to the University’s Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines page, then select Facilities Management Inventory and Control.

Contact Manager of Materials Services Tim Freeman by phone at 843-661-1113 for assistance with shipping or receiving.

Facilities Management Dispatch Services provides vehicle transportation to the University community traveling on University business.

Our professional staff coordinates vehicle delivery and return, and prepares information packets (what to do in case of a breakdown, an accident, fueling card, and contact numbers) in advance of your departure date. Upon return they total the vehicle rental fee and bill out monthly on the travel cost. This service is provided so that your trip will be less burdensome.

For transportation assistance, please Tawanda Shannon or Carolyn Mumford at 843-661-1100, Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.