OFMD Mission
Excellence Through Action
The Operations & Facilities Management Department (OFMD) staff strives to foster a culture of excellence by transforming our campus spaces to meet the highest standards of functionality, sustainability, and accessibility. We are dedicated to empowering our staff and aligning our efforts with the university’s values of excellence, inclusivity, and ethical standards. We emphasize mutual support and accountability, holding ourselves, our teams, our partners, and the community we serve to the highest standards. Together, we will support global health.
OFMD Organizational Core Values
PRIDE+: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, Excellence, Mutual Support & Accountability
Principals & Practices – How Do We Apply Our Values Each Day?
We act with professionalism at all times by being approachable, supportive, and accountable. We take responsibility for the quality and completion of our work, accept personal responsibility for our actions and strive to solve problems.
We show respect for others and ourselves by showing compassion and empathy, respecting each experience for what it is (practicing civility at all times), and not judging or promoting gossip.
We act with integrity by being honest, trustworthy, and doing the right thing. In addition, we serve our campus and the surrounding community with dedication by acting as stewards of the environment.
We work with the goal of excellence in mind – we will develop a unified facilities and safety services organization that is customer-service focused and strives to become the benchmark that all other medical schools will want to model.
We act with the goal of mutual support to ensure success for everyone involved while holding ourselves accountable for the work we do each day ensuring collective success and high standards.
Programs, processes, goals, training, and performance evaluations connect to our mission and core values.
When we, as leaders, engage our employees as authentic leaders, we positively influence our team morale and productivity, including work outcomes and business productivity.