Facilities

Please click on the link below that best fits your request. We suggest that you save these links for easy access.

When filling out the form, please select a purpose. Below is a description of each one. Please do not attempt to fix a facilities maintenance issue or move furniture/ items. Please do not store any hazardous items (I.E., hot plates, chemicals, candles). We must ensure that we all follow all OSHA regulations, ADA, and fire codes. If you move items around and we receive a fine during the annual fire inspection, the fine will be charged to your department. We complete work orders in the order that they are received unless there is a safety or emergency issue.

Maintenance request

Use for any plumbing, electrical, building repairs, hanging pictures, or pest problems.

Maintenance Request Form

Custodial Request

Use for cleaning or moving furniture or boxes. Facilities will schedule a time and date based on custodial availability unless it is a safety hazard that needs to be addressed.

Please note that our custodial team only cleans individual offices upon request. Everyone is responsible for emptying their trash and recycling if they are in a private office. There are large trash receptacles located throughout the building and outside, in which you may empty your trash. The main trash, recycling, and compost dumpsters are located behind St. Mary’s. Please put the waste in the appropriate container. If the dumpsters are full, please do not add to them.

Custodial Request Form

Key Request

Use the Key Request Form to order keys. Key requests take at least 1 week before they are available for pickup. Once your key request is received, you will be sent a PDF key request form for you and your supervisor to sign. Once you have all the signatures, please send the PDF to the Director of Facilities. You will be notified when your key is ready to be picked up from SM 205 unless other arrangements have been made. Please save the PDF for future needs.

Event Request

To reserve a space that is not apart of NDNU leaseback agreement. Please select the following link: Event Request Link

Please submit a request and layout before the event no later than 2 weeks. If the request is sent later than 2 weeks

Public Safety

Building Hours and Access:

All buildings will be unlocked at 7:00 AM and locked at 10:45 PM unless scheduled for an additional time. If a building is locked and you need access, please call Public Safety at 510-852-5877. Please note that we have one security guard on site; they will get to you as fast as they can. To access the building, you are required to sign a building log with your name, date, signature, and location. If you require access to a building that is not your office, please email jroth@ndnu.edu in advance to make sure the building is open. If you have a private office, we recommend that you lock it when you are not present. NDNU is not responsible for your items.

Parking Pass:

There will no longer be assigned parking passes. Please fill out the form to register your vehicle to park on campus. Employees and students will be required to fill out this form. Parking Registration

Please Note: The university is not responsible for any damages to any vehicle operated or parked on campus.

The university does not assume responsibility or liability for any damages caused by fire, theft, casualty, or any other cause whatsoever with respect to any car or its contents, in the areas subject to the university’s jurisdiction.

It is the responsibility of the vehicle’s owner to file fire, theft, casualty or accident reports with the police, insurance company and the Office of Public Safety.

Emergency Guide Information

Please review the link below for our emergency guide information

https://www.ndnu.edu/wp-content/uploads/emergency-response- guide_mardh_2023.pdf

How will the sale of the campus affect Facilities?

After the property sale is finalized, there will be some changes in the Facilities Department. This will not go into effect until after the sale is complete.

NDNU will be leasing back St. Mary’s, Campus Center (not the Café), Namur, and Madison offices. If you need to use a space that is not a part of the leaseback, you may do so by renting it (for a cost) through Facilitron. Once we have the link, we will share it with the NDNU employees.
NDNU Facilities will not be doing set-ups for buildings that we are not leasing back.
NDNU Custodians will start cleaning offices daily. If you do not want NDNU Custodians to clean your office, please email jroth@ndnu.edu, and your office will be removed from the cleaning schedule.
If you have a maintenance request, please submit it through Facilitron, and the new property manager will be contacted.
Building hours will be changing. As will the policy for locking doors.
- Exterior doors will be unlocked at 7:00 AM.
- If you have an office in Namur, Madison, or the Welcome Center and you are the last in the building, you will be responsible for locking the front door.
- Campus Center and St. Mary’s will be locked at the end of the last class of the night.

More details will be shared when the sale has been finalized.

We hope you have a great fall semester!

State Authorization for Online Programs

The Department of Education requires that institutions offering online or distance learning programs outside of their home states must seek authorization to operate from regulatory bodies in those states. Each state has a different set of requirements when it comes to allowing out-of-state colleges and universities to offer online degree programs to its residents.

Notre Dame de Namur University is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, NDNU will make employment decisions irrespective of the staff member’s race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (a cancer-related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law. When necessary, the NDNU will reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities if they are otherwise qualified to perform all essential functions safely and do it without undue hardship to the NDNU. Inquiries regarding the College’s equal opportunity policies should be directed to the Human Resources Department via email at hr@ndnu.edu. NDNU admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

Mark Dee

Magellan Solutions USA launched under the visionary leadership of Mark A. K. Dee, Chief Executive Officer – a consultant and service provider for healthcare administrative support, IT development, energy, call center, and business process outsourcing. Mark has served in various multi-level management positions in his 21 years of service in the United States Air Force (USAF). He performed as Immunology and Microbiology department manager, Medical Laboratory Assistant Director, Facility and Security Manager, and finally retiring in the military in 2008 as Superintendent/Assistant Chief of Operations of 330 personnel Medical Group. Mark has experiences in the services industries since he retired, including running a restaurant chain as the CEO. He has also developed other businesses in the Martials Arts studio and 3d-printing industries. He has a BS in Health Sciences and Hospital Administration, Board Certified in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Graduated in the Senior Executive Leadership School from the USAF, Master’s in Business Administration, and a Master’s of Science in Systems Management at Notre Dame De Namur University.

Chosen Cheng

Chosen Cheng is owner of CMC Group, a privately held engineering and marketing consultancy for small business startup ventures. He currently works with project teams developing patented award-winning solar roofing systems and patent pending drone-based augmented reality geological and thermal mapping solutions. He was formerly a Silicon Valley marketing and innovative corporate training manager. As an avocation and a way to “pay it forward” he enjoys teaching and career coaching college and graduate MBA students many of whom are pioneering first generation college students from underserved communities. He and his wife, a Notre Dame alum, celebrated their wedding reception at the Ralston Mansion in the 70’s and have two stupendously successful, married adult children who between them have four stupendously adorable grandchildren.

Arthur Chait

Entrepreneur, Executive, Engineer, Investor, Professor, Mentor. Founder & CEO EoPlex Inc. ($31 million VC funded startup acquired by ASTI Singapore). President Stanford Research Institute (SRI) Consulting Division (800 staff worldwide). SVP Flextronics (responsible for $8 Billion in global accounts). President Zitel Software. Principal Booz Allen. R&D Director Halliburton. Adjunct Professor Menlo College, Visiting Professor Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Guatemala), Mentor Draper University, Judge Startup Chile. BS Engineering Rutgers, MBA Strategy University Pittsburgh.

Kelly Cansler

Kelly completed both her BS (Finance/Economics) and MBA from NDNU. She utilized her business education to launch an insurance agency in 2008 with Farmers Insurance. It’s grown into multi-million-dollar agency, organically and through acquisition. She has been recognized by Farmers Insurance being ranked within the top 10% of agents nationwide, but also as a speaker, trainer, and mentor within the Farmers Insurance Community. Kelly is extremely connected with local businessowners through several networking channels.

Cliff Burnette

Cliff is the senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Rambus, a global chip and IP provider that advances data center connectivity and solves the bottleneck between memory and processing. Cliff has over 20 years of experience leading global human resources operations for publicly traded companies with expertise in employee relations, organizational development, and compensation strategy. Prior to Rambus, Cliff worked for several other high-tech companies in the semiconductor and medical device space and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Marketing from Texas State University and a master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Organization Development from the University of Texas at Austin.

Memo Morantes

Memo Morantes has been a San Mateo County resident for more than 45 years. He has been a three-term San Mateo County Board of Education incumbent, a Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce board member, a Sequoia Hospital Foundation member, a co-chair of the Latino Leadership Council of San Mateo, and a civic/community activist.

Sheryl Young

Sheryl serves as a director for Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, which provides $10M each year for innovative teachers and social entrepreneurs throughout the Bay Area. Prior Sheryl served as CEO of Community Gatepath and AbilityPath.org. She has over 30 years of managerial experience in operations, finance, and marketing. Young is a graduate of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders, earned an M.A. of Public Health from UC Berkeley, an M.A. in Special Education from Ball State University and a B.A. in Political Science from Purdue University.

Brian Schumacker

Brian manages South San Francisco-San Bruno’s wastewater treatment plant and with a dedicated staff of over 40 professionals who safeguard community health and protect the fragile San Francisco Bay ecosystem. Brian holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration, both from Notre Dame de Namur University. Brian has also earned the highest levels of professional certifications in wastewater treatment.

Mario Rendon

Mario Rendon serves as District Director for State Assemblymember Kevin Mullin. He develops the communications, public relations and constituent service strategy for the office and supervises a small team that represents Mr. Mullin in the 22nd Assembly District within San Mateo County. He has over twenty year’s experience working with elected officials at the local, state and federal level developing public policy.

Jerry Hill

Jerry’s public service started with his local neighborhood association that progressed to the California State Assembly and Senate where he authored legislation resulting in laws on issues related to consumer protection, utility safety, coastal protection, public health, education and the environment. Jerry was born and raised in San Francisco, receiving his BA from the University of California, Berkeley and a Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University.

Magda Gonzalez

Magda was most recently the City Manager for the City of Half Moon Bay, California. Prior she was the City Manager of East Palo Alto, California and Assistant City Manager, Redwood City. Magda was President of Cal-ICMA, representing the Local Government Hispanic Network and serves on the Board of Directors for the San Mateo Credit Union and the Latino Leadership Council of San Mateo County. Magda is also a member of ICMA and the State Bar of California and received several awards and recognitions, including Career Excellence Award (WLG) and the Ethical Hero Award from Cal-ICMA.

Jeremy Dennis

Jeremy currently serves as Portola Valley Town Manager. Previously, he’s worked for elected officials at all governance levels, including twice as District Director for local assemblymembers. He worked as the Palo Alto Long Range Planning Director, and for San Mateo County in management roles. Jeremy has a Masters in Urban Planning from the London School of Economics, and graduated from UC Davis studying US History/Political Science.

Kate Comfort-Harr

Kate is Executive Director of HIP Housing, a nonprofit specializing in creative affordable housing solutions throughout San Mateo County. Kate is a frequent speaker on a wide array of affordable housing topics and is passionate about the cultivation of collaborations between the private, public and social sectors. She serves on the Board of Directors for the San Mateo Credit Union and was awarded the Chamber San Mateo County’s 2020 Business Woman of the Year Award.

Jeff Cox

Program Director for Master of Public Administration

Jerome Nadel

Jerome Nadel is Internationally experienced design-led marketing executive (CMO and GM) with a track record of improved market position, revenue growth, and M&A. He is an advance degreed psychologist and user experience product/service design expert, board member and advisor. Jerome recently retired from Rambus as where he was CMO and GM of the security software division that he led the sale to Visa. He has had a variety of chief marketing officer and chief user experience officer roles at companies including Human Factors International, SLP InfoWare, Gemplus, and Sagem. He started his career in the IBM Human Factors Labs. He is also an avid cyclist with National and multiple California State Champion titles.