Custodial Services

The Mission of Custodial Services is to provide and maintain an efficient, aesthetically pleasing and hazard free environment for students, faculty, staff, and the public.

  1. Offices are moving from once a week cleaning service to once a week trash only service.
  2. Labs are cleaned 3x per week, Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule.
  3. Building unlocking will begin at 6:00 a.m.
  4. There will be no custodial services (cleaning or unlocking) during the holidays.
  5. All restrooms, classrooms and public areas will remain on their daily schedule.
  6. Floors will be striped and waxed, and carpets steam cleaned every five years. This does not include offices. Private offices will only receive these services via recharge. The only service private offices have is trash removal once a week.

Cleaning schedules can be found here.

If you have questions, please contact the Custodial Manager:
Shaune Burke, Custodial Manager
(831) 459-1381, (831) 419-7194 or shdburke@ucsc.edu


Day Operations

Day Operations provides custodial services for dormitories (housing), Long Marine Lab buildings, Transportation and Parking Services buildings, the Farm, the Arboretum, and Provost House. Day Operations also provides custodial services for Summer Conferences and locking/unlocking services, including weekend unlocking. Immediate response from 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. for emergencies, such as lock-outs, spills, and/or floods requiring the wet vacuum.

Key Contacts:

Ryan Ervin, Principal Supervisor, Day Operations
(831) 459-2163 or rwervin@ucsc.edu

Contacts by Area of Responsibility:

  • Scheduling Projects for Day shift operations, including campus unlocking
    Colleges 9 Residential Halls, The Village, McHenry Library, Science and Engineering Library, Long Marine Lab Buildings, Coastal Biology Building:
    Teresa Godoy, Sr. Supervisor (Day Shift) (831) 459-2163 or mtgodoy@ucsc.edu
  • Crown Residential, Merrill Residential Halls, Cowell Residential Halls, Stevenson Residential Halls:
    Shaune Burke, Custodial Manager (831) 459-2163 or shdburke@ucsc.edu
  • John R. Lewis College Residential Halls, Porter Residential Halls, Rachel Carson Residential Halls, Oakes Residential Halls, Camper Park:
    Ryan Ervin, Principal Supervisor (Day Operations)  (831) 459-2163 or rwervin@ucsc.edu

Hours of Day Operation:

Hours of operations are being adjusted due to budgetary constraints. Hours are 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Reach our Work Order Desk by calling (831) 459-4444, emailing wodesk@ucsc.edu, or submit an online work order.


Night Operations

Night Operations provide custodial services for academic buildings, administrative buildings, libraries, and computer labs.

Key Contacts:

Michael Ferre, Principal Supervisor, Night Shift
(831) 459-2163, (831) 212-0515 or miaferre@ucsc.edu

Contacts by Area of Responsibility:

  • General inquiries, requests, project scheduling, Campus Unlocking Mon-Fri for night shift:
    Ryan Ervin, Principal Supervisor (Day Operations) (831) 459-2163 or rwervin@ucsc.edu
  • Academic Resource Center, Astronomy A & B, Biomedical Sciences Building, Center for Adaptive Optics, Digital Arts Research Center, Heat Plant, Earth & Marine Sciences, Elena Baskin Visual Arts, Fackler Cogen Plant, Interdisciplinary Science Building, Kerr Hall, Kresge College, Lick Shop A & B, Music Center, Natural Science 2, Oakes College, Physical Science Building, Porter College, Rachel Carson College, Sinsheimer Labs, Theater Arts, Thimann Labs:
    Michael Ferre, Principal Supervisor, Night Shift (831) 459-2163, (831) 212-0515 or miaferre@ucsc.edu
  • Jack Baskin Engineering, Bay Tree Bookstore, Carriage House, Classroom Unit, Cookhouse, Communications, Cowell College, Crown College, East Field House, EH&S Trailer, Engineering 2, Grad Commons, Hahn Student Services, Cowell Student Health Center, Humanities 1 & 2, Merrill College, Natural Science Woodshop, Redwood Towers, Social Science 1 & 2, Stevenson College, Student Union, TAPS, Women’s Center, 2300 Delaware:
    Michael Ferre, Principal Supervisor, Night Shift (831) 459-2163, (831) 212-0515 or miaferre@ucsc.edu

Hours of night operation

M-F, and Sat/Sun 5:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Reach our Work Order Desk by calling (831) 459-4444, emailing wodesk@ucsc.edu, or submit an online work order.

Last modified: Apr 04, 2025