Fallen tree branches, icy steps and snowy pathways transform the campus into a beautiful, but treacherous landscape-a frozen expanse that the Office of the Physical Plant (OPP) is charged with making safe for students.

Ron Johnson, Grounds and Vehicles Manager, is in charge of snow removal on campus. He said, “[The crew] will come in no matter what time it is, to start snow removal. We usually start plowing when there’s two inches of snow on the ground.”

“We get a lot of...