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  • May 07, 2025

    Space Wizards: How FM Planning Optimizes Every Inch on Campus

    On a typical day, Facilities Management’s Space Management team is juggling space change requests, analyzing space-use data, and collaborating with campus partners to find efficient, data-informed solutions for evolving space issues. Part puzzle, part problem-solving, university space management is about making sure the rooms and buildings on campus, like classrooms, offices, study spaces, and labs, are being used in the best way possible. 

  • May 06, 2025

    Bright Ideas: How FM Keeps Campus Lighting Safe, Efficient, and Sustainable

    Lighting plays a critical but often overlooked role in making the University of Maryland campus safe and welcoming after dark. From pedestrian pathways to parking lots, Facilities Management’s (FM) Electrical Services Exterior Lighting team is responsible for keeping more than 2,600 pole lights operating smoothly across campus.

  • April 28, 2025

    SHIFTing the Way We Work

    After five years of behind-the-scenes planning, testing, and teamwork, a new era of facilities service has officially begun. On April 7, Facilities Management and its partners in Residential Facilities, Dining Services, Recreation & Wellness, and STAMP launched SHIFT (also known internally as AssetWorks) through the new Facilities Service Central portal. This integrated system is already making it easier than ever to report and track facilities-related requests across campus.

  • April 17, 2025

    Arbor Day Planting Ceremony

    On Wednesday, April 9, UMD's Arboretum held its annual Arbor Day planting ceremony. This year's tree was a Black Gum Wildfire cultivar, native to Maryland and featuring red leaf tips as they emerge, deep green leaves through the summer, and a brilliant red display in the autumn. The tree was planted at the northwest corner of the Clarence Mitchell Building. See the Photo Gallery here.

  • April 10, 2025

    Water Main Breaks Q&A: What You Need to Know

    Water main breaks can be disruptive, but Facilities Management (FM) is always ready to respond. Here’s what causes them, how we handle them, and what we’re doing to prevent future issues. How common are water main breaks? UMD experiences 10 to 25 water main breaks each year. In the past two years (2023-24), we’ve been on the higher end of that range: 28 breaks in 2023 and 24 in 2024. (For comparison, the region’s water provider WSSC reports that they repair more than 1,700 water main breaks annually.)

  • April 01, 2025

    Connecting Customers to Services

    Five Facilities Management (FM) team members start their day with one goal in mind: ensuring that campus facilities customers receive excellent service and that work requests run smoothly, no matter what comes their way. Whether coordinating with FM staff for a quick repair or overseeing a large-scale renovation, as the vital link between building occupants and FM services, Facility Managers are the go-to professionals who make sure every request is handled efficiently and effectively, while keeping everyone aligned throughout the process.

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