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As we plan for the upcoming winter break, Facilities Management asks for your help in readying our campus buildings. With overnight lows expected to dip below freezing, these actions will help conserve energy, maintain comfortable temperatures inside buildings, and protect building systems, pipes, and equipment. Please help us by taking the following steps:

Inside the CRC Team that Keeps UMD Moving 24/7/365. It could happen in an instant. In the middle of a brutal cold snap, the heat in Tawes Hall begins to drop. Students pull on hats and zip up coats as the temperature slides lower and lower.

Meet Bill Olen, FM’s new Interim Associate Vice President. From his early days as a student worker to leading major construction efforts, Bill reflects on his career, what’s ahead for FM, and what keeps him energized outside of work.

Walk into almost any building on campus, and chances are you’ll interact with someone from Facilities Management — whether it’s a technician responding to a work request, a project manager meeting with a department, or a landscaper keeping the grounds safe and beautiful. With thousands of daily touchpoints, FM has been sharpening its focus on one essential goal: improving the customer experience.

Walk across the University of Maryland’s campus and you’ll find yourself surrounded by a living collection, a carefully curated canopy that changes with the seasons but always reflects a steady hand of care.

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood or platelets — and you can help.Facilities Management is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive, and we invite you to join us in giving back. Thursday, October 30, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.Community Room, College Park City Hall (7401 Baltimore Ave., first floor)