FM Staff News

June 04, 2024

On May 15, UMD received news that the NextGen Energy Program received its final approval to move forward. The University of Maryland and Maryland Energy Impact Partners (MEIP) secured partnership approvals from the University System of Maryland Board of Regents and the state of Maryland’s Board of P...

May 30, 2024

Ice Cream Social - July 24, 2024 Wye Oak: 11 a.m. - NoonSevern: Noon -1 p.m.7401 (City Hall): 1 - 2 p.m. Campus Tours Campus tours will be offered throughout the month. Space is limited. Please pre-register using the links below: Chemistry Wing 1 - July 10 at 11 a.m. Garden of Reflection and Rememb...

April 19, 2024

The University of Maryland will seek the state’s approval to replace the campus’ aging power, boiler and chiller plants and key portions of the thermal distribution system as part of a long-term plan to pursue sustainable, fossil fuel-free energy alternatives. A $390 million investment in campus inf...

April 10, 2024

Earlier this spring, the University of Maryland Arboretum staff received notification that UMD has been recognized as a Bird Campus by the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership, joining just three other Maryland universities. Bird Campus designation recognizes 2-year and 4-year colleges and univers...

April 02, 2024

Each year, on the last Saturday in April, tens of thousands of visitors flock to UMD’s College Park Campus to celebrate Maryland Day. This campus-wide celebration of learning, discovery, and fun features hundreds of free exhibitions and events. “I consider Maryland Day a Triple Crown event of campus...

February 07, 2024

A quiet transformation has begun on the College Park campus as 51 distinctive vehicles - 25 vans, 23 pickups, and three SUVs - begin circulating the campus grounds. They are the first fully electric vehicles (EVs) in the Facilities Management (FM) fleet, part of a one-year pilot project, and an impo...