FM Staff News

February 02, 2024

It’s again time for UMD faculty and staff to complete the university’s annual IT security awareness training. The university needs a cybersecurity-conscious workforce to ensure that computers, networks, and information are kept safe. Updated for 2024, “Defend Your Shell” is a basic cybersecurity awa...

February 02, 2024

Approximately 20% of FM team members communicate in a language other than English. This language barrier can hinder access to important work-related information, limit career growth, and reduce confidence and engagement at work. To help address this challenge, FM is offering training opportunities t...

December 13, 2023

If the thought of vacuuming your living room floor or cleaning your bathroom fills you with dread, consider, for a moment, the work facing Facilities Management’s (FM) Building Services team: Keeping nine million square feet in 100 campus buildings clean and healthy, from top to bottom, every single...

November 16, 2023

At 4:47 a.m. on Monday, October 23, an alarm alerted Facilities Management (FM) staff to a drop in water pressure at two campus buildings. That alarm was the first signal of a major water main break that would impact more than 60 buildings. 

October 26, 2023

The UMD Arboretum has reinstituted tours for mothers and infants that were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 19, 2023

A new organization has launched at UMD: the Latinx/a/o/e Employee Association (LEA). Its goal is to bring visibility to the diverse Latinx/o/a/e community on campus and advocate for relevant needs and interests. The group also aims to strengthen the sense of community among Latinx/o/a/e employees, i...