FM Staff News

Training for Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Finance is now available through ELMS-Canvas.

UMD has a history of composting that goes back to 2007. Those efforts have been greatly expanded in the years since and are about to expand again. The Maryland Legislature recently passed new requirements for the collection of compostable materials every time food is served on the UMD campus. Whether a student group meeting, a small staff meeting or a large event, composting all remaining food scraps is now required. 

Commencement often signals the start of the summer season – a slower pace and a chance to catch up on work that may have been pushed aside during the spring semester. But for Facilities Management (FM), summer is rarely slow. It is rather a time to take advantage of fewer people on campus and complete projects that could be more difficult or impossible to address during the fall and spring semesters. 

Facilities Management (FM) appreciates our working relationships with academic partners across the university, bridging the gap between administrative operations and academic pursuits. Below, we highlight some of the dynamic partnerships that have emerged between these two distinct realms.

Facilities Management’s (FM) Landscape Maintenance team has accomplished the long-awaited switch from gasoline-powered to electric leaf blowers. Completing a transition that began in 2018, FM eliminated the last of the gasoline-powered equipment at the start of this year. Outside contractors are also required to use electric blowers when working on the UMD campus.

Facilities Management (FM) and the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOSC) are teaming up to install rooftop weather stations as part of an exciting new project. This collaborative effort aims to build a weather network that will provide detailed, real-time data on weather conditions across campus and provide a better understanding of the impact of global climate change.  This micronet of weather data stations across campus will aid forecasters, students, and FM workgroups.