FM Staff News

The Wheels Off Walkways (WOW) program officially relaunched on Monday, August 21 just in time for the start of the fall semester.

On September 21, a group of FM housekeepers attended a special luncheon celebration at University House, the home of President Pines. The purpose of the celebration was to honor housekeeping staff who were nominated for the Cintas Custodian of the Year Award. FM had 18 nominees who were recognized for their outstanding performance, alongside housekeepers from Residential Facilities. President Pines, VP Carlo Colella, and Bob Reuning were among the guests in attendance to applaud these hardworking FM staff members. Congratulations to all! 

FM's Planning and Construction team is busy this fall with projects across campus. Here are nine projects that were highlighted recently by Maryland Today.

The Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund has awarded $1,752,134 to the University of Maryland to complete the restoration of Campus Creek and renewal of the Animal Sciences Pond. Congratulations go to FM’s Christopher Ho, a Civil Engineer with Planning & Construction, who filed two rounds of applications before the grant was secured. In 2019, Phase I of the creek restoration, restored 3,000 feet of the stream. With this grant, FM will finish the job. 

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.