Dear UMBC Community,

UMBC is experiencing a problem with our High Temperature Hot Water System. A portion of the system has had to be turned off while repairs are made. The Administration Building, Retriever Activity Center, University Center, Engineering Building, Information Technology/Engineering Building, Math/Psychology Building, Sondheim Hall, and Sherman Hall are affected by this shutdown.

All efforts are being made to restore the system as soon as possible, but the outage may extend into early next week and all affected buildings will see cooler temperatures than normal until the system is back in operation. Hot water will not be available in the affected buildings. Bathrooms will remain functional with cold water available. Our environmental health and safety team has verified that handwashing with soap remains effective in cold water. Dining locations in the University Center and Administration Building will be open as follows through the weekend:

• The Admin Coffee Shop and Starbucks will be open as usual tomorrow, 10/14/22.
• Chick-fil-A will be open tomorrow, 10/14/22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Starbucks will be open as usual on Sunday, 10/16/22.

We will update the community as soon as we know when hot water will be restored to these buildings. In the meantime, we encourage supervisors in affected buildings to be flexible with staff regarding remote work options.

Thank you for your patience. Thank you to our facilities management team who will be working throughout the weekend to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.

Kathy L. Dettloff, Vice President for Administration and Finance
Lenn Caron, Associate Vice President, Facilities Management

Dear Members of the UMBC Community,

There's still time to participate in the 2022 Administration and Finance survey. This anonymous survey, which takes about five minutes to complete, will be available until October 21, 2022.

Take the Survey

The Administration and Finance Division supports students, faculty, and staff through services that include buildings and grounds, finance, human resources, campus safety, and many general business services. Based on your feedback from the 2019 survey, we have made many changes and additions, including:

• Launching an online UMBC Travel System.
• Implementing a Billing Data tile on the myUMBC profile page that provides one location for students to view their billing information.
• Creating and filling a new Emergency Manager position, resulting in a new Emergency Operations Plan and a new Crisis Management Plan.
• Launching a new Facilities Management work order system that enables customers to easily track work orders and provides them with improved feedback.
• Implementing audit orientation sessions with Management Advisory Services for faculty and staff to review the audit process in advance of an audit.
• Launching the new e-Procurement system (Paw), which streamlines purchasing processes, ensures receipt of university contract pricing, and provides end users transparency on purchase and payment status in real time.

We appreciate you taking the time to provide your input!

Kathy L. Dettloff, Vice President, Administration and Finance

Dear Members of the UMBC Community,

Please take a moment to participate in our 2022 survey. This anonymous survey, which should take about five minutes to complete, will be available until October 21, 2022.

Take the Survey

The Administration and Finance Division supports students, faculty, and staff through services that include buildings and grounds, finance, human resources, campus safety, and many general business services. Based on your feedback from the 2019 survey, we have made many changes and additions, including:

• Launching an online UMBC Travel System.
• Implementing a Billing Data tile on the myUMBC profile page that provides one location for students to view their billing information.
• Creating and filling a new Emergency Manager position, resulting in a new Emergency Operations Plan and a new Crisis Management Plan.
• Launching a new Facilities Management work order system that enables customers to easily track work orders and provides them with improved feedback.
• Implementing audit orientation sessions with Management Advisory Services for faculty and staff to review the audit process in advance of an audit.
• Launching the new e-Procurement system (Paw), which streamlines purchasing processes, ensures receipt of university contract pricing, and provides end users transparency on purchase and payment status in real time.

We appreciate you taking the time to provide your input!

Kathy L. Dettloff, Vice President, Administration and Finance

Are you ready to invest in your career in higher education? Whether you’re new and looking to forge your path, mid-career and looking to inject some energy, or staring down retirement and considering your legacy, there’s something for you at the USM Learning and Talent Development Committee's annual, virtual, week-long conference, USM Professional Development Week. Register for inspiring panels, engaging workshops, and networking with your colleagues across the system. Empower Your Journey and Unleash Your Potential. October 17 - 21, 2022. Visit https://www.usmd.edu/learning-and-talent/PDWeek2022 for more information. 

To register for the Monday Keynote Panel, visit https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkcOysrTwsH9LBSl8YNW1X5QlvjI_6WCLB 

Workshops will run Tuesday-Thursday, and you can register at https://hopin.com/events/usm-pd-2022/registration  

Full details: https://www.usmd.edu/learning-and-talent/PDWeek2022 

Dear Faculty and Staff,

UMBC is fortunate to have so many talented and dedicated Exempt and Non-Exempt staff working to support our mission. Over the past few years, our staff have worked tirelessly to ensure that our students, faculty, and staff had the tools they needed to be successful in a challenging time, were working or learning in a safe environment, and that the necessary groundwork was laid to return to our physical campus.

We ask that you reflect on the work within your units and across the campus and nominate a colleague. This process gives us the opportunity to recognize exemplary work at both the campus level and across the entire University System of Maryland. We are eager to honor our colleagues and need your help to do so.

We encourage administrators, faculty, and staff to nominate staff members for one of these prestigious awards:

• UMBC Presidential Distinguished Staff Awards
• University System of Maryland Board of Regents Staff Awards
• Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award
• Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
• Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award for Exempt or Non-Exempt Staff

Descriptions of the individual awards and the eligibility requirements for each, as well as the nomination form, can be found at 2022-23 Staff Awards. Each nomination should include the nomination form, a single letter of recommendation, and the nominee’s resume or job history form. Please send nominations to Colleen Rebeiro in the Office of the Provost at colleenr@umbc.edu by October 31, 2022.

We hope the entire UMBC community will engage in this process. If you have questions about the staff awards, please contact Martina Buckley, Associate Provost for Financial Management and Chief of Staff, at mbuckley@umbc.edu.

President Valerie Sheares Ashby
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip Rous

Members of the UMBC Community,

Each fall, the UMBC Police Department publishes the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report. I encourage you to take a few moments to review this important material.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998 ("Clery Act"), this message constitutes notification for our campus community of the availability of the 2022 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report.

This report contains crime and fire statistics that were reported to the UMBC Police Department and/or Campus Security Authorities for the most recent three years. Please note that this report tracks incidents based on location--specifically those reported to have occurred on campus, in non-campus university buildings, in property owned or controlled by the University, or on public property immediately adjacent to the campus.

The report also includes information regarding UMBC policies and practices related to campus security and crime reporting. We encourage all members of our community to report security incidents; the report describes how and to whom crimes should be reported.

In addition, the report contains information on campus resources and educational programs, personal safety tips, emergency response and evacuation, and policies regarding student discipline.

The UMBC Police Department appreciates that all members of our community--students, faculty, and staff--are essential partners in making UMBC a safe place to learn, live, and work. The UMBC community's active interest in campus safety is one of our best crime prevention assets.

Copies of the report are also available at the UMBC Police Station, or by emailing police@umbc.edu.

Respectfully,

Bruce Perry '97, UMBC Chief of Police