The University of New Mexico’s Facilities Management celebrates Custodial Appreciation Week through Friday, Sept. 21 in honor of National Custodial Appreciation Day. Custodial Services will host a celebration Sept. 21 in the Hokona Ballroom to honor the...
The University of New Mexico Physical Plant Department (PPD) recently celebrated its employees hosting its annual car and motorcycle show. The show is designed to give PPD staff, who enjoy collecting and restoring cars, the opportunity to display and...
David Gauthier, acting manager of The University of New Mexico’s Physical Plant Department Area Four, was recently presented with the 2017 Outstanding Manager award. This award was presented to Gauthier by PPD Director Al Sena and its senior management...
The University of New Mexico Campus Arboretum has been established to make available to visitors and students, staff and faculty one of the state’s most outstanding botanical experiences — in the midst of one of New Mexico’s great public open...
It happens every few years, and boy does it make a difference. While students were away for spring break, UNM’s Physical Plant Department (PPD) undertook the arduous job of emptying the campus pond for a deep cleaning and what they find every year is...
Nominations are now being accepted for the Physical Plant Department (PPD) annual Outstanding Manager Award. This award was developed to appreciate and recognize the qualities of excellence, leadership, and customer service in the departmental...
Clean spaces and manicured landscapes are important first impressions that attract students and faculty to The University of New Mexico (UNM). The University’s unique main campus is maintained by the Physical Plant Department (PPD), and the newly...
The University of New Mexico winter break is set for Friday, Dec. 22 through Tuesday, Jan. 2. Many departments on campus will be closed or have abbreviated hours throughout this time. Check the hours of the office you plan to visit. Below is a list of...
Later this month, The University of New Mexico (UNM) will begin its traditional winter break closure, which means the campus will be bereft of its typical hustle and bustle. Ten years ago, the Physical Plant Department (PPD) saw this time period as an...
To understand the power of a movement that began in 2013, we have to jump back nearly 400 years and grasp onto perhaps the same struggle the Black community fought then; the idea that all people should be treated fairly in the eyes of the law and in...
The University of New Mexico improved to No. 187 in the recently released 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, a jump of 31 spots from last year. The list includes more than 350 surveyed institutions. “UNM's faculty, students, and staff...
Startling new research by a team of professors from The University of New Mexico revealed that many UNM students may not be getting their food and housing needs met. This week, the UNM Basic Needs Project released its 2020 research report Basic Needs...
Enrollment numbers are in for Fall 2020 at the University of New Mexico, with several key categories that reflect continued increases and positive momentum at the State’s flagship university for the 2020-21 academic year, which began on Aug. 17. Based...
The UNM Division for Equity and Inclusion hosts a virtual townhall on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The townhall, titled Promising Practices in UNM Campus Safety, is being held to hear concerns from the campus community about public safety and...
Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Hispanic Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture...
The University of New Mexico will conduct a test of its emergency notification systems on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 11:02 a.m. The test will include all parts of the University's warning systems including sirens, e-mail, text messaging, social media updates...
The 2020 UNM Gives United Way Campaign kicks off in New Mexican style with the 2nd annual Salsa Showdown competition. Registration to submit recipes is now underway at president.unm.edu and is limited to the first 10 entrants. The deadline to register is...
Although my mother wasn’t a curandera — or traditional healer — she should have been one. Growing up on a rural farm away from populated areas made healthcare harder to come by. “Don’t you dare get sick,” she would say to me and my siblings. “And if you...
The new solar panels on Zimmerman will cover all the electric needs ofthe library, and any extra will be used elsewhere on campus. Through this solar array, UNM is expected to save approximately $25,000 per year and will reduce UNM’s carbon footprint by an equivalent of 15 metric tons of carbon dioxide yearly.
A crane lowers solar panels on the roof of Zimmerman Library in preparation for installation as part of a solar array project between the Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) and UNM’s Facilities Management. This project, initiated in 2019 by ASUNM, will be the 12th solar installation approved and installed since 2006. The installation is scheduled to begin Sept. 7.
It's time to Bring Back the Pack ~ The University of New Mexico welcomes all incoming freshmen, and new and returning students to campus for the fall semester!
The BeKind UNM Team joined UNM Athletics to deliver stuffed bears to the Albuquerque Police Department earlier this month. The bears were collected during BeKind UNM week in February and were donated to be given to kids who may be in traumatic situations.
