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The University of New Mexico’s Institutional Support Services (ISS) announces Lisa Marbury as the assistant vice president of Campus Environments & Facilities and Melanie Sparks as assistant vice president of Campus Business Services. Together, Marbury...

The University of New Mexico and The Children’s Hour will host a live chat with astronauts from the International Space Station in December. This is a rare and out of this world opportunity for students to engage with NASA astronauts, space experts and...

UNM’s Physical Plant Department, the largest department within the University, is changing its name. Gone are the days of referring to it and its over 390 employees as PPD. Starting Aug. 24, an official launch to change the name to Facilities Management...

After months of construction and anticipation, UNM Food is announcing the names and concepts of the campus taproom and a new food offering—opening for business at the end of September.  “We are excited to debut two new food and beverage concepts to...

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 hosts a Smith Plaza renovation ground breaking ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m. on Smith Plaza—south of Zimmerman Library, north of the Student Union Building (SUB).  The brief ceremony will feature information from...

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...

During times of inclement weather, The University of New Mexico employs several methods of communication to alert the campus community with specific information about the Albuquerque campus about weather-related closures and delays including LoboAlert text and email announcements, television, radio and social media.

Geoffrey Chaucer penned the phrase “All good things must come to an end” in his poem Troilus and Criseyde. This is an idiom that embodies the mood at the Physical Plant Department after R. Gary Smith, interim director of PPD, announced his retirement. Smith has been employed at The University of New Mexico for over 21 years, and will leave behind a legacy of distinction and expertise PPD and the University have benefitted from for decades.