Update on Campus Reopening and Damage Recovery

Dear UMBC Community,

 

Thanks to the incredible work of facilities management, environmental safety and health, our partners at ABM, and other teams, the remediation and recovery efforts on campus are going well. The campus will reopen as scheduled on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 with some exceptions. 

 

The Administration and Biological Sciences (Schwartz Hall) buildings will remain closed through Friday, January 6 due to ongoing power and system issues. All staff in these buildings should work remotely for the week. An update will be provided at the end of the week regarding the status of operations. If you are unable to work remotely, please discuss other options with your supervisor. Please do not attempt to access these buildings without explicit permission from the provost, your vice president, or dean. 

 

There are also a small number of spaces in other buildings where recovery efforts may not be fully complete by Tuesday. All of these spaces are safe for entry and supervisors have reached out to those impacted to understand conditions. We encourage supervisors in those locations to be flexible with remote work options. 

 

Thank you for your patience as we work through this process. We appreciate all of the efforts being made to keep our campus and community operating smoothly.