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October 29, 2014Vol. 14, No. 21
APPA Events
Oct 31, 2014Credentialing PrepCourse (CEFP & EFP)Kansas City, MO
Jan 1822, 2015APPA U: Institute forFacilities ManagementTampa, FL
Jan 1822, 2015APPA U: LeadershipAcademyTampa, FL
Jan 23, 2015Credentialing PrepCourse (CEFP & EFP)Tampa, FL
Mar 3031, 2015Smart andSustainableCampusesConferenceBaltimore, MD
Aug 3, 2015Senior FacilitiesOfficer SummitChicago, IL
Aug 3, 2015EmergingProfessionals SummitChicago, IL
Aug 3, 2015APPA 2015 AnnualConference andExpositionChicago, IL
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APPA Region &Chapter Events
Nov 37, 2014APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Knoxville, TN (Univ. ofTennessee)
Dec 19, 2014Call for PresentationDeadline for the 2015NCAPPA Conference
Jan 1216, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Blacksburg, VA(Virginia Tech)
Mar 913, 2015APPA's Supervisor'sToolkit (spons. bySRAPPA)Memphis, TN (Univ. ofMemphis)
Other Events
Nov 6, 2014Campus SafetyMagazine: Free CrisisPlanning &EmergencyPreparednessWebcast2:00 p.m. ET
Nov 13, 2014College Planning &Management CrisisPlanning &EmergencyPreparednessWebinar2:00 p.m. Eastern
Chart your path to campuswide sustainability using WasteManagement’s interactive Think Green® Campus Map. The
updated map is a vital addition to our successful Think Green®Campus Model – a total framework for sustainability – and can
help guide you to the ultimate destination of zero waste.Explore the map at wm.com/campusmap.
HEADLINE NEWSHow Well Do Your Facilities Perform?Find Out By Participating in the FPI SurveyOnly 6 Weeks Remain! Deadline December 15APPA's 20132014 APPA's Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI) survey isan essential tool for helping you objectively understand how your facilities areperformingand where you stand in relation to others. It helps you:
Create a balanced performance scorecardbased on critical data findingsCompare and contrast your facilitiesoperations with other institutionsSuccessfully address capital assetrealitiesMake the business case for your facilities needsAlign facilities planning with your institution’s mission and vision
The 201314 FPI survey is now open and ready to take your data. Thedeadline is December 15, but now is the time to start collecting andentering your data. Start now to make it easy to provide the best picture ofyour facility is performing, its successes, and where there is room forinnovation. Register at http://www.appa.org/research/FPI/index.cfm. Forassistance, contact Christina Hills at [email protected] .
APPA NEWS
2015 Award Nominations and Applications Due November 30,2014!Nominations and applications are now being taken for APPA's 2015institutional and individual awards: Award for Excellence, SustainabilityAward, Effective and Innovative Practices Award, APPA Fellow, MeritoriousService Award, and Pacesetter Award. The deadline for consideration for the2015 awards is November 30, 2014.Awards nominations submitted afterNovember 30, 2014 will be held andconsidered in the 2016 award cycle.Visit
http://www.appa.org/membershipawards/ to get award details and submitaward nominations and applications.
Become an APPA Officer: Nominations for 2015 Now OpenNominations Due by December 15APPA's strong and steady volunteer leadership is one reason why it is theassociation of choice for educationalfacilities professionals. Consider becominga candidate for an elected APPA office.Elected officers gain enormous leadershipskills, a chance to develop professionally inmeaningful ways, and a major opportunity tomake a contribution to the entire profession.Being an APPA elected official does requirea personal commitment of time and energy.However, past elected officers will tell youthe personal rewards and professionalbenefits outweigh the costs of engagementand time commitments. There are fiveelected officer leadership positions, three ofwhich will be on the 2015 ballot:
PresidentElectVice President for Information and ResearchVice President for Professional Development
Consider nominating yourself — or others — for the office that best matchesyour passion and areas of expertise. Download the Nominations andElections Packet. All applications and nominations for APPA office are dueno later than December 15, 2014.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREDENTIALING
2015 Is Fast Approaching: How Will You Advance YourProfessional Development Goals?Attend APPA U The Institute for Facilities Management and
Leadership Academy January 18 22, 2015Marriott Tampa WatersideTampa, FLRegistration opens November 1!APPA U combines the Institute for Facilities Management and LeadershipAcademy in a single venue. In this upcoming training double header you willhear from facilities experts in the fields of leadership, management, safety,energy, construction & master planning, sustainability, and more areasessential to your organization's success. The training offers:
Institute for Facilities ManagementOffering programmatic content inGeneral Administration, Operations &Maintenance, Energy & Utilities,Planning, Design & Construction, aswell as Advanced Planning. Participationin the Institute program will earnparticipants 3 CEUs (equivalent to 32Professional Development Hours(PDHs) or 32 Learning Units (LUs)).Additionally, attendees are exposed tothe body of knowledge used forpreparation to sit for APPA’sCredentialing Program and garner eitherthe Educational Facilities Professional(EFP) or Certified Educational FacilitiesProfessional (CEFP) credential. Joinyour colleagues for a technically richprogram designed for facilitiesprofessionals.
Leadership AcademyDelivering the resourcesnecessary for the next generationof campus leaders, the LeadershipAcademy offers content exposingone to individual effectivenessskills, interpersonal effectivenessskills, managerial effectivenessskills, and organizationaleffectiveness skills. Participationin the Leadership Academyprogram earns participants 3CEUs (equivalent to 32Professional Development Hours(PDHs) or 32 Learning Units(LUs). Register today for theprogram that is designed to helpyou continue to advance on yourprofessional continuum ofsuccess!
APPA U: Training + Networking = Career Success
Plan Supervisor’s Toolkit Training into Your ScheduleAPPA's Supervisor's Toolkit provides what you need to lead in a facilitiesworkplace that is being transformed by intense competition, advancingtechnology, and the global economy. This structured, openended, andpragmatic programming is not solely an educational offering but is also aprocess designed to help supervisors realize both personal and professional
growth. Upcoming offerings:
November 37, 2014, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TNJanuary 1216, 2015, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VAMarch 913, 2015, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Learn more.
Get Your Career on Track for Success—Become APPA Certified! Upcoming Credentialing Prep Courses and Exams: Friday, November 14, 2014 Penn State University, State College, PAFriday, January 23, 2015 Tampa, FL (APPA U)Managing a campus is like managing a small city. It takes vision coupledwith a comprehensive understanding of structures and their environments.Gaining an APPA certificate shows that you get it: you are familiar withstandards and best practices, have the ability to perform researchbackedstewardship, and know the principles that contribute to creative and sounddecision making. Learn more about what APPA’s Educational FacilitiesProfessional (EFP) credential and the Certified Educational FacilitiesProfessional (CEFP) designation can do for your career. Learn more, thenregister for an upcoming prep course and exam!
APPA INFORMATION & RESEARCHNew APPA Report Explores Maximizing the Campus BuiltEnvironment The newly published report in the APPA Thought Leaders Series focuses onthe issues and challenges related to leveraging campusfacility assets to achieve desired institutional outcomes. Leveraging Facilities for Institutional Success,identifies the key characteristics of successfulcampuses, then looks at what institutions are actuallyachieving – the disagreeable reality of unsustainablefunding models, unsuccessful students, and poorlyutilized resources. As a result, the 2014 Thought Leadersreport lists the following strategies to help maximize thebuilt environment's contribution to the mission and visionof colleges and universities:
Understand how facilities affect student success and employ bestpractices for student recruitment and retention.Use total cost of ownership (TCO) as a guiding principle for allfacilities decisions.Make better use of campus space.Expand data collection and analysis to support decisions to cut costsand increase efficiency.Use the campus as a classroom to expand awareness ofsustainability and facilities best practices.
To download and read the entire 2014 Thought Leaders report, LeveragingFacilities for Institutional Success, please visitwww.appa.org/research/cfar/tls.cfm. You may also request the free reportfrom the APPA bookstore.
Effective and Innovative Practices for the Strategic FacilitiesManagerEdited by Jeri Ripley KingRecently added to the APPA Bookstore, Effectiveand Innovative Practices for the Strategic FacilitiesManager offers a generous sampling of practicesand frameworks that can help you meet thechallenges of today, as well as those in theforeseeable future. Evertightening resources andpressures to work more efficiently and effectivelycall for a skill set that is able to assess theenvironment, advance new initiatives, and helporganizations behave more proactively. Written byseasoned professionals in facilities managementand campus administration, the six parts and 16chapters of this book weave themes ofcommunication, collaboration, and deliveringservices in ways that align strategically withinstitutional goals.Price: $57 (Member Price: $42)Order today !
A Continually Updated Stream of Knowledge for Solving YourCampus' Most Pressing Problems: The APPA Body ofKnowledge The 60+ chapters in APPA's Body of Knowledge (BOK) are available in asearchable, online digital database, and all have been undergoing revisionsand updates by the BOK content coordinators and authors. If you haven'tvisited the BOK lately, you're missing out on an important foundationalresource for your campus facilities work.
As an APPA member, you automatically get instantaccess to the BOK, with its best practices,recommendations, resources, and professionalguidance to aid you in supporting the mission andvision of your educational institution. Your continuedmembership in APPA ensures that you'll always
have access. Not only the main member representative, but everyone at anAPPA member institution also has access to the BOK. The four core areas of content:
General Administration and ManagementOperations and MaintenanceEnergy, Utilities, and Environmental Stewardship
Planning, Design, and Construction
To access the BOK, login to myAPPA at www.appa.org/login.cfm, usingyour personal APPA userid number and password. For more informationabout the BOK and to see the current table of contents, visitwww.appa.org/bok.
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Greenest Universities in AmericaThe list of the top 50 greenest U.S. colleges and universities was recentlyreleased by BestColleges.com. This list was created using criteria from TheAssociation for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE). The list is headed by:
Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, GAColorado State University – Fort Collins, COIowa State University – Ames, IAUniversity of Illinois, UrbanaChampaignColumbia University – New York, NYGreen Mountain College – Poultney, VTAppalachian State University – Boone, NCUniversity of California, DavisCornell University – Ithaca, NYDuke University – Durham, NC
According to AASHE, these colleges and universities have launched themost highimpact initiatives to reduce oncampus waste and energyconsumption, promote alternative transportation, provide funding to studentand facultyled green proposals, and take other measures to benefit theenvironment. View full top 50 list.
Two Universities Among the Clean Air Award Recipients for2014 The National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) recently presented awards tothe recipients of the Clean Air Awards for 2014 at its Annual Conference inAspen, Colorado. The Award is presented each year to the building ownersand managers that take steps to significantly improve the quality of theirindoor air by increasing the level or efficiency of their HVAC air filtrationsystem in 10 specific categories. Candidates are nominated by both NAFAmembers and members of the facility management community for the award,and must submit detailed and specific steps taken towards cleaning theindoor environment through better air filtration. Among the 2014 organizationsthat utilize “best air filtration practices” in their buildings:
University of Kansas Medical Center – Breidenthal Bioscience &
Technology Building – Kansas City, KSUniversity of South Carolina – Columbia, SC
Learn more about the award here:http://www.esmagazine.com/articles/96830nafaannounces27cleanairawardwinners .
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