It’s Election Time!
It’s time to vote for the 2005-06 officers of APPA. This year, for the first time, Affiliate members can now vote, along with all Institutional representatives. Here are your APPA candidates:
President-Elect: Christopher K. Ahoy, Iowa State University, and L. Wayne White, Utah State University
Vice President for Professional Affairs: Alan S. Bigger, University of Notre Dame, running unopposed
Secretary-Treasurer: Robert J. Carter, University of Guelph, and David Gray, Middle Tennessee State University
Proposed Bylaws Change
It has been proposed that the reference to the Meritorious Service award be deleted from the Bylaws. It is recommended that this award be treated like all other awards and therefore not mentioned in the Bylaws. The reference to this award is in Article III, section H, and reads as follows:
H. Meritorious Service
Members who have performed meritorious service for the success of the Association may be presented the Meritorious Service Award upon a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Such awards shall be made at the annual meeting of the Association. Not more than three Meritorious Service Awards shall be presented at any annual meeting.
Experience the Magic!
Mark your calendars for APPA’s Educational Facilities Leadership Forum, August 4-6 in Orlando, Florida. Attend meaningful sessions, share your knowledge, and network with colleagues—all this and more available at the Forum. The Forum is open to anyone with an interest in public and private education-based facilities. Registration is now open—visit www.appa.org/education.
Don’t Gamble with Your Future!
A graduate of the Institute? Ready to move on? You may be ready for APPA’s Leadership Academy, a program designed for those individuals with a desire to lead. In a changing environment, the success of an organization depends on the staff’s ability to embrace new roles, new ways of doing things, and new skills. Learn these and more at the Leadership Academy presented June 19-23 at the J. W. Marriott
For more information and to register, visit www.appa.org/education/professionalleadershipacademy.cfm.
New Facilities Core Data Survey Deadline Extended
APPA’s new Facilities Core Data Survey is now open and your participation is invaluable as APPA builds a knowledge base of essential facilities data that will provide us with reliable, credible, and annually updated information. This new survey contains 12 modules. You may complete as many or as few of the modules as you wish, depending on your interest or institutional need. We are now collecting data from the 2003-04 year. APPA will give a free copy of our newest book, Creating a Service Culture: Making the Customer Connection, to the first 100 schools that complete 6 of the 12 modules. To participate in the survey, visit www.appa.org/research/fcds.cfm. The survey deadline has been extended to March 31, 2005.
Creating a Service Culture: Making the Customer Connection
Customer service means different things to different people. On an educational campus, facilities officers deal with myriad constituent groups, including faculty, staff, students, parents, and members of the community. This book, written by well-known experts in the educational facilities profession, offers plenty of tips and insights into making the customer connection. Softcover, 134 pages $45 members; $60 nonmembers, plus a $3 handling fee Shipping is billed at cost. Visit www.appa.org/applications/publications to order; please reference FM
Green Power Purchasing Guide Available
How do you buy green power? How do you make a business case for the benefits of buying power from renewable energy providers? These are just a few of the questions a new document titled The Guide to Purchasing Green Power is hoping to answer. Incorporating technical advice from researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD), and other institutions, this resource will help organizations diversify their energy supply and reduce the environmental impact of their electricity use. Visit www.buildings.com for complete article.
From @ the Moment
Top Ten Green Projects
The American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (COTE), in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR and Target Finder program and BuildingGreen, Inc., invites U. S. licensed architects to submit high performance, sustainable design solutions for the 2005 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects competition.
This program is an international competition open to all architects. Projects may be located anywhere in the world, but must be designed by an architect licensed in the United States. Entries submitted may be large or small projects, new construction or renovations, and any project type completed after 1994.
For on registration details, visit www.aiatopten.org.
FEMA Releases New Fire Extinguisher Life Safety Video
Due to recent catastrophic fires covered by the media with regards to large public gathering spaces, the Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (FEMA) produced a video (on CD-ROM) that discusses portable fire extinguishers, codes, and standards relevant to public meeting spaces and assembly halls, and the benefits of these life-saving devices. Visit www.buildings.com for the complete article.
From @ the Moment