Make every effort this year to support your profession by becoming an member!

ENGAGED APPA

Here are some ways to ...

Initiate the actions needed to achieve one of two credentials:  the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP – for the entry and mid-level professional) or the Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP – for the longer term, experienced level professional).

Approve one or more of your co-workers to attend the Supervisor’s Toolkit training.

Volunteer to serve as an officer in a state/local chapter or regional association or on an APPA committee or Task Force.

Start a Facilities Management professional reading library at your institution and ensuring that each APPA publication is available for check-out and reading by any member of your Facilities Team.

Attend or make a presentation at an annual Chapter, Regional or APPA educational program.

Author an article for Facilities Manager magazine or contribute to/edit a book.

Host a local Chapter or Regional meeting.

Complete the Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI) survey.

Participate in a research project through APPA’s Center for Facilities Research (CFaR).

Work on/with a State/local Chapter or APPA conference Host Committee

Send congratulatory letters from your region to everyone that attends an APPA-sponsored educational session.

Offer to host an APPA-sponsored educational opportunity at your institution (i.e., Supervisor’s Toolkit, etc.)

Recruit more Business Partners at the Chapter and Regional Level.

Bring APPA programs to Chapter and Regional meetings such as the EFP preparatory course and exam.

Author an article for a Regional newsletter.

Participate in the APPA Listserve.

Make yourself available for mentoring.

Reach out to the Senior Facilities Officer (SFO) at your institution and keep him/her involved with APPA.

Run for office at the local/Chapter/Regional/APPA International Level.

Personally share copies of the Thought Leaders Series and other APPA publications with your senior leadership.

Write articles for your campus publications on the facilities profession.

Volunteer to give presentations to campus groups based upon APPA materials.

Explore volunteering to teach classes at your engineering, building construction, or sustainability schools.