Board of Directors

Year of Engagement

Welcome to the APPA Year of Engagement 2008-2009!

APPA is YOUR organization...the place where educational facilities professionals gain the skills and knowledge to transform institutions into more inviting and supportive learning environments...

...and elevate the recognition and value of educational facilities, and
their direct impact on the recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff.

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

ENGAGED APPA

Here are some ways to ...

Contact a nearby educational institution that is not a member and engage them in a discussion about the benefits of joining APPA.		Attend one of APPA’s educational programs such as the Institute for Facilities Management and the Leadership Academy.

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.		Sign up additional Associate Members at your institution as members of APPA.

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.

Host conference calls as a result of hot topics of interest from the APPA Listserve.		Reach out to the Senior Facilities Officer (SFO) at your institution and keep him/her involved with APPA.

Vote in APPA elections if you are eligible to do so.		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.

The Year of Engagement

Become an Engaged member of APPA

APPA's Virtual 2008-2009 Membership Directory

• Available to APPA Members

• Access by using your user ID and password

More information

Thought Leaders Series 2008

NEW and Available FREE PDF: The Challenges of Demographic Changes and Accountability to Campus Facilities

Results of the 2008 symposium in a white paper that focuses on changing demographics and accountability. Order soft cover version today (free for members; non-member price is $15).

Open Professional Development Programs

Institute for Facilities Management

SP: Facilities Management Strategies for Campus Sustainability

Supervisor's Toolkit

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in Tampa, FL
January 18-22, 2008

Facilities Manager Magazine

Volume 24, Number 6 Nov/Dec 2008

APPA is on Facebook

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Go to the APPA Fan Page

We will announce the winners on Monday, December 22, 2008.

Track Your Facilities’ Vital Signs

The FPI Survey is CLOSED.
The FPI Report will be available late Feb 2009.

View archived webinars

Improve Your Custodial Operations with the Touch of a Button

CleanOpsStaff software makes using APPA's Custodial Staffing Guidelines a breeze.

Order the package today.

Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning

Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the national study of college students was based around the five levels of clean identified in APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. More information.

The final report is available free to APPA members and for $30 for nonmembers through the APPA bookstore