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Translate Earning your Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP) is an essential step for facilities professionals who want to demonstrate advanced expertise in the field. The next important step is maintaining your CEFP through recertification. CEFP certification lasts for four years. To remain certified, CEFP holders must earn a required 120 points within a cycle running four […]
Aldrich Confirmed as New APPA Board Vice Chair
Robert J. “Bobby” Aldrich was ratified in a vote held this week by APPA primary representatives as the new Vice Chair of APPA’s Board of Directors. Aldrich will replace Margaret Tennessen from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who joined the APPA Board in 2020 and has served as Vice Chair since 2021. He will serve a […]
BOK Chapter Update: Customer Service
The Customer Service chapter has been updated in the Body of Knowledge (BOK). It appears in the BOK’s Part I, General Administration and Management. One formal definition of customer service is the “provision of service to customers before, during, and after a purchase.” It can also refer to an organization’s culture and when a customer […]
Voting Open for Vice Chair of the APPA Board
Primary representatives for APPA member institutions were contacted to inform them that the 2024–2026 Officer Election had opened. The purpose of this election is to ratify the nominee to fill the APPA Vice Chair of the Board position for the next two years. The process for selecting the new vice chair began in late May. […]
In Memoriam: Bill Nelson
We are saddened to share that our longtime APPA member and supporter, Bill Nelson, passed away on August 2, 2024. Bill was a champion of RMA (Rocky Mountain Region of APPA) and proudly served as a faculty member of APPA’s Institute for Facilities Management. Bill was a friend and mentor to many APPA/RMA members, and will […]
Behind The 2024 Olympics Athletes…
APPA would like to recognize and give a round of applause to the facilities professionals who served the Olympic athletes at their institutions, especially those who are APPA members. The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, have come and gone. As always, and with good reason, the focus of Olympic coverage is on the various […]
BOK Chapter Update: Two BOK Chapters Updated
Two chapters from Part 2 of APPA’s Body of Knowledge (BOK) have been updated: Solid Waste and Recycling, and Cleaning Operations. Solid Waste and Recycling explains the importance of solid waste management at universities, defines solid waste, and outlines various approaches to solid waste disposal. Just as there is no one plan for solid waste […]
APPA’s 2024 Thought Leaders Report Now Available
After months of compiling, organizing, analyzing, and final editing information gathered from symposium attendees and subject matter experts, APPA’s 2024 Thought Leaders Report has been released and is now available for download in the APPA Bookstore. Titled “The Campus of 2030: Risks and Opportunities,” the 2024 Thought Leaders Report is the end result of observations […]
Message from the President
Dear APPA Members, I am deeply honored to address you for the first time as the President & CEO of APPA. As we move forward together, I am filled with pride and responsibility, knowing the incredible dedication and passion each of you brings to our industry and association. The strength of APPA lies in its […]
Lalit Agarwal Named APPA President & Chief Executive Officer
ALEXANDRIA, VA: The APPA Board of Directors—Leadership in Educational Facilities is delighted to announce that Lalit Agarwal has been chosen as the association’s next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With more than two decades of transformative leadership experience within the educational facilities management sector, Agarwal stood out among a robust pool of highly qualified […]
The Value of APPA’s CEFP Certification
As today’s facilities profession becomes more complex, facilities professionals face various challenges such as aging infrastructure, expanding workload, fewer resources, and utilizing space more efficiently. APPA’s CEFP (Certified Educational Facilities Professional) is a credential that demonstrates superior proficiency, professional strength, and unfailing dedication to the educational facilities field and its challenges. Professionals who have earned […]
APPA’s Summer Bookstore Sale Starts Today
Whether you are looking for the latest operational guidelines or a classic text related to facilities planning and management, educational facilities management professionals can find what they need in the APPA Bookstore during the summer sale that runs August 1–31, 2024. Sale savings are 10 percent on all books, in addition to the usual significant bookstore savings exclusively […]
