Renew Your Institution’s Membership!
With APPA’s 2023–2024 membership year ending March 31, member institutions are encouraged to renew their investments now to ensure continuous access to benefits including cutting-edge resources and professional development programs, such as deeply discounted registration for the APPA 2024 Spring Conference.
Renewals must be handled by member institutions’ primary representatives, who may do so by visiting this page or logging into their myAPPA account and providing the information on the invoices they received by mail. Individuals at APPA member institutions who are unsure who their prime rep is may contact APPA’s Member Services Team for more information.
One annual investment encompasses membership for you and your entire team!
Thought Leaders Symposium Takes Place in Alexandria, VA
What do the next 10 years hold for educational institutions and their facilities divisions? How will advances in technology affect campus operations, including facilities staffing? Which aspects of the current campus environment must change to align with the predicted environment?
At the 2024 Thought Leader Symposium, approximately 30 leaders in higher education and facilities management from a diverse array of institutions explored these topics and more in hopes of helping facilities divisions prepare for the campus environment of 2030. The symposium will culminate in a report distributed to APPA members and educational institutions in the months ahead.
APPA’s Spring 2024 Bookstore Sale
Whether 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, whose much-awaited annual spring sale runs March 1–31.
Sale savings are 10% on all books, on top of the usual significant bookstore savings exclusively for APPA members. The savings apply automatically at checkout.
APPA’s bookstore is the world’s most relevant and comprehensive knowledge bank in the field of educational facilities management. Dozens of titles range from perennial best-sellers and industry must-haves, such as the Operational Guidelines for Educational Facilities series (updated and revised editions for custodial, grounds, and maintenance), to standards guidelines related to design and construction, renewable energy, performance benchmarking, total cost of ownership, integrated decision-making, facilities maturity management, and much more.
Bookmark the APPA Bookstore and log in to save. Many books are available in both digital and print form, so be sure to indicate the desired format.
The discounts apply through March 31 only.
Order at the APPA Bookstore today!
*this discount does not apply to shipping charges.
APPA President and CEO Search Enters Next Phase
APPA’s executive committee is thrilled to announce Opus Partners as the chosen national search firm tasked with leading the search for our new President and CEO. The decision to collaborate with Opus stems from the company’s commitment to inclusivity and dedication to fostering a diverse pool of candidates. Opus’s pledge to work in partnership with APPA and its board distinguished them as the top national search firm.
Learn more about APPA’s President and CEO search.
A New APPA Offering: Invest in Success
With the staffing shortage showing no sign of abating within educational facilities organizations, FM leaders are redoubling efforts to strengthen the skills and cohesiveness of the teams they have. The newest program to address these goals is APPA’s Invest in Success program, whose official kick-off will be a two-day virtual program March 27 and 28, 2024. Limited registration spots are available, with dramatic savings for individuals from APPA member institutions ($195/person, compared to $395 for non-members).
Invest in Success is designed to develop and inspire front-line facilities and operations staff at educational institutions by providing them with the foundational knowledge and interpersonal skills to help them succeed in their roles and make more positive contributions to the success of their teams and the institution overall.
Learn more about Invest in Success.
New BOK Chapter Revisits Budgeting Realities
From the 2008 recession to the COVID-19 pandemic, major external environmental factors have contributed to an era of reduced funding in higher education marked by staffing cuts, new working environments, and uncertainty about the future. But “the truth is that higher education had been on a collision path with fiscal uncertainty long before that,” according to the newly updated Budgeting Practices and Strategies chapter of APPA’s Body of Knowledge (BOK). As a consequence, educational institutions must “become more businesslike, more competitive, and more focused” on investing in programs that support their principal missions. Updated by Glen Haubold and published February 20, this new chapter reviews factors behind the rising cost of education and explores strategies for financial stability, among other topics.
Available to APPA members only, the BOK is a searchable, digital database of 62+ chapters that develops, updates, and disseminates the foundational content required by facilities professionals at educational institutions.
To get involved, whether as a chapter author or peer reviewer, please indicate your interest by completing this form. Or send an email Glen Haubold ([email protected]) and Steve Maruszewski ([email protected]), using the subject line APPA Body of Knowledge.
Submit Your Own Event on the APPA Online Calendar
APPA maintains a calendar of events taking place in your region or chapter, as well as other events focused on educational facilities. View the calendar and add events of interest to your APPA colleagues.
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