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July 10, 2024 | Vol. 24, No. 14

   
 
 
 
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APPA News

 
 
 
 
A Great Success at APPA U in San Antonio
 
 

Over 350 facilities management professionals from across the United States, including some from as far away as Guam, attended APPA U for its June 2024 session, held at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, from June 24 to 27, 2024...

 
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Discover APPA’s Leadership Academy: Virtual Offering
 

APPA has added a special virtual offering for the Leadership Academy, Level 1 (Individual Effectiveness Skills). Invest today and discover how APPA’s Leadership Academy prepares facilities professionals like you to become influential... 

 
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Participate in AASHE’s Stars 3.0 Sustainability Program
 

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is excited to announce the release of STARS 3.0, the latest version of its Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS®)...

 
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BOK Chapter Update: Budget Recharge, Cost Recovery, and Rates
 

Recovery and recharge were generally initiated as a methodology to recapture and recover costs incurred for “non-maintenance” minor remodeling in the 1980s. Today, many institutions use some method of cost recovery to finance both minor and...

 
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Facilities Manager for July/August 2024 Is Posted
 

A few years ago, Colorado State University’s (CSU) facilities management (FM) department hired an intern. Tom Satterly, who recently retired as CSU’s associate vice president for facilities management, recalled the unique background of the new intern...

 
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APPA Events and Professional Development

 
 
 
 

Leadership Academy, Level I: Virtual

July 23–25, 2024, 12:00–3:30pm, Eastern Time

September 17–19, 2024, 10:00am–1:30pm, Eastern Time


APPA has added a special virtual offering for the Leadership Academy, Level 1 (Individual Effectiveness Skills.)… Details >>


APPA U – Fort Worth, Texas

January 6–9, 2025


Institute for Facilities Management: January 6–9, 2025

Leadership Academy: January 7–9, 2025
Registration is now open!


APPA 2025 Spring Conference


April 9–11, 2025

New Orleans, LA

Registration will open soon!


APPA Webinars Now Available


APPA’s webinar season is now active, with webinars held almost weekly until early November 2024. The current schedule can be found here. Check back often as new webinars are added often. 

 
 

 
 
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Careers

 
 
 
 

Featured Postings


Associate Director of Facilities (Student Housing)

Boise State University

The Associate Director of Housing Facilities is responsible for all aspects of custodial facility and maintenance for 3,500 on-campus spaces and 200 apartment spaces, totaling over 1.2 million square feet. This role supports Boise State University's academic mission through direct and indirect services... Details >>


Director of Academic Infrastructure

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, seeks applications for the position of Director of Academic Infrastructure, based in the Office of the Provost... Details >>


Elevator Inspector

The University of Texas at Austin

To perform elevator inspection as required by federal, state, and local statutes and requirements... Details >>


Vice President of Facilities

Wake Technical Community College

The VP for Facilities (VP) provides leadership and management oversight for all aspects of facilities, transportation, infrastructure, capital construction, sustainability, and preventive maintenance... Details >>

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

APPA Resources

 
 
 
 

Reap the Benefits of APPA’s Business Partner Membership


As the unifying industry voice among educational institutions, APPA’s Business Partner membership opens opportunities for business growth and collaboration.


Designed for companies of any size, your involvement allows you to reach facilities professionals with your solutions, answers, and products/services. Additionally, you can join a region of APPA, which can offer more localized engagement.


Learn more about how to become—and the benefits of being—an APPA Business Partner.  

 
 

 
 
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Industry News

 
 
 
 

DBIA updates key best practices for Water/Wastewater Sector Excellence (DBIA)


The role of artificial intelligence in professional cleaning (Cleaning & Maintenance Management)


Energy monthly update (International Code Council)


How to attract new facilities talent on college campuses (University Business)


Emergencies are a time for maintenance to shine (facilitiesnet)


Pumping up value: How AI can optimize facility performance (Facility Executive)


School maintenance at issue in $94.4 million lawsuit settlement (facilitiesnet)


UT adapts campus landscaping to climate change (yahoo!)


Sustainable mortar reinforced with recycled glass fiber (AZO Build)


Staff excellence: Operations and maintenance (Purdue Today)


Continuing education: Bio-based materials (Architectural Record)


4 ways to prioritize student mental and physical health through school design (CampusSafety)


Guest opinion: Designing a circular campus food service system (Earth911)

 
 
 

 
 
   
 

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