Recognition
Effective & Innovative Practices Award
2008 Award Nominations Open
Nominations are now being taken for APPAs 2008 institutional and individual awards: Award for Excellence, Effective and Innovative Practices Award, APPA Fellow, Meritorious Service Award, and Pacesetter Award. The deadline for consideration for the 2008 awards is January 30, 2008. However, award submissions will now be accepted year-round. Awards submitted after January 30, 2008 will be held and considered in the 2009 award cycle.
Visit http://appa.org/recognition/ for award details and to submit for the awards. Questions about the award process? Contact your regional representative to the Professional Affairs or Awards and Recognition Committee or Jill Amstutz at the APPA office.
APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award recognizes programs and processes that enhance service delivery, lower costs, increase productivity, improve customer service, generate revenue, or otherwise benefit the educational institution. Entries can describe either a new program or significant restructuring of an existing program or process.
Projects displaying a high-level of innovation and adaptability/transferrability for implementation at other schools have the best chance of being favorably ranked.
Up to five ranked submissions will be eligible for a cash award of $4,000, thanks to the generous sponsorship provided by Sodexo USA. Winning entries will receive special recognition at APPA's annual conference and in Facilities Manager magazine.
Entries are judged on a point system based on:
- Institutional Benefit (100 pts)
- Innovative, Creativity, and Originality (300 pts)
- Portability and Sustainability (300 pts)
- Management Commitment and Employee Involvement (150 pts)
- Documentation, Analysis, Customer Input, and Benchmarking (150 pts)
2007 Effective & Innovative Practices Award winners.
2006 Effective & Innovative Practices Award winners.
2005 Effective & Innovative Practices Award winners.
2004 Effective & Innovative Practices Award winners.
Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning
A recent national study of college students determined there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement. Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the study 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
Reducing Greenhouse Gases & Achieving Climate Neutrality
On June 18 APPA produced a webinar on the topic of sustainability, presented by Walter Simpson and sponsored by Haley&Aldrich.
Miss it or want to watch it again? View a recording of the webinar and download a PDF of the presentation here.
Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI) Report Available for Purchase
Features include: Participant Summary Reports, Dashboards, Detailed Reports.
New Publication for Sale
The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability
New Publication for Sale
Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, second edition
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