CFaR
CFaR PROJECTS
WHY PARTICIPATE IN A CFaR RESEARCH PROJECT?
Historically, effective management of educational facilities has been the primary focus of APPA’s membership and its programs. The survival and success of the institutions themselves now demand that facilities planners and managers more clearly understand and articulate the link between what they do and what they manage. Thus, more attention must be placed on institutional policy, academic planning, budgeting and finance, community relationships, and education policy at the state, region, and federal levels. By developing a body of knowledge and expertise on specific issues that can influence these environments, APPA and facilities professionals will become more influential in making decisions at the most critical institutional levels.
ADDITIONAL REASONS TO PARTICIPATE
- Ensures increased visibility, credibility, and professional competency
- Fosters leadership qualities and skills valued in the facilities profession
- Research results will be highly publicized at APPA’s annual conference, peer-reviewed journal, Facilities Manager magazine, APPA’s website, and via separate prestigious monograph
- Opportunities afforded to present/hold lectures on research findings at several venues Creation projects are group efforts and thought should be given to time needed for extended research, support from Principal Investigator’s institution, and project budget requirements
- Satisfies the research requirement for the APPA Fellow designation
- Eligible for “Researcher of the Year” cash prize and recognition in the form of a certificate
Learn, Grow and Excel with APPA's Professional Development Programs
Registration is open for:
Supervisor's Toolkit and the Institute for Facilities Management.
September 7-11 in Austin, Texas at the Renaissance Austin
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.
Thanks to all who made APPA 2008 a success!
Presentations and photos are now available from APPA 2008: the Rise to Greatness.
Mark your calendars for APPA 2009, July 8-10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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.
Supporting Sustainability
The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability
In the APPA Bookstore
Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, second edition
Your Vote Your Voice
A nonpartisan, nationwide campaign created by the National Campus Voter Registration Project to engage college students in the electoral process.www.yourvoteyourvoice.org
