Committees
2007-08 INFORMATION & RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Charge: Develop and disseminate data and information relevant to educational facilities management. Activities include the APPA website; research projects including the annual Facilities Performance Indicators Survey and its resulting FPI reports and dashboards, the Strategic Assessment Model (SAM), and the Center for Facilities Research (CFaR). In addition, the committee provides oversight to the books and publications produced by APPA, including Facilities Manager magazine.
Chair/Vice President:
Michael J. Sofield, Smithsonian Institution
Committee Members
CAPPA: Terry L. Major, Southeast Missouri State University
ERAPPA: Norman Young, University of Hartford
MAPPA: Jeri Ripley King, University of Iowa
PCAPPA: Richard Storlie, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
RMA: Greg Wiens, Athabasca University
SRAPPA: Dan Young, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Member At-Large: Darryl Boyce, Carleton University
Member At-Large: Maggie Kinnaman, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Staff Liaison: Steve Glazner, APPA Director of Knowledge Management
Committee Projects & Archives
Information and Research Committee Contact List (PDF)
APPA Online Library
Center for Facilities Research (CFaR)
Strategic Assessment Model (SAM)
APPAinfo Discussion List
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
Election Results
Congratulations!
President-Elect:
Polly Pinney
VP for Information & Research :
Randolph Hare
VP for Professional Development:
David Gray
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
APPA's Extreme Website Makeover
This website is organic -- it will continually change.
Please let us know what you think. Send an email to Webmaster.
