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Loy, Darcy – Facilities Manager, 2013
Being a mentor to young professionals embodies the pay-it-forward concept. Think of the potential impact if one chose to mentor three people, and they then chose to mentor nine more people, and those went on to mentor 27 more people. The results could be prodigious. Successful mentoring programs have become valuable, organizational assets. In a…
Descriptors: Mentors, Facilities Management, Program Validation, Program Development
Conbere, Susan – Facilities Manager, 2009
LED (light-emitting diode) technology is moving fast, and with justification, some facility managers have viewed it with a wary eye. Some LEDs on the market do not perform as promised, and the technology is changing rapidly. But new developments from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) now make it easier for facility managers to find LEDs that…
Descriptors: Facilities Management, Lighting, Energy Conservation, Energy Management
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Valcik, Nicolas A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2007
The purpose of this research is to discuss development of the Logistical Tracking System (LTS)1 and evaluate the changes in processes and procedures at the University of Texas-Dallas (UT-Dallas) that were due to implementation of a new type of technology. The chapter elaborates on the positive and negative aspects of designing and constructing a…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Facilities Management, Higher Education
Christenson, James E. – Facilities Manager, 1999
Describes development of the "M-Quality" program at the University of Michigan: a continuous quality-improvement approach tailored to the school's plant operations. Discusses the program's planning stages and the problems encountered and lessons learned from the process. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Facilities Management, Higher Education, Organizational Effectiveness
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Sandmeyer, Louise E.; Dooris, Michael J.; Barlock, Robert W. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2004
Integrated planning promotes collaborative thinking and furnishes mechanisms for linking strategic plans with operational plans. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Program Implementation, Program Development, Program Effectiveness