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Thaler-Carter, Ruth E. – Facilities Manager, 2012
It should be no surprise that the 2012 APPA Fellow is William (Bill) Elvey, P.E., FMP. He has served the association from the grassroots level up through its highest ranks and created a still-continuing legacy of excellence and engagement--his theme when serving as APPA President--that has led to new services, programs, and partnerships for the…
Descriptors: Facilities Management, Change Agents, Professional Recognition, Recognition (Achievement)
Cannon, John – Facilities Manager, 2011
Awareness of expectations is so important in the facilities business. The author's experiences has taught him that it is essential to understand how expectations impact people's lives as well as those for whom they provide services for every day. This article presents examples and ideas that will provide insight and ideas to help educators…
Descriptors: Facilities Management, Expectation, Emotional Intelligence, Business Skills
Dufresne, Ray – Facilities Manager, 2012
At colleges and universities today, the increasing number of students is putting new pressure on facilities--and on facility staff. Student needs are also increasingly different, and most campus facilities have not kept up with the changing times. Facilities are expensive to build, maintain, and renovate, and costs are on the rise. Funds for…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Costs, Educational Facilities Improvement, Decision Making
Carter, Robert M.; And Others – 1980
Intended to help the correctional administrator make informed choices in planning, implementing, and improving community correctional centers, this program model on community correctional centers contains descriptions of three major program model options and information on how the correctional center should be operated. Components of the Des…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adults, Community Programs, Correctional Education
Jenkins, Charles W. Ed. – 1995
This collection of papers examines issues concerning leadership in facilities management in higher education. Chapters include: (1) "Catch the Spirit of Leadership" (Jack Hug); (2) "Visionary Leadership: Creating a New Tomorrow" (Burt Nanus); (3) "Some Thoughts on Leadership" (Charles W. Jenkins); (4) "Educational Leadership: The Role of…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Business Administration, Change Agents, College Buildings
Daigneau, William A. – Facilities Manager, 1997
Reports on a conference of college facility managers at which facilities professionals identified forces affecting the profession's future in five areas (information technology, resource scarcity, societal changes, government role in education, environmental deterioration) and six important roles for the manager (operational efficiency expert,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Campus Planning, College Planning