Enacting Sustainable Initiatives on Campus
March 1, 9:30–10:45 a.m. and 3:45–5:00 p.m. (Blocks 2 & 3)
Chelsea, Empire Complex, Seventh Floor

Jeff Stebar, Perkins+Will
David Robertson, Appalachian State University
David Damon, Perkins+Will
Jeff Yelton, Perkins+Will

Core Competencies: Facilities Management, Finance, Management, Planning

Sustainability has transcended simple headlines to become one of the major issues of our day. How can your campus make a difference? In this session, participants will hear from industry responses, review inspiring case studies, learn about carbon neutrality, and take home tools that will immediately transform their operations to become more sustainable. In addition to identifying solutions they can immediately use on campus, participants will learn about a scale for quantifying initiatives positive impacts in the long term and will better understand sources for staying alert on future environmental issues.

Attending this session will provide you with:

• A comprehensive and clear understanding of sustainable initiatives, from the scale of changing toilet flush valves to that of planning and designing new buildings on campus. Each step at each level makes an impact.
• An overview of how colleges and universities operate significant amounts of the built environment and create a lasting impression on today's youth.
• An exemplary model of environmentally responsive operations as an ethical responsibility.
• Both a big-picture view of sustainable initiatives and real, useable, tangible tools that can transform operations. 
• A common language for a common cause.

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Hard Hats Should Come in Fashion Colors: Women in Construction
March 2, 3–5:45 p.m. (Blocks 5 & 6)
Gramercy, Soho Complex, Seventh Floor

Carolyn Farley, University of North Carolina–Wilmington
Debbi Waters, Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture
Katie Karp, Brailsford & Dunlavey
Patricia Chen, Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture

Core Competencies: Facilities Management, Fiscal Management, Leadership, Management, Planning

This session will help women charged with responsibility for a renovation or construction project transition to a world where they may represent the minority for the first time in their professional careers. Many facilities professionals, campus planners, and architects are men who may approach construction projects and make decisions differently than women. During this session, women professionals from across the spectrum of a project will offer expertise, resources, and strategies for success. 

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Getting to the Core of Student Employment
March 2, 3–5:45 p.m. (Blocks 5 & 6)
Chelsea, Empire Complex, Seventh Floor

Suzi Halpin, University of Central Florida
Julie Hill, Missouri State University
Z. Paul Reynolds, Illinois State University
Tyler Sims, University of Central Florida

Core Competencies: Communication, Human Resources Development, Leadership, Management, Student Learning

Gain several perspectives on student employment programs from multiple universities in a comprehensive three-part look at learning-centered work environments. An innovative model from the University of Central Florida will offer a framework for student employee training. Then, presenters will discuss how to administer a deliberate and intentional program. Finally, tools will demonstrated for use in evaluating and upgrading employment programs to reach desired outcomes. Participants also will have time for interaction with each other and presenters.

Attendees will: 

• Learn the key components of the Ready, Set, Go program hosted by the University of Central Florida and various components of other successful student employment programs.
• Explore the successes and stresses of revamping the culture of student employee training throughout campus.
• Hear about benefits of standardized training for employees to ensure that excellent customer service and well developed students are found campus-wide and not just in one area of operation. 
• Learn how to develop and create their own campus-wide movement to better train all student employees not just for their current student employment roles but also for post-graduate work. 
• Learn best-practice ideas on how to implement student employment programs.
• Learn the differences between a centralized system and a decentralized system of student employment.
• Get a look at the full report from a committee charged with assessing student employees experience at Missouri State University. 
• Take away a copy of sample job descriptions, forms, processes, and training plans.

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