Purdue University's Industrial Education Department cooperated with a county manpower center to provide on-the-job training for CETA clients in repairing Purdue's physical plant, thereby helping the manpower center clients and also the university's maintenance department. The article describes the training programs and skills instruction. (MF)

Describes how Oregon State University was able to implement an effective facility stewardship plan for its Student Union building. Details how previous plans did not allocate enough money for renewal and maintenance and how administrators worked with students, state funding agencies, and federal programs to renovate and maintain the structure.…

Catching up with deferred maintenance and improvements at colleges and universities has become a serious problem of time and money, and new federal state, and local safety regulations are increasing costs. Some contend administrators have failed to provide leadership at their own institutions. (MSE)

This book has been designed to provide practical information to managers on how to work with outside contractors in the higher education facilities area, and provides "real world" advice on the opportunities and pitfalls of privatization. Overviews and detailed case studies of contracting-out for services such as custodial services and…

The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers surveyed its members in 1993 regarding the effects of severe budget reductions. From 1,500 surveys mailed, there were 388 responses. The responses indicated the importance of a number of factors in institutions undergoing downsizing. Important factors included: a mission statement, the morale…

Professionalism in the management and operations of the physical plant at universities and colleges is addressed in the 30 papers published in this Proceedings, which contains all the presentations made at the 1983 meeting. Papers and authors include the following: "Evaluation of Single-Ply Roof Systems" (Mark D. Langford, Steve Wolff);…

Describes the approach taken by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee to budgeting for maintenance of general-assignment classrooms, noting the advantages of this straightforward and transparent model, its limitations, information needs, and the assumptions underlying the renovation model that emerged from this analysis. Technology costs are…

A series of tables display the appropriated reserves and unappropriated funds arising from university operating accounts during fiscal year 1981-82 for each of the 43 provincially assisted universities and affiliated institutions in Ontario. Data are given for opening and closing balances and basic fund activity during the year. The five…

The responsibilities and functioning of a college trustee committee on buildings and grounds (i.e., physical plant/campus development) are described. Specific tasks of the committee include: ensuring the adequacy and condition of capital assets; developing and keeping current physical planning policies for land, buildings, and equipment; providing…

Results of an annual survey provide an analysis of physical plant costs by major functional area and object of expense, as reported in each university's operating fund. The principles observed in reporting, definitions, and explanatory comments on the cost categories and their scopes precede a series of summary tables for: total and percentage…

This workbook is designed to meet the energy planning needs of colleges and universities in organizing, developing, and implementing an energy management program based on individual campus needs. The workbook is organized into three sections which address diagnosis, program development, and implementation. By using the exercises provided, campus…

Results of the 1982-1983 Comparative Costs and Staffing Survey are reported based on 757 questionnaire responses. The three sections of the report contain the index of reporting institutions, the unit cost summary, and the wage and salary summary. The index of institutions provides the following information: the state/province two-letter…

Issues concerning the conditions of college facilities are considered in 29 papers from the 1985 annual meeting of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges. Papers and authors include: "Crumbling Academe" (Harvey H. Kaiser); "Physical Facilities Evaluation" (Henry L. Shelby); "Managing…

The 1980-81 data for 43 provincially assisted universities and affiliated institutions in Ontario regarding appropriated reserves and unappropriated funds arising from university operating accounts are presented. Opening and closing fund balances are shown for the beginning and end of the 1980-81 fiscal year, and operating fund activity during the…

A comprehensive capital charge policy is recommended as an integral part of college budgeting and reporting. It includes three components: a capital renewal and replacement charge, a new equipment and library and laboratory acquisitions budget, and a debt repayment schedule using internal borrowing. (MSE)