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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Titles VII and IX, are presented. Title VII concerns construction, reconstruction, and renovation of academic facilities. Title IX provides grants to colleges to support graduate study. To assist in maintaining academic facilities, Title VII provides grants to undergraduate and graduate…
Descriptors: College Buildings, College Housing, Educational Facilities Improvement, Federal Aid
Suber, L. Terry – Business Officer, 1982
The deferred maintenance problem on college and university campuses is addressed. Deferred maintenance refers to larger or more expansive maintenance work that can be delayed and is not performed when needed or reported, usually because its cost is beyond the annual maintenance and operating budget of the physical plant department. Eventually…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Buildings, Cost Effectiveness
Kaiser, Harvey H. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1984
Guidance in remedying/preventing deferred maintenance at colleges is provided, along with suggestions for action at the national and campus levels. The content is geared to recognize differences between the public and independent sectors, between institutions by size, mission and objectives, and regional influences on facilities. Information on…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Campus Planning, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets)
Evans, Teresa Burnau, Ed. – 1984
Major aspects of the management of the physical plant of campuses are considered in 42 chapters. The five major sections cover: personnel services; budgeting and accounting; maintenance management; plant operations; and planning, design, and construction. A conclusion describes proven methods and criteria for self-evaluation of the physical plant.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, Campus Planning, Climate Control
Howard, Steve, Comp. – 1984
The challenge of professionalism is addressed in the 32 papers published in this Proceedings. The papers and their authors include: "New Concepts of Management: Challenges of Professionalism" (keynote address, Herman Birnbrauer); "Alternate Financing of Campus Projects" (F. Louis Fackler); "An Automated Work Order System…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Asbestos, Building Operation, Campus Planning
Flinn, Ronald T. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
The committee on buildings and grounds of a college or university governing board is charged with the broad responsibility for overseeing an institution's physical assets: land, buildings, and equipment. Specific tasks include ensuring the adequacy and condition of capital assets, developing and periodically reviewing policies, advocating for new…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Campus Planning
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1983
The decision to defer facilities maintenance obligations in California higher education and the extent to which maintenance has been deferred are discussed. Attention is also directed to the educational and fiscal context in which this decision has been made nationally. The policies and procedures governing facilities maintenance and deferral in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Budgeting, Building Operation, Campus Planning
National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC. – 1986
Sixty-five cost reduction efforts on college and university campuses are described, as part of the Cost Reduction Incentive Awards Program sponsored by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the United States Steel Foundation. The incentive program is designed to stimulate cost-effective ideas and awareness of the…
Descriptors: Awards, Building Operation, Campus Planning, College Administration
National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC. – 1985
Fifty-two cost reduction efforts on college and university campuses are described, as part of the Cost Reduction Incentive Awards Program sponsored by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the United States Steel Foundation. The incentive program is designed to stimulate cost-effective ideas and awareness of the…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Campus Planning, Change Strategies, College Administration
Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1982
Comparative costs of plant maintenance and operations functions, including staffing costs, for higher education institutions are presented for 1980-1981. The objective of the survey data is to promote comparisons of unit costs per gross square foot of the functions classified as maintenance and operations of plant, the number of full-time…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Carpentry, College Buildings, Comparative Analysis
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
Educational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1982
Contending that the physical plants of colleges and universities are deteriorating and inadequately fit existing institutional programs, this report diagnoses causes underlying this neglect and recommends strategies for upgrading campus care and management. Pointed out as fundamental problems are: lack of integration of physical plant concerns…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Buildings, College Environment, Computer Oriented Programs
Christal, Melodie E., Ed. – 1981
Practitioner papers and research papers on higher education planning and budgeting are presented. "Before the Roof Caves In: A Predictive Model for Physical Plant Renewal" by Frederick M. Biedenweg and Robert E. Hutson outlines a systematic approach that was used at Stanford University to predict the associated costs of physical plant…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, College Buildings, College Planning
Wallace, Carol C. – 1981
The implementation of a four-day week (Monday-Thursday) for on-campus classes at the College of DuPage, an Illinois community college, was assessed in terms of student registration; class enrollment; student success rates; instructional quality; and savings resulting from driving differences, energy use, and building maintenance. Withdrawal and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, College Buildings, College Students
