SPSU Corner – December 2014

  The construction and engineering industry present an endless array of risks to be managed, averted or insured, with some risks standing out more than others. This past September, SPSU’s Construction Management Department in collaboration with Mr. Nicholas “Nick” Papleacos, SPSU Foundation Board member and attorney-at-law, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, co-sponsored the Engineering…

November Georgia Tech Corner

Georgia Tech is proud to have two IFMA Foundation Scholarship winners this year! A Ph.D. student, Arya Sedehi working on “Evaluating the Impacts of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Investments,” and Master’s student Michael Anthony both received scholarships from the IFMA Foundation at the Education Reception during World Workplace in New Orleans, September 18th. The Atlanta…

November Sustainability Corner

Want to learn more about how you can implement sustainable practices, plan a project, purchase green products for your facility? Want a platform for sharing knowledge with other like-minded professionals? Are you a facility manager, a procurement professional, a property leasing specialist or a project manager? If you would like to learn more about cost…

IFMA/GCN CERTIFICATE OF NONPROFIT FACILITY MANAGEMENT

  IFMA/GCN CERTIFICATE OF NONPROFIT FACILITY MANAGEMENT CONCLUDES WITH 30 GRADUATES On October 9, IFMA Atlanta Community Services Committee presented the concluding session of the five-part Certificate of Nonprofit Facility Management through Nonprofit University at Georgia Center for Nonprofits.  Representatives from nonprofit organizations have learned to master the essentials of renovating and maintaining their facilities with…

NEW ACCREDITED DEGREE PROGRAM LIAISON

  IMFA ATLANTA LAUNCHES A NEW ACCREDITED DEGREE PROGRAM LIAISON EFFORT IFMA Atlanta is in a unique position – we have two Accredited Degree Programs (ADP) in Facility Management in our service area. The Graduate Program at Georgia Tech (GT) has been in place for quite some time and has produced many successful Facility Managers…

Cultivating a Workplace of Fulfillment

Company success can be unpredictable, and can rapidly change. Suppose, however, that there were a way to ensure business growth and prosperity despite a seesaw economy. In Joe Carroll’s article (published in the FMJ this month) called Cultivating a Workplace of Fulfillment, he writes about the specific initiatives companies can adopt to achieve this seemingly…

SPSU Corner – October, 2014

Construction Management Fundraiser Gala This past Thursday evening, September 25, 2014, the SPSU Construction Management Department hosted this year’s Annual Construction Management Gala and Fundraiser at the Cobb Energy Center. Once again, the evening proved to be a huge success. Keynote speaker, Dan Papp-President of KSU, spoke to a full house. All were very happy…