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The mission of the Facilities Commission is to promote the interests and issues of community college's facilities planning and institutional services.
WHAT WE DO
The Facilities Commission was founded in 2006. We provide to our membership a collaborative environment for sharing ideas, experiences, and successes. We promote best practices and professional development within the multiple disciplines associated with the construction and management of our colleges' facilities.
Welcome - A Message from the 2019 Chair
2019 AFC Facilities Commission Chair
Commission Resources
- Executive Board
- Announcements
- Bylaws
- Newsletter
- Awards and Recognition
- Links of Interest
- Hot Topics: Trending Now
- Social Media - Get Connected
2019 EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chair: Govindah Ramnarain, South Florida State College, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 863-453-3052
Chair-Elect: John Barbieri, Indian River State College, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 772-519-1188
Treasurer/Secretary:Cheryl Arpasi, South Florida State College, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 863-784-7099
Immediate Past Chair: John Barbieri, Indian River State College, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 772-519-1188
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The AFC Facilities Commission in partnership with School Dude and Belfor, are pleased to invite you to their Spring Conference to be held May 16-17 at South Florida State College. Because our Florida college facilities have been dealing with years of flat budgets, decreasing personnel, and rising costs, the AFC Facilities Commission has chosen to provide these valuable workshops free of charge. (Lunch provided both days).
We have brought together several experts in their fields for this 2- day conference providing workshops that will highlight critical issues facing college facilities today. Tracking deferred maintenance costs, providing better campus safety and security, and the continuing effects of climate change:
May 16 Workshops
• Review current CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) software trends & mobile access for M&O
• Streamlining your event management process & best practices in capturing facilities information
• Affordable options for access control and mass notifications for state colleges
• Having a plan for incident recovery
May 17 Workshops
• EOC-Weather trends for 2019
• Best practices from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael
• Belfor Red Alert Program
• Hurricane Checklist
• Panel for minimizing incident impact
There will be roundtable opportunities to network and share your facilities challenges and successes.
The deadline to receive your registration is May 9th. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to obtain best practices in dealing with your facilities current challenges.
Send your completed registration form (see link below) to:
Cheryl Arpasi, Facilities Commission Treas.: [email protected]. Your registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation email. If in 48 hours you do not receive an email receipt, please call Cheryl at: 863-784-7091.
REGISTRATION FORM
(NOTE: to request a "fillable" registration form, email Cheryl at: [email protected])
NEW! FINAL AGENDA
FLYER
BYLAWS
Recognizing the need to establish procedures and guidelines as they reflect the rights, responsibilities, and objectives of its membership, the Facilities Commission hereby adopts these Bylaws and Standing Rules:
Bylaws (Updated May 2019)
NEWSLETTER
Please send us success stories for the next edition. Forward all inquiries to the Chair.
May 2015 Edition
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Please check back for more information and updates regarding the 2017 Sustainability Award.
AWARD WINNERS
2015 Awards of Excellence in Facilities and Programs
Innovation in Sustainability Award: Indian River State College
CAPA for Collaboration Award: Palm Beach State College
CAPA for Partnership Award: Miami-Dade College
LINKS OF INTEREST
Check back often to see links of interest to Facilities Commission Members
HOT TOPICS: TRENDING NOW
Campus Safety: How to Secure Campuses without being Restrictive/Gun Laws
Learning Commons: Libraries in the Digital Age are More than Just Books
Active Learning Classroom Environments: Are they Sized Right?
Technology Packed Environments: Are Your Buildings Ready to Accommodate the Demand?
Sustainable Innovation
SOCIAL MEDIA - GET CONNECTED
Like u s on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFCFacilities
· EOC-Weather trends for 2019
· Best practices from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael
· Belfor Red Alert Program
· Hurricane Checklist
· Panel for minimizing incident impact
There will be roundtable opportunities to network and share your facilities challenges and successes.
The deadline to receive your registration is May 9th. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to obtain best practices in dealing with your facilities current challenges.
Send your completed registration form to:
Cheryl Arpasi, Facilities Commission Treas.: [email protected].Your registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation email. If in 48 hours you do not receive an email receipt, please call Cheryl at: 863-784-7091.
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