Facility and Property Management

March 25, 2010 Seminar

2010-03-25T18:13:00.003-06:00

Scott Williams, recently retired general manager of Energy Solutions Arena, spoke to the students today for seminar. He brought with him his 40+ years of experience. He brought no formal presentation, but didn't need one. After introducing himself, he basically held a question and answer session, allowing the students to ask questions about the event management niche in the industry. Students asked several questions and enjoyed Scott's humor. This was a great seminar!

March 18, 2010 Seminar

2010-03-22T14:11:00.002-06:00

Nate Thompson returned to campus to speak to the FPM students about his experiences when he worked at the Canyons in Park City, UT. The Canyons are Utah’s largest ski & snowboard Resort, 3700 acres of ski and snowboard terrain. Canyons consist of 5 hotels and 3 mountain lodges. Nate started working at the Silverado Lodges. He was responsible for training 4 employees and some other technicians. He also talked about warranty work and his experiences with warranty issues. He shared with students that it’s important to take time to analyze problems and not to jump to conclusions too quickly. Nate said that if you take some time to think about problems (which he called opportunities) the spirit will have time to work and give you suggestions or ideas to solve those opportunities. He left the students with 5 important life lessons which are the following:
1. Always put Heavenly Father first.
2. 6 Month rule (give everything you can in first 6 months with a company and good things will happen)
3. Communication is essential to success
4. Continue your education
5. Always remember who you represent (meaning the Savior, BYU, family, etc.)

March 11, 2010 Seminar

2010-03-11T17:23:00.004-07:00

Today we had some of our own students in the Facilities Healthcare Engineering class share with the major the hospital designs they are doing for the class. We heard from and saw models from Dave Duffin, Grayson Adams, Tallon Sessions, Brand Hill, Robert Salmon, JD Sheppard, and Davey Guerrero(pictured above. The presentation shown is that of JD Sheppard). These students are preparing for the PDC ASHE conference in San Diego California. Those of us staying wish them well!

March 4, 2010 Seminar

2010-03-11T17:21:00.001-07:00

It was great to have, former student, Nathan Christensen back to BYU for a seminar. He and Kristen Poulin shared about their experiences with the Integrated Defense Systems department of Raytheon. They briefly talked about their Sustainability and LEED initiatives. Nate also mentioned that proficiency in computer programs is invaluable. The more we as students know, the better and more valuable we will be in the work environment.

February 25, 2010 Seminar

2010-02-27T19:05:00.002-07:00

Sodexo - great outsourcing company that offers hard, soft, & food services to their clients - brought to campus 5 representatives. Howard Simmons, Chris Thomas, Trevor Fox, Ross Storey (pictured), and Spencer Goodrich came to our seminar and informed the students about Sodexo. They spoke about their corporate services & education services and how facilities plays a role therein. Spencer & Ross are two BYU FPM graduates within the last 5 years and they briefly shared their perspective as two recent hires and shared with students what to expect if hired by Sodexo. Sodexo shared with the student’s two videos to give the students an idea of what Sodexo is all about. The students learned that Sodexo is a global outsource company that does food services as well as facility services. The students were excited about their visit and enjoyed the seminar.

February 11, 2010 Seminar

2010-02-27T19:01:00.003-07:00

Paul Ellis (left) & Casey Goodwin (right), from CBRE spoke at today’s seminar. They shared with the students how to show the client or owner that facilities bring value to the business. They also shared the importance or need to be technical but also communicate in the business language to upper management understand. They stressed the point that facilities managers must be expert in public relations.

Another of the topics dealt with maintaining proper preventative maintenance on critical equipment. This was great to reinforce the importance to the students because this is something the students are learning in their classes and it was good that professionals also do these things.

They gave the students great advise for when we get out into the industry regarding energy. They said to look into energy consumption technologies to help reduce costs and to find problem areas with the building. Also, that motion sensors, vending machine sensors, and extinguishing common area lights are great ways to save energy. Students were encouraged to seek for government, or other rebates or grants as part of the energy management program.

January 28, 2010 Seminar

2010-02-02T14:59:00.002-07:00

K.C. Bills, from Amsource, spoke at seminar and gave the students a good look at the process from a builder/developers point of view. K.C. is a graduate from the program and wanted to help the students see what life could be like working for a developer. The facility management process is a little different for a developer than for an owner or renter. He went into detail with how the program requirements relate to the development industry. The students enjoyed the seminar and thought his comments were very important.

January 21, 2010 Seminar

2010-02-02T14:50:00.002-07:00

Bryan Gillespie came to seminar this week and briefly spoke on the advantages of an International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) membership. He is the current Utah IFMA chapter president and talked about how to help the students become more involved. As a result, a good discussion resulted which may allow for a combined meeting between the Utah chapter of IFMA and the BYU student chapter. After that discussion, Bryan, talked about the things he wish he would have focused on while he was in the program. A few of his points were technical writing, interior design, and building systems. It was a great overall seminar and the students are looking forward to the possibility of meeting with the Utah chapter of IFMA later this year.

January 14, 2010 Seminar

2010-02-02T14:41:00.002-07:00

Dr. Campbell, along with Beverly Harmon, came to seminar to help the students understand the importance of internships. They shared not only the importance of internships but also how to go about doing the entire process. Sister Harmon showed the students her website and how to use it for resumes, internships, etc. Halfway through the seminar, the students were split up into groups according to the students desired internship experience and were able to ask questions to the students who already have completed internships to those experiences. It proved to be a very successful experience for all students who attended.

Thursday November 19, 2009 Seminar

2009-11-19T20:24:00.002-07:00

Bruce Alexander and Frank Mendez came to present at our Facility & Property Management Seminar. Bruce is the Director of Operations for Millrock park in Holladay, Utah. Frank is the Building Automation Division Manager. They came to inform the students about commissioning, retro-commissioning, re-commissioning, and ongoing commissioning. One major topic that Bruce brought up was that the building engineer should not be looked at as the person who will be able to fix a problem later. There is no good reason to build something poorly with the hopes that the engineer will “fix it” later. Mr. Alexander and Mr. Mendez gave the students a great look at what our students may be going out in the field to do.

Seminar for November 12, 2009

2009-11-12T17:21:00.001-07:00

Tim Adams, from ASHE – American Society of Healthcare Engineer - came to BYU to address the Facility & Property Management students today in our weekly seminar. He addressed Life Safety in hospitals and emergency management. Life Safety is critical in a hospital and the code has saved many lives. He brought up the fact that there are COWs in hospitals. COWs stands for computer on wheels. These carts can be a hazard if left in the way of an automatic closing doorway. After the life safety discussion, he talked about emergency management. In that section, Mr. Adams emphasized planning. Plan for everything imaginable and then continue to plan for the unimaginable. Mr. Adams told the students that the Facility Manager is often the person who can make the call, after an emergency, to continue to defend in place or to abandon ship and shut down the hospital facility.

Thursday October 29, 2009 Seminar

2009-10-29T13:57:00.004-06:00

Randy Owen, COO of Coldwell Banker Commercial, came to seminar with a terrific presentation. He spoke on the large areas in the real estate field. His main focus seemed to be that the students need to get involved in the many different organizations that are available to us. He listed the organizations that follow; BOMA, IREM, NAIOP, ICSC, IFMA, and CORENET and told the students to use these organizations as a resource to grow and learn from other professionals.
Mr. Owen also talked about the different trade publications that are out there for students and professionals to take advantage of. One thing that the students are very excited about was the pledge to help out the students with trying to find more internship opportunities that are closer to home. The Utah state president of IREM and the up-coming state president were both in attendance and gave their support.

Thursday October 1, 2009 Seminar

2009-10-22T08:53:00.002-06:00

John Rutkowski, head of the FM group in Palmyra, NY, came to campus and gave a historical presentation of the LDS sites that he manages in the Palmyra, Waterloo, and upstate NY area. He spoke to the students about documentation being a key factor in the way business is done. He also stressed the importance of know who the owner is and what their needs/wants are for the facilities. The students were very interested and asked several pertinent questions. One topic John made clear was to not only surround yourself with good employees, but to also treat them well! "You are only as good as the people you surround yourself with." said John. His presentation was very informative and valuable to the students.

World Work Place

2009-10-20T16:54:00.002-06:00

* Student Chapter of the Year
* Two BYU E-Poster Competition Finalists
* Five BYU Scholarship Recipients
* BYU Expo Booth
* Expo Experiences and Prizes
* Educational Sessions
* Key Note Speakers
* Good People, Good Food, & Good Times

2009-10-01T09:28:00.004-06:00

September 24, 2009 Seminar

Randy Woodbury, the national IREM President spoke to the students today about property management. He decided to emphasize the conditions of today, relationships, and integrity. Regarding the conditions of today Mr. Woodbury said that it’s, “Real estate managements’ time to shine.” Mr. Woodbury talked about the many different relationships involved in the real estate management business. He spoke of the importance of having integrity, both personally and in the work environment. He ended by coming back to the conditions of today and left the students feeling optimistic about their future with some current statistics.

September 17, 2009 Seminar

2009-09-23T17:57:00.003-06:00

The executive director of ASHE, Dale Woodin, spoke to the Facility & Property Management students on September 17, 2009. ASHE stands for American Society of Healthcare Engineers. Our program has and will continue to benefit greatly from Dale’s visit. His seminar was on joint commissioning and was a well prepared presentation. He wanted to, more than anything, answer the questions of the students and for that reason he opened up the last 1/3 of the seminar to questions. The students were able to ask thoughtful questions and Mr. Woodin was more than happy to answer them. Many of the students are interested in learning more about facility management in the healthcare environment and so this was a great opportunity to have him come and open that line of communication.

September 10, 2009 Seminar

2009-09-23T17:55:00.002-06:00

Ole Smith, BYU’s VP of Physical Facilities, spoke to the students about a Master plan, or long-term facility planning. He mentioned that the master plan must be flexible and easily adaptable. Ole also gave the students some hypothetical situations that demonstrate the complexity and the variables that are involved with a new idea for campus. The students enjoyed the topic and asked some very good questions in the closing minutes.

FPM Opening Social

2009-09-17T07:45:00.003-06:00

We are going to be holding our opening social this year on Saturday September 19th from 2-3:30 PM. It will be held in the Snell parking lot, and is going to be a tailgate party for our BYU Football team home opener game!! There is going to be plenty of food, so please come and eat it!! We are also going to have some games to play, and prizes to give away. So come meet other people in the program and enjoy some time together!

Industry Advisory Council and Student Genius Compeition

2009-09-16T13:34:00.003-06:00

The 17th and 18th of September marks BYU's Facility and Property Management Program's Industry Advisory Council. This event takes place annually and allows key facility and property management professionals, directors, and executives to visit with the program's faculty and administration regarding the progress and needs of the program. This is a great opportunity for developing the future of the FPM program at BYU. Among other items the new Sustainable Energy Lab will be discussed.

This year the Industry Advisory Council will include a unique aspect. The Facility and Property Management Student Genius Competition will be coming home to BYU campus. Students will be competition to solve a problem statement regarding "Sustainability in Existing Buildings" The competition will take place on Friday the 18th starting at 7:30am and going throughout the day until 5pm. The competition will be open for visitors to view the teams working and their presentations in the afternoon. It will take place on BYU campus in the main lobby of the Clyde building.

FPM Student Book Exchange

2009-08-27T15:55:00.006-06:00

Become a member of the FPM book exchange and post your BYU course book needs and desires. You can also advertise books you are willing to sell or loan out to fellow students. To become a member email a member of the FPMSA presidency or the webmaster at administrator@fpm.byu.edu.

Fall Classes

2009-08-17T15:36:00.007-06:00

August 31st marks the first day of classes for the 2009/2010 school year. The program is excited about upcoming events including student competitions and attending IFMA's World Work Place. We will be holding our weekly seminars every Thursday and are very enthusiastic about the stellar lineup of speakers for this semester. The new FPM student association presidency is planning great activities such as the opening social and our association representatives are gearing up for conferences, symposiums and golf tournaments. Classes for this semester include:

* FPM 110 Fundamentals of FPM *________* FPM 291R Special Topics(Seminar)*
* FPM 310 Human & Environmental Mgt. *__* FPM 360 FPM & Technologies *
* FPM 420 Commercial Real Estate Mgt. *___* FPM 494R Health Care FPM *

Note: The new course in Health Care Facilities taught by Dr. Jeff Campell

Fall 2009 promises to be an excellent semester for Facilities and Property Management at Brigham Young University.

Back to School

2009-08-11T16:21:00.002-06:00

Classes Start August 31st.

LDS FM Groups Internships

2009-07-14T13:03:00.007-06:00

Working for the LDS FM groups is anything but normal. Generally, it would be assumed that working for the LDS FM groups would bring with it strict rules and set schedules. Contrary to popular belief, students' experiences have been very much the opposite. Yes, there are guidelines and rules, but every day is a "roller-coaster" of fun at the FM office.

As assistants to an FM, students keep very busy in helping in any way they can. Whether they're paying utility bills or visiting sites checking HVAC systems, they're always on the run. Currently, Chase Parry and Paul Garretson are two of these interns. They are heavily involved with creating a large inventory list. This list will provide 24 different FMs from all over the Salt Lake Valley with critical information that could potentially save their FM groups and the LDS Church ten's of thousands of dollars. It's a daunting task, but one thing that can be counted on as an intern with the LDS Church is the amount of responsibility and trust that will be given. The utmost confidence is given by leaders with immediate trust of important tasks. BYU FPM students absolutely love this as an opportunity to learn and to grow by leaps and bounds. As stated by Chase Parry "Interning for the Church has been the best thing I could have ever imagined. I hope that all those who have given it thought can take advantage of any opportunities given and jump on board. It's an experience like no other. I mean, where else can you go to manage over 1 million square feet of property?"

Sodexo Internships

2009-07-02T13:55:00.003-06:00

Sweet Home Alabama

If you were asked today to move from your nice, comfy apartment, drive across the United States, and live in the deep south of Alabama, what would you say? When this question became a reality in late March to one of our students, he scratched his head like many of you might do. Then he decided to take the plunge and now Tyler Merrill is living life as an intern for Sodexo in Troy Alabama. Aside from the scathing hot humidity and the occasional down pour of rain, his internship has opened his eyes to the realities of facilities management in the real world.
A similar story has come true for several BYU students interning with Sodexo a Facility Management company this summer. John Mills, Eric Lima, PJ Taylor, Seth Bohne, and JD Shepherd are all fulfilling part of their FPM curriculum and gaining world class experience doing internships with Sodexo.
Tyler has been assigned many projects working as the intern to the operations and maintenance manager of Troy University. Such projects have included updating the tool inventory, reprogramming an automated fueling control system for campus vehicles, creating a recycling program, and installing electric metering systems for individual buildings to analyze lighting retrofit savings. He has also been heavily involved in the projects department managing the renovation of a residential home into a university rental. He has been responsible for coordinating work with various subcontractors, creating and managing a schedule, and most importantly managing a budget of $30,000. As an intern, that is a lot of responsibility.
The internships are busy and the learning is plentiful. Internships are a great opportunity for students to live life as a facility manager. They feel more prepared to jump into careers upon graduation having had these experiences. So the next time an offer comes to go somewhere far from what is known, take the challenge. You will be happy you did!

Smithsonian Internships

2009-07-02T13:37:00.005-06:00

Getting Paid Working Hard and Having Fun

5 BYU FPM students are living a political life in Washington, DC for the summer while completing internships with Smithsonian Institution. Under the Office of Facility Management and Reliability group at Smithsonian, the 5 students are shadowing Zone Managers at 5 different areas in the Smithsonian Museum world. Part of an overall group of 9 interns, BYU makes up more than half of the group, but they don't hold that against their new friends.
Sam Scott: Working in the Gallery Place Zone, Sam is working hard on a project to create a maintenance plan for the newly aquired National Postal Museum. His area and projects also cover the American Art Museum as well as the Portrait Gallery. Sam has a goal to see every Smithsonian Museum by the end of the summer! (there are 22!)
Anthon Petty: The newly accepted FPM student is working hard at the National Air and Space Museum and the American Indian Museum, focusing on contracting... taking his new addiction to a new heights! Anthon's taken advantage of free Smithsonian training classes on Federal Contracting and will recieve his COTR certificate by the end of the summer.
Spencer Salmon: As the intern for the largest Smithsonian Musum, Spencer's North Mall Zone covers the Museum of Natural History with 1.25 Million SQFT! He's been working hard on a project with contracting relationships for future maintenance projects. Spencer is all business at the office and all business during his time off! Busy studying for the GMAT, Spencer still takes advantage of the free IMAX and ride simulators for Smithsonian Employees.
Tallon Sessions: Joined the crew this week at the start of summer term and is located in the South Mall Zone, with the Smithsonian Castle and the Quadragle (an underground art museum). Tallon's learning the ropes of working for the government and of the city and knows he has a lot more to learn.
Domineau Wiley: With what she claims as the best museum, Domineau is holding fort at the National Museum of American History--- the newly remodeled building. Home to the Star-Spangled Banner and Stephen Colbert's Self-Portrait, Domineau believes she holds all the bragging rights. Since the museum was reopened in November, many system plans are outdated with previous building walls and structures, Domineau is working on a new Sprinkler Valve recognition system, maps and outlines. She is keeping the boys in line and she's seen the President twice!

Tallon Sessions, Sam Scott, Domineau Wiley, Anthon Petty and Spencer Salmon at the Intern Networking Fair

BYU FPM Teams Win 1st Place In APPA Competition.

2009-06-05T12:52:00.005-06:00

BYU's Facility and Property Management student research teams tied for first in the 2009 Center For Facility Research (CFaR) APPA competition. The problem statement focused on meeting economic constraints in the current economy for Higher Education Facility Management. Both teams presented great arguments and excellent research. One team presented 7 key strategies, and the other created a planning model. A representative from each team will go to present their work at the 2009 APPA conference in Vancouver Canada next month. The teams: Tim Abbot, Tallon Sessions & Deven Cammick and John Mills, Spencer Salmon, & Sam Kelly. Student research competitions are a very important part of the BYU FPM extracurricular curriculum.

Facility and Property Management Shirts for Sale

2009-05-14T15:48:00.002-06:00

We have some very nice polos from past years that have not been purchased. Feel free to click on the link located on the sidebar to see our current inventory.

May at BYU

2009-05-01T15:48:00.000-06:00

The month of May marks the beginning of BYU's Spring & Summer Semesters

Most students take this great opportunity to fill the many internships that are offered to our students. This month our students will be leaving for internships all over the country from California to New York with companies like Sodexo and the Smithsonian Institute.

For those who stay in town there is plenty of opportunity as well. Many classes are offered during these shorter semesters including:

Finance
Marketing
Human Resources
Landscape Design
Electrical Systems
Construction Law
Project Estimating
Project Management
FPM Research

BYU FPM Graduation

2009-04-23T19:37:00.003-06:00

April 23rd and 24th are the Commencement and Convocation of our April Class of 2009.

Convocation takes for the Fulton College of Engineering's School of Technology in the the beautiful Provo Tabernacle.
Our program is proud to have fourteen students graduating. True to our fame our graduating class has 100% job placement. Some of the companies which have employed our students are Sodexo, Aramark, U.G.L. Unnico, GSA, private property management groups, FME and others. The graduates will be leaving to various locations in the next few months to continue growing as leaders in the professional world. As graduates they represent the values of integrity, faith, and excellence held by BYU and the Facility and Property Management Program.

Closing Social

2009-04-23T19:18:00.004-06:00

Students gathered for the 08-09 closing social. We shared a slide show showing pictures of events throughout the year including World Work Place, past socials, association events, and the Industry Advisory Council. Our out going FPMSA president Bryan Jolly was at the grill. There was a raffle of FPM items and keeping with tradition of our yearly closing social it was accompanied by rainy weather.

It has been an exceptional year of studies with new competitions, innovative research projects, engaging coursework, and a great deal of exciting progression for Brigham Young's Facility and Property Management Program. We are looking forward to a summer of dynamic internships.

Senior Seminar 4/9

2009-04-09T19:13:00.001-06:00

Our graduating seniors were presented at the final seminar of the 08-09 school year.

The seminar highlighted each of the seniors and then tested their knowledge in "Are you smarter than an FPM Freshman". The seniors held up very well against test questions from the FPM 110 class.

APPA Educational Facaility Proffesional

2009-04-02T16:25:00.000-06:00

In March two of our students sat for the APPA EFP exam. The results of that exam were recently released showing both students as some of the newest EFP credentialed facility professionals Click on the following link to see what APPA EFP credentials are all about.

APPA EFP

Congratulations to Byran Jolly and Greg Brinkerhoff.

Weekly Seminars March 26th & April 2nd

2009-04-02T16:00:00.001-06:00

Our final seminar speakers of the semester both gave exceptional presentations.

March 26th U.S. General Services Administration

Scott Walton of GSA gave an enlightening seminar regarding the management of non-military government facilities. He covered the 15 facilities managed in the state of Utah from the historic Odd Fellows Building to the cutting edge remodels of the Frank E Moss U.S. Courthouse & the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City.

April 2nd Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mike Moran of PNNL gave us an introduction to national laboratories and the high caliber work that goes in to maintaining buildings that facilitate million dollar research. He showed us the dynamic model they use to balance different aspects of operations. It was an exciting opportunity for our students to see the result of highly efficient facility operations.

BYU FPMSA Elections

2009-03-19T17:04:00.000-06:00

We are pleased to announce the results of our elections for the Facility and Property Management Student Association Presidency of the 2009-2010 school year.

Domineau Wiley has been elected as the new president.

Other officers are as follows:

V.P. Recruiting - Seth Bohne
V.P. Seminars - John Mills
V.P. Activities - Devin Cammack
Secretary/Treasurer - Marc Anderson

This year, professional association representatives were also elected to serve as lesions with the several organizations with which our program is involved. They include IFMA, APPA, ASHE, and IREM.

Larry H. Miller Raceway

2009-03-12T11:47:00.001-06:00

Our students recently had the opportunity to tour the famous Larry H. Miller Raceway.

Facility and Property Management Formal

2009-03-03T08:03:00.004-07:00

With great success we had our first ever Facility and Property Management Formal. Alumni Students and Faculty all gathered at the BYU Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni Building. It was an elegant venue for an elegant occasion. Formal attire and an excellent formal dinner accentuated the beautiful building. Bryan Jolly our student association president hosted the event. We had several special guests in attendance and the evening was topped off by our keynote speaker Dr. Jeffery Campbell.

After the dinner and program there was dancing and socializing. It was a spectacular event the we hope to be able to do again. Thank you to all who attended and facilitated this great evening for our facility and property management program.

FPM Weekly Seminar Update

2009-03-03T07:42:00.006-07:00

We have had great seminars the last two weeks.

The first was presented by Rory Bigelow of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Rory is over seminaries and institutes for most of the western hemisphere. He discussed with us the needs for internal organization standards for international building and FM. We were all impressed by the buildings managed all over the world for the purpose of educating students about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The second seminar was given by Kent Cammack from the Gust Rosenfeld law firm regarding Real Estate Law. He talked about foreclosures law. It was an eye opener for quite a few of us and a timely topic for this day and age. We take two courses in real estate in our program at BYU and many of our students are members of IREM. In fact the program name was recently changed this past year from facility management to facility and property management. This new emphasis has opened many doors for our students and broadened the success of our program.

FPM Weekly Seminar Update

2009-02-12T17:51:00.007-07:00

Today we had the BYU police Chief Larry Stott and his Lieutenant present to us on building security. It was a great question and answer period where everything from dignitary protection to facility security hazards was covered. As facility and property managers security is a major part of our responsibilities. It was a great opportunity for students to become more aware of what they will be managing as they become professionals.

Re-Vamping the Program

2009-01-30T14:42:00.001-07:00

Students in the FPM program have a new opportunity this semester to get a hands-on experience in maintaining mechanical equipment through the new Sustainability and Mechanical Lab in the Operations and Maintenance class. This lab will be used for hands-on instruction for students. It will help students better understand system components, problem diagnostics, preventive maintenance, scheduled maintenance in addition to other core competencies of the FPM Major. Through this instruction, students hope to be more prepared to direct and supervise the operations of companies more efficiently and effectively over the lives o the buildings they manage.

FPM Weekly Seminar 1/29

2009-01-29T18:29:00.003-07:00

This weeks seminar featured Jamie Galileo of Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment speaking to us about the joys of public facility management. Some of the facilities he manages include the Energy Solutions Arena, Franklin Covey Field and the Miller Motorsports Park.

He gave us a great perspective on what it really takes to be a public facility manager. Bottom line was that you have to love what you do. It is just like any other job you come into work at five and go home at eight ... AM that is. He also introduced our students to IAAM, an association for public facility management.

Seminar Announcements included:

- The scholarship link is available and populated on the FPM website
- Deadline to buy tickets for the FPM formal is Feb. 12th
- Next week's seminar is the College Seminar in the De Jong Concert Hall
- Student volunteers are needed for the Feb. 18th BYU high school engineering fair

FPM Formal Invitation

2009-01-23T15:25:00.004-07:00

On February 21^st, the BYU Facility and Property Management Student

Association will host its

first ever Formal. The event will include a catered dinner, a keynote address by Program Chair

Dr. Jeff Campbell and dancing. The ev

ent will bring both students and alumni together in the new Gordon B. Hinckley Building on the BYU campus for a night of fun and entertainment. The FPMSA hopes to make this an annual event from now on.

FPM Weekly Seminar 1/22

2009-01-22T15:19:00.006-07:00

This past week, John Walker, President of ManageMen and Janitor University,

was the featured speaker at the weekly FPM Seminar. His presentation’s objective was to educate the students of the FPM program about the common perception of cleaning in business today as compared to the standards taught and practiced at ManageMen and Janitor University. Mr. Walker discussed in depth how the common cleaning standards in practice today really are inefficient and ineffective. He detailed how important it is to understand why today’s standards aren’t effectual in that cleaning today is actually simply spreading dirt and filth.

Upon closing his remarks on today’s practices, he then discussed in depth better practices that need to be implemented in industry today. Mr. Walker talked about the importance of good and effective cleaning and the janitorial industry. He outlined the objectives of Janitor University, from

which Dr. Jeff Campbell graduated last year. Those who attend Janitor University learn the cleaning philosophy and successful elements of the OS1 Cleaning Process. Mr. Walker extended an invitation to all the students in the program to attend the University to further their understanding and education on cleaning.

We appreciate Mr. Walker’s instruction this past week and look forward to many more valuable seminars this semester!

World Workplace 2008: Dallas, TX

2008-10-29T18:31:00.001-06:00

Each fall, the Facility and Property Management students of BYU have the opportunity to attend World Workplace, an International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) conference. The School of Technology sent 28 FPM students to Dallas, TX, to learn more about their future profession, meet working professionals and other students, learn from classes and visit the expo displaying various companies and products. IFMA created an educational-centered theme, yoUniversal, claiming each person could make the most of the conference for themselves. The group heard from Chip Heath, professor at Standford University and co-author of "Made To Stick." Two professors and 2 fellow students taught continuing education classes offered to conference attendees throughout the week. Social events and expo provided networking opportunities for students for future employers and internship opportunities. Companies such as Microsoft, Kimball Office Furniture and Flavia demonstrated how their specialized products are applicable in the facilities world. The BYU FPM group competed in several events against students from other schools, including international students. As with years in the past, BYU dominated the competition events and won the most individual scholarships than any other schools. Although the massive amounts of giveaways, pens and raffles entice students to come back each year, the benefits for the BYU FPM students overpowers those freebies. Educational and professional opportunities grow each year as the student-centered events at the conference evolve each year. The BYU FPM group hopes to continue participating in the great event in Orlando, FL next October.

Intermountain Medical Center Tour

2008-10-07T12:02:00.002-06:00

For those of you that are not able to make it to World Work Place this year. There is an awesome opportunity with the Utah Chapter of IFMA. They are having a tour of the IHC facility in Murray. Here is a link to the flyer for all the etra questions that you might have. If you have the time, i'd suggest making the trip.

IFMA October Newsletter

WWP Itinerary

2008-10-03T12:36:00.003-06:00

Alright everyone, as the time gets closer and closer we need to be getting prepared for World Work Place. Whether it be preparing for the E-Posters or just getting ready for a good time. Look over the ITINERARY and make sure that you plan out your week or at least have an idea of what you want to get done so that you can make the most out of it.

Make sure as you plan you take the time to go to Dr. Campbell's Presentation as well as support Dr. Burr who is presenting with Nate Wade. (Both of these are noted on the calendar)

We look forward to being down there with all of you!!

2008-09-15T12:22:00.004-06:00

The opening social turned out to be a HUGE Success. Thanks to all the people who were in charge. Especially the veggie burgers!!! There was a raffel of 6 game tickets to the UCLA Game (which we slaughtered them), along with shirts, waterbottles, and even a Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack.

Presidency Info

2008-07-17T18:49:00.003-06:00

A quick list of our Facility and Property Management Student Association (FPMSA) Presidency. Please let us know anytime you need something, we'll happily be there for you.

Bryan Jolley
Cell : 801) 602-1268
Email: jolleyhomes@gmail.com

Sam Kelly
Email: Samuel.n.kelly@gmail.com

Domineau Wiley
Email: domineau.wiley@gmail.com

Tyrel Williams
Email: twill21@gmail.com

Nathan Petersen
Email: npetersen2@gmail.com

Important World Workplace information:

2008-07-08T19:18:00.002-06:00

Example Itinerary for October 14^th- October 18^th 2008

October 14^th: Travel via bus to SLC Airport, fly to Dallas, TX

October 15^th-17^th: Participate in WWP including classes and seminars (see list below)

October 18^th: Fly to SLC, travel via bus to Provo

Dates to remember:

August 1^st: Confirmation deadline to let us know if you're planning to be at WWP

August 15^th: All paperwork and money must be with Lisa Reynolds in 223 of the Snell Building

Cost Breakdown:

$195 is registration fee for WWP conference

$255: includes hotel stay in Dallas for 4 nights, plane tickets to and from SLC to Dallas, other travel

TOTAL: $450

You will still need some spending money for a few meals throughout the conference. The conference pays for most of the meals, but any not provided, the individual must pay for their own meals.

What we need from you via mail or in person- Lisa Reynolds, 223 Snell Building, Provo, UT 84602 (half day she is in 256 CTB)

$450 Cost (see cost breakdown above)

Travel Waiver Agreement: filled out and signed

What we need via e-mail:

Confirmation, stating you would like to attend WWP 2008

Informal First Name:

Full Name:

Address

Phone:

E-mail:

Are you a first time attendee?:

Do you have any special dietary needs/allergies?

Do you have a rooming preference?

Few points Dr. Campbell would like emphasize:

You cannot participate in WWP If you are on Academic Suspension or have an Honor Code issue at BYU

The trip is NOT a vacation to Dallas --- you must participate in the entire conference

We go as a group, we come home as a group. You need to stay with the group from Provo to Provo. (Talk to Dr. Campbell individually if you have special concerns)

If you don't pay by August 15^th, you don't go.

Additional information:

Spouses are welcome to come, but must pay the entire $900, since the school is paying half of our fees, and the spouse is not in the program, they must pay the full price. If you do decide to bring your spouse, we must know at all the same information by the same deadlines and will need to know about the rooming preference.

List of Classes

Discovering your Memory Power
Using Google Tools for Better Project Management (Dr. Campbell)
Developing Business Models for Facilities
Future of FM belongs to Higher Education
Blending FM and IT
Global Facilities Strategies
From Green to Great
Making the best deals in Real Estate
Benefits of LEED
Herding Cats FM across several countries(Past Alumni Brent Anderson)

BYU Teams take 1rst and 3rd in National Skanska Competition!

2008-01-31T22:45:00.000-07:00

On January 17, two teams from the BYU Facility & Property Management Program earned top awards from an annual competition put on by Skanska, a leading construction company in the United States.

One of the teams consisted of Mike Allsop, Kirk Howcroft, Bryan Jolley, and JP Andersen (shown in order from left to right). Their team earned first place in this competition, which included a cash prize of $4,000. Their team addressed the issue of designing the ideal emergency department and healthcare facility that could respond to an infectious disease outbreak disaster. They came up with an innovative hospital design that would have the competence and aptitude to manage airborne pandemics. Their solution was an ingenious, mirror design template that can be applied to new hospital construction. Their hospital design utilizes a creative air supply system as well. This system uses 100% fresh air (instead of the average of 20%) and thus, effectively removes contamination from the air.

The other team consisted of Daniel Smith, Justin Bohon, Daniel Hunter, and Sam Kelly (shown in order from left to right). Their team took third place in the competition and earned a $1,000 cash prize. The issue that their team addressed was that of considering the design of the ideal patient-room and how to incorporate that design into new and existing hospitals. Their solution was an innovative and ideal patient room that, when implemented, will make hospitals much more hospitable. Their research and final presentation included a rendered floor plan of the patient room, the aesthetic capabilities, the technology features, the included services that this design has, the elements of green building that it incorporates, the environment considerations, safety, and different perspectives of this ideal design.

Both teams expressed gratitude and enthusiasm for the chance to have had this experience to compete. Although no university class credit was received for competing, both teams eagerly expressed that they would participate in this competition again in a heartbeat. Both teams wish to articulate their appreciation to Skanska once more for this wonderful opportunity to learn and to have had such a great time in this event!

Students Tour Aspen Grove

2007-11-29T19:17:00.000-07:00

On November 16, a group of BYU students had the opportunity to travel up the canyon to Aspen Grove. Aspen Grove has provided many internship opportunities in the past for BYU students, and they are currently undergoing some major renovations and additions. Here is what one student who attended said about the experience.

"Jim gave us a tour of some of their grounds and explained the unique issues that they face being up in the canyon. He also explained why the need for construction was so big. They have a couple buildings that are the original structures from when the camp was started. All of those need to be rebuilt completely. Especially with the high demand for family camp outs; which is why the new lodge is being built. It's pretty impressive and the floor plan is available online. Each of the 3 floors will house about 34 people, and will have sitting rooms and a large common area.

We also got to talk about internship opportunities. Everyone that has worked at Aspen Grove for the summer comes back with a lot of great technical skills. They love the guys in our program and are happy to have us up there, even if we come with no technical experience what so ever. As long as the student is hard working, the maintenance staff will work with them to maximize the value of their internship." - Mark Robison

TLW

World Workplace 2007 Recap (part 2)

2007-11-29T18:33:00.000-07:00

As promised, here are a few responses and thoughts from students on their experience at World Workplace.

"Every World Workplace has been worth it and has been very beneficial."

"I have been to four World Workplaces now, and I can't pick a favorite, each one offered something different."

"This was my first experience and I got a lot of different perspectives from the people I met there."

"It was a great chance to get to know people from the program outside of school."

"The earlier you go the better it is for making friendships with the other students."

Obviously, this was a great experience for all of the students. All had a great time and learned a lot from the experience. I think the biggest feedback I got from the students was that they really enjoyed the opportunity to get to know other students and make friendships that will last a lifetime.

TLW

World Workplace 2007 Recap (part 1)

2007-10-31T09:24:00.000-06:00

Through out the week students had the opportunity to attend several different educational sessions ranging from green building and sustainability to what to do as the new FM. The students also spent time at several different parties sponsored by IFMA. BYU students were definitely the life of the dance Friday night at the closing gala.

The closing gala gave students an excellent opportunity to mingle with professionals currently in the field, some from as far away as Sweden. The closing gala also featured an awards ceremony where BYU won the Student Chapter of the Year Award for the fourth consecutive year.

Students also had time to get out and see some of the sites of New Orleans. Some students participated in a Hurricane Katrina bus tour and had the opportunity to see a lot of the areas still affected by Katrina.

More pictures to come as well as feedback from individual students on their experience.

TLW

Opening Social - Fall 2007

2007-09-26T22:50:00.001-06:00

On September 21 students and faculty gathered for the opening social. There were plenty of activities for those who showed up early. Panda Express catered the event, and the food was delicious. To cap the evening off, a raffle was held. Nearly everyone present won something, and a few leftover shirts were given away at the end of the night.

All-in-all, it was an enjoyable evening for all and a great time to relax and get to know each other better outside of classes.

TLW

2007 UTAH IFMA Spring Conference

2007-07-07T14:33:00.000-06:00

Students attended the 2007 Utah IFMA Spring Conference as they ended their Winter Semester studies in April. The conference was a great benefit for both students and professionals to network with one another and learn about best practices in facilities management. Each conference speaker taught very useful and pertinent seminars on FM: The Benefits of Green Buildings, the power of Google for FMs, and Occupational Safety Issues.

Welcome

2007-06-15T13:37:00.000-06:00

We'd like to welcome you the the BYU FMSA student blog. It is currently under construction, but feel free to leave any questions or comments and we'll get right back to you.

Thank you for visiting.