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• EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR •
STEVE GEORGOULIS
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Education News:
Your Education Committee recognizes that as facilities professionals it is critical that we continually sharpen our skills through professional development. With this in mind, we will continue to provide programs and training opportunities to help you enhance your skills and awareness in preparation for the challenges your jobs provide today and in the future. As you will see, we continue to offer classes that reflect changes that impact our industry. As always, we welcome your suggestions. |
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Member Acheivements:
Congratulations to Jody Hawkins and Jim Martin for receiving the
CFM designation!
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Jody Hawkins Jim Martin |
Upcoming Classes:
Various dates and locations, click link above to view.
Register for Classes
| ASU-FMRI Classroom: |
In conjunction with General Dynamics C-4 Systems and Arizona State University (ASU), a classroom has been provided to conduct the educational programs for the IFMA Greater Phoenix Chapter. Most classes are held at the following location:
Facility Management Research Institute (FMRI)
1395 N. Hayden Rd., Suite 260 • Scottsdale, AZ 85257
(Please note this is not a mailing address)
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| Scottsdale Community College - Workforce Institute |
The Education Committee would like to remind you of our alliance with Scottsdale Community College's Workforce Institute. This alliance was developed in order to adequately meet the needs of our constituency for the more technical training, and in particular the Microsoft Office Suite of programs i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc., that have become an integral part of the business environment today. Through this arrangement, we are now able to expand our eduactional offerings in an environment that is fully equipped to meet those needs in a classroom atmosphere that is fully equipped to meet those needs in classrooms complete with new desktop computers taught by knowledgable, experienced intructors.
Class schedules are available on their website: www.sccbi.com
Although this program was initiated foI IFMA members, the Institute will offer family members these lower rates which are based upon the number of attendees signed up for each class (see below).
SCC Business Institute Contact:
Kathy Harkey • kathy.harkey@sccmail.maricopa.edu • 480.425.6920
*Please note: Discounted pricing is available to all IFMA members (family members are welcome) that mention IFMA. Prices are subject to change anytime due to class type, length of program, etc.
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FM Master's Program
A friendly, but important reminder: The ASU FM grad program application is about to enter its fall semester. This is truly an outstanding program. We believe all FM's should take advantage of the classes regardless if you are pursuing a Master's degree or just want to take selective courses for unique needs or to update your skills. Our committee is dedicated to making available quality programs that will help to further develop the skills and awareness of our member which are so essential in today's complex environment.
The Education Committee is very excited to announce the development of bringing higher education to Chapter members. The Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC) Masters of Science in Construction with a councentration in Facility Management is a 30 hour program. The curriculum for the program entails 24 hours of coursework and 6 hours of oriented Thesis research. This is a self-paced program that can be completed in less than 2 years. Most courses meet once a week in the evenings. Next year, some courses will be available for completion online.
We currently have 6 members of the Chapter participating, two of which are near completion and implementing the concepts at their place of work. We are anticipating a dozen new students (including IFMA members) for next year. It's not too late to apply and the online application makes it easy and quick. Please download and review the program details and application procedures before starting the online application.
FM GRAD DETAILS
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Submit a Topic or Suggestion:
We want to hear from you! Please send us your ideas, topic requests, comments and suggestions. |
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Submit topic or suggestion here!
If you are a speaker, instructor or educator, please submit your topic proposal to us. All proposals must include:
• A brief summary
• 5 major learning objectives
• Brief biography
• List of speaking engagements in the last 2 years
(please do not exceed more than 5 speaking engagements)
• The name of the organization presented to and topic name
• City and state presentation took place
• Presentation date
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IFMA Student Chapter
The IFMA Student Chapter is part of the ongoing effort by the IFMA Phoenix Education Committee to form an alliance with Arizona State University's Del E. Webb School of Construction and it's students. If you are a college student (any school) and interested in the FM field, please contact our committee. We are looking for students that are interested in conducting FM research. Dr. Dean Kashiwagi, who has many years of experience in performance-based research and educating FMs, leads this program. He is also serving as the ASU faculty sponsor of the IFMA Student Group along with assistance from the program's Marketing Specialist, Sylvia Romero. For more information on the research taking place, visit ASU's Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) at:
PBSRG Website: http://www.eas.asu.edu/pbsrg |
•••Awards and Honors•••
IFMA honors Greater Phoenix with the 2005 Award of Excellence in Professional Development
The Greater Phoenix Chapter was recognized in part for its unique partnership with Arizona State University and General Dynamics C4 Systems to create the Facilities Management Researtch Institute, which has already developed two week-long facility management courses. The Chapter has worked with ASU to re-establish its Master of Science degree program in construction with an emphasis on Facility Management. Computer Classes on Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint software skills for Facility Managers are available to members and the Chapter has its own Certified Facility Manager (CFM) exam instructor who has led several classes. The Greater Phoenix Chapter's Education Committee won the President's Award for Committee of the Year, 2006 at the Annual Awards Banquet. Congratulations to the Committee! |
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Chapter: If you do not see a topic being offered, please let us know.
Note: we have a new link to submit your suggestions
For additional information please contact:
Vice President and Chairman, Education Committee
(480) 326-3996
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