Welcome to the Southern New England APPA (SNEAPPA) webpage. This site is designed to give you all the latest information as it relates to Southern New England chapter of APPA. This site also will provide information on current officers, future meetings, by-laws, potential by-law changes, past presidents, current education topics, as well as a list of all the higher education institutions who make up SNEAPPA.


 

NEAL LESPASIO, CHAPTER PRESIDENT:

 Dear Colleagues and Friends, 

 I would like to invite you to the SPRING SNEAPPA meeting, hosted by Bridgewater State College, on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.  Founded in 1840, Bridgewater State College is one of America’s first teacher preparation institutions. Today, Bridgewater provides a broad range of graduate and undergraduate degree programs through its School of Graduate Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, and School of Education and Allied Studies.

 The Facilities Department has put together two informative educational programs for the morning program as well as a campus tour following lunch.  The first session details the college’s $10.4 million energy and water conservation initiative with the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM), and Ameresco.  A discussion of their transition from a Facilities Department to a Facilities Management and Planning Operation follows the morning break.        

 Please review the attached agenda for the schedule of the day’s events. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast and the business meeting.  In order to help us plan accordingly, please remember to submit your registration by March 23.

 As always, I welcome any suggestions or ideas that will enhance the ability of our chapter to grow and prosper.  I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, March 30 and thank you for your continued support of SNEAPPA.

 Sincerely,

 Neal Lespasio

Neal Lespasio

President/SNEAPPA

 

SNEAPPA Spring Meeting     HOT!!

Spring will arrive shortly! Do not procrastinate!  Register TODAY for the Spring SNEAPPA Meeting at Bridgewater.  We are trying a new incentive plan to get early registration - $25 off the registration fee.  All those that register BEFORE March 23rd  will pay $70; all those registering AFTER March 23rd, or at the door, will pay $95.  That's enough to cover gas money - well, at least one-way!  So get those registrations in now to claim your savings.

Neal summarized the program in his invitation, above; to get a detailed agenda and registration, click here. 

For directions to Bridgewater State College, go to: http://www.bridgew.edu/directions.cfm

For  a copy of the campus map, go to:  http://www.bridgew.edu/campusmap/CampusMap.pdf

Parking will be in the Moakley Lot:

  • Proceed to rotary, stay in right lane within rotary.
  • Just before traffic light, bear right merging on to Summer Street (Route 104 East).
  • Bear left through traffic light (Mobil station on left).
  • Go over railroad tracks.
  • Take right on to Burrill Avenue.
  • Moakley lot will be on the left.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Mulcahey at (860) 349-8397, or by email at sbmulcahey@comcast.net.

 

Next Meetings

Spring 10 ~ Bridgewater:                March 30

Summer 10 ~ UMASS Amherst:     June 16

 

Scholarship Program        ALERT!

Scholarship applications are due APRIL 1ST  and will be awarded at the Summer SNEAPPA Annual Meeting (generally in June) for use in the next year. The Scholarship Award Committee will consist of the SNEAPPA President, Vice President, and the three state representatives.

Steve Lafever of Springfield College –  was the winner of SNEAPPA’s drawing for a full registration to ERAPPA 2009!  SNEAPPA members who attended any two of the last three SNEAPPA Business Meetings (Fenway, Mt. Holyoke, or Quinnipiac) were eligible and entered into the draw which was conducted following the summer meeting in June!  

The SNEAPPA Board established the Scholarship Program to support the education of facilities professionals in Southern New England. The purpose of this program is to provide funding opportunities to the Chapter’s membership to attend professional development (PD) sessions at both the regional and national levels.

 

A maximum of four scholarships, up to $1,000 each, are granted annually to cover tuition/registration fees at:

·        APPA's Institute for Facilities Management

·        Leadership Academy

·        Supervisor's Toolkit

·        EFP certification preparatory courses

·        Consideration for future APPA or ERAPPA professional development offerings

 

Scholarship applications are due April 1, and will be awarded at the Summer SNEAPPA Annual Meeting (generally in June) for use in the next year. The Scholarship Award Committee will consist of the SNEAPPA President, Vice President, and the three state representatives.

 

Qualifications:

The applicant’s institution needs to be a current dues paying member of APPA.

 

Application Process: 

 

The application process for all scholarships and grants shall be made using the SNEAPPA Scholarship Application, (see Attachment 1).  Interested applicants must complete the form and submit according to the instructions contained on the form.

 

Forms may be obtained on line from the Chapter website or from any Chapter Board member. A properly completed application will include a complete description of the professional program to be attended, complete with course costs, and an endorsement from applicant’s supervisor.

 

Upon course completion, all successful scholarship awardees will be required to either write a short synopsis of their experience or comment for a minute or two at a SNEAPPA meeting on how the event went and what was most valuable. 

Quinnipiac  Once again Quinnipiac hosted the Summer Meeting. Joe Rubertone welcomed everyone and this year they outdid themselves – the Lobster Bake and educational opportunities were outstanding! There were four educational tracks with two sessions each. The tracks included Custodial, MEP, Emergency Preparedness and Grounds.  President Neal Lespasio conducted the business meeting and reminded everyone that SNEAPPA is working on a scholarship program (see above). For a review of the activities and events, or to see pictures of the beautiful campus in Hamden, Connecticut, click here.

MT HOLYOKE - The Spring Meeting was hosted by Mount Holyoke College in March.  For a review of the activities and events, or to see pictures of the beautiful campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts,  click here
 

ERAPPA board liaisons : With ERAPPA's new board structure there are several positions that report to the Vice President's of ERAPPA. We are fortunate to have four excellent volunteers to serve.  Serving on the Education Committee is John Michalewicz (University of Hartford); serving on the Technology & Communications Committee is Jerry Sidio (University of Rhode Island), Serving on the Membership Committee is Chris DuPuis (University of Hartford), and serving on the Chapter Affairs Committee, Neal Lespasio (Emerson).

Are you looking to join? : Joining Southern New England APPA is really simple. Come to a meeting. That's it. Unlike its parent organization APPA and ERAPPA where there are costs (and good benefits), SNEAPPA just requires you to come to a meeting and pay for your meal. It really is that simple, whether you are a business partner, an affiliate member of APPA or ERAPPA, or part of a college/university. If you need more information, please contact any officer on the Board (see the Current Officers link). We meet 3-4 times a year and it is a great opportunity to interact with members of the various institutions and businesses. If you are looking to be involved in ERAPPA, please go to www.erappa.org