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,

In planning for our Summer Meeting, we are pleased to invite everyone to UMASS Amherst on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. As the flagship campus for the University of Massachusetts system, the campus sits on nearly 1450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. Directions are available below.

UMASS has planned several educational sessions designed around its Master Plan, CHP, Sustainability, and GIS for Facilities Management. Along with these valuable and informative sessions, SNEAPPA institutional representatives will vote on new Board members and the Chapter will be updated on all business, ERAPPA, and APPA-related issues. And this year, as part of our annual tradition, we’ll be offering "Surf & Turf" for lunch.

Please review the attached agenda for a schedule of the day’s events. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast, networking, and our business meeting. In order to help us plan accordingly, please indicate which building tours you plan to attend on the registration form and kindly submit by June 10.

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 June 16 and thank you for your continued support of SNEAPPA.

 Sincerely,

 Neal Lespasio

Neal Lespasio

President/SNEAPPA

 NEW CAMPUS DIRECTIONS TO THE INTEGRATED SCIENCE BUILDING - click here

SNEAPPA Summer Meeting     HOT!!

Summer is close! Do not procrastinate!  Register TODAY for the Summer SNEAPPA Meeting at Amherst.  We are continuing our new incentive plan to get early registration - $25 off the registration fee.  All those that register by June 10  will pay $90; all those registering AFTER June 10, or at the door, will pay $115.  That's enough to cover Beach Parking this summer!  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 UMASS Amherst, go to: http://www.umass.edu/visitorsctr/Directions_to_Campus/

Parking will be in the CC Garage for $1

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

BREAKING NEWS!

SNEAPPA Meeting Details

- Parking is available in Campus Center Garage Parking for $1, receipt will be provided at Registration.

- Registration will be in Integrated Science Building (ISB) Lobby beginning at 8 AM.

- Directional signs will be posted from Campus Center Garage to Integrated Science Building (ISB).

- Lunch will be served at Campus Center Terrace (weather permitting) or on 10th floor of the Campus Center.

- Buses for tours will pick up adjacent to Campus Center Garage at 1:10 pm.

 

Next Meetings

Summer 2010 ~ UMASS Amherst:     June 16

Fall        2010 ~ Boston College:          TBD

ELECTIONS 2010

Elections for the SNEAPPA Board of Directors, 2010-2012 term of office, will take place at the June 16, 2010 SNEAPPA meeting.  In accordance with the By-Laws, the Nominating Committee has forwarded the names of members interested in running for the SNEAPPA Board to its secretary, Nancy Tinker.  Those confirming their interest, to date, are:

President:  John Michalewicz (University of Hartford)

Vice President:  Nancy Tinker (Eastern CT State University)

Secretary:  Yvonne Kielb (University of Massachusetts/Amherst)

Treasurer:  John Cannon (College of the Holy Cross)

Connecticut Director:  Tom Yopp (Choate Rosemary Hall)

Rhode Island Director:  Jerry Sidio (University of Rhode Island)

Massachusetts Director:  Keith Mcdonald (Bridgewater State College)

At-Large Director:  Tom Kane (Bentley University)

At-Large Director:  Jim Yocius (The Loomis Chaffee School)

At-Large Director:  Keith Woodward (Quinnipiac University)

Past President:  Neal Lespasio (Emerson College)

If you interested in running for a position on the Board, please contact Neal Lespasio (neal_lespasio@emerson.edu).

Scholarship Program      

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. 

RECENT PAST SNEAPPA EVENTS

Bridgewater State College hosted the Spring 2010 Meeting on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.  Founded in 1840, Bridgewater State College is one of America’s first teacher preparation institutions, and 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 put together two informative educational programs for the morning program as well as a campus tour following lunch.  The first session detailed 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 followed the morning break.  Our thanks to Bridgewater State College for hosting the program and for sharing their beautiful campus with SNEAPPA.

Quinnipiac  hosted the Summer 2009 Meeting. For a review of the activities or to see pictures of the campus in Hamden, Connecticut, click here.

Mt Holyoke - hosted the spring 2009 event.  For a review of the activities or to see pictures of the 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