Nina Petty has a motto: “I know what I know, and I know what I don’t know.” Actually, the Vice Chancellor for Real Estate & Facilities at Tarrant County College District has a few mottos...but we’ll get to that later.
“We needed to leap forward, not crawl forward.”
This was the verdict delivered by the University of Kansas after a 13-month planning period in 2014, one that produced the school’s most-comprehensive master plan in history. The lack of...
Although students engage with the bricks and mortar of a university's campus more than anyone, there's more likely to be radio silence than an interactive relationship with the facilities department.
According to Don Coffelt, Associate Vice...
Social media is the primary mode of communication for today's students, yet many facilities departments don't take advantage of this instantaneous feedback loop.
How does one effectively lead 300+ facilities staff at an Ivy League institution while also fostering an agile, nimble culture?
Sometimes, you need to bring in somebody else to tell you that your baby is ugly.
That’s exactly what Caltech did; in this case, the baby in question was their facilities department, which was lacking functionality and coordination. Caltech's...
Nov 9-11, 2025 | Bonita Springs, FL
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Nina Petty has a motto: “I know what I know, and I know what I don’t know.” Actually, the Vice Chancellor for Real...
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Although students engage with the bricks and mortar of a university's campus more than anyone, there's more likely to...
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How does one effectively lead 300+ facilities staff at an Ivy League institution while also fostering an agile, nimble...
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