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Welcome to Rocky Mountain APPA

RMA promotes the common interests of planning, maintenance and operation of facilities within the region's educational institutions, supports and supplements the activities of APPA, and fosters a professional spirit among those engaged in this work.

Rocky Mountain APPA includes the states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.

Each year the RMA gathers for an annual conference to renew our commitment to our profession, our motivations, and to each other as peers.

Harvesting OpportunitiesRMA's 2012 Conference will be hosted by Casper College in Wyoming. This year's theme is "Managing in Difficult Times". Mike Sawyer and his team are busy making plans!

The RMA 2011 Conference Report is now available in the Rock Mountain Views online newsletter. Emmet Boyle and his team are working on the proceedings, which will be published here when completed.


 

 

RMA Sustainability Leadership

Earth Day (April 22) falls on a Sunday this year and Earth Week for 2012 will be April 16 - 22. RMA institutions have taken a leadership role in sustainability intitiatives. Here are a few that have been recently highlighted:
  • Chris Kopach reports that the University of Arizona has a new Smart Biology initiative that utilizes campus waste to create compost, which improves the soil and reduces water consumption. A video has been posted that shares the details of this innovative program. Also, see their excellent FM Sustainability web page.

  • Linday Wagner reports that Northern Arizona University has entered into a performance contract to reduce energy consumption with a goal of campus carbon nuetrality by 2020. See the NAU Press Release concerning this initiative.

  • Viron Lynch reports that Weber State Univeristy has been recognized for its work in promoting environmental sustainability. See this posting on ACCPCC's web page.

  • Eakle Barfield reports that the University of Colorado at Boulder has topped the list of several environmental reports. (Sierra, Grist)

A comprehensive report on all of the RMA institutional initiatives will appear shortly in the Rocky Mountain Views newsletter.

RMA invites you to submit articles for publication on this web site. Your experiences and innovation may be very valuable to your peers in this association. See Writing an Article for this Newsletter.