Eric – what a great thread with tons of great info – thanks for asking this question and engaging with people as they replied. I am curious – have you moved your partners in at this point, and how is it going? If you have a minute, could you reply to this thread to give a little bit of closure if you have some??
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Hi Alexandra – How did the search for new budget model information go? Did this thread provide you with any good info? Also, would you consider writing back to the thread with your outcomes related to the new model? Thanks, Kelly

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Hi Michael -? I don’t have a set of recent policies about this, but I wonder if you might have a student staff who could do some benchmarking as a project? I have had good success with asking students to create a spreadsheet and search websites/call various peer institutions to see what their rates and policies are.

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Thanks Jeff – Giving this post a boost to remind us that we are 10 days away from the due date for 2023 conference submissions – we know it is easier for the CPT to plan when the submissions come rolling in on time.

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Hello! I am Kelly Schaefer and I am now serving as the facilitator for Administration, Finance, and Auxiliaries Management community. I currently serve as the Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement in Student Affairs at Northwestern University, and have been an ACUI member since my first regional conference at UW Eau Claire in 2003… Read more

Hi Eric and Mara – I wonder if there might be a person in the Graduate and New Professional community who would want to partner on this? I like Eric’s comment about representation. Deanna Cahoon-Draus is a Building Operations Specialist at the University of Wisconsin River Falls and just left the convener position for the community and there… Read more

Hi Scarlett, Lanita, and Steve – Though I am late to the conversation, I would like to share that Northwestern held a reception for the numerous folx who staffed our COVID-19 response. No surprise that it was Jeremy Schenk’s idea. It was a lovely affair with food and speeches.

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Dana – thanks for the reply and suggestion to talk to Hank. (and hi!)

Alexandra, if you do find out more information from Hank, I’d love to learn more if you would consider posting back here and in the Facilities & Operations community when you know more. Here is the site I think Dana is referencing: https://fms.iu.edu/afb/about/. (Maybe you… Read more