Hi Sara,

I went through this exercise for student building managers many years ago.? My main purpose then was to use the procedures as a training manual.? We selected potential managers primarily from the students working in the building since that gave us a chance to have observed their performance.? Based on the number of graduating managers,…

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Congratulations to the newly elected members of the ACUI Board of Trustees.? Thank you for your willingness to serve the Association!

Best wishes,

Rob Rouzer

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Robert Rouzer
Gallatin TN
(615) 527-7707
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Many of you are close to our former Executive Director, Marsha Herman-Betzen.? The ACUI past presidents received the message below Tuesday evening from John Taylor.? Given Marsha’s vast number of ACUI friends, I thought I should pass this along so those who love Marsha can reach out to her.

I know some of you have heard that Marsha…

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Thanks to Kat Paynter-Fanning and Adriane Reilly for their focus on Strategies for Fostering Belonging in the College Union.? The article points out that the union can be seen as the heart of campus community.? Further thinking about this analogy, the heart is connected and vital to the survival of the whole organism.? Community doesn’t exist…

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Thanks to Ian Crone and Hank Walter for the second part of the “State of the College Union”.? They highlight many of the challenges that face unions these days as demographics shift, institution leadership changes, boards and politicians get more involved in the day to day issues of campus, and so on.

They rightly indicate the importance…

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Thanks to Brenda and Jeremy for their article on employee retention.? They point out that satisfaction is a key factor in retention.? Many employers consider satisfaction as one important part of employee engagement.? Workforce engagement is the extent of workforce member’s emotional and intellectual commitment to accomplishing the…

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Do as much research as possible up front, especially if you are considering rent from other campus entities.  Are you already assessed for campus services: HR, purchasing, police/security, facilities, utilities, grounds, financial services, etc.  I worked at one university for many  years before learning that our division was “taxed” for… Read more

Your training is also about team building.? Using your skilled students to lead sessions ensures that they are part of the team and new employees get to know them.? Added benefit: if they are leading some of the training, you are free to observe, noting who is engaged and who is not.

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Robert Rouzer
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Reach out to your campus legal resource.  Both campuses where I  worked had lawyers who worked with me and others to craft free speech policies and procedures.  

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Original Message:
Sent: 2/16/2023 11:00:00 AM
From: Sim?n Franco
Subject: RE: Free Speech

Susan,

As you mentioned, this is a difficult topic…

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Charlie,
You might try to connect with some one at the Air Force Academy.? I believe they have very well defined design standards that were developed by the original campus architects and that those standards include furnishings.?
Rob

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Robert Rouzer
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I believe I made this comment in the last thread on this topic but it bears repeating.  As part of your building, your partners/tenants are part of the “face” you provide to the campus.  Many students and other guests may not notice or care that your food service is a contractor or that the Dean of Students doesn’t have anything to do with…

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Thanks for your leadership of this collective.  It was good to see you and other SPAR members face-to-face in Chicago.  You make a compelling case for someone to fill your position.  Of course, since you and Gail have created such good chemistry together, maybe you should re-up too!

 

 

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Well said Jason.  Also remember that the community doesn’t look on the union as a landlord.  Those tenants are in the building and they represent you to the community, like it or not.  The more that they understand and comply with your mission, vision, values, and policies/procedures the better.  Just consider an issue like the management…

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