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from the editor | by steve glazner THOUGHT LEADERS SYMPOSIUM FOCUSES ON COST OF EDUCATION On Wednesday, April 10, APPA convened its 2013 Thought Leaders symposium in Charleston, South Carolina. Forty-three college presidents, provosts, business officers, facilities officers, other campus administrators, consultants, and APPA staff came together to participate in the eighth annual symposium in APPA's Thought Leaders Series. The symposium was hosted by Jack K. Colby, APPA Fellow and Past APPA President, North Carolina State University, and Lander Medlin, APPA's executive vice president. The college and university presidents participating were the following: John M. Dunn, Western Michigan University Sue Henderson, New Jersey City University (returning participant) Robert W. Pearigen, Millsaps College Earl H. Potter III, St. Cloud State University (returning participant) Thanks also to the provosts in attendance: Johannes Britz, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee James M. Klein, Southern Oregon University Sharon L. Vasquez, University of Hartford Thought Leaders is a program of APPA's Center for Facilities Research. The primary topic of discussion for the 2013 symposium, expertly facilitated for the seventh time by Larry Goldstein of Campus Strategies, was the daunting issue of the rising cost of higher education. TLS participants heard short presentations by subject matter experts who each provided background data and provocative concepts for the group to consider. 4 Facilities Manager APPA appreciates the preparation and participation of the following subject matter experts: Brenda N. Albright, Brenda Albright Consulting (returning participant) Kevin MacNaughton, North Carolina State University John Walda, National Association of College and University Business Officers An initial executive summary of the research findings from the 2013 Thought Leaders symposium will be released to the attendees of APPA's Senior Facility Officers Summit, which will be held August 1 in Minneapolis, Minnesota in advance of the August 2-4 APPA 2013 annual conference. As we have done in previous years, we will publish the final Thought Leaders report as a downloadable PDF via the APPA bookstore in mid-September. In addition, we will excerpt the report in the September/October and November/ December issues of Facilities Manager. APPA thanks all the participants in the 2013 Thought Leaders symposium, and we are grateful to our TLS sponsors, DTZ, a UGL company, and Jacobs. Be watching for additional educational programming, research, and publications stemming from our work with TLS. Coming in July/August 2013 FACILITIES manager President Mary S. Vosevich, University of New Mexico Executive Vice President E. Lander Medlin, lander@appa.org Editor Steve Glazner, steve@appa.org Managing Editor Anita Dosik, anita@appa.org Design & Production www.touch3.com Printing Corporate Press, Inc. Editorial Office 703-684-1446 ext. 237 Fax: 703-549-2772 Advertising Gerry Van Treeck, 847-562-8633 gvtgvt@earthlink.net www.appa.org/facilitiesmanager Facilities Manager (ISSN 0882-7249) is published six times a year (January, March, May, July, September, and November). Send editorial submissions to steve@appa.org. A portion of APPA's annual membership dues ($53) pays for the subscription to Facilities Manager. Additional annual subscriptions cost $66 for APPA members, $120 for nonmembers. Contact the editorial office for article reprints. Copyright © 2013 by APPA. Contents may not be reprinted or reproduced in any form without written permission. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of APPA. Editorial mention of companies or products is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement, actual or implied, by APPA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Facilities Manager, 1643 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2818. About APPA APPA promotes leadership in educational facilities for professionals seeking to build their careers, transform their institutions, and elevate the value and recognition of facilities in education. APPA provides members the opportunity to explore trends, issues, and best practices in educational facilities through research, publications, professional development, and credentialing. Formerly the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, APPA is the association of choice for 5,200 educational facilities professionals at more than 1,500 learning institutions throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. For more information, visit us at www.appa.org.