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On Tuesday, April 22, APPA convened its 2014 Thought Leaders symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana. Forty-eight college presidents, provosts, business officers, facilities officers, other campus administrators, consultants, and APPA staff came together to participate in the ninth annual symposium in APPA's Thought Leaders Series. The sympo- sium 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: • Antoine Garibaldi, University of Detroit Mercy • Paul Jones, Darton State College (in- terim president; returning participant) • Earl H. Potter III, St. Cloud State University (returning participant) • David Ward, University of Wiscon- sin Madison (chancellor emeritus) Thought Leaders is a program of APPA's Center for Facilities Research. The primary topic of discussion for the 2014 symposium, expertly facilitated for the eighth time by Larry Goldstein of Campus Strategies, was the theme of leveraging the campus facility assets to achieve institutional outcomes. TLS participants heard short presentations by subject matter experts who each pro- vided background data and provocative concepts for the group to consider. APPA appreciates the preparation and participation of the following subject matter experts: • Brenda N. Albright, Brenda Albright Consulting (returning participant) • Harvey H. Kaiser, Harvey H. Kaiser Associates, Inc. An initial executive summary of the research findings from the 2014 Thought Leaders symposium will be re- leased to the attendees of APPA's Senior Facilities Officers Summit, which will be held July 20 in San Diego, Califor- nia in advance of the July 21-23 APPA 2014 annual conference and centennial celebration. 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 No- vember/December issues of Facilities Manager. APPA thanks all the participants in the 2014 Thought Leaders symposium, and we are grateful to our TLS spon- sors, DTZ, a UGL company, and Jacobs. Be watching for additional educational programming, research, and publications stemming from our work with Thought Leaders. from the editor | by steve glazner President Glenn Smith, Bryn Mawr College 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 703-542-3837 Fax: 703-542-3782 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 © 2014 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. Founded in 1914, 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. FACILITIES manager 4 | may/june 2014 | Facilities Manager THOUGHT LEADERS SYMPOSIUM FOCUSES ON COST OF LEVERAGING FACILITIES FOR INSTITUTIONAL BENEFIT Coming in July/August 2014 • Celebrating APPA's 100-Year Anniversary! • Facilities and Campus Planning • Historic Buildings • FM Salary Analysis Report