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Facilities Manager | january/february 2015 | 13 Call 877.BARTLETT (877.227.8538) or visit BARTLETT.COM We're Bartlett Tree Experts, a 100+ year old tree and shrub care company with global reach and local roots. We provide expert, attentive service, a safety-fi rst record, and a wide spectrum of services, including: • Tree & Shrub Pruning • Insect & Disease Management • Cabling & Bracing • Inventory & Management Plans • Fertilization & Soil Care FOR THE LIFE OF YOUR TREES. assist with solving problems and they often have resources to save you money as well. A LISTSERV THAT REACHES YOUR PEERS You can also to tap our membership via the APPAinfo listserv to ask ques- tions and seek advice and knowledge from others. As George Wright once stated, "All of us are smarter than any one of us." We need to use the resources APPA offers to help us do our jobs and respond to our ever-changing campuses. ELEVATING THE PROFESSION AND CREDENTIALING ITS MEMBERS One of APPA's many goals is to elevate our profession, by helping us become leaders at our institutions. Getting "a seat at the table" and preparing us to dis- cuss our issues and articulate the needs of our institutions is paramount. To this end, APPA initiated two credentialing programs, the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP) and the Certified Educational Facilities Profes- sional (CEFP). These programs add credibility to our profession and demon- strate that we are trained and qualified professionals. A NEW MEMBERSHIP MODEL This year APPA successfully launched an integrated membership model. This means that while each APPA member in- stitution has a primary representative or contact, it is no longer necessary to pay additional dues when adding your facili- ties staff to the APPA associate member- ship roster. Your member institution can add an unlimited number of associate members from its facilities staff, and may also include your college faculty, students, and administrators outside the facilities department. Membership in APPA does matter— the benefits are amazing! Now more than ever, everyone at your institution can stand to benefit from the numerous services that APPA and its regions and chapters have to offer. Jerry Carlson is APPA's Secretary-Treasurer, and director of maintenance services at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. He can be reached at gcarlson@butler.edu. This is his first article for Facilities Manager.