The 2010 AIKCU Technology Symposium will be held at Centre College on Thursday, June 17. The Symposium will be preceded by two pre-conference sessions on Wednesday, June 16. There are no registration fees for the Symposium or pre-conference sessions for AIKCU member staff.
Lindsey Wilson College invites AIKCU member institutions to participate in a free grant workshop on March 26 from 8:30-noon (CT) at Lindsey Wilson’s Columbia campus. The workshop, entitled Successful Grant Seeking, will be presented by Jeff Schwartz, Education Program Manager for the Appalachian Regional Commission.The workshop will be tailored to the interests of the participants. There is no fee for the workshop.
Lindsey Wilson will host the Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference (BRUC) immediately following the grant workshop. The conference will begin with a keynote address by Mark Harvey, Director of Undergraduate Research Programs at UNC-Asheville, and continue with research presentations from undergraduate students. BRURC provides an opportunity for students from all disciplines to present research. The conference is intended to provide a supportive, first conference experience for students. Students may choose to have their papers or posters judged for consideration of the BRURC Student Research Award. Additional information about the Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference and a registration form for the conference are posted at www.lindsey.edu/brurc.
The annual Spotlight Employment and Internship Fair, a collaborative fair for students from all 20 AIKCU member institutions and Hanover College (IN), will be held March 4, 2010 from 2:00 - 6:00 pm at the Holiday Inn North in Lexington, KY.
This is the 25th annual Spotlight, the region’s premier career and internship fair. Up to 300 highly qualified juniors and seniors from Kentucky’s independent colleges and universities are expected to attend.
See what students and employers had to say about last year’s Spotlight event:
AIKCU will hold its annual celebration event in Frankfort on Monday, April 12. The event will be preceded by an AIKCU Board meeting. More details to come.
AIKCU Business Services recently announced a new partnership with SchoolDude.com, an internet-based operations management company providing web-based solutions for work order process, IT asset management, technology incident management, utility usage tracking, preventative maintenance scheduling, capital planning, inventory management, facility usage scheduling and trip management.
SchoolDude.com will present a webinar exclusively for AIKCU member campuses on Tuesday, December 8 at 2:00 P.M to familiarize campuses with SchoolDude’s suite of services. REGISTER
Energy Savings Performance Contracting Workshop
Presented by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
Keen Johnson Building
Eastern Kentucky University
November 17, 2009, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EST)
AIKCU and its business partner, Siemens Building Technologies, are pleased to announce a training opportunity for campus facility management leadership personnel. The half day Energy Savings Contracting Workshop will be held at Eastern Kentucky University, where Siemens will showcase its campus wide energy savings performance contracting project. There is no cost for AIKCU members to participate and lunch will be provided.
The workshop will allow AIKCU Business Officers and Facilities Directors to learn more about energy savings performance contracting and energy conservation/sustainability initiatives for campus facilities.
Speakers will include:
Dr. Doug Whitlock – President, Eastern Kentucky University
James Street – Assoc. VP, Capital Planning & Facilities Mgmt., Eastern Kentucky University
Rich Middleton - Director of Facilities Services, Eastern Kentucky University
Michael Azzara, Energy & Environmental Solutions, Siemens
Rob Wright, P.E., Energy & Environmental Solutions, Siemens
The day will conclude with a walking tour of Eastern Kentucky University’s newly installed energy efficiency technologies.
