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The AIKCU Chief Business Officers will hold their semiannual meeting on Wednesday, April 2 at Pikeville College.

AIKCU is pleased to once again offer an exclusive OSHA 10-Hour Training for AIKCU member campuses, thanks to our partnership with the Kentucky School Boards Association. The training will take place March 6 and 7 at the Kentucky Broadcaster’s Association Building (next to AIKCU). The cost of the training, including lunch and materials, is only $25 for AIKCU members.

To register, download and fill out the 2008 AIKCU OSHA registration form and fax or email it to MerryAnn Lowery at KSBA: 502-695-0231 or merryann.lowery@ksba.org.

The OSHA 10-hour training focuses on occupational, safety and health standards
and how these standards apply to educational institutions. Required federal and state standards will be covered.

The training will focus on developing an emergency action plan, hazardous communications, electrical safety, fire protection and other OSHA-required training topics. This training will assist personnel in providing a safe environment.

The following topics will be covered during the two-day event:

• Introduction to OSHA
• Fire Protection
• Emergency Action Plan
• Hazardous Communications (Right-to-Know)
• Hazardous Materials
• Lockout/Tagout
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Walking and Working Surfaces
• Record Keeping
• Safety Program Development

For additional information about this training, call MerryAnn at 800-372-2962,ext. 237 or AIKCU at 502-695-5007.

Training on the first day will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and lunch will be provided. Training on the second day will last from 9 a.m. to noon.

For hotel information, please call Fairfield Inn 502-695-8881 or Best Western 502-695-6111.

The AIKCU Academic Affairs VPs will meet Monday, February 25 at the AIKCU office.

The Spotlight Job & Internship Fair, a collaborative job and internship fair for students from AIKCU’s twenty member institutions and Hanover College (IN), will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, from 2-6 PM eastern at the Lexington Center (next to Rupp Arena). For details visit http://asp.symplicity.com/spotlight.

Representatives from member campuses are invited to join AIKCU on February 28, from 9 AM-3PM (EST) for a free Facility Management Training. The program is designed to help campuses become more energy efficient - lessening the impact on both the environment and upon the institution’s bottom line. There is no cost for AIKCU member campuses to participate. Lunch will be provided.

The training will be held at the Kentucky Broadcasters Association Building (101 Enterprise Drive,Frankfort, KY 40601) across the street from AIKCU . Please park in one of the AIKCU parking lots and walk over.

Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., is presenting the training. Siemens is an AIKCU business partner and a leading provider of energy and environmental solutions, building controls, and fire safety and security system solutions.

Topics to be covered include:

• Importance of Energy Efficiency - utility costs, environmental impacts, public relations, student recruitment and expectations
• Energy Efficiency basics - terms, concepts, cost management and comparison
• Energy Efficient Lighting - fluorescent and LED; financial and environmental impact
• Central Plant Systems - energy saving strategies and new technologies
• Energy Peformance Saving Contracting - who, what, when, where, why and how?
• HVAC Systems - energy saving strategies, new technologies
• Direct Digital Controls - current and future technologies, strategies, maintenance
• And more…

Download a printable AIKCU Facility Management Training brochure.

Reserve your place at this important training by simply filling out the form below and pressing submit.

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The 2008 AIKCU Legislative Day in Frankfort will be held Wednesday, February 13. Students from AIKCU member campuses will set up displays on the second floor of the Capitol during the afternoon to greet legislators and meet with other independent college friends and alumni.

AIKCU Legislative Day
Wednesday, February 13
11:00 - 1:00 EST – Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
1:00 - 3:00 EST – Kentucky State Capitol, 2nd Floor
Directions/Parking

Directions to the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601.

Parking - is available in the lot directly across Broadway from the History Center. Map of the Kentucky Historical Society campus.

We will travel directly to the Capitol from the History Center at the conclusion of the kick-off luncheon. Parking around the Capitol can be challenging. Visitors may park on the street in front of the Capitol (on Capitol Avenue or State Street), on the drive that circles the Capitol, in various lots around the drive, in the lot behind the Capitol and to the left of the annex, in the garage (to the left of the annex) except on the second level. Do not park in any spaces marked “reserved.” All parking is free.

Schedule of Events

10:00-11:00 AM – Arrival at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. There will be a registration table outside the Brown-Forman Room. (If you come in through the main entrance proceed down the Hall of Governors.)

The Kentucky Historical Society has graciously offered free admission to the center’s exhibits for any campus delegations that choose to arrive early. Passes will be included in registration packets.

11:00 AM -1:00 PM – Legislative Day kick-off luncheon in the Brown-Forman room of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History.

We’ll enjoy pizza (generously provided by Yum! Brands and Pizza Hut), fellowship, and some opening remarks to start the day off. Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo, a Transylvania alum, is scheduled to speak and make a special presentation at 12:30.

All legislators have been invited by AIKCU. Campuses should have followed up with their delegations, alumni and friends.

1:00 PM – Proceed to the Capitol. Enter through the east visitor entrance (the Governor’s Mansion side). You will need to pass through the metal detectors, provide photo identification, and sign in.

Proceed to the 2nd floor of the Capitol and find your campus station. Stations will be indicated by a poster mounted on an easel.

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Meet and greet legislators. You and your students may wish to review your legislators’ bios and pictures to make it easier to recognize them (you can find these through the directory in AIKCU’s online policy center or on the LRC website. AIKCU staff will do our best to steer legislators to your delegations and make sure we capture those photo-ops while in the Capitol.

3 PM – Wrap-up and head home.

Highlights and photos of the 2006 AIKCU Legislative Day.

College Goal Sunday will take place Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 2 p.m. at 20 sites in 19 Kentucky Communities. College Goal Sunday is a free service for Kentucky students and families who need help filling out their financial aid forms. CGS is sponsored by
College Goal Sunday is brought to you by the not-for-profit Kentucky Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (KASFAA), in cooperation with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). The event is staffed by financial aid professionals from all sectors of postsecondary education and community members who are dedicated to helping students achieve their college goals. For more information, visit http://www.kasfaa.com/cgs or call 1-888-4-KASFAA.

A luncheon for the 2008 AIKCU legislative interns will be held at the AIKCU office on Monday, January 7.

A joint meeting of the AIKCU Financial Aid Officers and Legislative Liaisons will be held on Monday, December 3. The day will begin with coffee and conversation at the AIKCU office at 9:30 AM (EST). At 10 AM the meeting will move next door to the offices of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will adjourn by 4:00 PM.

The AIKCU Deans of Students/VPs for Student Affairs will hold their fall meeting at Centre College on November 14, 2007. The meeting will begin at noon with a lunch in Centre’s Old Carnegie Building. AIKCU student affairs leaders planning to attend should rsvp to Randy Hays, VP & Dean of Student Life at Centre.