Press Releases

Aug. 27, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Andrea Sanchez
713-623-4362
communications@ifma.org

UTSA to Offer New Minor in Facility Management

HOUSTON — (Aug. 27, 2009) — The IFMA Foundation is pleased to announce that the University of Texas at San Antonio will be offering a new Facility Management Minor program beginning in 2010. The new offering will be part of the school’s Real Estate Finance and Development program in the UTSA College of Business.

The announcement of the new program will be held in conjunction with the San Antonio Chapter of IFMA’s September meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the UTSA campus. Distinguished guests in attendance will include, from UTSA, Provost John Frederick, Ph.D., and Dean of the College of Business Lynda de la Vina, Ph.D., and from IFMA, President and CEO David J. Brady and Chairman of the Board of Directors Thomas L. Mitchell Jr., CFM, CFMJ.

“We’re very pleased that UTSA will be initiating the Facility Management Minor program in the fall of 2010,” said IFMA Foundation Director of Academic Affairs Charles Claar, P.E., CFM, CFMJ. “The private and public sectors in Texas alone need 775 new, competent facility managers each year, so this program will begin to fill a huge void that exists in Texas and nationwide. We look forward to the development of a Facility Management Major program at UTSA as soon as it can be accomplished.”

Those interested in attending the announcement of the new program should contact Cyndi Felts of the San Antonio Chapter of IFMA at 210-270-2202 or felts@marmonmok.com.

Established in 1990 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and separate entity from the International Facility Management Association, the IFMA Foundation works for the public good to promote priority research and educational opportunities for the advancement of facility management. The IFMA Foundation is supported by the generosity of the facility management community, including IFMA members, chapters, councils, corporate sponsors and private contributors who are united by the belief that education and research improve the facility management profession. To learn more about the good works of the IFMA Foundation, visit www.ifmafoundation.org. For more information about IFMA, visit www.ifma.org.

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