Want to join over 250 active Michigan facilities professionals to showcase innovative practices, ideas and improvements you have implemented over the past year? Now is your chance! MiAPPA invites you to submit your proposal to share your best practices, innovative ideas, proven programs and projects with your facilities colleagues at the 2025 MiAPPA Summer Conference taking place at the Boyne Highlands Resort at Harbor Springs.
The deadline for proposal submissions is Friday, April 25, 2025 by 11:59 p.m.
People: What have we changed to evolve our current situation? Hiring, retention, staffing shortages, planning for retirements, departures, succession planning, there are changes in how we perform our operations due to changes in our people and culture!
Technologies: What is changing in technology that helps us to answer immediate needs of our campuses? Do we plan for infrastructure needs. Can we plan for change, or respond to it? Can we utilize advanced technology in all aspects of the facilities operations. Grounds, Custodial, Maintenance, Energy, what evolving technology have we put into place? How has it changed our operations?
Budgeting: Our budgets can change based on enrollment, administration projects, new expectations and budget realities. Creative ways to address change and managing the same expectations with increased costs and shrinking budgets.
Proposals should be a minimum of two of the noted topics and align with the theme stated above. Priority will be given to submittals that include demonstrated successes (case studies) and innovations that offer inspiration and excellence in addressing key challenges. Proposals should showcase the portability of these successes. If you have a topic that will be of significant interest to the audience, but may not align exactly with the theme, you are still encouraged to submit your proposal for review.
Registration is now open and the early bird discount ends April 18!
Educational or Business Partner Attendee Registration (Golf Outing, Golf Sponsorship and Young Americans)
Sponsor or Booth Registration
Sponsorship details
If your company or institution requires payment by check please contact Michelle Holstege at holstegm@gvsu.edu to obtain a code for your registration.
Welcome to the annual Summer MiAPPA Conference! We are back at the Highlands! Whether you are starting out with our pre-conference golf outing on Wednesday, July 16th, or joining us for the Welcome Reception that evening we look forward to seeing you!
We hope that this is a time to network, learn new practices, build new connections and reconnect with collegues in Higher Education Facilities!
Educational sessions will be held on Thursday. Thursday evening we cannot wait to see the Young Americans take the stage! Seats will be limted so make sure to sign up for this great evening.
Friday will be the final day of the conference, we will conclude with a wrap-up session and final networking opportunities.
This conference is a valuable opportunity for professionals in Higher Education Facilities industry to come together, share ideas, and learn from each other. We encourage all attendees to actively participate in the sessions and engage with fellow colleagues.
To reserve your room at Boyne Highlands. The block end date will be June 15, 2025 so make sure to get your reservation in prior to that dates. After June 15, attendees will need to call Central Reservations at 800.462.6963 and ask for the MiAPPA Conference to book your reservation, based on availability.
We would like to thank Michigan State for hosting the first Winter Conference since 2020! They did a great job. Below you will find some of the slide decks from the conference.
Slide Decks by Tracks:
Track 1: Sustainable Infrastructure and Energy
Energy Efficiency: Where’s the Bang for your Buck?
Airflow Optimization for Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
The First Step to Carbon Neutrality: Calculating Your Energy Efficiency
Avoiding Common Pitfalls with Heat Recovery Chiller Applications
Track 2: Innovative Campus Design and Planning
Harmonizing Spaces: Integrating Biophilic, Regenerative, and Universal Design to Promote Belonging
Designing with Input: Leveraging Stakeholder Feedback for Innovative University Learning Spaces
Leveraging Accreditation and University Alignment to Define Needs
WMU’s Mass Timber Adventure
Track 3: Facility Management and Operational Excellence
Custodial Department Evaluation
ASHRAE 62.1-2019 IAQP Made Simple
Michigan MEP Code Updates
The Old and the New
Track 4: Heritage Preservation and Modernization
Marygrove Conservancy: Maintenance and Upgrades Case Study
Bridging Eras: Preserving MSU’s Heritage While Building for the Future
Reimagining Existing Buildings
Harmonizing Heritage: Redesigning a Historic Music Building for Modern Education
Track 5: Friday Track
Campus-Wide Impact: How Innovative Project Delivery Strategies Can Influence Change
Leveraging Clear Goals to Enhancing Functionality, Identity, and the Student Experience
Revitalizing Campus Spaces: The Story of Secchia Piazza
Empowering a Multifaceted Team
Boyne Highlands Friday keynote by Jennifer Fields regarding Prevailing Wage is available for your reference.
It has been requested that we post the past conference agendas for use in continuing education credits. They are listed below:
Future Proofing Outdoor Sports Complexes
The Whole Wall: Case Studies in Integrated Wall Systems
2023 MiAPPA Mackinac Island Presentation Slide Decks & Descriptions
Focused Renovations – Monroe CC
Physical Security in Higher Ed Environments – People Driven Technology
Putting the Fun in Project Closeout – MSU/Miller Davis
Understanding the Ins and Outs of Sustainability Reporting – GVSU/Nichols
“Where’s the Men’s Room?” TMP Architecture
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Your Campus – PBA
2022 MAPPA/MiAPPA Joint Conference
2022 MAPPA/MiAPPA Presentation slide decks & descriptions
Please note that the presentation, 10-Year Implied Warranty on Public Bond Projects by Miller Canfield and Allana Buick & Bers, has a very strict copyright restriction with each slide stamped. No slide can be reproduced without the written permission of Karim Allana, Allana Buick & Bers and James Spurr, Miller Canfield.
2019SummerMiappaConferenceAgenda
Winter 2019 MiAPPA Conference Agenda
2018 MiAPPA Summer Conference Agenda
Winter 2018 MiAPPA Conference Agenda 2.26.18
2017 MiAPPA Summer Conference Agenda