Exchange Program

The Vision-Intercollegiate Exchange Program (IEP) seeks to educate, empower, engage, and develop our staff by facilitating opportunities to visit and network with the same, like, or similar professional staff and trades people from neighboring schools and universities.

Ìý ​ÌýExchange Program Strategic Plan

Mission

To promote best practices and shared experiences across all trades and professional staff that make up the facilities management team through ongoing onsite fieldwork, discussion sessions and educational sessions on a particular relevant topic

Past Events

Spring 2019 - Colorado School of Mines

Over the span of 2 days the I&S Exchange programÌýbrought together 60+ participants from five campuses -- CU Boulder, CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado School of Mines and Regis University. Participants from Custodial, the Distribution Center, Outdoor Services, Parking, Trades Services, Transportation Services, Utility Services, and Planning, Design and Construction gathered to exchange ideas and best practices regarding issues facing all our campuses.

Quotes

"Being able to share our experiences with our peers in our sister campuses here in Colorado is valuable to each of us. We all have areas where we can improve and the ExchangeÌýProgram is an excellent format to facilitate face to face discussions."

October 2018 - CU Boulder

group picture at CASE of exchange program participants

Over the span of 2 days the I&S Exchange programÌýbrought together 84 participants from five campuses -- CU Boulder, CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado School of Mines and Regis University. Participants from Custodial, the Distribution Center, Outdoor Services, Parking, Trades Services, Transportation Services, Utility Services, and Planning, Design and Construction gathered to exchange ideas and best practices regarding issues facing all our campuses. The participating schools plan to rotate this program two or three times per year at the different campuses.Ìý See a graphical summary of the exchange program events here.

Quotes

"It was obvious that the staff at CU Boulder promotes a sense of community pride on their campus.Ìý I want to be a catalyst in maintaining that same element of positivity to empower others on our staff to become their best at what we do."

"We have a lot of the same problems at all of the campuses, and we were able to help each other out with solutions."

"I could tell all the participants were very interested and engaged and also impressed with the expanse of the operation here.Ìý It was definitely a positive experience."

Numbers
  • 84 Employees
  • 22 Positions
  • 24 Teams
  • ParticipantsÌýcampus:
    • 28 from CU Boulder
    • 14 from CU Anschutz Medical Campus
    • 18 from Colorado School of Mines
    • 16 from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs
    • 8 from Regis University
  • Participating Departments:
    • Custodial
    • Distribution Center
    • Outdoor Services
    • Parking
    • Planning, Design & Construction
    • Trades
    • Transportation
    • Utilities
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