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From the Chapter President

The first month of the new year has quickly passed us by. Hopefully the start of the new year has been productive for you. The Board is busy working on new programs for the year which should be announced soon. If you have any ideas please let us know as we always welcome your feedback.

Our membership is up to 55 members from 51 members in 2010. 2 of our new members are student members which we have not had any since 2006.

Photo of CIC-IFMA Spotlight Member, Michael Cornale Check out our Member Spotlight featuring Michael Cornale. Michael was a 2011 recipient of a Foundation Scholarship at World Workplace. (Michael is pictured on the right with Serena Pancoast, President of the Sacramento Valley IFMA Chapter, taken at World Workplace in Phoenix at the Scholarship Awards.) Speaking of scholarships we will soon be looking for to receive applications for our 2012 scholarship awards. If you know of someone who is interested please have them submit an application which can be found here on our website.

Facility Fusion is right around the corner this April up the road in Chicago. Send me an email if you plan on going and maybe we can get our CIC members together.

Hopefully the winter weather will have passed us by then and we will still have a surplus of ice melt!

Sincerely,
Mark Wilson CFM CEM
President Central Illinois IFMA

CICIFMA Sponsor:

Vanguard Energy


Thought for the Month:
"The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
 - Lou Holtz


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Spotlight Member
We are pleased to introduce Joe Cooper of Vanguard Energy, to you. Joe is our new Spotlight Member. We need more members to step up, like Joe has, become a spotlight member, and let your fellow chapter members get to know you!
Send us your bio and photo today!
Or just email us and we'll give you a call.
Get to know Joe here.
Thanks, Joe, for agreeing to be our latest Spotlight Member!  




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Be sure to let the board know what you think of our new site!



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It makes no difference if you became a Facility Manager by chance or by choice, become an IFMA Certified FMP or CFM and transform your position into your profession.

Learn more and register for NIU's IFMA FMP or CFM Programs at www.fm.niu.edu.


NIU Pass Rate FMNorthern Illinois University and the International Facility Management Association(IFMA) have partnered to offer courses that help candidates earn the prestigiousFMP® and CFM® credentials. The FMP® Program is comprised of four courses, each offered in a convenient two-day,Friday-Saturday format at NIU Naperville. The CFM® Review course is also offered in a convenient two-day, Friday-Saturdayformat at NIU Naperville.
Leadership and Strategy Essentials - 
  Feb 3 - Feb 4  NIU Naperville
Finance & Business Essentials - 
  Feb 17 - Feb 18  NIU Naperville
Project Management - 
  March 2 - March 3  NIU Naperville
Operations and Maintenance - 
  March 16 - March 17  NIU Naperville

NOTE: A $100 discount will be available for Finance and Business, Project Management and Operations and Maintenance if you register at least 14 days prior to start of class.

All instructors are certified, experienced facility management practitioners employed by such firms as:
  • Johnson Controls
  • Verizon Wireless
  • CB Richard Ellis
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Sears Holdings
  • Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione Law Offices
  • ICB/Crate Express LLC.
Learn more and register for NIU’s IFMA FMP® or CFM® Programs at www.fm.niu.edu or call us at 1-800-345-9472.

Questions?
Contact Donna Mann at dmann@niu.edu or 815-732-6249 or visit us at www.fm.niu.edu

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Northern Illinois will also be introducing the new SFP (Sustainable Facility Professional) and Intro. to FM courses in the spring of 2012. Details about these courses and the winter series will be forthcoming.