Annual SUNY Physical Plant Administrators Association Winter Conference
Persis C. Rickes, Ph.D. was invited to present the keynote address at the Annual SUNY Physical Plant Administrators Association Winter Conference, January 29th-30th, 2013, held in Cooperstown, New York. In her presentation entitled, “Polishing Your Crystal Ball”, Dr. Rickes explored the topic of “futuring” campus space. Trends explored by Dr. Rickes included: changing demographics, Millennial and “Homeland Generation” student characteristics, the evolution of the classroom, and the “amenities race.” Conference attendees represented SUNY campus administrators from all over New York as well as senior officials from the SUNY Central Office.

This is not the first time Dr. Rickes has been invited by SUNY PPAA to present at this conference. In 2007, Dr. Rickes presented “Make Way for Millennials”.