FPM Student Book Exchange

Become a member of the FPM book exchange and post your BYU course book needs and desires. You can also advertise books you are willing to sell or loan out to fellow students. To become a member email a member of the FPMSA presidency or the webmaster at administrator@fpm.byu.edu.

Fall Classes

August 31st marks the first day of classes for the 2009/2010 school year. The program is excited about upcoming events including student competitions and attending IFMA's World Work Place. We will be holding our weekly seminars every Thursday and are very enthusiastic about the stellar lineup of speakers for this semester. The new FPM student association presidency is planning great activities such as the opening social and our association representatives are gearing up for conferences, symposiums and golf tournaments. Classes for this semester include:

* FPM 110 Fundamentals of FPM *________* FPM 291R Special Topics(Seminar)*
* FPM 310 Human & Environmental Mgt. *__* FPM 360 FPM & Technologies *
* FPM 420 Commercial Real Estate Mgt. *___* FPM 494R Health Care FPM *

Note: The new course in Health Care Facilities taught by Dr. Jeff Campell

Fall 2009 promises to be an excellent semester for Facilities and Property Management at Brigham Young University.

Back to School

Classes Start August 31st.

LDS FM Groups Internships

Working for the LDS FM groups is anything but normal. Generally, it would be assumed that working for the LDS FM groups would bring with it strict rules and set schedules. Contrary to popular belief, students' experiences have been very much the opposite. Yes, there are guidelines and rules, but every day is a "roller-coaster" of fun at the FM office.

As assistants to an FM, students keep very busy in helping in any way they can. Whether they're paying utility bills or visiting sites checking HVAC systems, they're always on the run. Currently, Chase Parry and Paul Garretson are two of these interns. They are heavily involved with creating a large inventory list. This list will provide 24 different FMs from all over the Salt Lake Valley with critical information that could potentially save their FM groups and the LDS Church ten's of thousands of dollars. It's a daunting task, but one thing that can be counted on as an intern with the LDS Church is the amount of responsibility and trust that will be given. The utmost confidence is given by leaders with immediate trust of important tasks. BYU FPM students absolutely love this as an opportunity to learn and to grow by leaps and bounds. As stated by Chase Parry "Interning for the Church has been the best thing I could have ever imagined. I hope that all those who have given it thought can take advantage of any opportunities given and jump on board. It's an experience like no other. I mean, where else can you go to manage over 1 million square feet of property?"

Sodexo Internships

Sweet Home Alabama


If you were asked today to move from your nice, comfy apartment,  drive across the United States, and live in the deep south of Alabama, what would you say? When this question became a reality in late March to one of our students, he scratched his head like many of you might do. Then he decided to take the plunge and now Tyler Merrill is living life as an intern for Sodexo in Troy Alabama. Aside from the scathing hot humidity and the occasional down pour of rain, his internship has opened his eyes to the realities of facilities management in the real world.
A similar story has come true for several BYU students interning with Sodexo a Facility Management company this summer. John Mills, Eric Lima, PJ Taylor, Seth Bohne, and JD Shepherd are all fulfilling part of their FPM curriculum and gaining world class experience doing internships with Sodexo.
Tyler has been assigned many projects working as the intern to the operations and maintenance manager of Troy University. Such projects have included updating the tool inventory, reprogramming an automated fueling control system for campus vehicles, creating a recycling program, and  installing electric metering systems for individual buildings to analyze lighting retrofit savings. He has also been heavily involved in the projects department managing the renovation of a residential home into a university rental. He has been responsible for coordinating work with various subcontractors, creating and managing a schedule, and most importantly managing a budget of $30,000. As an intern, that is a lot of responsibility.
The internships are busy and the learning is plentiful. Internships are a great opportunity for students to live life as a facility manager. They feel more prepared to jump into careers upon graduation having had these experiences. So the next time an offer comes to go somewhere far from what is known, take the challenge. You will be happy you did!