• Travel - yes
• Programming - yes
• Communication by phone, mail, fax, E-mail or on-site meetings

PURPOSE:
To provide an opportunity for Association members involved in the affiliated parts of the Housing Program such as custodial, maintenance, landscape, and other trades and specialized interests supporting the housing program to network and share ideas on meeting the members needs not met in other traditional topic areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of networks related to the needs and issues of WACUHO members in the areas of custodial, maintenance, and other trades and specialized interests supporting the housing program

• Promote specific programs at the Annual Conference that will promote new cost effective and efficient methods in serving our institutional facilities and/or enhance skills in the areas of personnel development, supervisory roles, union negotiations, etc. The program can be in the form of a roundtable as well.

• Coordinate meetings of the committee as deemed appropriate.

• Design and coordinate one or more specialized "One Day Workshops" in the area or topic of choice as related to some or all of the areas; the workshop(s) should challenge participants and provide them with personal and professional skill enhancements as well as the most updated information on their specific area via literature review and shared experiences

• Submit an informative article or update per issue of the WACUHO WAVES newsletter

• Liaison with the ACUHO-I Facilities and Service Committee

• Submit a brief abstract in January to the Program Committee Chair(s) for inclusion in the program notebook

• Prepare and submit an annual report to the Vice President by May 1st which summarizes the committee's activity during the year.