President’s Newsletter: October 2024

Build your Knowledge, Build your Network

Dear Colleagues,

As we approach the end of the academic and calendar year of 2024, I have no doubt everyone will be busy through to February 2025 undertaking campus improvement works.

As TEFMA’s new Board settles in and members are assigned to Committees to progress TEFMA’s initiatives I am excited to provide the first Newsletter as President. I am proud to represent a sector that has experienced so many challenges over the past few years yet is committed to adapting and evolving to remain sustainable for the students, staff and communities we serve into the future.

As a priority, I look forward to working with the Board early next year on refreshing TEFMA’s Strategic Plan 2025-27. Acknowledging the current higher education environment, we will be assessing opportunities to continue to provide maximum value to our members over the next three years. We will be providing an opportunity to hear from you on focus areas and priorities for the Association.

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On behalf of the TEFMA Board I would like to extend our appreciation to all those that were able to attend our annual TEFMA Conference in Auckland in September – with 440 active participants across the three days. The feedback has been extremely positive, and we wish to warmly thank the organising committee, our keynote speakers and session presenters, our conference organiser, our exhibitors and sponsors, and all delegates. Thank you also to the institutions in Auckland who hosted a number of site tours – they were incredibly interesting, and I valued hearing about the Māori culture of New Zealand.

We are reviewing all feedback received following the Conference to ensure learnings inform the success of future TEFMA events. The Education Services Committee has already started making arrangements for the February 2025 Leaders Forum and Projects Workshop in Sydney and the TEFMA 25 Conference in Brisbane next September.

Scholarships and Awards

Congratulations to all Scholarship and Award winners announced at the TEFMA Wilson Security Gala dinner on 25 September in Auckland:

Publications

Production of the following TEFMA publications is progressing well. Please refer to the timelines below for their expected release dates:

TEFMA Benchmark Insights Publication – December 2024

TEFMA Space Planning Guideline - December 2024

TEFMA/ACTS Scope 3 Emissions Guideline - March 2025

The Board greatly appreciates the significant contributions and subject matter expertise provided by our institutions and business partners informing these member publications.

Upcoming events

Monthly Webinars

TEFMA’s monthly webinar programme continues to be popular, which is a credit to all members. Details of the final webinar in the 2024 series:

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Please register for the webinar here.

Events

TEFMA will continue to provide a variety of informative and engaging events in 2025 with the opportunity to collaborate with your peers and those that contribute strongly to our sector.

Please accept the Save the Date invitations for the following events when circulated.

Business Partners

If you have not done so recently, we encourage our member institutions to view information on the TEFMA Business Partners listed on the website here to understand how they can assist you with the goals and objectives of your institutions.

We extend a big thank you to all our Business Partners for their continued support - you are crucial in bringing relevant services and educational offerings to our TEFMA members and appreciate the contribution and value you provide to the sector.

ATEM Survey

We are pleased to promote the ATEM Insights Survey - Building Thriving Careers. For Institutional members, you can participate in the survey via the recent post in the TEFMA Community portal.

TEFMA Community

Can I also remind members to view the TEFMA Community portal with the aim of fostering a culture of collaboration through sharing and engaging with the resources available in the library. The information is intended to generate discussion, build relationships with peers and learn from one another.

Wishing you all the best in the busy lead up to the end of the year. The Board and Executive welcome your contact should you wish to find out more about TEFMA or have ideas or opportunities for us to consider as we head into 2025. Your current TEFMA Board members can be found here.

Kind Regards,

Jo Riley

TEFMA President

For all enquiries, please contact:

TEFMA Secretariat
E: info@tefma.com
Ph: 02 9431 8692

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