{"602125":{"#nid":"602125","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Honored with Prestigious PGMS Re-Accreditation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has been re-accredited with a 4-star rating as part of the Professional Grounds Management Society\u0026rsquo;s (PGMS) Landscape Management and Operations Accreditation.\u0026nbsp;Tech was\u0026nbsp;originally accredited in January 2015 with a 3-star rating. The 4-star rating is the highest certification given by PGMS. Hyacinth Ide, Associate Director, Landscape Services \u0026amp; Vehicle Management, developed the accreditation submission and received the re-accreditation honor on behalf of the school.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccreditation Facilitator Joe Jackson, CGM commended the work by Ide and his team: \u0026quot;Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Landscape Services and Vehicle Management unit provided a very thorough and professionally prepared Grounds Management Best Practices Update Report as required for PGMS re-accreditation. The action steps that they are aggressively pursuing to further institutionalize the best practices for grounds excellence are exemplary. Their work on campus exemplifies a clear understanding and commitment to a continuous improvement process encouraged by the PGMS accreditation and integral to an organization\u0026#39;s success. The Landscape Services and Vehicle Management unit at Georgia Tech is to be commended for substantially showing and presenting evidence that meets the necessary requirements for obtaining a 4-star rating in the PGMS Landscape Management and Operations Accreditation Program.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis accreditation process and subsequent follow-up measures combine to exemplify a commitment to continuous improvement. The PGMS Landscape Management and Operations Accreditation is initially awarded for three years. An accredited facility must then seek to be re-accredited through a mandatory update report provided by the organization that verifies the continuing conformance to best practices and the adherence to the principles of the accreditation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has been re-accredited with a 4-star rating as part of the Professional Grounds Management Society\u0026rsquo;s (PGMS) Landscape Management and Operations Accreditation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has been re-accredited with a 4-star rating as part of the Professional Grounds Management Society\u2019s (PGMS) Landscape Management and Operations Accreditation. "}],"uid":"34634","created_gmt":"2018-02-08 14:37:07","changed_gmt":"2018-03-14 19:47:09","author":"svalkenburgh3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"602130":{"id":"602130","type":"image","title":"Tech Turf","body":null,"created":"1518101063","gmt_created":"2018-02-08 14:44:23","changed":"1518101063","gmt_changed":"2018-02-08 14:44:23","alt":"","file":{"fid":"229493","name":"Tech_Turf_StudentSuccessCenter.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech_Turf_StudentSuccessCenter.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech_Turf_StudentSuccessCenter.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1812773,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tech_Turf_StudentSuccessCenter.jpg?itok=9rFHA7-6"}}},"media_ids":["602130"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/pgms.org\/accreditation\/","title":"Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS)"},{"url":"http:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/construction-notices","title":"Facilities Management Construction Notices"}],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171991","name":"Institute Awards"},{"id":"11044","name":"greenbuzz"},{"id":"171684","name":"office of campus sustainability"},{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jrose@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJessica Rose\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFacilities Management\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-385-1822\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}