Plenty of careers, positions, and job descriptions include a very narrow and targeted scope of work. The role of facility manager is not one of them. Each day, facility managers at organizations, facilities, campuses, and businesses handle a huge range of tasks. Most of these duties are not one-off responsibilities, but rather they’re jobs that must be completed consistently every day in order to keep the facility safe, productive, effective, and compliant.

At Encompass, we provide fully automated facility management services dedicated to transforming the way our customers operate their facilities for the better. Our goal is to make safety, maintenance, security, access, and operations as streamlined as possible — all while saving our customers money and keeping them compliant along the way.

After requiring all students to learn remotely since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, college campuses around the United States are now opening back up for in-person attendance. Millions of students will be flowing in and out of buildings, congregating in indoor spaces, and using campus facilities once again.

For large businesses above a certain threshold, diversity in suppliers is a regulatory mandate. For the rest of the business world, supplier diversity is just as important— but not always easy to execute.As a minority-owned business ourselves, our team at Encompass is always looking for ways to help lift up diverse suppliers in our own work— and help encourage other businesses to do the same. Marginalized people, minorities, and other groups that have been unfairly minimized in the business world deserve the space to make an impact based on their skills and potential.

While a college or university’s academic rigor and reputation are an essential factor for students choosing where to go for their higher education, more and more research suggests that the campus itself is one of the most significant factors students use when choosing where to attend.