Tag: Johnson C. Smith University

Faces of Facilities: Erna Perkins-Jones from Johnson C. Smith University

By Joe Bebon, Editor Feb 8, 2024 Faces of Facilities

Updated: Mar 14, 2024

Diversity, equality, and representation are essential across all industries, including facilities management. In honor of Black History Month, Erna Perkins-Jones shares her FM success story, discusses what the annual observance means to her, and offers advice for future facility leaders, no matter their skin color. Perkins-Jones is the director of facilities at Johnson C. Smith […]

JCSU Facilities Director Details Summer Campus Overhaul

By Gabrielle Issac Allison, JCSU Jul 7, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Jul 7, 2023

Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), a historically Black university located in Charlotte, N.C., is giving its more than 150-year-old campus a facelift this summer as the Department of Facilities rolls out upgrades in academic, athletic, administrative, and residential buildings across the campus. The initiative, spearheaded by Director of Facilities Erna Perkins-Jones, began nearly three years […]