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An invitation from your preconference workshops chair…
Strengthen your planning skills—or expand your knowledge in another area—by participating in an optional workshop at the annual conference.
Our intensive workshops provide a unique venue for tapping into both the breadth of campus planning issues and the depth of special academic, resource, facility, and strategic planning concerns.
Workshops selected for the conference program go through a rigorous jury process by the Professional Development Committee to ensure that their content is of the highest quality, that the format is highly interactive, and that the sessions and "take-home" workbooks for every session are packed with information.
You'll find timely information and compelling case studies that will be of immediate relevance in your day-to-day responsibilities. This year's workshops offer new emerging topics in higher education, as well as those that have a continuing demand. All are led by presenters with proven experience in their field.
Don't let this opportunity pass to add value to your conference experience!
Saturday, July 19, 2003
(Workshop A) Campus Planning and Design--A Workshop in the Basics
(Offsite workshop, bus departs at 8:00 am) The composition of buildings and landscape that makes up every college and university campus is a culmination of years of decision-making by countless campus planners, administrators, presidents, trustees, alumni, donors, grounds maintenance personnel, and design consultants. Often, planning, programming, and design decisions for campuses are made without the benefit of a common vision. Different people with varying responsibilities play roles in designing campuses, however, each may see the campus through different lenses. This workshop will offer participants insight on the roles the planner, programmer, campus administrator, and designer play in creation of the modern campus so that they can help their respective institutions articulate a vision. It will also provide a practical set of tools and techniques for defining and realizing that vision. This workshop will be led by professionals from different positions and points of view (administrator, planner, architect, and landscape architect), each of whom has a stake in maintaining a well-planned and designed campus. The program will take a lecture/discussion format in the morning, with an on-campus field exercise in the afternoon. This workshop will take place on the University of Miami campus, only 30 minutes from the Hilton. The bus will depart from the hotel at 8:00 am for the short trip and will return at 5:00 pm. William Colehower is a seasoned campus planner who has worked with more than 25 colleges and universities across the United States. Janet Gavarrete is a registered landscape architect and planner with extensive experience in land use, urban design, planning, and development. Alyn Pruett is an architect and urban designer with 20 years of direct relevant experience in institutional master planning. Sergio Rodriguez is the vice president for real estate for the University of Miami.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
(Workshop B) Foundations of Planning Within the Context of Higher Education
Note: This workshop is Step 1 of SCUP's Planning Institute This workshop stands alone, but is also Step I of SCUP's Institute on Higher Education Planning. For more information on the Institute, please visit www.scup.org/learning/pi/. (Formerly called Planning and Planning Processes for Persons New to the Profession.) This is the twenty-sixth consecutive year in which the Society for College and University Planning has offered a workshop of this type. This workshop, developed by a leader in the field of higher education planning, is designed to assist persons new to the planning profession or at institutions giving initial or renewed attention to the planning function. As a result of attending this seminar, participants should achieve an understanding of the fundamentals of planning--including political considerations--within the college, university, and community college setting, and an awareness of how the planning function may be organized and executed in each of those types of academic institutions. Although the workshop is targeted primarily at individuals new to the planning field, the content is kept current and thus experienced planners are also welcome to participate and can benefit from this session. Judith Anderson is executive vice president at the California State University-Fullerton. Raymond M. Haas is professor emeritus in the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, and a consultant in private practice. He is a past president of SCUP and received the Founder's (Casey) Award and the SCUP Distinguished Service Award. John W. Moore is president emeritus of Indiana State University and is also a past president of SCUP.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
(Workshop C) Achieving Integrated Planning in a Research Intensive University In today's post-secondary education environment, faced with reduced operating budgets, enrollment booms, continuing growth in research, and expectations of enhanced accountability, it is critical that a university has a comprehensive integrated planning framework. This workshop, targeted at the senior administrative teams of the provost's office, vice presidents, and academic administration, will identify how to develop and successfully implement a fully integrated planning framework within a research-intensive university. Participants will gain exposure to a range of planning models, and leave with essential knowledge for the development and implementation of an integrated planning framework within their institution. Referring to a range of models, deliverables will include understanding the scope of an integrated planning framework, key components of an integrated plan, achieving buy-in and acceptance, decision making models, implementation strategies, the importance of change management and accountability through performance measurement tools. Philip Stack is director of resource planning at the University of Alberta and has led the development and implementation of the university's integrated planning framework. He has 12 years of experience in healthcare and post-secondary education, including integrated planning, strategic planning, project management, process improvement, organizational change, facilitation, financial, and budget administration.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
(Workshop D) Planning & Budgeting: Allocating and Managing Financial Resources This workshop is directed toward non-financial planners and budget and financial managers new to the field. It is designed to help attendees understand key budget concepts, such as the relationship between planning and budgets, development of operating and capital budgets, and implementation and management of budgets. It will also provide tools and techniques, such as key definitions, types and uses of budgets, budgeting how-to's, strategies for managing resource allocation decisions within an institution's planning process, and formats for presentation of financial information to campus, governing boards, and external groups. Participants will have both hands-on, small group practice in financial/budget assessment and planning implications using data from a cross section of institutional types, and a defined period of questions and answers. Sarah Beamer is chief financial officer of Emory & Henry College and has experience in the corporate sector as a faculty member. Carole Wharton is a consultant with extensive experience in strategic planning, facilities planning, and budgeting in federal, state, and private institutions. She served as director of planning, management and budget at the Smithsonian Institution for ten years.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
(Workshop E) Facilities Planning and Wireless Network Implementations: What You Need to Know Wireless implementations are expanding networking capabilities in and around college and university facilities. In fact, wireless is everywhere--cell phones, PDAs, laptops, and tablet PCs are changing the way we work and communicate. This workshop will provide an in depth look at planning requirements for wireless network implementations to accommodate ever-expanding options for communication. Attendees will gain an understanding of the wireless spectrum and current IEEE standards, components in wireless implementations, coverage limits, physical barriers, radio frequency conflicts, basic wireless electronics, site surveys, cost implications, and policy and security issues. Workshop attendees should develop an understanding of the basics needed to plan and implement wireless networks in capital building projects. They will learn where wireless does and doesn't work and when wireless is a good substitute for wired connections. Attendees will receive a workbook detailing the workshop topics covered. Mary Doyle serves as vice president for information technology at Washington State University, and has been an active SCUP member for nearly 20 years. Dave Ostrom is assistant director for communications at Washington State University with over 30 years experience in information technology.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
(Workshop F) Planning for Science: Issues and Approaches Advances in technology have changed the way that science teaching and research are conducted, from the largest research universities to the smallest colleges. This workshop will explore basic concepts and current trends in the planning and design of academic science facilities. Topics to be explored include: new pedagogical methods, benchmarks for space assignment, organizational planning concepts, contrasts between research and teaching facilities, impacts on building and campus infrastructure, cost models, and sources of funding. This workshop will assist planners in becoming conversant in the issues of science facilities and enable them to integrate with a science planning team. The outcome will focus on transferable lessons and attendees will receive hands-on experience with planning tools to aid in future endeavors. Robert Nalls is a principal with the firm of Nalls Architecture, Inc. where he focuses on projects in higher education, particularly in the sciences. Gregory Sibley is vice president and senior project manager at Vanderweil Engineers. He has been responsible for designing and managing over 1 million square feet of educational science centers, teaching, and laboratory facilities over the last 20 years. Eric Weckel is the executive director of space planning and operations for the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania where his responsibilities include programming, master planning and resource allocation.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
(Workshop G) Program Review and Prioritization: Making Tough Choices in Tough Times As state budgetary support of higher education continues to erode and endowments of private universities drop in value, many institutions are faced with difficult resource allocation decisions. There exists a growing need to implement effective program review and prioritization strategies as means of improving allocation decision processes. This workshop explores review and prioritization alternatives and enables participants to design methods that meet their institutional needs. Participants will learn the core elements and how to apply them to academic programs and support services. Applications will include undergraduate and graduate programs that can be used in college and university settings. Gary A. Giamartino is dean of the School of Business at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and has extensive experience with implementing program reviews in a variety of business school settings, and as a member of AACSB international accreditation teams. Brian P. Nedwek is vice provost at St. John's University in New York, a past president of SCUP, and a recipient of the SCUP Distinguished Service Award. He manages program review and strategic planning activity within the university's six colleges and schools, and serves as consultant-evaluator to two regional accrediting bodies.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
(Workshop H) Evaluating Facilities Utilization and Quantifying Space Needs Campus planners and planning analysts in system offices need help in evaluating campus-wide space needs and academic facilities utilization. This workshop will provide exposure to space needs analysis methods at a macro and micro level. This workshop will cover analysis of classroom and laboratory utilization, statewide and systemwide approaches, and the application of more detailed guidelines for classroom, teaching laboratory, research laboratory, office, library, and physical education/recreation spaces. Implications for planning practice include making workshop attendees more aware of the most current issues regarding data quality and guideline application and interpretation. Attendees will be better prepared to protect their institutions against skewed findings that may appear on systemwide or statewide reports. Systemwide analysts will be better prepared to evaluate institutional submittals for comparability. Take-home materials will provide specifics on all topics covered. Daniel K. Paulien is president of Paulien & Associates, Inc., a space-needs and facilities programming consulting business and is a past president of SCUP. He also received SCUP's Distinguished Service Award. John R. Bengston is a senior associate with Paulien & Associates, Inc., and has strong experience in campus-wide space needs analysis, detailed pre-architectural facilities programming, and campus capital development analysis.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
(Workshop J) How to Create a Disaster-Resistant Campus Participants will learn in step-by-step fashion how to conduct a planning process to develop a campus facility that is resistant to natural and human-caused hazards. Information presented will be based on a guidance publication developed through a partnership with six universities nationwide. Practical advice and real-life experiences will be presented by a representative of a university that completed such a plan. Participants will have opportunities during each portion of the workshop to begin completing the worksheets. They will also discuss anticipated challenges with the presenters in the form of troubleshooting/brainstorming sessions. Sandara Lier is associate vice president of business services at the University of Washington and was the university's principal investigator for the Disaster Resistant University (DRU) grant issued by FEMA in 2000. Cecelia Rosenberg is a senior hazard mitigation planner with FEMA's Program Planning Branch.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
(Workshop K) Campus-Wide Planning for the Arts: Building Identity and Meeting Change Campuses are increasingly asked to adapt to new demands for arts programs including serving as regional cultural centers for art, music, dance and theater, offering broader continuing education programs, and adapting to changing technologies. This workshop will take participants through the process that many institutions face in developing a long-term vision for the arts. The workshop will demonstrate transferable tools used in the overall arts planning process, as well as specific physical space needs and unique design criteria for each art form. Participants will learn a process for campus-wide arts planning that responds to institutional identity and examines all of the arts so that a coordinated funding and design strategy can be implemented over time. Using specific campuses as examples, the instructors will review facilities planning options and how solutions can be tailored to specific institutional types. Since 1989, Jamie Milne-Rojek has been project manager and architect for design and construction document phases on music and performing arts centers, museums, art and education projects on campuses throughout the country. Gary Reetz is a fine arts architect with nearly 25 years of higher education arts experience.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
(Workshop L) Planning and Analysis as Essential Components of Institutional and Program Accreditation Self study leading to institutional and programmatic accreditation is more than a perfunctory exercise. It should be through conscientious introspection rooted in data and information that clearly defines institutional direction. Clearly articulated planning models, accompanied by analysis that measures progress toward articulated planning objectives, are essential tools to effective self study. Accrediting agencies seek clear evidence that these tools are in place. This workshop provides practical recommendations for ensuring effective planning analysis from a university president and an institutional research professional--both with extensive accreditation experience, and from an official from one of the nation's six major accrediting agencies. John Cavanaugh is president of the University of West Florida. Michael Middaugh is assistant vice president for institutional research and planning at the University of Delaware. Elizabeth (Beth) Sibolski is associate executive director for the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and a past president of SCUP.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
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