Plenary Sessions
Sunday, July 20, 4:30 PM–6:00 PM Welcome and Opening Plenary Session
Creating Global Citizens for the 21st Century
Martha Piper is one of the most influential and charismatic leaders in the Canadian academic community. From 1997 to 2006, she served as the eleventh president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia, one of Canada's largest and most prestigious research universities. Known for her tenacity and tremendous interpersonal skills, Piper shaped the University of British Columbia into a leading research facility and economic powerhouse for the province of BC. She laid out a clear vision for the university that focused on developing global citizens and succeeded in establishing UBC as an international leader in education, community involvement and research.
During her 10 years at UBC, Piper encouraged the university to reach beyond its traditional boundaries. She developed key strategic relationships to enhance the university and brought in new investment for research and education. She is engaging and thoughtful and her ability to articulate her vision sets her apart on the platform.
Through her commitment to advancing research, Piper has been established as a leader in the research community. Prime Minister Chrétien appointed Piper to the National Advisory Board on Science and Technology, and later to the board of the Advisory Council on Science and Technology, a position she held until 2004. The Martha C. Piper Research Prize is awarded annually to a faculty member at the University of Alberta.
Piper has been recognized with six honorary degrees, and numerous awards, including Educator of the Year by The Learning Partnership, Order of British Columbia, and 2006, The Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico recognized Piper for her contributions to higher education-the first time a non-Mexican has received this honor.
Dr. Piper will address the need to incorporate a global view into the planning processes of post-secondary institutions in North America. Emphasizing the importance of creating global citizens, she will draw upon her experience as president of a leading university in Canada, the University of British Columbia. She will share her views on how to develop a strategic plan which incorporates an academic vision with a global perspective. Examples of integrating the academic vision into the planning process will be provided including strategies associated with environmental sustainability, architectural design, facility management, and budgetary allocations.
Born in Lorain, Ohio, Piper received her BSc in physical therapy from the University of Michigan, her MA in child development from the University of Connecticut, and her PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics from McGill University.
Monday, July 21, 8:30 AM–9:45 AM 
What Does Global Learning Look Like?
Parag Khanna is director of the Global Governance Initiative and Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, one of the nation's most respected think tanks. He is author of The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (Random House, 2008). This ground-breaking book has been hailed by Robert Kaplan as "a savvy, streetwise primer on dozens of individual countries that adds up to a coherent theory of global politics."
The Second World is a compelling look at the current geopolitical marketplace, exploring America's slip from dominance, the rise of the European Union and China as rival models for global leadership, and the emergence of the strategic 'second world' markets and how they adapt to and shape globalization. With razor-sharp analysis, Khanna provides a road map for the U.S. to renew our competitiveness and avoid slipping into second world status.
At the podium, Khanna shares his insights gleaned over two years spent traveling to over 40 countries. In a program with equal take away value for business leaders, politicians, journalists, academics and students, Khanna provides real-time assessments of the world's geopolitical landscape and provides tailored strategies for both business leaders and government leaders to employ.
During 2007, Khanna served as a senior geopolitical advisor to United States Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to joining New America he was the Global Governance Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and worked for several years at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, specializing in risk analysis, multi-stakeholder partnerships, and shaping the annual Davos agenda. He has also been a researcher at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, conducting projects on terrorism, conflict resolution in Central Asia, U.S. policy towards South Asia and defense policy.
Khanna's essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Harper's, The Guardian, Policy Review, The National Interest, Foreign Policy, Los Angeles Times, Prospect, Slate.com, The New Republic, Survival, The New Statesman, Washington Times, Daily Star (Lebanon), Indian Express, and India Today. He has been featured on CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera International, National Public Radio (NPR), MTV World and other media. His travel writing has covered countries including Russia, Lebanon, Cambodia, Turkey, and Pakistan. He has coined or pioneered such terms as Geodiplomacy, Bollystan, Second World, and Multi-Americanism.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs and a minor in Philosophy from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, a Masters Degree from Georgetown's Security Studies Program, and is earning a PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics.
He was awarded the OECD Future Leaders Prize and is a member of the Explorers Club. He speaks German, Hindi, French, Spanish, and basic Arabic.
Wednesday, July 23, 10:45 AM–12:30 PM
Building Utopia
Four decades ago, the celebrated Vancouver-based architect Arthur Erickson, whose buildings for the University of British Columbia, Lethbridge, and Simon Fraser University are icons of Canadian architecture, once referred to the university campus as "an urban compression, a fragment of utopia suggesting a pattern for the ideal city". (Canadian Architect, 1968)
Erickson's image of the campus as a 'fragment of utopia' raises interesting questions about the nature of the university as a client and the campus as a site for building. Does the structure of an academic institution, or the particular role played by a vice-president or dean–or campus planning office–in the design and construction of a new building, create opportunities for collaboration, as well as challenges, not found in other contexts?
André Perrotte and Dan Hanganu represent two Montréal-based architectural offices with a distinguished record of design on Canadian university campuses. In Montréal, where they have completed award-winning buildings for four separate colleges and universities, they have worked with similar programs on different campuses and with different programs on the same campus. They have both worked with McGill University, which is an English-language institution, and with Université de Montréal, which is a French-language institution, and on one campus–U de M–their buildings sit side by side.
Their combined experience with university building and planning provides a solid foundation for a conversation in which they will share their observations on the academic institution as a client and the campus as a site for innovative design and architectural expression.
Moderator:
David Covo
David Covo is an associate professor and current past director of the School of Architecture at McGill University, where he has taught since 1977. He chairs University committees responsible for architectural review, campus landscape and the university's visual arts collection, and participated on the task force to develop their physical master plan. He has worked, taught and researched internationally, and is a member of the Order of Architects of Quebec and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He recently served as president of the Canadian Architectural Certification Board. Covo is a native Montréaler and McGill graduate, and has maintained a private architectural practice since he started teaching.
Panelists:
Dan S. Hanganu
Dan S. Hanganu has left his mark on the Québec architectural landscape ever since he opened his own architectural firm, Dan S. Hanganu Architects, in 1978. Romanian by birth, he completed his architectural studies in Bucharest in 1961 prior to immigrating to Canada in the 1970s. Prestigious buildings and residential projects have established the renown of his firm, which is distinctive for its original, modern thinking in the treatment of housing and urban issues. He leads a diversified practice with projects ranging in scale from single-family houses to entire city blocks. Completed works to date include numerous housing projects of varying size and complexity, office buildings, hotels and resorts, multi-use complexes, institutional buildings, and theatres. His work is published and exposed in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Hanganu is a member of the Order of Architects of Québec, the Ontario Association of Architects, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He has received more than 50 architectural awards for projects including work at the University of Québec at Montréal. The Quebec government awarded Dan S. Hanganu the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas, and the Institute of Design Montréal selected Hanganu as recipient of the 2004 Sam Lapointe Lifetime Achievement Award.
André Perrotte
André Perrotte studied architecture at Laval University in Quebec City where he received his architectural degree in 1982. In 1988, he founded Saucier + Perrotte Architects with Gilles Saucier. As project architect, André Perrotte coordinates the design and construction process. He is widely recognized for the rigor and creativity of his approach towards construction as an expression of contemporary culture.
Saucier + Perrotte is recognized internationally for its institutional, cultural, and residential projects. Honored with 53 awards, including 5 Governor General's Medals, Saucier + Perrotte's acclaimed buildings have been published the world over, reflecting the office's status as one of Canada's premier design firms. Recently honored projects include: the Communication, Culture and Technology Building at the University of Toronto at Mississauga; the New College Student Residence at University of Toronto; the School of Architecture and Design for University of Montréal; the new Schulich School of Music Building at McGill University; and Gerald-Godin College in Ste-Genevieve. In addition to its buildings in Canada, the firm has worked Malaysia, Japan, China, and the Middle East.
Since 1989, André Perrotte has taught architecture and been a visiting critic at several Canadian universities, including University of Montréal, University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, McGill University, and the University of Québec at Montreal. He is a member of the Order of Architects of Québec and the Ontario Association of Architects, and is Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Green Building Council.
Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, architect Raymond Moriyama will not be speaking at SCUP–43. We apologize for any inconvenience this unexpected change may create.
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