Herman Miller, Inc., and the Society for College and University Planning Reveal New Trends Affecting Higher Education Learning Spaces

SCUP and Herman Miller conducted a survey recently and one finding was the growing strength of student expectations as a factor driving:

Student expectations surpassed technology as the number one factor driving new needs for higher education learning spaces, according to higher education planning professionals in a March 2008 survey. Initiated in 2006 by Herman Miller's Education Solutions team, the biennial survey was developed to identify key trends that may influence higher education learning space planning.

The results of both surveys will be the focus of a presentation led by Jeff Vredevoogd, Herman Miller's Education Solutions lead, at the 2008 SCUP conference in Montreal, Quebec, July 19-23, 2008.