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At SCUP–47, the awards jurors took the time to make several presentations about themes and trends they observed among the awards applications. We captured the remarks of three jurors on (handheld) video. These are the remarks of Victor E. Sidy, Head of School and Dean, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, served up from YouTube. An organizing slide from his presentation is also shown below. (Click on them to see a larger version.)

He shares juror observations, using examples from award recipients and from those which did not receive awards (not each project illustrated in this talk received an award) about some of the best new trends and campus buildings this year.

A Summary Slide

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At SCUP–47, the awards jurors took the time to make several presentations about themes and trends they observed among the awards applications. We captured the remarks of three jurors on (handheld) video. These are the remarks of Cathrine Blake, Associate Director/Landscape Architect, Stanford University, served up from YouTube. Some of the slides from her presentation are also shown below. (Click on them to see a larger version.)

She shares juror observations, using examples from award recipients and from those which did not receive awards (not each project illustrated in this talk received an award) about:

• Sustainable landscape planning;
• Transit Transitions; and
• Urban campuses.

Some Summary Slides

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At SCUP–47, the awards jurors took the time to make several presentations about themes and trends they observed among the awards applications. We captured the remarks of three jurors on (handheld) video. These are the remarks of James Goblirsch, Vice President, HGA Architects and Engineers, served up from YouTube. Some of the slides from his presentation are also shown below. (Click on them to see a larger version.)

He shares juror observations, using examples from award recipients and from those which did not receive awards (not each project illustrated in this talk received an award) about:

• A new baseline for sustainability;
• Learning space evolution; and
• Community space.

Some Summary Slides

One of the many good things about the society's annual conference is the opportunity to learn from recipients of SCUP's awards, either in formal professional development sessions or more informal settings.

The SCUP's 2011 Excellence Award recipients have been announced. Congratulations to you all.

We're taking this opportunity to once more bring out information about the 2010 recipients, via SCUP's 2010 Tribute to Excellence newspaper. It is a useful resource that some may overlook, as are the web pages about the recipients. 

This content was previously unavailable to the public. SCUP members and those who attended SCUP–45 in 2010, can download the entire 49-page booklet of SCUP-45 executive summaries here. The document, below, cannot be downloaded, printed, or copied from—only viewed.

The plan was a catalyst for the establishment of an integrated planning process at VIU that will coordinate planning for strategic, academic, research, and ancillary services, and fiscal, operational, social, and physical activities for maximum focus and performance of future developments. The plan supports the academic plan by addressing required infrastructure and facilities deficiencies, enhancing research and learning capacity, and accommodating new programs and technologies.

The above quote is from the 2010 SCUP Awards Jurors, 2010 SCUP Award for Institutional Innovation and Integration. Below, a SCUP concurrent session executive summary:

University Business magazine continues its sharing of institutions selected as honorees for improving business processes. It's own description of this set of award winners:

The fall 2010 Models of Efficiency honorees prove it. One institution’s information technology department worked with athletics administrators on a software application to cut back on the time needed for monitoring athletic eligibility, and now more time can be invested in helping athletes succeed academically. Another IT department brought help desk operations in-house and hired students for the job, saving money while providing quicker service and also preparing them for their future careers. The campus safety department at one institution is doing the same, training student security patrol members to help fulfill the department’s mission and goals to accommodate enrollment growth. Those students are now state-licensed security guards who will have the advantage of professional experience while pursuing four-year degrees and launching careers in law enforcement.

Arkansas State University-Jonesboro and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas have received APPA's 2010 Award for Excellence (PDF). Congratulations to the SCUPers who are part of the teams at each institution!

The Award for Excellence is based on a set of criteria, which include:

• Leadership
• Strategic and Operational Planning
• Customer Focus Information and Analysis
• Development and Management of Human Resources
• Process Management
• Performance Results

Evaluation for the award consists of two parts: a self-evaluation addressing specific, stringent criteria, and a site visit by a team from APPA’s Professional Affairs Committee to confirm the accuracy of the self-assessment. Applying for and receiving the AFE is no small task for an institution. As you will read in the following pages from ASU-J and UNLV, it takes teamwork from everyone within the facilities organization and requires coordination, motivation, and support from the top levels of leadership to be a successful facilities operation and to win the APPA Award for Excellence.

Bennington College for the Student Center, with Taylor & Burns Architects; also Reed Hildebrand Associates Inc.; The Collaborative Engineers; Acentech; Otter Creek Engineers, Inc.; Ricca/Newmark Design - was a recipient of an Honor Awards in the 2010 SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture for a New Building category.

The charge was to create a Big Room for student social and performance uses; expand the café to increase capacity and life safety; accommodate organized student activities; create a new dining hall and kitchen for daily food service; connect existing buildings into a vibrant social center on the site of a parking lot; improve definition of the campus core while pushing cars to the campus edge ... .

The Big Room is a flexible open space that supports student and campus activities including social and academic gatherings; food service; readings and recitals; dance parties; demountable stage for corner or thrust formats; theatrical sound and light control booth; green room; and adjustable acoustics and daylight with motorized curtain.

The jury said, “ . . . very elegant courtyard . . . planning is significant portion of architecture and vice versa . . . fits nicely in campus plan . . .”