Saturday, July 23, 2011, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM • National Harbor, Maryland (near DC)

Space Needs Planning: An Integrated Approach

Presented by: Lisa M. Keith, Associate Principal, Paulien & Associates, Inc; Franklin A. Markley, Senior Associate, Paulien & Associates, Inc

These presenters offered a great workshop last year, and it was well-reviewed. Now, they're back. Below, you can watch a video interview SCUP made with them right after the completion of their workshop at SCUP-45, in 2010.

Here is the abstract for this year's workshop, and a link to the SCUP–46 workshops page:

Saturday, July 23, 2011, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Space Needs Planning: An Integrated Approach

Presented by: Lisa M. Keith, Associate Principal, Paulien & Associates, Inc; Franklin A. Markley, Senior Associate, Paulien & Associates, Inc

Now, more than ever, understanding space usage and integrating space planning components with an institution's academic priorities is critical for continued success. Solid planning practices must capture what is happening outside of an institution through environmental scanning, as well as through strategic and academic planning processes. Space management policies and guidelines must change and adapt as institutions focus on changing technologies, new ways of learning, interdisciplinary and collaborative relationships, and expanded service models for student success.

This workshop will examine a variety of space planning topics, such as: identifying and interpreting key processes and data sources; discussing space utilization and management issues; reviewing guidelines by space type and their relevancy; and interpreting space needs' outcomes. Examples from community colleges to research universities will be used to illustrate space planning pitfalls and practices. Attendees will be presented with multiple planning scenarios using case studies and interactive group activities.

Cost: $295 USD (includes workbook, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments)

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify key steps and the institutional representatives that should be involved in the space planning process and how mission, vision, academic planning, and other pre-planning documents and studies should be integrated into the space planning process.
• Qualify, verify, and translate institutional data into meaningful information to establish a baseline for space planning, as well as projections for future space planning.
• This includes a review of the National Center for Educational Statistics' Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM) space use codes to document existing facility use and space management.
• Interpret and adjust space guidelines based on modern learning environments and pedagogy, institutional mission, program mix, student services, and other strategic characteristics.
• Translate the space analysis outcomes into meaningful strategies for master planning, building renovations, and new construction, as contained in a capital improvement plan.

TAGS: Space Management, Space Utilization, Space Assessment, Performance Measurement, FICM, NCES Facilities Inventory Classification Manual

This workshop is offered on July 23 near Washington, DC.

The SCUPers listed as authors of this post will be repeating their renowned pre-conference workshop this summer on Saturday, July 23, at National Harbor, Maryland, outside of Washington, DC., at SCUP–46. SCUP–46 is the Society for College and University Planning's annual, international, integrated planning conference and idea marketplace.

Please turn your volume up, as this was the first-ever such SCUP interview and our microphone was a little far from the workshop presenters. Also, this is just after they spent an entire day of heavy interaction with a room full of SCUPers in the workshop, so they're just a little tired here. 

Below is the abstract for this year's workshop, and here is a link to the SCUP–46 workshops page:

Freeman A. Hrabowski is president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and one of the more renowned college or university presidents in the US. He's no stranger to SCUP, having been a panelist in SCUP's first virtual event, SCUP's 1999 satellite telecast: "Creating Tomorrow's Learner-Centered Environments: Today." That webcast, BTW, is available for viewing on SCUP's YouTube channel: www.youtube.Plan4HigherEd.

Hrabowski will kick off SCUP–46 with the Sunday evening opening plenary address on July 24, near Washington, DC. We have a couple of updates on his recent activities, below:

• TIAA-CREF has announced that Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has been awarded the 2011 TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence. Dr. Hrabowski was selected by an independent panel of judges based largely on his work to increase the representation of minority students in science and engineering and create an institutional model of inclusive excellence.

• Hraboski was recently interviewed for The Washington Post:  

Problem: College students of all backgrounds struggle in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses at a time when the U.S. needs to increase dramatically the number of graduates in these fields.

Solution: Group learning in introductory courses supports student success and increases interest in pursuing STEM majors, with the long-term goal of increasing the numbers of students who graduate in STEM majors and pursue graduate studies and careers in these fields.

Strategy: Ten years ago, we examined how we were teaching our introductory science classes, with the goal of improving the academic performance of students. A 200-plus lecture hall does not work for everyone, and does not necessarily encourage student engagement with the work and each other.