Concurrent Sessions

8:30 am–9:30 am

Funding the Biomedical Engineering Building: A Study in Ad Hoc Flexibility
Presenters: Allan W. Kehrt, KSS Architects; Kyu-Jung Whang, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

Institutions long have wrestled with the funding of facilities, and have tried creative ways to pay for building projects. Occasionally the availability of grant monies will be a driving force behind much of a university’s decision making. This presentation will trace the course of one university’s pursuit of a grant to construct a biomedical engineering facility. It will offer a fascinating look at the successes and failures of a difficult, non-linear path that included major funding setbacks and that resulted eventually, in a successful outcome.

Regional Accreditation as a Locus for Integrated Planning, Resource Allocation, and Assessment Processes
Presenter: Elizabeth H. Sibolski, Middle States Commission on Higher Education

In the United States, a system of voluntary self-regulation has evolved for the higher education community. This system focuses on quality assurance and institutional improvement. Accreditation standards, in-depth institutional self-study, and on-site evaluation by peer reviewers are fundamental aspects of the accreditation process. Accreditation results are used by governmental and other funding agencies, employers, prospective students, and more. Accreditation by Middle States is an _expression of confidence in an institution’s mission and goals, its performance, and its resources. This session will focus on the interrelationships of planning, assessment, and resource allocation.

The Historic Campus Core: Balancing the Assets and Liabilities
Presenters: David Ames, University of Delaware; Suzanne Riley Klein, Allan Greenberg, Architect

Older and historic buildings on today’s campuses can be viewed as both assets and liabilities for university administrators. The difficult balancing act is to determine whether aging and outdated structures should be restored, renovated, expanded, or demolished, especially in the center of campus. Accessibility issues, sustainability goals, and tighter budgets often complicate decisions for administrators and planners. This session looks at how the University of Delaware and other campuses are solving these programming and design issues in their historic cores.

9:45 am–10:45 am

Capital Campaigns: In Support of the Mission of Higher Education
Presenters: Mary Ellen Duncan and Ardell Terry, Howard Community College; Edward C. Kohls, Design Collective Inc.

Capital campaigns raise tremendous funds that can be used for students and capital expenditures. Howard Community College (HCC) has one of the most successfully organized campaigns in Maryland. The College’s President and her Executive Associate for the Capital Campaign will discuss why a campaign is vital to any college’s mission, how to develop a campaign infrastructure, and who might be selected for a campaign council. Among the many benefits of a successful campaign, they will demonstrate how a current construction project is being used as a catalyst for developing funds for HCC’s future needs.

Corporate Partnerships
Presenters: John O. Ellis and Ann F. Harbor, University of Memphis

The University of Memphis has increased its IT infrastructure by a factor of eight during the past few years and that infrastructure again will expand significantly with the 2003 opening of the FedEx Technology Institute. This facility will serve as an incubator for learning and corporate collaboration. Learn how this major initiative was funded, how an established campus-wide strategic planning and management process for IT prioritizes the allocation of limited and scarce fiscal resources, and how corporate partnerships are being developed at the FedEx Technology Institute.

Emerging Strategies for Self Sufficiency in a Public University
Presenters: Leanna B. Blevins, Timonthy W. Merrill, and Alton L. Taylor, University of Virginia

The Governor of Virginia has reduced budgets for public institutions of higher education by 15 percent. Despite years of decreased funding and simultaneous calls for increased accountability, UVA continues to seek ways to preserve pedagogical excellence and protect the instructional mission. University leadership is advocating autonomy from state government policies to increase efficiencies. Presenters will discuss the economic situation at UVA and a process that will broadly describe from three perspectives (university president and vice president, academic deans, and support and auxiliary services) the balancing act between mission, revenues, and expenditures.

11:00 am–Noon

Planning for the Invisible Future: Wireless Design for Learning Environments
Presenter: Charles B. Swaim, Eperitus-Insight for Education

Providing wireless connectivity is both a necessity and competitive advantage for higher education and lifelong learning institutions. Wireless technologies, though invisible, must be engineered in the same way as wired networks. This session will deliver the information needed to prepare for a high level of Quality of Service (QOS) through a cost-effective process. Learn about wireless technology (security, speed, infrastructure, accuracy), why it is important, cost benefits of wireless, what is at stake in providing robust wireless infrastructures on campus; and how to avoid the pitfalls of a “free” wireless network design.

Influencing Higher Education through Federal and Corporate Research Grants
Presenters: Robert Cook, University of Maryland Baltimore-School of Medicine; Fred S. Marino, Design Collective, Inc.

The federal government and many corporations recognize that through secured grants, they can provide significant resources and opportunities for researchers in the higher education setting. The University of Maryland Baltimore’s School of Medicine has one of the most successful track records in receiving federal research grants. The Health Science Facility II, a state of the art bio-medical research facility, benefited from several grants. The grants strategy, how grants affected the overall design, and the effects on attracting research faculty and additional funding will be discussed.

Momentum at George Washington University
Presenter: Michelle D. Honey, George Washington University-Architecture, Engineering & Construction

This presentation will document the transition of George Washington University’s three campuses through the design, budget, construction, and effects of 15 projects at varying stages. Funding has been accomplished in a variety of ways to provide a new momentum for this university.

1:40 pm–2:40 pm

Developing a Non-University-Owned Building on Campus
Presenters: Gary Gardner, Davis Gardner Gannon Pope Architects; Paul Tellers, Carnegie Mellon University

The university and its cultural partner, the nearby museum complex, have capitalized on the trend toward collaborations between private sector companies with research components and colleges and universities to construct a building that will meet community, cultural, and educational needs. Goals, commercial uses, ownership, funding, design and integration challenges, uses, and the results of incorporating a non-university owned building into the campus master plan will be discussed.

Budgeting for the First LEED Project —Lessons Learned
Presenters: Dagmar B. Epsten, The Epsten Group, Inc.; Fred J. Battista, Jones Lang LaSalle

Georgia Institute of Technology’s first project registered for a LEED certification is The Management Building, to be completed July 2003 as part of the Technology Square development in Midtown Atlanta. Even though there were some funds and grants available, LEED costs had to be minimized. Built fast-track and with only a small increase in hard cost for LEED items, the building uses 15 percent less energy and 30 percent less water, and is considered a success by those involved. Project details, including prioritizing of LEED items, first cost issues, and lessons learned, will be presented.

Creative Funding: How Virginia Tech Financed an Alumni/Conference/Hotel Complex
Presenters: Thim Corvin and Dixon B. Hanna, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dale M. Leidich, SFCS Inc.

Virginia Tech (VT) developed an innovative design with SFCS/Hillier for a new and expanded hotel, conference center and alumni center complex to support university alumni, students, faculty, and other visitors. VT’s auxiliary use facilities are ineligible for state funding. This session will explore VT’s approach to planning a fund-raising effort for construction, including targeting strategies and materials. Leveraging strategies used to develop a unique business plan, based on previous collaboration with the private hospitality industry, will be shared.

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

8:30 am–9:30 am

Growing the Mission with No Funds or Space to Spare
Presenters: Stephen M. Campbell, Johns Hopkins University; James A. Colimore, Jr., Colimore Gallow Architects; Joseph M. Lavigne, Lavigne Associates Architects; John A. Palmucci, Loyola College in Maryland

Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Campus and Loyola College Campus, in Baltimore, have academic cores that are tightly defined by existing urban neighborhoods with limited or no boundary expansion possible. Yet, each must grow their research and academic missions at a time when there is no margin to spare in funding and little space to accomplish it. The creative approaches to expansion of these two institutions will be compared and contrasted, including financial strategies and alternative building delivery methods, off campus and alternative sites, and consolidation to maintain open space and academic student focus.

Is Funding an Issue? Unique Solutions to Complete Your Project
Presenters: Beth Buffington, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering; Dennis Cuddy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Lack of funding has stalled many projects on college campuses. This issue prevailed during the renovation of the Chemistry building at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). To overcome the challenge, UMBC attracted additional federal funding, even as construction was in progress, to “segment” or phase the renovation of the building. Using this example as a case study, the session will help universities explore and locate additional funding to effectively complete planned renovation and new construction projects.

Universities Positioning as Regional Business Assets
Presenters: Charles Barber, The George Washington University; Maureen E. Dwyer, Shaw Pittman; Diane L. Hartley, Spaulding & Slye Colliers; Michael G. Stevens, Washington DC Marketing Center

Universities are the largest employer in Washington, DC after the Federal government, and have been identified as a primary force driving regional economic prosperity. But, they have encountered increasing pressures when seeking facilities project and master plan approvals. To counter some of these pressures, university and economic development leaders are developing new ways to articulate the economic benefits of universities. This panel explores how new strategies are emerging that both support regional university growth and enable their responsiveness to evolving Federal funding opportunities. Included is a case study of George Washington University’s campus master planning process and results.

9:45 am–10:45 am

From Vision to Implementation: Masterplanning Bryn Mawr College
Presenters: Christopher Gluesing and Dale Kinney, Bryn Mawr College; Daniel Kelley, MGA Partners

Bryn Mawr College is known internationally for the strength of its academic programs and for the uncommon beauty of its campus. Following an intensive academic and financial self-study process, this small college (1,200 undergraduates) embarked on an academic facilities masterplan that integrated academic priorities, budget constraints, and facilities needs. This case study demonstrates the planning strategies, processes, and tools used with a team of administrators, faculty members, facilities planners, and architects. Representatives of each of these disciplines will present jointly.

Two Projects Become One: Collaborative Planning and Delivery
Presenters: David Mayhew, Towson University

The presentation will follow a unique project over a four-year period from programming and planning through design and construction. The presentation will demonstrate how combining two separate projects with distinct missions and fund sources resulted in enhanced programs and more efficient use of resources. Using creative planning and collaborative delivery methods, an academic building renovation, auxiliary new building construction, and a parking garage were combined, resulting in a single project that was greater then the sum of its parts.

Retirement/College Affiliations
Presenters: Daniel J. Cinelli, Perkins Eastman Consulting; James Perlman, Perlmark Realty Corporation; Alan M. Schlossberg, Perkins Eastman Architects

As today’s campus planners look at the future utilization of land, capital expenditures, and fund raising, they should look to the growing niche of senior citizens as a future user, synergistic benefactor and potential funding source. Senior citizens have a role in facilitating a housing continuum on our campuses. The growing number of retirement/college affiliations including demographics, opportunities, similarities in mission, and effects on campus planning will be discussed and evaluated.

11:00 am–Noon

On-Campus Student Housing: The Dollars and Sense of Public Private Partnerships
Presenter: Gregory L. Strickler, Anderson Strickler, LLC

After several unsuccessful attempts to develop apartment-style student housing using traditional delivery strategies, the University of Miami turned to the private sector for assistance. This presentation will review the unsuccessful attempts to develop the project and the successful public/private approach that achieved consensus among the commercially-oriented board of trustees, the provincial interests of Coral Gables, and the lofty ambitions of the university. The presentation will discuss in detail the financial drivers that differentiate various partnership structures and benchmarking trends of on-campus student housing developed in partnership with the private sector.

New Music Building at Skidmore College Integrates Multiple Goals
Presenters: Jose M. Alminana, Andropogon Associates, Landscape Architecture; Thomas A. Appelquist, Ewing Cole Cherry Brott; Alfredo DiMauro, Skidmore College

To support a distinguished music education program and make optimal use of the college’s resources the new building includes the following innovations: partnering with arts organizations to optimize use in non-traditional seasons; optimizing facility use during academic year; and, investing in new technologies. Presenters will discuss the design and build features, LEED design aspects, and partnering aspects of the multi-user facility.

University Utility Systems: Asset or Liability?
Presenters: Frank Brewer, University of Maryland, College Park; Dan Hanlon, Sebesta Blomberg; Kevin King, Ayres Saint Gross Architects

Modernizing your campus utility system does not have to become a capital outlay. Utility optimization can leverage savings for additional campus renewal projects. This new approach will be discussed using several campuses’ master plans to demonstrate how a customized program could financially benefit your institution.