International Membership

SCUP's primary focus is North America, specifically Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Ninety–eight percent of its membership is from these three countries.  Similarly, 98 percent of the registrants at the SCUP annual, international conference and idea marketplace are from North America.

SCUP embraces its role as a member of the global higher education community and welcomes membership from individuals all across the world.  There are currently approximately 110 SCUP members from 26 nations outside of North America, representing the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America.

International colleagues bring a rich diversity of experience, information, and insight on the latest developments, best planning practices, and emerging trends in the higher education across the world. 

SCUP strives to be an organization which seeks to be an active player in the international marketplace of ideas about higher education planning and transformation.

In addition to welcoming members from throughout the world, SCUP shall engage in activities to assure that it includes the experience and expertise from planners throughout the world, among them:

• Cultivate members from other countries to serve on the board of directors to guide SCUP's advancement of global perspectives.
• Formalizing SCUP's relationships with international organizations by creating strategic alliances with a selected number with similar missions, resulting in an exchange of information and ideas and an open invitation to attend one another’s conferences and programs. 

SCUP will review this statement periodically to be certain that it is in keeping with its ideals and the long–range plan of the organization.