SCUP Excellence Awards Jury Overview:

The SCUP Excellence Awards Jury is made up of campus and consulting professionals suggested by the committee, jurors and others and are a mix of academic, facility, institute and corporate people. In some cases, the recipient of an honor award, whether from an institution or consulting firm, has been asked to serve as a juror for the following year. There must also be a juror who is a member of AIA-CAE and a juror who is a member of ASLA.  

Jury Responsibilities

• Categories are campus planning, architecture, and landscape architecture.

• Jurors review all the entries online – usually around 175 entries and develops a shortlist for the in-person jury in March.

• Meeting takes place from a Thursday evening through Saturday. SCUP covers all travel, hotel, meals and incidentals.

• Three or four jurors are also invited to present a concurrent session at SCUP’s annual international conference and idea marketplace to discuss themes and observations, what was “excellent,” and answer questions. Jurors who participate in the session receive a complimentary conference registration, but they must cover all other travel expenses.

• Jury comments and awards are also featured in the October issue of Planning for Higher Education, SCUP’s quarterly journal, on SCUP’s web site and in SCUP’s Tribute to Excellence newspaper.

• Three or four jurors are also invited to take part in a SCUP webcast in the fall on themes and observations, similar to the session at the annual conference.