Report on Trends in Higher Education Planning 2013

SCUP Academy Council

This report synthesizes the trends observed by more than 90 members of SCUP’s planning academies through the 2012 fall concurrent session proposal review process for SCUP’s 2013 annual, international conference (SCUP–48). This document is a flash report of the continuing and emerging issues of interest to SCUP. It’s a reflection of what is resonating in the minds of the academy members who participated as reviewers for the SCUP–48 concurrent proposal selection process, and of those who want to contribute to SCUP’s body of knowledge through their program submission.

Background

In 2010, the SCUP Board of Directors established the SCUP Academy Council, a standing committee comprised of the conveners and associate conveners from each of SCUP’s four planning academies: institutional direction, academic, facilities, and resource and budget. The board asked the academies to expand their proposal review focus for the annual, international conference to develop a way to harvest information about overarching themes, sector trends, and emerging issues that might be identified through the review process, so that it can be shared and used strategically by the board and SCUP’s numerous working groups.

To share, in a coordinated and integrated manner, the wealth of knowledge, expertise, and information throughout each academy with the board, core committee structures, programs, and services of SCUP.

Method

A total of 219 concurrent session proposals were submitted for SCUP–48 consideration. All 107 members of SCUP’s four planning academies contributed their expertise during the review and evaluation process.

After the review process, more than 90 academy members contributed to SCUP’s knowledge by participating in this year’s broader scanning initiative. They either participated in one of 15 follow-up conference call interviews with an academy convener, or a survey that probed their observations in several key theme areas (listed in the table of contents, below).

Their remarks, observations, and thoughts were synthesized into the themes or trends—essentially their “top seven” list. This information forms the basis of this year’s academy council report to the board.

Learn more about the concurrent session proposal review process for the SCUP annual, international conference.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Key Theme Areas
• Key Theme Area 1: Disruptive Change
• Key Theme Area 2: Institutional/Educational Effectiveness
• Key Theme Area 3: A Focus on the Student
• Key Theme Area 4: Stewardship of Resources
• Key Theme Area 5: Engagement and Inclusiveness in the Planning Process
• Key Theme Area 6: IT and the Classroom
• Key Theme Area 7: Environmental Sustainability
• To Create A Dialogue
• Acknowledgements

Member Price: Free (​Attention Members - Log in and you will see the member download button below.)
Nonmember Price: $10 USD

Purchase includes PDF, EPUB, and Kindle formats of the book.

©SCUP 2013
ISBN 978-1-937724-32-0 (PDF)
ISBN 978-1-937724-33-7 (EPUB)
ISBN 978-1-937724-34-4 (MOBI)