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Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference!
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Conference Proceedings
Opening Plenary Session
(PL-01) Building Your Plan and Building Support from a Positive Base
Marianne Guidos, Quality & Planning Consultant/Facilitator, Penn State University Park; Barbara J. Sherlock, Planning & Improvement Associate, Penn State University Park
How do you involve people in planning and thus gain their support for change? The Positive Planning approach, which is based on a blend of Appreciative Inquiry and Preferred Futuring, offers members of an organization the opportunity to be involved in the process to define the future and determine how to get there. In this interactive session, we will experience the steps in the Positive Planning process and you will learn how to use the approach in your next planning endeavor.
(CC-01) From Rags to a Rich Assessment Quilt
Mary K. Quinlan, Learning Assessment Analyst, Community College of Allegheny County; Kevin G. Smay, Executive Director/Strategic Planning, Community College of Allegheny County
Planning and assessment are one continuous process and all colleges in our region are expected to have robust systems in place to carry out those functions. Many need assistance meeting standards. In summer 2005, the Community College of Allegheny County was warned by the Middle States Commission that its accreditation could be in jeopardy because it lacked a comprehensive plan for assessment of institutional effectiveness and student learning. Over a turbulent two-year period, CCAC's faculty and administration developed a comprehensive assessment plan and implemented assessment processes including an assessment information system that resulted in the college's removal from warning status. An essential presentation for institutions preparing for self-study or that may have received recommendations or warnings from accrediting agencies regarding assessment plans.
Convener: Meghan E. Solomon, University of Pittsburgh
(CC-03) An Adaptable Learning Village at Ohio Northern University
Robert L. Bostwick, Principal for Design, Bostwick Design Partnership; Justin F. Courtney, Director of Residence Life, Ohio Northern University; Carter A. Edman, Project Leader, Bostwick Design Partnership
"Affinity Housing" is the next step beyond "Living-Learning Communities." However, affinities change from time to time. Ohio Northern University envisioned a unique "chapter house" design—a housing village serving various groups with individual amenities, a living-learning component, and a community aesthetic, built on a realistic budget. This architectural concept, with individual chapter houses connected to larger residence halls, can maintain full residence occupancy even if affinity groups fluctuate; it allows the residence portion of the projects to be cost efficient
Convener: Lori Snyder Garrett, Glave & Holmes Associates
(CC-05) Campus Crossroads: Georgia Institute of Technology’s Innovative Learning Resource Center
Richard M. Jones, Principal, Perry Dean Rogers | Partners; Steven G. Swant, Vice President/Administration & Finance, Georgia Institute of Technology; Howard Wertheimer, Director, Capital Planning & Space Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
Across the nation colleges are confronting new multidisciplinary approaches to problems, a growing diversity of student learning styles, and the mixed challenges and opportunities offered by technology. Georgia Tech has received praise for its ambitious and focused recalibration of undergraduate student education. Increasing specialization and flexibility in student learning environments, student life concerns and requests, and increased availability, sophistication, and pervasiveness of technology, led to the planning, programming, and concept design for the "Innovative Learning Resource Center." The mission of this campus crossroads is to create an undergraduate learning community with exposure across disciplines, emphasizing innovative teaching and experiential learning.
Convener: Thomas W. Gregg, Grove City College
(CC-06) Reshaping Urban University Housing for the 21st Century
James V. Earle, University of Pittsburgh; Alan M. Schlossberg, Principal, Perkins Eastman Architects; Eli Shorak, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business, University of Pittsburgh
Student housing continues to be a focus for colleges and universities nationwide. With costs rising to a median of over $200/sf, the need to think smarter and more efficiently while meeting student expectations for privacy, independence and amenities is a strategic challenge. For urban universities the issues include limited land assets, soaring development and operating costs as well as reliance on the quality of the surrounding community to help define the campus. This session will explore the business context, design alternatives and measured outcomes of The University of Pittsburgh Upper Campus Housing Plan, a 900-bed urban housing facility. A wide array of solutions useful to planners, operators, designers and builders of student housing will be presented.
Convener: Kim Kingston, VHB, Inc.
(CC-08) Dynamic Space Demands: Innovative Development Solutions for University Sponsored Outreach
Charles D. Piper, Principal, BCWH Architects; Russell T. Uzzle, University Planner, Virginia Commonwealth University
Few University programs have space demands that change as frequently or arise as unexpectedly as sponsored and grant-funded outreach programs. While space in related, existing academic facilities can sometimes be found, solutions often involve nearby or remote leased space. These create challenges for faculty-student interaction with the programs, parking and access, and rental costs and terms. In addition to exploring the planning issues involved in the management of this kind of lease space, this session will present two case studies from Virginia Commonwealth University where programs have found permanent on-campus homes in new University facilities: a community center designed as part of a sports and recreation building to serve the adjacent Carver neighborhood; and, a new stand-alone Youth Center building designed to bring at-risk youth onto the campus for life and study skill development, in part through object lessons involving tennis and basketball. The session will also discuss opportunities in consolidating lease space to flexibly serve multiple (and changing) programs.
Convener: Lynden Garland, Glavé & Holmes Associates
(CC-09) Beyond the Campus Edge—Successful Relations with Urban Communities Randy Kreie, Principal, DiMella Shaffer Associates, Inc; Richard Yeager, Assistant Director/Planning & Design, Boston College
Many colleges and universities need to grow beyond their existing campus perimeter. Likewise, many, if not most, have a strong need to work with the surrounding community to successfully achieve long-term planning goals. Recent experiences at Boston College, the New England College of Optometry, and Northeastern University serve as a backdrop for a discussion of how urban campuses, and the extended communities they are a part of, have a profound impact on each other. The session will explore varied ways of working with surrounding neighborhoods, show how the pursuit of long-term campus development goals were managed, and how ultimately, town/gown borders blended successfully to create benefits for both campuses and urban communities.
Convener: Cecelia Denegre, CDA&I Architecture and Interiors, Ltd.
(CC-11) Historic, New Market, and Energy Tax Credit Financing for Campus Projects
Mark McConnel, Vice President, SFCS, Inc.; Brian Wishneff, President, Brian Wishneff & Associates
Both public and private colleges and universities can utilize federal and state tax credit programs to finance their building projects. An architect and a development consultant, will describe in detail how not-for-profit institutions can "harvest" these credits. The session will concentrate on Federal and State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits and the Federal New Market Tax Credit with some discussion of the new energy tax credit programs coming onto the market.
Convener: Dan Russoniello, Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
(CC-16) & Exale_Strategic_Planning_Tracking_Document SCUP.pdf
Making the Strategic Plan a Working Plan for Managers
Charles Perkins, Provost, Point Park University; Anne A. Skleder, Dean, Chatham College for Women, Chatham University
Effective strategic planning is at the core of university management. Too often, however, after much time and effort are invested in development, strategic plans find their way to shelves only to emerge as a reference the next time a plan is to be developed. A provost and a dean will focus on how to turn the strategic plan into a living document which can be used to direct the activities of the college or university. The session will offer guidance to those charged with implementing plans across the institution, as well as those who might consult on creating such plans.
Convener: Robert F. Pack, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus
(CC-17) Collaborative Education—The Regional Learning Alliance Experience with Fourteen Partners
Bruce W. Russell, Dean, College of Business Information and Social Sciences, Slippery Rock University; Deepak Wadhwani, Company President & Secretary, Renaissance 3 Architects
The Regional Learning Alliance redefines the delivery of education by joining 14 educational "partners" under one roof to provide an "educational mall" that serves the professional development and educational needs of both employers and students. By collaborating rather than competing for students, educational providers offer services and facilities that would be impossible to offer individually. The session will explore planning for the design of the facility, and the organization, challenges, and successes identified by the educational partners of this, the largest educational alliance.
Convener: Lorine Murray-Mechini, Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects
(CC-18) Are Academic Libraries Stilll Relevant?
Ann Barolak, Principal, Architecture, Cubellis | GBQC;
Jay Lucker, Library Planning Consultant; Taras Pavlovsky, Dean of the Library, The College of New Jersey
Some questions keep coming back: why maintain a library if students have access to the internet in their dorm rooms; how much longer will we have books on shelves; and, will our print collections grow or shrink over time? Both the services students today expect to find in libraries (think Starbucks) and the perceived architectural quality of the library can affect its use. This session will explore the future of the book, the importance of having a high-quality library facility, and how to organize the campus community to create one.
Convener: Kevin Smay, Community College of Allegheny County
Sponsorship
We'd like to thank our generous sponsors!
Partner
Structure Tone www.structuretone.com
Platinum
Gilbane Building Company www.gilbaneco.com
Gold
L. Robert Kimball & Associates, www.lrkimball.com
Turner Construction Company, www.turnerconstruction.com
Silver
Ayers/Saint/Gross, Inc. www.asg-architects.com
Burt Hill www.burthill.com
CHA Sports www.cloughharbour.com
Cho Benn Holback + Associates www.cbhassociates.com
Cubellis, www.cubellis.com
Design Collective www.designcollective.com
Desmone & Associates Architects, www.desmone.com
DMJM Design/AECOM www.dmjmhn.aecom.com
Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects, LLC, www.fmg-arch.com
Gensler www.gensler.com
Glavé & Holmes Associates, www.glaveandholmes.com
Haley & Aldrich, Inc. www.haleyaldrich.com
Hess Construction + Engineering Services, www.hessconstruction.com
Holder Construction Company www.holderconstruction.com
Hourigan Construction, www.houriganconstruction.com
Kelly, Clough, Bucher and Associates, Inc., www.kcba-architects.com
KSS Architects, LLP www.kssarchitects.com
Marshall Craft Associates, Inc. www.marshallcraft.com
Moseley Architects www.moseleyarchitects.com
Mueller Associates, Inc. www.muellerassoc.com
Nason Construction, Inc. www.nasonconstruction.com
Skanska USA Building Inc. www.skanskausa.com
Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc., www.spiezle.com
Strada Architecture LLC www.stradallc.com
Turner Construction www.turnerconstruction.com
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company www.whiting-turner.com
UJMN Architects + Designers www.ujmn.com
VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., www.vhb.com
Wilson Butler Architects, www.wilsonbutler.com
Bronze
KlingStubbins www.klingstubbins.com
OPUS East, LLC, www.opuscorp.com
Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor, LLC www.psands.com
Tai Soo Kim Partners, www.tskp.com
WDG Architecture www.wdgarch.com
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact:
Sponsorship Coordinator
Beth Ann Ring
bring@wdgarch.com
Manager
WDG Architecture, PLLC
1025 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 300
Washington, DC 20036
202.857.8301
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Betty Cobb
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Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734.998.6595
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Questions?
Mark Curchack
2008 program chair, at Arcadia University
curchack@arcadia.edu
215.572.2960
Regional Representative
Marcia Harrington
harrington_marcia@yahoo.com
Village Associates
Conference Chair
David M. Zaiser
dzaiser@kssarch.com
KSS Architects
Local Host
Alan Jesse Cuteri
acuteri@stradallc.com
Strada Architecture LLC
Online Form or Website Contact
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March 2–4, 2008