Conference Proceedings

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
(CN063) Environmental Metrics in Planning: Where We're At—Where We Go From Here
Presented by: Jim Newman, Director of Metrics, Linnean Solutions; Kate Stephenson, Executive Director, Yestermorrow

Most institutions have embraced energy tracking and strategic energy planning, and some have even merged master planning and energy master planning into one process. We'll extend the idea of tracking environmental impacts to a comprehensive view of integrated environmental impacts, with an eye toward driving a regenerative master planning process. Focusing on the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Vermont, we'll examine the school in terms of water use and water quality, habitat health, student experience, community economic health, and other environmental measures. Then, we'll look at future direction for program and campus growth, and use the environmental metrics to inform a regenerative planning process. This planning process leverages school growth to repair the campus environment and build a stronger community.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
(CN068) Financial Planning
Presented by: Matthew Sapienza, Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance, City University of New York System

The City University of New York’s University Budget Office is responsible for the overall management of $2.6 billion in City and State tax-levy operating funds, including over $1.0 billion in tuition revenues.  The management of these funds involves complex interactions among City and State officials in both the Executive and Legislative branches; the University's Board of Trustees, principally through its Committee on Fiscal Affairs; the University's Central Office; and its 23 colleges.  In 2011, legislation signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo maintained CUNY’s current higher-education funding level for five years and authorized increases in tuition of $300 per year during that period, establishing a rational tuition policy for the first time.  This presentation will explain the decisions and data that drove the new tuition policy.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
(CN002) Improving Classroom Space Within Existing and New Facilities
Presented by: Anne Scrivener Agee, Chief Information Officer, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Christine DePalma, Assistant Campus Planner, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Susan Pranger, Adjunct Faculty, Boston Architectural College; Persis C. Rickes, President and Principal, Rickes Associates, Inc

Keeping up with classroom space needs is an almost constant struggle on most campuses. University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) and its partners collected and analyzed data on existing classroom utilization, and considered space planning benchmarks and industry standards. Engaging academic leadership in the planning effort, UMass Boston developed recommendations for improving classroom space within existing and new facilities. Join the planning team for a look at this process of classroom planning and how it has benefited the campus.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
(CN001) Planning for Change: Beginning With Your Institutional Baseline and Past Trajectory
Presented by: Yves Salomon-Fernandez, Dean, Institutional Planning, Research, and Assessment, Massachusetts Bay Community College

Community colleges have been creating strategic plans for decades. However today, multiple external factors, including the economy, demographic changes, declining public funding, and accreditation among others, are compelling colleges to find innovative ways to fulfill their mission while addressing numerous challenges. We'll focus on analyzing longitudinal trends before embarking on the strategic planning process. Pre-planning assessment and evaluation across multiple areas, including academic affairs, finance, facilities, resource development, faculty, and student outcomes is critical to a successful planning effort.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
(CN028) Where Academia Meets Industry—Readying for the Global Economy
Presented by: Julie Chen, Vice Provost for Research, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; June Hanley, Vice President & Principal Laboratory Planner, HDR, Inc.; Dan Rew, Design Principal, HDR, Inc.

In a world of ever-more interdisciplinary science education, nanotechnology has both forced and enabled different scientific disciplines to come together to examine common problems in a new way. University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC) will use this platform to link manufacturing, chemistry, and engineering sciences in an interdisciplinary research facility. Discover the vision for creating a place where industry partners connect with students and faculty, in both scientific and soft spaces, to identify key challenges for transfer of technology to commercial use. The journey brought this vision to reality in a highly technical, energy-efficient facility programmed by function rather than by faculty.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
(CN014) You Are Here: How Did We Get Here, What’s Next
Presented by: Mustafa K. Abadan, Design Partner, Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP; Meghan Moore-Wilk, Director, Space Planning, CUNY Central Office; Robert Pignatello, Senior Vice President, Office of Finance & Administration, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JJCCJ) and The City University of New York (CUNY) navigated a lengthy, 20-year timeline, diverse program needs and requirements, and fostered a sense of community and collaboration during the development its new 620,000 gross square foot (GSF) building. The planning team considered peer institutions, university space standards, and college priorities to create a flexible building. This presentation will explain the “evidence” that JJCCJ uncovered while considering the evolution of the college—the dynamic nature of career-focused programs and the technologies that support them.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
(PL001) Plenary Session
Presented by: Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor, The City University of New York

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:15 PM–2:15 PM
(CN031) Learning to See: The Art Museum Goes to College
Presented by: Katharine Josephson, Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Museum of American Art; Trina Mace Learned, Director, Operations for Facilities Management & Planning, Wellesley College

College art museums are special places. Often donor-created, broadly accessible to the public, and deeply tied to the institutional identity, these repositories of visual art offer unique learning opportunities. Two generations of Williams College-educated art historians will explore the impact of the college art museum on students, scholars, and the wider community. We'll discuss the challenges of balancing the sometimes-competing priorities of conservation and connoisseurship, funding constraints, operational realities, and educational access.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:15 PM–2:15 PM
(CN051) RIT’s Global Village: A Model for International Living and Learning
Presented by: Robert H. Quigley, Principal, ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge; Tynelle Stewart, Director of Study Abroad & Fellowships, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Yarrington, Director, Campus Planning, Design, & Construction, Rochester Institute of Technology

To better prepare its students for careers in an increasingly global society, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has brought four continents together in one nine-acre, 414-bed living and learning campus community. Explore the process that started with the 2005 strategic vision, integrating multiple interest groups from around campus. RIT’s Global Village provides a unique living/learning experience, and is a “one-stop” complex that provides students and faculty with support for pursuing multicultural and global education opportunities.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:15 PM–2:15 PM
(CN023) The Completion Agenda: How a Sustainable Campus Master Plan Contributes
Presented by: Kenneth L. Ender, President, Harper College; Sean O'Donnell, Principal, Perkins Eastman Architects; Susan Shoemaker, Director of Education, Urban Design, & Planning, BKSK Architects

Recently, William Rainey Harper College simultaneously completed a comprehensive strategic plan review and campus master plan. Since a student’s time is valuable, learning and support resources should empower students to master their environment effectively. Through its design concepts for new, re-imagined, and more sustainable places on campus, the campus master plan furthers Harper’s four strategic directions: inspiration, partnership, accountability and completion. Student success is thus enabled by the creation of welcoming, supportive, flexible, and effective environments for learning.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:15 PM–2:15 PM
(CN019) UConn's Green Classroom Building: Teaching at a Crossroads
Presented by: Keith Barker, Associate Vice Provost, University of Connecticut; Alexandria Roe, Associate Vice President, Capital Planning & Budget, University of Wisconsin-System Administration; Winifred A. Stopps, Associate Principal, Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects

Consider the perspective of panelists who were instrumental in the programming and design of a LEED Gold classroom-only building including teaching spaces that provide a range of opportunities for instructional delivery. Major considerations were large lecture halls, smaller lecture rooms, flexible seating and tables, learners' comfort, ability to project and use white boards, infinite lighting and natural light control, wide range of electronic devices and inputs, safety aspects, acoustics, space for student notices, comfortable waiting areas, help desk, and breakout rooms.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:15 PM–2:15 PM
(CN065) University-Community Sense of Place: Anchor Institution’s Strategies for Success
Presented by: David N. Cox, Executive Assistant to the President, University of Memphis; Teresa Hartnett, Director, Administration & Business Analysis, University of Memphis; Andrew J. Trippel, Community Liaison, Division of Business and Finance, University of Memphis

Creating authentic place can drive economic growth, improve quality of life, restore investment in a community, and generate recruitment, retention, and fundraising gains for an anchor institution in the host community. The University of Memphis focuses on creating the optimal for-profit investment environment by aligning partner interests, creating effective community revitalization tools, and focusing on realistic and implementable planning efforts. Explore how the university encourages renewed investment in place, and discuss techniques for leveraging institutions for university-community success.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:15 PM–2:15 PM
(CN060) Zero Net Energy Buildings and Meeting the Presidents’ Climate Commitment
Presented by: Daniel M. Arons, Architect, Architerra; William C. Haverly, Director, Capital Planning & Development, University System of New Hampshire; Nico Kienzl, Director, Atelier Ten

The University System of New Hampshire is one of 672 signatories to the Presidents’ Climate Commitment, which requires achieving climate neutrality as soon as possible. The university’s leaders are demonstrating their commitment through the development of buildings targeting zero net energy and by master planning for new teaching environments that deliver more learning in less area. Strategic financial, pedagogical, and sustainable goals are converging. Three perspectives will address: the strategic vision and financial considerations that attracted limited state resources, the value and challenges of integrated energy modeling from the building to campus scale, and design strategies for deep energy savings, on-site renewable energy, and sustainable campus planning.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
(CN042) Case Study: Advancing Energy Research Through Strategic Public-Private Partnerships
Presented by: John L. Fogarty, Director, Capital Planning, Stony Brook University; Robert G. Graves, Principal, Flad Architects

At Stony Brook University, a powerful resource has emerged in the Advanced Energy Center, a facility containing both research-oriented and industry-driven infrastructure. Here, public-private partnerships are exploring renewable energy sources, enhancing the performance of traditional fuels, and employing cutting-edge technologies—and then engaging in community outreach and education on these topics. We will also look at how the center accommodates the collaboration of multidisciplinary research teams through its flexible design and functions as a teaching tool for sustainable energy use.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
(CN022) Influences of Pedagogical Change on Space Utilization and Sustainable Practice
Presented by: Hillary A. Brown, Principal, New Civic Works; Peter Gisolfi, Senior Partner, Peter Gisolfi Associates; Adrian Tuluca, Principal, Viridian Energy & Environmental

In an average week, most academic buildings are occupied only 14% of the time. Yet, institutions continue to construct new buildings. Three presenters, representing academia, architecture, and sustainable practice, will point to trends in pedagogy and enrollment. They will illustrate how these trends impact the future of the campus and its built environment. This session will challenge you to think in new ways, and to master new techniques for measuring success.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
(CN054) Interactive Classroom Space
Presented by: Caryn A. Grape, Architectural Designer, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners; Jay V. Kahn, Vice President for Finance & Planning, Keene State College; Leila R. Kamal, Vice President, Design and Expertise, EYP; Aislynn E. Sherry, Architecture Student, Keene State College

This session brings together institutional, industry, and student leaders to discuss the definition, application, creation, and measured success of high-impact learning environments on our campuses. How are the principals of the Learning Spaces Collaboratory influencing emerging teaching pedagogies across a broad array of disciplines? What are physical characteristics required of these spaces? How do we measure effectiveness? Students divulge outcomes of a directly-relevant proprietary research project. An interactive exercise engages participants and encourages dialogue on these cutting-edge learning environments.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
(CN013) Optimizing Existing Educational Infrastructure for Improved Utilization at Saint Joseph College
Presented by: David H. Barkin, Principal, JCJ Architecture; Shawn M. Harrington, Vice President for Finance & Administration, University of Saint Joseph

In 2010, Saint Joseph College updated its strategic plan to specifically investigate campus-wide utilization of academic and administrative spaces. The surprising results illustrated that improved classroom utilization would allow the college to defer construction of new academic facilities originally identified as necessary in the 2009 master plan. In 2011, the college initiated the strategic implementation of distinct projects in order to incrementally improve academic and administrative efficiencies. This presentation will illustrate the process and results, including proposed renovations.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
(CN030) The Issue of the Future: Repurposing Buildings to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Students
Presented by: Junius R. Judson, Principal, SWBR Architects; Anne Kress, President, Monroe Community College

Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, New York, had the stress of meeting high demands placed upon them by changes to the local economy, an explosion in enrollment, and a need to improve the delivery methods for quality educational outcomes. MCC’s Building 9 was just not meeting that challenge. The focused and practical solution resulted in repurposing MCC's Building 9, and combining it with a new 21,000 SF Wolk School of Nursing. The planning process could be of interest to others facing similar changes within their communities.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:30 PM–3:30 PM
(CN066) What All Planners (and Students) Can Learn From a Green Campus
Presented by: Daniel Lim, Graduate, University of Vermont; Lucy Perutz, Associate Planner, University of Vermont; Lani Ravin, Associate Planner, University of Vermont

The University of Vermont campus offers an opportunity to take participants on an insider's virtual tour of projects that focus on three E's: energy sustainability, efficient land use, and edible landscaping. Examples include LEED-certified buildings, infill development, campus gardens, and student initiated projects that could represent a window to the future. All of the featured projects have a back story that includes extensive stakeholder process and/or student involvement. The presentation will feature student feedback on the process, and outcomes of each project.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 3:45 PM–4:30 PM
(PL002) Plenary Session
Presented by: Seth Pinsky, President, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Friday, April 13, 2012, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
(PL003) Plenary Session
Presented by: Gail O. Mellow, President, CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Friday, April 13, 2012, 10:15 AM–11:15 AM
(CN017) Improving Educational Efficiency Through Integrated Strategic Planning: A Case Study
Presented by: Robert Delprino, Department of Psychology, SUNY Buffalo State; Maureen Lindstrom, Associate Director for Information Commons, SUNY College at Buffalo

Discover tried and tested examples of how innovative use of space and technology, consolidation of resources, collaboration between institutional units, and visionary programming can promote an integrated strategic planning process that fosters efficient use of resources and a comprehensive supportive educational environment. The role of the academic library will be highlighted as a mechanism to facilitate strategic change for the campus as a whole in the delivery of quality educational experiences.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 10:15 AM–11:15 AM
(CN034) Mobile Digital Media and the Campus of the Future
Presented by: Martin G. Christofferson, Dean of Campus Technology, Tompkins Cortland Community College; Steven Hugo, Principal, HOLT Architects; Tom Shen, Director, Shen Milsom Wilke

In September of 2011, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) was awarded 1st Place in the Digital Community College’s Survey of Small Colleges in the country. Explore how TC3’s use of mobile technology, modeled after social networking sites like Facebook, has built national recognition for this small upstate New York college. We'll discuss trends like the integration of streaming digital information into the classroom. Discover how this is impacting the teaching and learning environment, and explore the teaching and learning environments of the future.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 10:15 AM–11:15 AM
(CN036) Planning for the Master Plan: Drivers, Process, and Results
Presented by: Mary S. Nardone, Associate Vice President, Capital Projects Management, Boston College; Judith Nitsch, Founding Principal & Chairman, Nitsch Engineering; Jeffrey Solomon, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The creation of a university master plan can be driven by various prompts, including a new strategic plan, a specific strategic initiative, a land acquisition, a governmental mandate, or simply “because we’ve always had one.” The options may include a framework plan, a master plan, a landscape master plan, a stormwater master plan, and a utility master plan. The panelists will use case studies to illustrate how they determined which were appropriate for each campus setting and situation, and how the plans were implemented.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 10:15 AM–11:15 AM
(CN009) Re-Purposing Non-Science Space Into a Modern Science Center at West Point
Presented by: Franco DiCroce, Technical Manager, US Army Corps of Engineers; Randall L. Kirschner, Vice President, URS Corporation; Dennis L. Perry, Chief Architect, URS Corporation

The session will use the $152 million Science Center renovation and expansion project at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, to illustrate the process of converting non-science space into a modern science facility. The presenters will show how they reconciled the project budget and program with historic preservation, sustainability, seismic, and anti-terrorism issues.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
(CN005) Administrative Program Review (APR): Blending Assessment, Planning, and Continuous Improvement
Presented by: P. Michael Jednak, Director, Facilities Services, Boston College; Michael V. Pimental, Director, Strategic Services, Boston College

Increase your ability to create positive change in your organization. Boston College's APR is an innovative five-step developmental process that involves on-going assessment, planning, and continuous improvement. It is designed to help departments examine current operations, make adjustments and establish plans for the future. The process integrates gathering customer feedback, analyzing internal and external environmental factors, and seeking the advice of peer reviewers. You will learn how to adapt this process to your own institution.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
(CN027) Community Partnerships: Uniting Campus and Community Through Performing and Visual Arts
Presented by: Robert J. Miklos, President, designLAB architects; Arnold N. Robinson, Director, Community Partnership Center, Roger Williams University; Scott Slarsky, Director, Shepley Bulfinch; Mary Sylvester, Special Assistant to the President for Community & Economic Development, University of Maine at Farmington

Academic institutions overshadow the identity of the communities they share. Classic antagonism exists between town and gown. Economic dependency creates tension. The Emery Community Arts Center programs no faculty offices in order to force a dialogue with a community in Maine through the production of art. At Roger Williams University, an abandoned school is a catalyst for an architectural studio that transforms the historic building into a venue for the visual and performing arts to foster an inclusive dialogue with the community.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
(CN057) Sustainability at UMass Amherst: Learn it, Live it, Lead it
Presented by: Ludmilla D. Pavlova-Gillham, Senior Facilities Planner, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Ezra Small, Sustainability Manager, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Dennis J. Swinford, Director, Campus Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Amherst, a public institution with a Carnegie research designation and the flagship of the Massachusetts state system, recently earned a gold rating for campus sustainability from Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Rating System (STARS). This presentation will describe how the campus has developed sustainability planning processes within its master plan, and how it will continuously improve its performance through educational initiatives for the entire campus community and core campus development of building and landscape systems.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
(CN010) Ten Years After 9/11: The Rebirth of BMCC's Fiterman Hall
Presented by: G. Scott Anderson, Vice President, Administration & Planning, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College; Yvonne Szeto, Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP; Iris Weinshall, Vice Chancellor, Facilities Planning, Construction & Management, CUNY Central Office

During the September 11, 2001 attacks, the newly renovated Fiterman Hall at Borough of Manhattan Community College was heavily damaged by debris from the collapse of 7 World Trade Center. Over the following ten years, The City University of New York (CUNY), Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), and their architectural partner worked to replace Fiterman Hall. In 2012, Fiterman Hall will reopen, better than ever, to meet the college’s many needs. This session will share BMCC and CUNY’s road to recovery and the lessons learned along the way.

Friday, April 13, 2012, 12:45 PM–2:15 PM
(PL004) Closing Lunch and Plenary
Presented by: Lynne P. Brown, Senior Vice President for University Relations & Public Affairs, New York University; Joseph A. Ienuso, Executive Vice President of Facilities, Columbia University in the City of New York; Iris Weinshall, Vice Chancellor, Facilities Planning, Construction & Management, CUNY Central Office