Updates:

Thank you to everyone who attended and coordinated this event! Conference proceedings will be available soon.

• View the final program (PDF).
  
• View the final list of registrants (PDF)

Conference Theme

NIMBLE, INNOVATIVE, CUSTOMER-FOCUSED.

These are terms not often associated with colleges and universities steeped in traditions. However, emerging trends, demographic changes, economic challenges, and Millennium Generation students are all Challenging the Status Quo on campuses. Leading 21st-century higher education institutions are quickly adapting to these drivers and re-thinking facilities.

Join professionals from community colleges, public and private universities, and the design and construction community to discover the new paradigm – Designing Collaborative and Integrated Campus Buildings – on May 13 hosted by School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).

In addition to case studies from a community college, a private university, and a state university, participants will engage in a dialogue about the major issues facing higher education in Illinois with the new executive directors of the Illinois Capital Development Board and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The program concludes with a diverse panel of experts sharing lessons learned from creative partnerships that have been formed to implement major building projects before, during, and after this challenging economic environment. 

This one-day program will benefit higher education administrators; campus planning, design and construction professionals; and architects, engineers and contractors who want to optimize the performance of buildings that are newly constructed or that undergo major renovations.

 

Current North Central Regional Sponsors

North Central Sponsorship Application (PDF)
Sponsorship Opportunities (PDF)

Gold Colleague

GBBN Architects, Inc., www.gbbn.com
Gensler, www.gensler.com

Silver Colleague

BHDP Architecture, www.bhdp.com
Bovis Lend Lease, www.lendlease.com
Flad Architects, www.flad.com
Haley & Aldrich, Inc., www.haleyaldrich.com
Harley Ellis Devereaux, www.hedev.com
JLG Architects, www.jlgarchitects.com
KLH Engineers, www.klhengrs.com
The Krill Co., Inc, www.krill.com
PSA-Dewberry, www.psa-dewberry.com
SHP Leading Design, www.shp.com
SmithGroup, www.smithgroup.com
Tec Inc., www.tecinc1.com
Unilock, www.unilock.com

Bronze Colleague

FGM Architects, www.fgmarchitects.com
Owner Services Group, Inc., www.ownerservicesgroup.com
Quinn Evans Architects, www.quinnevans.com
The Care of Trees, www.treepreservationplan.com
THP Limited Inc., www.thpltd.com

Sponsor listing as of April 18, 2011