Plenary Session Proceedings

Sunday, October 17, 2010, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
(PL004) Opening Plenary, President George Benson, College of Charleston
Presented by: George Benson, President, College of Charleston

President Benson will welcome conference attendees to the College of Charleston and provide an overview of its unique history and location. He will also share highlights from the College’s new strategic plan, “Gateways to Greatness,” and touch on some of the challenges facing public higher education. 

Monday, October 18, 2010, 8:30 AM–9:45 AM
(PL003) Trust: The Key Ingredient for Integrated Planning
Presented by: Anthony S. Tricoli, President, Georgia Perimeter College; Robin J. Tricoli, RJT, Strategic Planning and Communication

This presentation will elaborate on the intricacies of college-wide strategic planning and is focused on helping the participants understand the importance of aligning all operations of the institution with the plan.  Dr. Robin Tricoli and President Anthony Tricoli will discuss how they have been successful in leading strategic planning in both university and community college settings, on single campuses, as well as multi-campus organizations.  They will share their insights on the challenges of building collaboration through trust and team work in the development of a plan that is actually implemented, evaluated, and utilized in daily decision making.  From capital development to faculty and staff evaluations, as well as the alignment of facilities master plans, academic plans, and fundraising, this session will demonstrate how successful every institution can be with a clear and concisely developed plan.

Monday, October 18, 2010, 12:15 PM–2:00 PM
(PL001) Building Quality into the New Reality
Presented by: Steven C. Thweatt, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management, University of Colorado Boulder; Jill Tiefenthaler, Provost, Wake Forest University; Alan S. Travis, Director of Planning, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; Howard S. Wertheimer, Director, Capital Planning & Space Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

Planning has never been as important as it is now in a time of limited resources. This session will engage the audience in the process of integrated planning through a case study of Wake Forest University's planning process. Then, the panelists will comment on the case and provide their own insights into how the emerging trends in higher education require institutions to become both innovative and entrepreneurial. Ensuring that academic, fiscal, and facilities planning are integrated is a key to achieving a healthy future.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 12:15 PM–2:00 PM
(PL002) Creativity is a Contact Sport: Planning the Spaces Where Innovation and Ideas Happen
Presented by: James F. Barker, President, Clemson University

Public institutions of higher education are struggling to meet their traditional missions of education, research and service in an era marked by declining state revenues, resistance to tuition growth, and the growing need for relevant education and research to support innovation and a 21st century, knowledge-based economy.   Creative solutions are required.   In his remarks, Clemson President Jim Barker will touch on key trends impacting Universities as they plan for the future; Clemson’s 10-year transformation from a third tier to a top-25 public university; and the “Clemson 2020” planning effort currently under way.  He will also examine in-depth the environments where creativity and innovation occur, using examples and case studies such as the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), a highly successful public/private/university partnership to build a new kind of research campus to anchor a key economic cluster for Upstate South Carolina and the Southeast.