SCUP 2013 Southern Symposium:
Politics of Space

May 21, 2013 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC

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Earn CEUs:
AIA/HSW 6.5 hours.

Politics of Space

Come join us for a day at the University of South Carolina where we will explore one of the hottest topics in higher education these days on the management of space on campus. This session has become a reality because it has become a major issue in the downsized economy, with student enrollments still growing, and shifting priorities for relevance and economic development needs. The influences on the decision making about space utilization is often driven by forces outside of the institution, and often by where the funding sources originate. At state institutions, the support offered by the governors and legislatures continues on a decline while demand for accountability is on the rise. Available funding, strategic plan priorities, or the political pull of a group, individual or department can drive the politics of space within the institution on campus.

We will hear from institutions in our region about what is happening on their campuses and how the decision-making process works and perhaps doesn’t work so well. Our keynote speaker will report on her extensive research in the planning process on three large institutions (who shall remain anonymous to protect the innocent) and how the most successful results were achieved when strategic planning, master planning and academic planning were all in alignment. She asked probing questions about politics’ influence and university priorities’ influence on space management, and the relationship between space management and institutional change. From this study she derived four key propositions for an effective space management plan and she will share best practices for establishment of a rational process on your campus.

Following the program, the University of South Carolina Campus Architect and others will provide a guided walking tour of recent projects on this historic campus (est. 1802) and will feature recent sustainable housing, academic and research projects in Columbia, SC. They will also show some of the planning for the next decade and projects that are in the pipeline. www.sc.edu/

Conference Speakers

	Sandra M. Blanchette Director of Strategic Initiatives University of Massachusetts-Boston
	Tim Doupnik Vice Provost and Professor of Accounting University of South Carolina-Columbia
	Peter Franz Director, Real Estate & Land Use University of North Carolina at Charlotte
	Lewis C. Godwin Director of Facilities Planning & Projects Georgia Perimeter College
	Derek S. Gruner University Architect & Director of Facilities Planning & Programming University of South Carolina-Columbia
	Dixon B. Hanna Consultant Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

	Kathryn Horne Master Planner, Capital Planning & Space Management Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
	Lisa K. Johnson University Architect North Carolina State University at Raleigh
	Sumayya Jones-Humienny Associate University Architect North Carolina State University at Raleigh
	Eugene I. Luna Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Assistant to the Vice Provost University of South Carolina-Columbia
	Alan S. Travis Director of Planning Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
	Michael S. Watson Principal Watson Tate Savory