North Central Virtual Regional Conference | Intentional Partnerships

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Creating a Vision and Value Proposition for the Urban Campus

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Presented by: Kwang Wu Kim, President, Columbia College Chicago | Scott Hurst, Design Director, Gensler | Angela Wisker, Project Executive, Pepper Construction

Columbia College Chicago’s transformational new Student Center—the product of a relentless vision, financial strategy, and academic mission—epitomizes the campus’s value proposition of place and community. In this session, we will show how the Student Center launched the institution’s comprehensive strategy to create a new interdisciplinary culture and an urban ecosystem for Chicago’s South Loop. Come learn how you can harness capital assets and resources on your campus to deliver on a vision and drive business objectives, academic mission, and interdisciplinary engagement.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe how to use capital projects—through design, process, and outcome—to bolster student success, community engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and inclusive culture.
2. Champion and consistently communicate a vision while simultaneously navigating stakeholder voices, business challenges, community relations, and evolving academic goals.
3. Explain how to launch and implement an urban campus strategy by consolidating and divesting facility assets, reinvesting resources in new capital projects, and developing a future master plan.

4. Develop a culture of creative practice founded in interdisciplinary collaboration across academic and administrative departments, community partners, and industry.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C894)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Making Colleges Student Ready—It’s About Time!

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Presented by: Chris Gilmer, President, West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Ivan Banks, Interim Associate Provost, Alcorn State University | La’Tara Osborne-Lampkin, Senior Research Associate, Florida State University | Donzell Lee, Former Interim President and Provost, Alcorn State University | Anthony Johnson, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Philander Smith College | Brady Whipkey, Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President, West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Equity and inclusion on campus has never been more important and institutions must come to terms with their current practices in order to improve them. We will share a tool we developed through the National Institutes for Historically-Underserved Students for institutions to assess their readiness to support underserved students. A detailed survey of relevant research went into the development of this readiness tool. In this session, you will learn about this tool and the detailed survey of relevant research that went into its development as well as discover how you can employ this tool on your campus.

Learning Outcomes

1. Assess your institution’s current diversity and inclusion practices as well as its readiness to support historically-underserved students.
2. Use the comprehensive evaluation tool and individual population tool to analyze your institution’s current practices related to underserved students, both holistically and for individual populations.
3. Explain how to engage with the National Institutes for Historically-Underserved Students in piloting or fine-tuning the evaluation tools and participate in the Institutes’ next national think tank.
4. Model best practices in equity and inclusion within your institution and nationally with peer institutions.

Simulation and Partnerships: Immersive Public Safety Training Comes to Campus

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Presented by: Jay Johnson, Principal, Legat Architects | John Lang, Director, Cuyahoga Community College District | David L. Potts, Healthcare Studio Director, DS Architecture | Jamie Tavano, Commander, Cuyahoga Community College District

Involving trainers in training facilities planning can enhance an institution’s curricula, better prepare students and law enforcement personnel for real-life situations, and generate revenue from outside agencies seeking enhanced training. This session will explore trends and partnership development strategies around simulation-based training facilities for first responder students and professionals. Today’s national conversation emphasizes community-based policing, domestic terrorism, and natural disasters; we’ll share how projects like Cuyahoga Community College’s public safety training village addresses these issues. Join us to learn how experiential training programs can enable your institution to emerge as a regional and national leader in public safety learning.

Learning Outcomes

1. Align institutional goals for first responder training with state-of-the-art offerings for both first responder professionals and students.
2. Identify local, regional, and federal partners that will maximize institutional and community training opportunities.
3. Engage a diverse set of public safety and academic stakeholders in the integrated planning process for your facility.
4. Explain how to develop an advanced hub for experiential student and professional first responder training in real-world environments.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C850)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

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A More Diverse Labor Force for Chicago and Beyond

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Amidst Converging Storms | Part One: Planning and Strategy for Opening a Campus

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Moderated by: Anthony LoBello, Business Development Director, Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects

Presented by: Brian Cousins, Executive Director, Campus Auxiliary Services, Facility Operations, & Planning and Director, Recreation Services, University of Illinois Chicago | Katie Martin Peck, Associate Director for Campus Environment, University of Chicago | Christopher McCord, Senior Advisor, Administration & Finance, Northern Illinois University | Carrie Jo West, Associate Director, Planning and Facilities Management, Northwestern University | David Sanders, President, Malcolm X College

In the first of two keynotes focusing on higher education’s “perfect storm”—the confluence of a global pandemic, financial crisis, shifting demographics, and a changing culture—a cross-disciplinary panel will speak to their current challenges in opening their campuses this fall, whether it be in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid capacity. The unique timing of this conference allows for sharing early lessons learned only weeks into the start of the academic year. Join us to find out which strategic and integrated planning frameworks your peers are using to guide their actions in navigating the most pressing issues of October 2020.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the internal and external factors and future trends that are impacting higher education campuses.
2. Describe the planning methods and strategies other campuses have used in pivoting to new operational models in the short term and their lessons learned.
3. Evaluate how actions to date align with longer term transitions required to create a more sustainable and resilient campus model.
4. Explain how integrated academic, business, and physical space strategies have assisted in supporting necessary responses to crisis and how to successfully apply them in the future.

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Loyola University: Intentional Partnerships for Livable and Resilient Campuses

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Presented by: Bill Wood, Associate, Civil Engineer, SmithGroup | Kana Henning, Associate Vice President of Facilities, Loyola University Chicago

When properly planned in collaboration with municipal agencies, campus green infrastructure strategies promote resilience, sustainability, and livability as well as optimize campus stormwater management and drainage performance. Although unique in their practice and infrastructure challenges, Loyola University Chicago and Loyola University Medical Center used strategic partnerships, innovative planning solutions, and green infrastructure to create resilient, livable campuses. Investment in green infrastructure might seem like it has a limited impact, but through strategic partnerships and a comprehensive approach, we’ll demonstrate how you can make tangible improvements and promote resiliency on your campus through green infrastructure.

Learning Outcomes

1. Approach local agencies to collaboratively create green infrastructure or stormwater solutions that will benefit your campus and neighboring community.
2. Work with an engineering professional to investigate infrastructure solutions for a livable and engaging campus that is resilient for a full range of storm events.
3. Develop an educational program for university students and visitors to learn about green infrastructure, sustainability strategies, and resilient stormwater strategies using your campus as a living-learning laboratory.
4. Apply a holistic approach to solve broader infrastructure problems by thinking upstream and downstream of your campus.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C862)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

The Planning Continuum: How Campus Plans Inform Purposeful Decision Making

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Presented by: Jessica Leonard, Associate Principal, Ayers Saint Gross | Michael Gulich, Director, Campus Master Planning and Sustainability, Purdue University-Main Campus | Marion Underwood, Dean, Purdue University, College of Health and Human Sciences

1. Articulate the scope and outcomes desired for each level of planning and understand its role in informing decision making.
2. Engage the campus and surrounding community in a meaningful way that leads to buy-in and consensus building at every scale.
3. Explain how to leverage partnerships and commit to a vision to fast-track your project and decision making.
4. Incorporate strategies to reconcile conflicting information, goals, and decisions between different planning efforts.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C930)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Virtual Tour at UIC | Adapting to COVID-19: Evolving Campus Spaces and University Partnerships

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Like many universities, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by modifying the function and occupation of campus physical spaces. This virtual tour will explore formal learning spaces, the social spaces that connect them, the outdoor built environment, and the COVID-19 response strategies implemented to fulfill the academic and research mission of UIC while protecting the health and safety of the university community. Come learn how partnerships between university planners, architects, facilities management, grounds staff, public health experts, and medical experts have formed to prepare for the safe return to campus spaces.

Thank you to our tour Sponsor!

A Research-Based Approach to Designing Higher Education Academic Spaces

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Presented by: Ellen Dickson, President, Bailey Edward Architecture | Walter Hainsfurther, Assistant Director for Project Management, Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago | William Bradford, Associate Director, Capital Projects, University of Illinois at Chicago

1. Identify effective processes for conducting project-specific research.
2. Discover readily available resources to guide evidence-based design decisions.
3. Create measurable qualitative and quantitative goals for your design projects.
4. Apply methods for measuring outcomes based on post-occupancy data collection and analysis.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C866)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Transforming Medical Center Pandemic Responses into Creative Community Partnerships

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Presented by: Krisan Osterby, Campus Planning Leader and Principal, DLR Group | Kennard Brown, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operations Officer, University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Rebecca Waltman, Senior Space Planner and Analyst, DLR Group | Sherree Wilson, Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

1. Describe the five typologies of intentional partnerships through the lens of research intensive AMCs and their recent emergency responses to COVID-19.
2. Demonstrate how the pandemic has enabled the breakdown of silos and facilitated creative solutions to help community partners and public health.
3. Assess and advocate for the role that diversity plays across the spectrum of partnership concepts.
4. Develop a list of emergency response activities, initiatives, sponsors, and contacts to ensure public health and safety at your institution.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C934)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

University of Chicago Campus Tour

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Presented by: Maya Gharpure, Associate Director, Planning, University of Chicago | Katie Martin Peck, Associate Director for Campus Environment, University of Chicago

This tour of the University of Chicago will feature several campus buildings such as the recently completed David Rubenstein Forum and The Keller Center. We will guide you through the ongoing pedestrianization efforts on campus, including projects that are completed, under construction, and planned for the future, which incorporates 58th Street, Midway Crossings, and the new Campus South Walk. Join us to learn how the University of Chicago is updating its campus buildings and open spaces while preserving its architectural legacy and community ties.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explore the University of Chicago’s dynamic campus and experience firsthand its architectural legacy of over 125 years.
2. Describe how the University of Chicago supports research and celebrates academic and community programs through its campus architecture.
3. Explain how to collaborate with local agencies and the community to create pedestrian-oriented open spaces and corridors to benefit both your institution and local community.
4. Describe how to create an open space network on campus that responds to diverse surrounding campus architecture while maintaining a consistent thread of identity uniting the campus as a whole.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20T002)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

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Amidst Converging Storms | Part Two: Planning and Strategy for Long-term Recovery and Resiliency

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Moderated by: Megha Sinha, Principal, Urban Design and Planning, NBBJ

Presented by: Jana Albrecht, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, Illinois State University | Arthur Lidsky, President, Dober Lidsky Mathey | Richard Michal, Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer, Purdue Research Foundation | Douglas Laditka, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management & Development, Albion College

In the second of two keynotes focusing on higher education’s “perfect storm”—the confluence of a global pandemic, financial crisis, shifting demographics, and a changing culture—a cross-disciplinary panel will discuss their integrated planning strategies for moving from a state of triage to transformation. Integrated planning is the foundation upon which we confront higher education’s current turbulent landscape and make the changes necessary for bringing about the “new normal.” Come learn new planning methods and tools for creating future scenario models, achieving operational flexibility and long-term resiliency, and communicating the value of integrated planning at your institution.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the internal and external factors alongside future trends that are impacting higher education campuses.
2. Examine a variety of available planning tools and determine which methods will work most effectively for your institution.
3. Evaluate your institution’s preparedness to meet current and evolving institutional priorities and operational shifts.
4. Explain how to apply integrated academic, business, and campus facility and space strategies to support necessary changes for a more sustainable and resilient campus model.

The Impact of Culture on Collaboration Space Design

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• Mary Basel Christopher, Haworth Inc.
• Courtney Griggs, Haworth Inc.

Organizational Culture is the personality of a company that contributes to a company’s sense of order, continuity, and community. Using the regarded Competing Values Framework, we’ll start with a poll leading to an engaging conversation to discuss culture, collaboration, and space implications.

Go Nowhere Without a Partner

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Presented by: Jamie Greene, Principal, planning NEXT | Robb Coventry, Director, Facilities Planning, Design & Construction, Columbus State Community College

1. Approach government officials and other potential partners with an example of a mutually beneficial partnership structure.
2. Assess needs and opportunities for partnership development.
3. Conduct a collaborative workshop to explore partnership activities.
4. Prepare a leverage strategy around programs and funding for your project.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C937)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines: Improving Human Experience on Campus

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Presented by: Anna Pravinata, Principal Architect, Alliiance | Amanda Aspenson, Design Project Manager, University of Minnesota Capital Project Management | Abimbola Asojo, Associate Dean for Research, Creative Scholarship and Engagement, University of Minnesota College of Design

The University of Minnesota follows the state’s sustainable building guidelines, specifically Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), and uses post-occupancy evaluations (POE) to measure user satisfaction with campus buildings. In this session, we’ll demonstrate how to implement sustainability initiatives, which have a significant impact on campus building performance and by extension, user performance and wellbeing. Establishing a system of post-occupancy evaluation can provide you with the IEQ intelligence you need for data-driven design criteria. Come learn how to design sustainable user-friendly environments and evaluate measurable facility user outcomes on your campus.

Learning Outcomes

1. Outline a campus-wide structure for sustainability initiatives that enhance user performance and wellbeing.
2. Explain how to implement the Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines (Buildings, Benchmarks, and Beyond – B3), specifically IEQ guidelines, in buildings on your campus.
3. Conduct post-occupancy evaluations to demonstrate how sustainable guidelines can promote improved outcomes for facility occupants.
4. Identify which IEQ guidelines will effectively foster user wellbeing, augment learning, and enhance research activity.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C863)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Using Metrics to Maximize the UW-Platteville Engineering Facility

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Presented by: Maura Donnelly, Senior Architect, University of Wisconsin System Administration | Molly Gribb, Dean, College of Engineering, Mathematics & Science, University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Kate Herbolsheimer, Principal Planner, Education, HDR, Inc. | Stephanie McDaniel, Principal, BWBR Architects, Inc.

Through the use of real-time data, institutions can overcome budgetary constraints for capital projects by maximizing space utilization through shared resource planning and optimization. We’ll discuss how we leveraged metrics and space utilization studies to achieve a unifying one-building solution for all engineering programs at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville rather than the original master plan vision for three buildings. Come learn how data-informed decision making can help you lead a collaborative planning process at your institution to develop multidisciplinary solutions that overcome limited capital dollars.

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply and analyze data sources to navigate financial constraints and collaboratively develop functional and desirable solutions.
2. Describe space metric strategies to build less but create more through multidisciplinary and shared space approaches.
3. Evaluate optimal interdisciplinary engineering laboratory designs through the application of space metrics during the design process.
4. Employ data sources such as class scheduling, equipment utilization, and space occupancy to find efficiencies during programming.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC20C849)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Virtual Tour at Northwestern | The Functional Convergence of North Campus to Maximize Growth

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Presented by: Carrie West, Senior Director of Capital Facilities Planning, Northwestern University | Noel Davis, Assistant Director of Facilities Planning, Northwestern University

Despite being constrained by a small, land-locked campus, Northwestern University has added nearly two million gross square feet to its north campus in the last 7 years. Major capital projects have focused on the convergence of academic, research, libraries, athletics, recreation, and support facilities in this compact area of campus. Touring select spaces in the Kellogg Global Hub, our professional business school, and Mudd Hall, a mixed-use research and library building, this session will provide an overview of recent north campus development.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain how to promote interdisciplinary collaboration by integrating multiple uses into campus facilities.
2. Describe how to maximize the space within an existing building site.
3. Identify the ways in which building projects can improve campus management and research capabilities.
4. Explain how you can achieve physical growth on your campus while also preserving valuable land for communal green space and future development.

Continuing Education Units

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUP20T003)

AICP CM 1.0 Unit

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