8:30 AM-12:30 PM | Crowne Plaza Lobby | Crowne Plaza West Loop

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2:00 PM-6:00 PM | Ft. Dearborn A | University of Illinois Chicago

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Room 160 | School of Public Health and Psychiatric Institute Building

The tour will depart from the Crowne Plaza West Loop.

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is an urban research institution with 16 colleges located 1 mile from Chicago’s downtown business district. In 2021, UIC undertook its first annual comprehensive space & capital planning process. In that year, 16 space requests were identified totaling over 35,000 SF of unavailable space. Though there is 13M square feet of space within 134 campus buildings, the university lacks available and unassigned space to accommodate these requests. The university faces an additional challenge in the post-quarantine, hybrid environment – decreased utilization due to hybrid office work and hybrid teaching. As units and employees have adjusted to partially working and teaching away from the campus, on-campus space assignment and utilization has not evolved to reflect the new hybrid environment. Decentralized policies on remote office work and remote teaching have further exasperated the challenge. This is coupled with a culture of space surplus, where units are hesitant to downsize or relinquish their assigned footprint, even as employees continue to work within a hybrid structure. This has brought the university to a critical decision-making junction on its space management.

UIC seeks to optimize its space utilization in the post-quarantine, hybrid environment so that it can continue to accommodate its academic, research, and student support needs while more efficiently managing its real estate footprint.

Planning Charrette

Participants in this session will act as campus planners and designers to solve a current request made by one of UIC’s health science colleges for office, teaching and research lab space. Participants will be asked to devise a space solution for the college, while addressing these key goals:

• Accommodate Space Needs. Identify physical space solutions for programmatic needs when there is no stock of unassigned space and limited resources to renovate.
• Explore How the University Can Embrace the Hybrid Era. Encourage a culture of space optimization, where faculty and staff champion this emerging way of space use.
• Optimize Space Utilization. Improve space utilization in the post-quarantine, hybrid environment while ensuring academic, research and student support program success.

Cost: $60 (includes bus transportation to and from the hotel)

4:30 PM-5:30 PM | Illinois A | University of Illinois Chicago

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The New Inclusivity: Neurodiversity and Inclusion

5:45 PM-7:00 PM | Illinois B | University of Illinois Chicago

Presented by: Daniel Niewoehner, Principal and Regional Leader of S+T, HOK | Sarah Oppenhuizen, Director of Interiors in Chicago, HOK | Kay Sargent, Senior Principal and Director of WorkPlace, HOK

In a time of increased awareness around neurodiversity, we recognize that neurodivergent and neurosensitive people can be high energy, out-of-the-box thinkers, excel in a crisis, and act as bold problem solvers. Not only is it the right thing to do to design campus environments for a wide spectrum of cognitive abilities, needs, and sensitivities, there is a compelling business case for it as well. Join us as we discuss the various types and aspects of neurodiversity and explore how to create physically and culturally inclusive spaces that allow neurodivergent people to thrive.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the different types of neurodivergent conditions and neurosensitivities and how they impact individuals in a campus environment.
2. Identify potential design solutions for addressing the different learning capabilities of neurodivergent and neurosensitive people.
3. Explain the benefits of designing campus spaces that are inclusive of a wide spectrum of cognitive functions.
4. Support an inclusive work environment by being proactive in your campus design practices and policies.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22P001)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

7:00 PM-8:00 PM | East Terrace | University of Illinois Chicago

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7:45 AM-4:30 PM | Fort Dearborn A | University of Illinois Chicago

7:45 AM-8:30 AM | Illinois A | University of Illinois Chicago

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Intentional and Integrative DEIJ Planning

8:30 AM-9:40 AM | Illinois AB | University of Illinois Chicago

Presented by: Amy Díaz, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor, Indiana University Northwest

In response to the social unrest in the summer of 2020, many organizations and institutions have espoused values and affirmed commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ). Join us as we explore approaches that you can use to achieve DEIJ outcomes authentically and strategically on your campus.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Distinguish between performative and authentic DEIJ practices and initiatives.
2. Identify various cognitive biases that stand in the way of diversity, equity, and inclusion progress and develop tools to mitigate them.
3. Describe the value of disrupting silos and increasing intersectional work to improve the sense of belonging and equity on your campus.
4. Assess different models of DEIJ planning and assess which one best suits your institution.

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Integrating Esports Into Your Ecosystem

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM | Illinois C | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Becky Franz, Director of Design Services, Illinois State University | Dawn Sanner Pote, Executive Director of Campus Recreation, Illinois State University | Katie Smith, Architect, Gensler | Randy Tritz, Partner, Shen Milsom Wilke, LLC

Esports is a large, growing market in higher education that supports a variety of academic programs. Aligning stakeholders and campus planning teams, sourcing revenue and funding, and identifying options for flexible spaces are all essential in this new market. We’ll discuss the benefits of esports programs and explore design considerations for highly-flexible spaces that serve multiple user groups. Informed and integrated planning teamwork can save costs and frustration in this fast-paced market while opening avenues for growth, revenue, and student support. Join us to discover how esports can provide an intersection for your institution’s campus programs to work in harmony.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Develop a concept of esports as an initiative in terms of size, applicability to various departments, and potential revenue in order to gain support and consensus from key stakeholders.
2. Identify appropriate internal and external planning team members to support your level of a campus esports program.
3. Identify potential locations for an esports facility on your campus.
4. Determine technology and infrastructure needs for an esports program and facility on your campus.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2016)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Facilities Planning; Flexible Learning Spaces; Learning Environments; Learning Technology

Investing in Communities for a Transformative Future

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM | Fort Dearborn B | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Tina Ahedo, Associate Vice President, Madison Area Technical College | Steven Kieckhafer, Senior Partner, Plunkett Raysich Architects

Community development begins with understanding the needs of your community. Engagement can inform a framework to address the economic, social, training, and educational needs of your community, serving as a catalyst to reinvigorate the surrounding area of your institution. In 2016, Madison College sought to better fulfill its mission to serve high-opportunity communities. This session will explore how the college implemented an expansive community engagement process to establish its comprehensive Goodman South Campus. Come learn how you can bring your community closer through outreach, shared goals, and creative, integrative environments for inclusive participation that elevates everyone.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Determine how to best provide programming and facilities for students’ needs based on changing demographics.
2. Find opportunities for community engagement to build support for a multi-phase transformation of learning environments.
3. Address non-traditional design issues in a way that affirms special user groups, promotes inclusion, and provides interesting and engaging spaces.
4. Discuss how creating spaces respectful of community needs leads to positive impacts inside and outside the institution.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C1991)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Challenges: Engaging Stakeholders
Tags: Community College; Community Engagement; Engaging Stakeholders; Facilities Planning; New Campus; Workforce Development

Maximize Your Existing Campus With Sustainable Housing and Greenspace

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM | Cardinal Room | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Tom Cheesman, Architect, CSO Architects | Colin Drake, Principal, JRA Architects | Tom Hardy, Executive Director of University Housing and the Resident Experience, University of Louisville | Andy Knight, Landscape Architect, MKSK | Mike Materna, Assistant Director for planning, design and construction, University of Louisville

With the help of campus stakeholders, institutions can help to ensure their future success by replacing asphalt and underused facilities with much-needed greenspace and housing within their existing campus footprint. This session will illustrate how the University of Louisville (UofL) enlisted various campus user groups to help plan a residence hall in the heart of its urban campus, resulting in a contemporary structure with six new greenspaces. We’ll provide you with lessons learned and a real-life blueprint for successfully impacting your on-campus living environments for improved student health and wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Prioritize user involvement in your project planning process for results that improve the wellbeing of all end users.
2. Find creative solutions for placing structures within existing campus space to maximize site development potential and reap the health benefits of greenspace.
3. Detail cost-efficient, sustainable design practices for new construction living space that are environmentally safe and healthy.
4. Explain how to overcome acoustical challenges of an existing site through unique design techniques that you can apply on your campus.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2034)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Engaging Stakeholders; Facilities Design; Facilities Planning; Health and Wellness; Landscape / Open Space; Student Housing; Sustainability (Environmental); Urban Campus

A Sustainable Approach to Integrated Crisis Response Planning

11:20 AM – 12:20 PM | Illinois C | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Mara Lord, Senior Vice President, University Engagement and Strategic Planning, Medical College of Wisconsin | Jessica Luedtke, Associate Director, Medical College of Wisconsin | Mary Reinke, Associate Vice President, Medical College of Wisconsin

With proper planning, institutions can successfully navigate or avert crises. This session will demonstrate how to operationalize an administrative response team to navigate critical incidents that impact colleges and universities, such as the tragic death of a student, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) quench, protests, and cyber attacks. Come learn how you can jump start building your own administrative response team to help you think strategically about crises and be ready to reduce risk, minimize exposure, and implement best care for your campus and its community.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Discuss scalable, flexible, and sustainable crisis response plans that include your institution’s senior leaders.
2. Assess your institution’s senior leaders’ strengths and abilities and plan how best to utilize their diverse perspectives to navigate critical situations.
3. Effectively engage senior leaders in creating an institutional commitment to and integration of emergency planning efforts.
4. Detail a new model of crisis response planning that ensures an institution thinks strategically across all organizational missions and is mindful of institutional brand and reputation during critical incident response.

Tags: Crisis and Disaster Management; Response Planning; Risk Management

Engineering and Polytechnic Education at Scale

11:20 AM – 12:20 PM | Fort Dearborn B | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Tom Frooninckx, Managing Director of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University | Robert Frosch, Senior Associate Dean of Engineering for Facilities & Operations and Professor o, Purdue University | Andrew Lough, Planning Principal, BSA LifeStructures Inc.

Enrollment in engineering and polytechnic majors at Purdue University continues to rise to over 2600 students per year, requiring continual innovation of its experiential educational environments. In this session, we’ll demonstrate how Purdue is educating large numbers of students through an engineering and polytechnic education that blends theory and experiential learning at multiple scales in a variety of environments. You’ll gain valuable perspective on collaboration across colleges and with private industry to provide a cutting-edge educational environment that looks to the future.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Apply engineering and polytechnic pedagogy to various scales matched to physical space needs.
2. Explain how to incorporate vertical and horizontally integrated pedagogy into multi-function enterprise space.
3. Refine your campus planning processes by prioritizing high-density site development and creation of campus gateways.
4. Define and apply space needs through detailed space criteria and planning.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2014)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Experiential Learning; Facilities Design; Facilities Planning; Learning Environments; Pedagogy; Public-Private Partnerships (P3); Science / Engineering; Science / Engineering Facility; Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM); Space Management

The Elegant Decline: Planning for Renewal and Shifting Enrollment

11:20 AM – 12:20 PM | Cardinal Room | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Brandi Latterell, Director of Planning Services, Iowa State University | Jessica Leonard, Principal, Ayers Saint Gross | Chris Strawhacker, Campus Planner, Iowa State University

To address issues of sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), institutions must make major reinvestments in their aging facilities and develop sustainable plans for creating welcoming and inclusive campuses. After 30 years of growth, Iowa State University (ISU) found the right investment strategy to help advance its sustainability and DEI goals through the campus built environment for improved community wellbeing. In this session, you’ll learn how to create a facilities investment strategy that shifts planning from new construction to renewal while still meeting your strategic facilities goals.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Explore the similarities and differences between a strategic facilities plan and a campus master plan to determine which works best for your campus sustainability and DEI goals.
2. Determine the right level of engagement and analysis for a more targeted planning effort to build buy-in and consensus.
3. Develop and measure outcomes related to cost, timing, and impact that transcend disciplines and units and result in a healthier, more sustainable campus.
4. Advance goals related to sustainability, equity, and inclusion through both targeted and comprehensive planning to promote wellbeing and a healthier, safer campus environment.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C1982)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Accessibility; Campus Master Planning; Capital Planning; Deferred Maintenance; Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI); Facilities Funding; Facilities Planning; Renovation; Sustainability (Environmental)

12:20 PM-1:20 PM | Illinois AB | University of Illinois Chicago

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Inclusive Excellence: Reimagining Space for Student Success

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Illinois C | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Jennifer Adams-Peffer, Campus Architect and Director, Architecture, Planning and Project Development, University of Toronto-Scarborough | Amanda McLeod, Architect, University of Toronto-Scarborough

Recent upheaval has made students anxious and affected campus communities in myriad ways. By focusing on students’ unique needs, we can co-create a suite of inclusive spaces that support student success and extend a sense of belonging. Reimagining the post-pandemic campus for student success through the lens of inclusivity and wellbeing can help to bring our communities back together in a way that respects lingering anxiety and trauma. Join us for a planning process deep dive through unique and re-imagined spaces that respond to current student needs for safety, belonging, and wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Link your institution’s strategic plan initiatives to campus space planning to make a big impact on student wellbeing.
2. Identify new typologies and re-imagined uses for campus space that support inclusive student excellence and inclusivity.
3. Explain how a network of spaces can support students’ unique needs for a sense of wellbeing and belonging on campus.
4. Focus on inclusivity in your planning process to create communal spaces on campus that address post-pandemic student anxiety and trauma.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2008)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: COVID-19; Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI); Facilities Design; Facilities Planning; Health and Wellness

It Takes a Virtual Village: Integrated Planning During Profound Change

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | For Dearborn B | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Maria Coons, Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Innovation, Harper College | Krisan Osterby, Campus Planning Leader | Principal, DLR Group | Avis Proctor, President, Harper College | Stephen Siegle, Higher Education Client Leader, DLR Group

During the pandemic and in the midst of economic turbulence and technological change, Harper College shifted from in-person strategic planning to remote physical planning. This large community college embraced virtual communication, building information modeling (BIM), and iterative planning options to integrate the future physical resources necessary for realizing its strategic initiatives. The two-semester, fast-track campus plan update included engagement, analytics, assessment, flexible concepts, cost modeling, and board approval. We’ll share our successful virtual and in-person processes to assess physical campus assets, model 10-year space needs, visualize viable campus renewal, position new programs, strengthen sustainability, and build consensus.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify strategic plan goals and initiatives to guide your physical planning process.
2. Explain how to conduct a virtual, comprehensive stakeholder engagement process.
3. Discuss viable 10-year capital planning for buildings, open space, and infrastructure on your campus.
4. Incorporate flexibility into your future campus projects and space planning.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2010)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Alignment; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Capital Planning; Engaging Stakeholders; Facilities Planning; Planning Processes; Space Assessment

Renovation Planning: Should It Stay or Should It Go?

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Cardinal Room | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Jillian Burgess, Technical Director, RWDI Consulting Engineers & Scientists | Jamie Fine, Senior Energy Consultant, RWDI Consulting Engineers & Scientists | Roderick Wolfson, Planner / Project Manager, Swarthmore College

Planners must consider a multitude of factors when determining whether to renovate or replace an aging building in order to reconcile the rapidly changing needs of a modern campus with the capabilities of its existing facilities. This session will explore a methodology aimed at helping campus planners address complex decisions regarding maintaining, preserving, or replacing their campus’s buildings. We’ll demonstrate how you can identify and prioritize relevant concerns early on and speed up the decision-making process in your renovation planning.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify and resolve common sticking points in the early phases of renovation planning.
2. Engage key consultants in meaningful ways to provide relevant early feedback in your renovation planning process.
3. Streamline your decision-making process by simplifying the list of factors you need to consider to renovate or replace an existing building.
4. Develop a concise snapshot to assist key planning decision makers in your renovation project.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C1996)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Determining Priorities; Facilities Planning; Renovation

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Make Your University Smarter By Getting Smaller

2:50 PM – 3:50 PM | Illinois C | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Florent Mettetal, Urban Designer II, Perkins&Will | Wayne Moerdyk, Project Manager, Central Michigan University | David Wilkins, Higher Education Practice Leader, GMB Architecture + Engineering

After enrollment dropped by one third within six years, Central Michigan University (CMU) is taking action to prioritize student success, boost recruitment and retention, enhance wellbeing, and rightsize its campus. Using CMU’s example, this session will demonstrate how demographic trends can guide your campus out of declining enrollment and funding dilemmas. Come learn how to shrink the size of your campus while still prioritizing institutional recruitment and retention themes, such as student success, health and wellbeing, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe how to effectively rightsize your campus to align with enrollment and pipeline demographic realities through square footage reduction, stewardship of finite resources, and renovation of existing spaces.
2. Prioritize health, wellbeing, and DEI goals in your campus planning process and end results.
3. Explain how your institution can differentiate itself and increase wellbeing through better walkability, enhanced visual appeal of outdoor spaces, and a robust integration of campus land use.
4. Recognize the importance of aligning your institution’s strategic plan with its campus master plan to support wellbeing and DEI.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUP57C1934)

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Challenges: Funding Uncertainty
Tags: Alignment; Capital Planning; Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI); Facilities Planning; Health and Wellness; Landscape / Open Space; Placemaking; Shrinking Pool of Potential Students

Moody Bible Institute’s Phased Central Plant Replacement

2:50 PM – 3:50 PM | Fort Dearborn B | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Erik Hultquist, Director of Strategy, Facilities & Public Safety, Moody Bible Institute | Dustin Langille, Principal, Elara Engineering

Many institutions have aging heating and cooling plants, and at the same time, the focus on energy and carbon emissions reduction has never been higher. This session will detail the multi-year planning and implementation of a central heating and cooling plant for Moody Bible Institute’s Chicago campus. Careful planning and phased implementation was critical to the project’s success. We’ll share the engineering and administrative challenges of the planning process and provide you with a realistic roadmap that you can apply to phased central plant replacement at your institution.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Develop a timeline for a successful central heating and cooling plant replacement that focuses on long-term efficiency improvement and maintenance reduction to meet your institutional goals for carbon reduction and campus improvement.
2. Recognize synergies with regard to upcoming maintenance and other repair or replacement projects as they relate to eventual central plant replacement on your campus.
3. Identify infrastructure improvements to allow for a phased implementation of central plant replacement in order to minimize impact to students, faculty, and staff.
4. Discuss budgeting and facilities planning processes necessary for a successful central plant project.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C1967)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Challenges: Dealing with Climate Change
Tags: Energy Efficiency and Conservation; Energy Infrastructure; Facilities Planning; Implementation; Infrastructure; Sustainability (Environmental)

Weathering the Storm: When Planning Founders

2:50 PM – 3:50 PM | Cardinal Room | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Sandra Patterson-Randles, Chancellor Emerita and Professor of English, Indiana University Southeast

With a detailed understanding of potential drawbacks and pitfalls, institutions can design and implement more circumspect, effective planning even in the midst of instability. This session will share examples from a dozen institutions across the U.S. to explore factors—both internal and external, anticipated and unforeseen—that can compromise successful planning and implementation. Solid institutional programming requires much time, effort, and resources, but with well-considered elimination of roadblocks, you can help ensure meaningful planning efforts at your institution with minimal disruptive influences and maximum stakeholder buy-in.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify internal roadblocks to planning and implementation that could compromise shared visioning, stakeholder buy-in, cross-unit programming, and useful assessment.
2. Identify major external factors, both anticipated and unexpected, that could undercut your institution’s planning efforts and effective implementation.
3. Detail a planning process and evaluation that mitigates any negative impacts from a changing external environment through the identification of potential threats.
4. Discuss strategies for alleviating unforeseen adverse effects once you’ve commenced with your planning and implementation process.

Planning Types: Strategic Planning
Challenges: Change Management
Tags: Adaptable Plans; Change Management; Decision Making; Disruptive Change; Engaging Stakeholders; Implementation; Institutional Planning; Modifying the Plan; Planning Processes

Expanding Care to Underserved Populations: P3 and Design for All

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM | Illinois C | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: David Loffing, COO (retired), University of Illinois at Chicago | Thomas Longhi, National Education Sector Leader, Shive-Hattery, Inc. | Dan Myers, Project Director/Vice-President, Pepper Construction Company | Mike O’Keefe, Managing Director, Ankura Development

University healthcare organizations must strategize to expand revenue-generating programs quickly in a market where outpatient services are in demand and capital is tight; one proven method is through public-private partnerships (P3). With limited budgets and available capital, University of Illinois (UI) Health developed a public health facility as a P3 project in order to provide better care for the area’s diverse, underserved population. In this session, we’ll outline UI Health’s P3 project from the visioning and conceptual design process through construction as well as share budget-friendly and on-time scheduling solutions for community healthcare that you can apply at your institution.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe a visioning process of benchmarking, programming, and conceptual design for a public healthcare facility that supports a variety of patient types, diverse ethnicities, and helps achieve greater health equity in underserved populations.
2. Detail real estate and capital solutions that can assist university healthcare organizations with maximizing their operational and financial performance in supporting the health of their region and community.
3. Identify enhanced strategies and tools for developing an affordable design solution while enhancing building operations, improving healthcare delivery, and achieving timely project completion.
4. Prepare for collaborative project delivery in which the developer, architect, and contracts work together toward a common design and healthcare delivery goal.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C1987)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Benchmarking; Capital Planning; Facilities Design; Facilities Funding; Funding; Medical / Allied Health Facility; New Program or Department; Operational Planning; Project Management / Delivery; Public-Private Partnerships (P3); Town and Gown

No Net New Space: Anatomy of a Successful Program

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM | Cardinal Room | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Rick Ewing, Vice President, Operations & Planning, Ashland University | Ben Niebauer, Education Market Leader, DesignGroup

In this ‘no net new’ era, institutions must find creative ways to make appropriate space for their programs. This session will discuss critical renovations at Ashland University for two programs?one new and one burgeoning?that needed purpose-built space to ensure their vitality and success without building new square footage on campus. Come learn about creative strategies that you can apply on your campus for investing capital in existing facilities to help drive enrollment growth.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Define evaluation criteria for new academic programs and investment options.
2. Develop realistic project budgets that your institution’s board can sign off on.
3. Assess your campus’s old, tired buildings for new ways to use existing space.
4. Discuss options for a more effective post-occupancy evaluation tool or framework to use on your campus.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2025)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Capital Planning; Enrollment Management; Facilities Assessment; Facilities Planning; Learning Environments; Post-Occupancy Evaluation; Renovation; Space Assessment; Space Management

Transformational Student Housing: Building a Campus Community

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM | Fort Dearborn B | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Dennis Coudriet, Principal, BVH Architecture | Bev Cummins, , Southeast Community College | Aaron Epps, Director of Campus Facilities, Southeast Community College

Whether you’re considering a new residence hall or evaluating your current housing, the trends and processes for developing and enhancing students’ on-campus living experience is an ever-moving target. This session will explore the transformational process of bringing on-campus student housing to a commuter community college, which required changes to campus infrastructure to accommodate its first residence hall. Join us to learn how you can apply knowledge of student housing trends and generational characteristics as well as confront design challenges such as budgetary restrictions, new campus needs, and a lack of on-campus food services.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Consider a new residence hall design process for incorporating the needs of the current student generation.
2. Identify student housing design features that can help create a sense of place and community within a primarily commuter campus.
3. Discuss how a new residence halls can foster a sense of student connectedness and belonging on campus.
4. Find opportunities for your campus facilities and amenities to gain a competitive advantage over those of your regional institutional peers.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2040)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Community College; Facilities Design; Facilities Planning; Infrastructure; Student Experience; Student Housing; Student Services

7:45 AM-11:00 AM | Fort Dearborn A | University of Illinois Chicago

7:45 AM – 8:30 AM | Illinois A | University of Illinois Chicago

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Planners as Transformation Architects

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Cardinal Room | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Lynn Akey, Vice President for Student Success, Analytics and Integrated Planning, Minnesota State University-Mankato | Linda Baer, Senior Consultant, Linda L. Baer Consultant

Future transformation that promotes institutional and student success requires planning acceleration. In order to meet the challenges ahead, planners must develop skills to become transformation architects who can advance their institutions into a stronger future. Through planning templates and case studies, we’ll share stories of leading institutions that have launched transformative change and achieved successful outcomes. Join us to discover how you can develop the planning skills and capacities you need to design and navigate transformation, making the jump shift from traditional planner to transformation architect.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify the skill sets, tools, and processes you need to move from traditional planning to transformation architecture.
2. Consider the simultaneous actions planners must take across their institutions to create a climate for change, including adopting the mindset for transformation and learning skills in simulation of futures.
3. Discuss a transformative plan that builds relationships and aligns functions with a focus on using AI-based tools for predictive analytics and scenario planning.
4. Evaluate strategies for maintaining planning momentum and support ing culture change at your institution.

Planning Types: Strategic Planning
Challenges: Change Management
Tags: Artifical Intelligence (AI); Change Management; Disruptive Change; Institutional Planning; Organizational Culture; Planning Processes; Planning Technology; Scenario Planning

Pragmatic Placemaking for Transformational Skilled Worker Training

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Fort Dearborn B | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Daniel Johnson, Associate, BNIM Architects | Jeremy Kahm, Associate, BNIM Architects | Thomas Meyer, President, Metropolitan Community College Area | Jeffrey Ullmann, Chief Facilities Officer, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Planners need instructive and transferrable strategies to address the challenges facing in-demand industries and academic workforce training programs, such as the skills shortage, community and site impact, and pragmatic design solutions. This session will explore the design of a community college’s new skills training facility, which demonstrates pragmatic placemaking and generates success at four scales: industry-wide, within the community, on its campus site, and amongst the students it serves. Come learn how you can help your campus respond to key issues such as showcasing essential skills training, delivering high-value education with limited resources, and expressing program pride through building design.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify ways in which a community or technical college might connect with prospective students as part of a nationwide push to train individuals for careers within high-demand sectors.
2. Use your institution’s connections and significance to revitalize the community that surrounds it.
3. Leverage water not as an adversary to avoid but as an associate of the built environment that you can manage, celebrate, and work with.
4. Discuss how to build a sense of community, conviviality, and pride within a student population that is largely transient and non-traditional by using a straightforward, thoughtful approach to the design of student spaces.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2029)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Academic Facility; Community College; Facilities Design; Revitalization; Student Demographics; Student Engagement; Student Recruitment; Workforce Development

The Inclusive Campus Restroom: A Commitment to Health, Wellbeing, and Safety

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Illinois C | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Lindsay Lake Gray, Institutional Space Planning and Management, Michigan State University | Tracy Sweeney, Architect and Designer, HED (Harley Ellis Devereaux) | Chris Vogelheim, Higher Education Sector Leader, HED (Harley Ellis Devereaux)

Inclusive facilities create an optimal campus experience for all users and demonstrate a commitment to the health, wellbeing, and safety of each individual. As higher education institutions work towards a more inclusive campus environment, one of the major areas where students are pushing for progress is inclusive restrooms. We can make inclusive restrooms a reality on campus through robust stakeholder engagement and the right planning strategies. In this session, we’ll share strategies for successful stakeholder engagement and education, delve into building codes and how they impact design, and illustrate design options for driving new campus restroom standards.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Craft a meaningful statement about campuswide inclusive restrooms that will drive an actionable strategic plan.
2. Discuss how to overcome the minimum provisions of model building codes to create a space that addresses the needs of all users regardless of gender, age, ability level, etc. in order to promote safety, wellbeing, health, and a sense of belonging.
3. Outline a stakeholder engagement process that will create community consensus and drive campus planning standards for healthier, safer, and more inclusive restrooms.
4. Evaluate a spectrum of planning configurations and strategies that will drive campus planning standards towards inclusivity and wellbeing.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C1998)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Accessibility; Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI); Engaging Stakeholders; Facilities Design; Health and Wellness; LGBTQIA

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Inclusive Learning Environments to Support Mental Health and Neurodiversity

9:50 AM – 10:50 AM | Cardinal Room | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Jan Behounek, Principal, Director of Higher Education, FGM Architects | Katie Kamholz, Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Seasons Within, LLC | Alif Muhammad, Counselor and ADHD-certified Clinical Services Provider, Seasons Within, LLC | Carol Stolt, Design Principal, FGM Architects

The impact of the pandemic on students’ mental health and an increased awareness of neurodiversity has created a higher demand to meet the social, psychological, and academic needs of all students. In this session, we’ll explore the intersections of student mental health and neurodiversity to provide both theoretical and practical recommendations for responding to these needs through the built environment. Come learn how you can design learning spaces on your campus that are inclusive, accessible, trauma-informed, and supportive of the growth of all students.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify the ways in which your institution is currently addressing students’ mental health and neurodiverse learning needs.
2. Identify trauma-informed practices that can lead to an implementation plan for awareness of mental health and inclusion of neurodiversity.
3. Discuss practical applications and examples of mental health-focused programming that engages all students.
4. Include a facilities evaluation for improving the support of student mental health and neurodiversity in your universal design plan.

AIA LU/HSW 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2007)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Accessibility; Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI); Facilities Assessment; Health and Wellness; Innovation; Learning Environments; Learning Technology; Post-Occupancy Evaluation; Student Demographics; Student Learning Outcomes; Student Success; Student Support Services

Pivoting for Success: A Transformation Journey

9:50 AM – 10:50 AM | Fort Dearborn B | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Todd Diacon, President, Kent State University | Jill Vowels, Sr Project Architect, Senior Associate, Perkins&Will

In 2018 under resilient campus leadership, Kent State University (KSU) embarked upon a one billion dollar transformation that shifted priorities to align vision. We’ll share how KSU’s strategic roadmap provides a successful and specific example of reconciling how and when to pivot facilities, project delivery models, and learning pedagogies to ensure transformational thinking for student success. Come learn how to use our ‘toolkit for resiliency’ to help your institution develop priorities for integration, leverage partnerships for campus improvements, assess alignment, and analyze targets to maintain vision and goals across changing economies and populations.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Develop priorities that align with your campus vision, mission, and core values.
2. Leverage community partnerships to enable capital improvements.
3. Identify steps to pivot from an established plan and assess and reprioritize your campus projects as needed.
4. Use our toolkit for resiliency to analyze and develop your campus project targets that maintain your campus vision and goals.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C1993)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning; Strategic Planning
Tags: Adaptable Plans; Alignment; External Collaboration / Partnerships; Leadership; Leadership Attitude Toward Planning; Mission / Vision / Identity; Modifying the Plan; Presidential Leadership; Project Management / Delivery; Resiliency; Student Success

Workplace of the Future: How Remote Work, Retention, and Space Impact Design

9:50 AM – 10:50 AM |Illinois C | University of Illinois Chicago

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Presented by: Mike Felker, Account Manager, Sheppard’s Business Interiors | Lindsay Neemann, Manager, Faciliites Planning, University of Nebraska | Mandy Wetterberg, Facilities Planning Sr. Analyst, University of Nebraska

Multiple and conflicting concerns?remote work, the real estate crunch, fiscal and resource challenges, employee retention?are driving how people make decisions about how they work best. Organizations are responding to these social and institutional drivers in various ways. We’ll explore how we can learn from each other’s successes, lessons learned, and turn to workplace research for implementing similar strategies at our institutions. Come learn what you can do to address these concerns through processes and projects that help solve real estate and space crunch challenges while prioritizing employee retention, wellbeing, and work preferences.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Detail a peer analysis process for creating a workplace guideline document for your organization.
2. Summarize and describe research related to hybrid work, employee retention and wellbeing, and space resources within higher education institutions and the workplace.
3. Describe employee workplace wellness initiatives that contribute to employee satisfaction and retention.
4. Address team dynamics and culture with on-site and front-line workers to improve wellbeing and retention.

AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPC22C2003)
AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Planning Types: Campus Planning
Tags: Determining Priorities; Facilities Design; Health and Wellness; Operational Planning; Organizational Change; Organizational Culture; Resource Allocation; Resource Management; Space Management; Strategic Planning; Technology

Rebuilding Culture on Campus

11:10 AM-12:15 PM | Illinois AB | University of Illinois Chicago

Presented by: Jessica Brown, Vice President for Student Affairs and Athletics, North Central College | Anthony LoBello, Business Development Director, Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects | Lora Strigens, Vice President for Planning & Facilities, University Architect, Marquette University | Carrie West, Senior Director of Facilities Capital Planning, Northwestern University

After three unsettling years of change and adaptation we are taking stock of the current culture on college and university campuses. In this panel discussion, higher education leaders representing a community college and three universities—ranging in size from small to large—will share the current state of their respective campuses and where they’re heading. Come join us for a lively conversation about student, staff, and faculty culture on campus, how it’s weathered recent tumult, and how we can rebuild campus culture for the future.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the current student culture on campus at large and small institutions as well as community colleges.
2. Explain how recent disruption has impacted staff and faculty retention and work culture within higher education.
3. Identify opportunities for improvement in student health and wellness, recreation, and athletics at your institution.
4. Assess how faculty thinking has evolved at your institution in recent years in regards to hybrid and virtual education.

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Fort Dearborn A | University of Illinois Chicago