“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” — Margaret J. Wheatley
Successful, prosperous, and healthy colleges and universities are a direct reflection of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni that make up their campus communities. Throughout the volatile and disruptive events of the past two years, higher education institutions have been rethinking how they provide support for their changing communities and discovering what they care about in the process.
The SCUP 2022 North Central Regional Conference is here to provide planning professionals with forward-focused tools and ideas for rethinking their campus’s plans, programs, and built environments.
Over the course of three days, conference attendees will participate in eye-opening keynote sessions, share best practices and lessons learned with planning peers, and take a first-hand look at the campuses of the future.
We hope to see you in Chicago this fall!
SCUP is where planning comes together.
The call for proposals closed May 3. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal.
Share your knowledge.
Help your peers.
Bring planning together.
Present at the SCUP 2022 North Central Regional Conference!
✔ How have you used integrated planning practices to create positive change?
✔ What’s next for higher education?
We want your proposal for a session at our conference in Chicago, IL!
What Makes a Great Conference Proposal?
Great proposals focus on one of two things: solutions or foresight.
Solutions: help attendees solve a pressing problem.
Foresight: explore innovative new ideas, analyze trends, and prepare attendees for the future.
All great proposals have the following:
Takeaways: give attendees next actions, tips, tools, processes, etc., that can be applied immediately.
Engagement: engage attendees with your content and with each other in meaningful ways.
Topic Ideas
We seek exceptional, well-developed proposals on topics related to integrated planning in higher education.
Proposals on the following integrated planning topics are especially welcome:
Academic Planning
- Academic program prioritization
- Academic program review
- Linking the academic plan with strategic enrollment management
- New paradigms for teaching and learning
- Approaches to instructional design
Change Leadership and Change Management
- Leading culture or organizational change…quickly
- Engaging faculty in the planning process
- Preparing your college or university for post-pandemic realities
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Integrating DEI values, principles, and goals into day-to-day work across the institution
- Assessing and correcting structural racism at your institution
- Designing equitable planning practices and processes
Planning Processes and How Tos
- Integrated planning techniques and best practices
- Implementation processes that work
- Integrating your planning processes
- Planning during uncertainty and rapid change
- Streamlining strategic planning
- Prioritizing goals
- Departmental planning
Preparing for the Future
- Higher education’s value proposition post-pandemic
- Resiliency
- Preparing for the demographic cliff
- Forecasting higher education’s long-term future
- Focus on stronger community connection, outreach, and support, particularly as it relates to community colleges
- Planning for post-pandemic cultural shifts
Design
- Creating space for community, both physically and remotely
- Outdoor classrooms
- Flexible environments
- Space use changes
Session Types
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session Quick Facts
- We are accepting proposals for 60-minute concurrent sessions – these should include no more than 50 minutes of presentation that includes prompts for meaningful audience engagement and participation, followed by 10 minutes for Q&A.
- Submissions must be made using SCUP’s online submission tool.
- Read other frequently asked questions.
Concurrent Session Proposal Questions
The proposal form doesn’t ask for an abstract, title, etc. Rather, it asks you specific questions about the content you are going to present. This gives session reviewers a clear understanding of what you plan to cover during your session.
Examples of active learning exercises you can include in your proposal.
View the questions included on Call for Proposals Form
Other questions you will need to answer
- Session Presenter(s): Identify your session’s presenter(s)
- Presenter Biography 150-word limit
- Room Set
What type of room set would you prefer to best enhance participant learning in your session? We try to provide preferred room set requests, but cannot guarantee them
- Audio Visual Questions
- Will you show a video?
- Will you play a sound clip?
- Will you go online? If so, what will you do online?
After You Submit Your Proposal
- How Proposals Are Reviewed
- Members from SCUP’s planning academies and other regional volunteers review concurrent session proposals. Reviews are based on attendee takeaways, topical relevance, and session organization.
Requirements If You Are Accepted
- Presenter Registration Requirement
All presenters are required to register for the conference. Presenters do not receive free or discounted registration.
- Use of Presentation Materials
During the conference, presentation materials (such as slideshows) from each accepted concurrent session will be posted on the SCUP Events mobile app. Presentation materials will also be shared post-conference in the SCUP conference archives to view and download. By participating as a concurrent session presenter, you agree to allow SCUP to share your content in this way.
QUESTIONS? Email speaker.information@scup.org.
The deadline to submit a proposal for the SCUP 2022 North Central Regional Conference was May 3, 2022, at 11:59 PM ET.
