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Peer Learning

Peer Learning experiences are facilitated working groups—not lectures, not curriculum-driven sessions. The learning comes from the room. These gatherings bring together professionals in similar roles or facing similar institutional challenges. An experienced facilitator guides the conversation, but the real power lies in participants raising questions, testing ideas, and receiving candid feedback from peers who understand the landscape.
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Budgeting for Impact: A Working Group on Resource Planning in Higher Education
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Budgeting for Impact: A Working Group on Resource Planning in Higher Education

Working Group

Peer Connection Planning Skills and Processes
Join peers to explore budgeting practices that strengthen planning and impact.
February 5, February 19, and March 5, 2026
Online | 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern
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Managing Leadership Change: A Working Group on Navigating Leadership Transitions in Higher Education
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Managing Leadership Change: A Working Group on Navigating Leadership Transitions in Higher Education

Working Group

Peer Connection Planning Challenges
Explore how to maintain continuity, orient new leaders, and leverage planning effectively during times of change.
February 3, February 17, and March 3, 2026
Online | 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern
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Space Management and Planning Commons: Connection and Collaboration
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Space Management and Planning Commons: Connection and Collaboration

Working Group

Campus and the Built Environment Peer Connection
Specifically for professionals engaged in space management across higher education.
January 14, January 28, February 11, and February 25
Online | 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: In This Together: An Open Discussion
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Community Conversation: In This Together: An Open Discussion

Higher Education Context Peer Connection
November 20, 2025
Online | 2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: Human-Centered Change — Sustaining Change
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Community Conversation: Human-Centered Change — Sustaining Change

Peer Connection Planning Skills and Processes
November 11, 2025
Online | 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: Embedding Sustainability in Institutional Planning
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Community Conversation: Embedding Sustainability in Institutional Planning

Campus and the Built Environment Peer Connection
October 30, 2025
Online | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: Human-Centered Change — Laying the Groundwork
PEER LEARNING

Community Conversation: Human-Centered Change — Laying the Groundwork

Peer Connection Planning Skills and Processes
October 23, 2025
Online | 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern
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Building Confidence in Planning: Developing Planning Skills
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Building Confidence in Planning: Developing Planning Skills

Working Group

Peer Connection Planning Skills and Processes
October 22, November 19, and December 17
Online | 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: Navigating the Early Stages of a Planning Career
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Community Conversation: Navigating the Early Stages of a Planning Career

Peer Connection
October 10, 2025
Online | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: Peer Insights on Trends and Planning for What’s Next
PEER LEARNING

Community Conversation: Peer Insights on Trends and Planning for What’s Next

Higher Education Context Peer Connection
Connect with fellow SCUP members in an open, peer-driven conversation on trends shaping higher education. Share insights, ask questions, and learn how others are preparing for what’s next in a supportive, community-focused space. This is not recorded and members-only.
September 26, 2025
Online | 2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: Why Is Change So Hard in Higher Ed?
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Community Conversation: Why Is Change So Hard in Higher Ed?

Higher Education Context Peer Connection
Join your peers for an open, peer-led discussion about the roots of resistance to change in colleges and universities. This conversation will set the stage for our upcoming read-along series inspired by Essential Practices for Organizational Change in Higher Education, by Nicole Gahagan. Together, we’ll share experiences, frustrations, and ideas—and begin thinking about new ways to lead change with more empathy, strategy, and purpose.
September 11, 2025
Online | 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern
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Community Conversation: Connecting Before the Annual Conference
PEER LEARNING

Community Conversation: Connecting Before the Annual Conference

Peer Connection
June 26, 2025
Online | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern
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