Southern 2021 Regional Conference

12:00PM – 4:00PM | Hyatt Hotel Lobby

1:00 PM-4:00 PM | Hyatt Hotel | Meet at the Registration Desk

A meandering walking tour through downtown will feature the Art Alley and the vibrant Gay Street district.

The Fab Lab serves as a maker space for architecture students, enabling them to expand their creative skills and learn new methodologies for manufacturing in a safe learning environment. The lab also works in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Laboratories and its manufacturing demonstration facility to expose architects to the latest technological advances in manufacturing. Come explore the Fab Lab and its cutting-edge equipment, including a laser cutter, water jet cutter, 19 consumer and industrial 3-D printers, a polymer spinning robot, welding tools, a CNC router that also acts as a lathe, and a 9-axis $400,000 robotics cell.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Explain how air quality systems and flexible zoning transformed the Jewel Building, a 1920s-era Cadillac showroom, into a safe and secure environment for students and the building’s equipment.
2. Discuss how the building’s flexible design allows for innovative use of equipment, such as face mask and respirator production for healthcare professionals during the pandemic.
3. Assess the building’s storage design for reclaimed polymers and metals that students use for learning in order to reduce the waste stream and cost of materials.
4. Describe the building’s prioritization of student safety in both its design and supervision of student work.

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Cost $20 additional fee

Note: This tour involves extensive walking. Please wear comfortable footwear. Contact events@scup.org if you’ll need assistance during the tour.

4:45 PM-5:45 PM | The Emporium

6:00 PM-7:00 PM | The Emporium

Presented by: Dr. Harold Middlebrook, Civil Rights Leader

Dr. Middlebrook’s keynote will revisit the history of social justice and equity, comparing the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s to the social challenges we face today. Drawing from his own experiences, he will discuss how individuals can contribute within their own institutions and social networks to move us in a positive direction. Dr. Middlebrook’s legacy is one of fostering communication and understanding, which in turn leads to real life solutions. 

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7:00 PM-8:30 PM | The Emporium

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7:30 AM-8:30 AM | The Hyatt Hotel

The Hyatt Hotel offers a free continental breakfast. There will not be breakfast items offered at the University, but there will be coffee available.

7:30 AM-1:30 PM | University of Tennessee Knoxville | Student Union Ballroom Lobby

Conference Transportation

Shuttle service will be available to/from the Hyatt Place Hotel departing on Clinch Ave located on the left side of the hotel and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, departing at the bus stop on Volunteer Boulevard in front of the Student Union entrance.

Keynote: The Back of the Napkin: Visual Storytelling for Campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

8:30 AM-9:30 AM | The UTK Student Union | Auditorium

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Presented by: Dan Roam, Bestselling Author and Visual Storyteller

Join international bestselling author Dan Roam for this fast-paced interactive keynote. You will see for yourself the incredible power of visual storytelling and learn how to draw your own “big idea” campus concept in less than fifteen minutes—even if you can’t draw.

Bring a pen, paper, and your own diversity, equity, and inclusion big idea. You will be amazed at what your visual mind can do.

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9:30 AM-12:00 PM | Ballroom Lobby

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Enhancing the Student Experience: Tarrant County College District’s Bold Strategy

9:45 AM-10:45 AM | Room 362AB

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Presented By: Michael Ufer, Practice Area Leader for Higher Education, Gensler | Margaret Lutton, Executive Director of Institutional and Strategic Planning Real Estate and Facilities Development, Tarrant County College District

Engaging students at every point on campus is critical for providing them with an optimal on-campus experience. In this session, we’ll explore the attributes, services, and amenities Tarrant County College District is incorporating into their new Northwest Campus renovation to better meet students’ needs. Come learn how you can apply our tools and methods to improve your campus’s built environment, resulting in higher rates of student satisfaction and success.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Evaluate your campus based on metrics around student experience.
2. Use our model to generate ideas for optimizing student services and improving student satisfaction at your institution.
3. Build a list of potential strategies that will help your campus meet amenity needs for students, staff, and faculty.
4. Identify architectural tools for bridging the gap between design and academics to enhance student experience and improve education.

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Learning From A Living Building: Facing (Un)foreseen Challenges

9:45 AM-10:45 AM | Room 362C

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Presented By: Joshua Gassman, Sustainable Design Director, Lord Aeck Sargent | Shan Arora, Sustainable Design Director, Georgia Institute of Technology

At a time when institutions must change the status quo in their approach to addressing the climate crisis through the campus built environment, the Kendeda Building at the Georgia Institute of Technology shows us that successful change is possible. The Kendeda Building, a deep green LEED Platinum Living Building, offers many lessons learned and best practices regarding net-positive water, energy, and waste that you can use to fight climate change and COVID-19 on your campus. Come learn how to overcome design and operational challenges—both expected and unexpected—of high-performance buildings to create a healthier and safer campus environment.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify opportunities within the Living Building Challenge framework to guide and shape how users interact with the built environment and foster a healthier relationship with the natural world.
2. Apply Living Building Challenge measurement tools to evaluate post occupancy performance and gauge a building’s impact on occupant wellbeing and the natural environment.
3. Compare available strategies for making campus buildings as efficient, healthy, and environmentally friendly as possible while also considering programming and scope.
4. Discuss how the Living Building Challenge requirements affect post-occupancy needs and data and develop solutions for providing safe, healthy, and functional alternatives to conventional practice.

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Reassessing the Elements of an Inclusive Campus

9:45 AM-10:45 AM | Room 262

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Presented By: Milagros Zingoni Phielipp, Associate Professor and Director of the School of Interior Architecture, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Andy Powers, Campus Architect, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Bethany Morris, Campus Landscape Architect, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Alexander Holloway, MLA Candidate, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Higher education campuses have changed very little since the post-industrial era despite the diverse and evolving needs of the modern student. As students seek opportunities for interaction and engagement, institutions have a responsibility to not only provide them with knowledge, but a welcoming environment in which to thrive. This session will explore the diverse experiences of students, faculty, and staff on campus and how they correlate with a sense of wellbeing and belonging. Join us for a workshop that will help you reimagine your own campus’s academic environments through empathy, adopting different perspectives, and identifying elements of inclusion and exclusion.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Recognize that there are many ways to portray an idea and that framing or solving a problem will be different depending on the user.
2. Develop a reflective practice to help you build a holistic vision of reality that supports empathetic, healthy, and sustainable living.
3. Engage with critical reflection to identify and redefine problems related to perceptions of wellbeing and belonging on your campus.
4. Identify and reflect on multiple perspectives regarding elements of inclusion and exclusion on campus.

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Campus Parking and Mobility Rapid Fire

11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Room 262

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Presented By: Matt Dougherty, Director of Restoration, Walker Consultants | Roger Husser, Assistant Vice President, Planning, Design and Construction, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Megha Sinha, Principal, Urban Design and Planning, NBBJ | Jason Schrieber, Principal, Stantec | David Lieb, National Director of Higher Ed Mobility Planning, Walker Consultants

In three presentations, we’ll explore sustainable solutions to help you rethink parking and mobility on your campus. Through data-driven decision making, building asset management plans, and internal and external partnerships, planners can effectively tackle issues such as parking structure service life, shortages, cost, growth, and changing demand. Come learn about practical tools and strategies that you can use to impactfully and sustainably improve parking and mobility at your institution.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Make data-driven decisions about parking supply and demand while also considering the future of autonomous vehicles.
2. Discuss how to implement a maintenance plan for your campus parking structures.
3. Define the role of partnerships and town-gown relationships in addressing parking and mobility challenges on campus.
4. Identify tools and strategies that will help your institution make the most of its available parking.

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Rejuvenation: Investing in Existing Residence Halls for Bright Futures

11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Room 362AB

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Presented By: Lynne Deninger, Senior Vice President, CannonDesign | Marisa Nemcik, Student Life Strategist, CannonDesign | Linda Kasper, University of Georgia, Executive Director of Student Housing

Almost every institution has existing residence halls that they could upgrade for a fraction of the cost of building new. As institutions seek to meet student housing needs, they should consider renovating existing buildings as a viable strategy for creating state-of-the-art facilities. Taking this path can extend building life, attract students, and save capital. In this session, we’ll provide you with practical strategies that you can apply at your institution as you explore the possibilities of renovating existing student housing facilities.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Educate others on how to evaluate existing student residence halls to determine if they are viable for renovation and rejuvenation.
2. Advocate for renovation as an effective strategy to improve buildings, enhance student experience, reduce capital expenditure, and extend building life.
3. Share case studies of how other institutions have effectively revived aging residential buildings and transformed them into wildly popular and attractive student housing.
4. Share extensive information around leading student housing trends, needs, and approaches for the future.

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Shared Services Models: An Opportunity for Efficiencies

11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Room 362C

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Presented By: Carolyn Farley, Education Specialist, DIRTT Environmental Solutions | Chenise Ryan, Executive Director, Enrollment Operations, University of Alabama Birmingham | Melissa Long Shuter, Executive Director of Operations Support Services, University of Louisville | Lee Smith, Senior Director, Huron Consulting Group

This session will explore current shared service models that have achieved winning results for the campuses they serve, including financial successes, space efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Identifying opportunities to develop efficiencies among staff roles and campus space can be useful ways to save money and provide a higher level of service through co-location. Come discover new ways to improve the experience of your campus community by driving both space and personnel efficiencies.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Define “shared services” in terms of both staffing and space.
2. Identify the various forms a shared service model can take in order to consider the concept broadly enough to find a model that will best serve your campus.
3. Consider your campus’s personnel requirements (including hiring, transferring, and training) as well as the location and space configuration in order to optimize the value of the service.
4. Explore the process and timing to imagine, design, and implement a shared services model, including options for standing up the service on a short timeline to more quickly reap the model’s benefits.

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12:00 PM-12:45 PM | Ballroom

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12:45 PM-1:15 PM | Ballroom

1:30 PM-3:30 PM | Leave from the Registration Desk

Attendees will have the option of three University of Tennessee Knoxville tours. The tours are included in your conference registration.

Zeanah Engineering Complex Tour

The Zeanah Engineering Complex is a newly-opened facility that houses the growing instructional, research, and student services needs of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s (UTK) Tickle College of Engineering, which has nearly doubled its enrollment in the past decade. The facility’s design is intended to create a welcoming environment for the university’s diverse student population and prioritizes safety in its learning spaces, particularly for the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Come explore the many ways in which occupant welfare and safety is interwoven within the structure to promote an optimal learning experience.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify the various safety features that went into the construction of the facility’s fast neutron source and discuss its redundant monitoring and reporting systems.
2. Assess the ways in which the building’s abundant glass contributes to its overall safety and creates a bright and welcoming open environment.
3. Explore the green roof area, which serves as a research space as well as a stormwater abatement tool to ensure a safe environment for students, faculty, and staff.
4. Explain how the building’s shape allows the Department of Homeland Security to create a safe and secure buffer area for the adjacent Neyland Stadium, which is necessary in advance of university game days.

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West Campus Dining Hall Tour

The newly-opened West Campus Dining Hall is a three-story, 1200-seat dining facility that serves as a place for eating and gathering where students congregate well beyond normal dining hall hours. While serving healthy foods that cater to a variety of palates and dietary requirements, the hall also meets many other needs for inclusive student life and sustainability. We will also walk through the Johnson Ward Pedestrian Mall Extension, which knits together student housing, dining, and recreation to create a welcoming outdoor environment for the campus community.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Discuss how the dining hall’s “restaurants” support student health with a layout that caters to multiple dietary needs while avoiding contaminants and cross-contaminants.
2. Experience the dining hall’s interior finishes and environmental controls that connect students with nature and create a gathering space that fosters a sense of wellbeing and belonging.
3. Explore the outdoor dining area, which allows for additional social distancing and natural air for student safety.
4. Discuss the ways in which the dining hall and pedestrian mall design prioritizes and integrates student safety and health.

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Strong Hall Tour

Strong Hall is a state-of-art academic building featuring biology and chemistry teaching labs, classrooms, and student collaboration spaces. Completed in 2018, Strong Hall is a modern facility that provides a safe and healthy environment for students with its effective air systems, plentiful natural lighting, contamination controls, and materials management systems. This tour will also showcase Strong Hall’s many preserved historical features from the site’s previous residence hall as well as the site’s restored 19th century Queen Ann-style Cowan Cottage.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Explain how the Strong Hall Atrium was designed for interdisciplinary learning and collaborative opportunities between the Biology and Planetary Sciences Departments.
2. Explore the Anthropology Department’s environmentally-controlled animal and human skeletal collections and recognize how these special environments contribute to the health and safety of students, faculty, and researchers.
3. Describe how the Biology Department’s learning spaces are designed to provide the healthiest environment possible through natural lighting, ventilation and air filtering, and the latest safety and contamination equipment.
4. Discuss how hands-on learning is built into Strong Hall’s design, offering students a more tactile and communal learning experience to maximize wellbeing and minimize stress.

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Johnson Ward Pedestrian Mall and West Campus Dining Hall

Zeanah Engineering Complex

Strong Hall

6:00 PM-7:30 PM | The Hyatt Hotel | Five Thirty Lounge

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7:30 AM-8:15 AM | The Hyatt Hotel

The Hyatt Hotel offers a free continental breakfast. There will not be breakfast items offered at the University, but there will be coffee available.

Conference Transportation

Shuttle service will be available to/from the Hyatt Place Hotel departing on Clinch Ave located on the left side of the hotel and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, departing at the bus stop on Volunteer Boulevard in front of the Student Union entrance.

7:30 AM-8:30 AM | University of Tennessee Knoxville | Student Union Ballroom Lobby

Conference Transportation

Shuttle service will be available to/from the Hyatt Place Hotel departing on Clinch Ave located on the left side of the hotel and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, departing at the bus stop on Volunteer Boulevard in front of the Student Union entrance.

9:00 AM-12:00 PM | Ballroom Lobby

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“Crossroads of Campus”: Reactivating a Stagnant University Center

8:15 AM-9:15 AM | Room 362AB

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Presented By: Jesse Green, Design Principal, Hanbury | Randy Knight, Senior Design Architect, MHTN Architects, Inc | Kathryn Horne, Director of Planning, Design and Construction – Campus Architect, University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Sujit Chemburkar, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Healing an entire campus precinct requires vision, impeccable data, and team expertise. In this session, we’ll share how we reactivated a stagnant and segmented university center in a long-neglected sector of campus into a new “crossroads” destination that connects students, faculty, and staff. This modernized university center, which prioritizes wellbeing through its inclusive and accessible design, is the successful result of a phased approach and creative synthesizing of multiple stakeholder needs to deliver consensus. Come learn how to achieve your complex project goals and reactivate your campus as an inclusive, accessible, and connective resource for the entire campus community.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Foresee and account for political nuances on campus and identify relevant diverse stakeholders to realize a more inclusive and accessible design.
2. Generate conversations that will bring your campus community together to create a physical environment that prioritizes wellbeing.
3. Empower your design consultant partners for maximum efficacy.
4. Identify the resources and deliverables you need to move your project forward and create a welcoming space for the whole campus community.

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Revitalizing LSU’s Huey P. Long Field House for Adaptive Reuse

8:15 AM-9:15 AM | Room 362C

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Presented By: Allison Marshall, Senior Associate, Gensler | Roger Husser, Assistant Vice President, Planning, Design and Construction, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | J. Shane Higdon, Principal, Tipton Associates

As educational methods in higher education evolve, space requirements also change. Institutions must explore meaningful ways to renovate existing assets in order to support modern educational needs. This session will discuss how Louisiana State University (LSU) employed adaptive reuse and revitalization to transform a historic and culturally-significant 1932 field house into a collaborative learning center for kinesiology and sociology programs. Join us to learn about the trials and triumphs of the major design interventions and renovations to LSU’s culturally-iconic building.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Evaluate existing assets for atypical renovations.
2. Establish protocols and hierarchies for diverse stakeholder engagement.
3. Explain how to use design vision to build consensus around sensitive modifications.
4. Adapt program requirements while maintaining both program and historic integrity.

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Using Data for Equity-minded Integrated Planning

8:15 AM-9:15 AM | Room 262

Presented By: Adam Wyatt, Associate Professor for Integrated Medical Science, Florida Atlantic University | Michelle Bryan, Chief Equity Officer and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; College of Education, University of South Carolina

As higher education grows increasingly diverse and institutions embrace inclusive excellence, it’s necessary for planners to be able to understand and apply data in order to ensure equitable institutional outcomes. We’ll explore several higher education data resources, the methods behind their collection, their potential uses across integrated planning, and how they can further diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) aims. Come learn how to access and interpret multiple DEI data sources to help you mindfully advance inclusive excellence at your institution.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Contextualize diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and its impact on integrated planning.
2. Access data from major state and federal organizations in the United States that collect higher education-related data.
3. Consider the implications of data collection for DEI efforts.
4. Outline a plan for equity-minded data use in integrated planning that considers the impact on DEI efforts.

A Data-driven Approach to Campus Planning

9:30 AM-10:30 AM | Room 262

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Presented By: Thierry Paret, Associate Director, IBI Group | Jason King, Associate, Parametric Design Lead, IBI Group

In this session, we’ll share our innovative approach to enhancing the design process through data-driven design, a highly-collaborative process that generates unlimited experimental designs through customizable algorithms. Applying a data-driven approach to your project can help you optimize your time through real-time feedback and evaluation of options, helping you to strike a balance between conflicting criteria. Design, planning, and architecture professionals are just starting to realize the benefits of this kind of decision-making process; join us to find out how you can apply this current best-practice knowledge in the planning and design of your campus.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Use data to guide your design decisions.
2. Explain how to combine elements of human sentiment with data to create multiple iterations in realtime, relating data around location, climate, solar access, site constraints, financial models, affordability, etc. to create robust concepts.
3. Discuss advantages of this process in stakeholder engagement.
4. Explore how to leverage cost and time savings using a data-driven design process.

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Can a Campus Plan Drive Equity? Wake Tech Says Yes!

9:30 AM-10:30 AM | Room 362C

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Presented By: Jennifer Amster, Principal, EYP | Dan Fields, Principal, EYP | Jeff Carter P.E., Vice President of Facilities, Wake Technical Community College | Gayle Greene, Ed.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Wake Technical Community College

This session will showcase best practices for successfully planning and funding higher education facilities to train future workforces, serve the community, leverage curriculum flexibility, and ensure student success, accessibility, and equity. Wake Technical Community College made a bold decision to reorganize its capital improvement plan to address inequality in an underserved population by creating a new future-forward campus. Come find out how you can apply lessons learned and strategies from Wake Tech’s inclusive master planning process to successfully respond to opportunities and challenges of diverse enrollment on your campus.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Analyze existing building stock across your campus to investigate cross-disciplinary equity among and between spaces and explore how these spaces serve the needs of students and the community.
2. Predict future building needs by collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders and relying on a set of clearly-defined design principals.
3. Discuss how to create and implement capital improvement plans that strategically allocate funds to address inequalities.
4. Identify programming and technology that meets or exceeds market response for increasing student engagement and success.

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Rethinking Academic Workspaces

9:30 AM-10:30 AM | Room 362AB

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Presented By: Krisan Osterby, Campus Planning Leader, DLR Group | Shawn Gaither, Senior Architect, Workplace Leader, DLR Group | Kennard Brown, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operations Officer, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Mike Carmagnola, Director Project Management and Construction Services, University of Texas at Austin | Kathryn Horne, Director of Planning, Design and Construction, Campus Architect, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Physical and technological re-investments in space must produce a measurable return. Reimagining campus office and instruction space can better align capital planning with student, faculty, and staff success. As space management policies and planning shift their focus from how to where people work and learn, three university panelists will share how they’re rethinking academic space to improve utilization, access, and performance. Come learn how to accurately assess needs, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement post-pandemic solutions for hybrid work environments on your campus.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Communicate stories from peer institutions who are leading re-imagined space initiatives on their campuses.
2. Apply tools that help visualize the ideal post-pandemic workspace on campus.
3. Identify the common denominators of a successful post-pandemic campus workspace.
4. Explain how to support spaces with unique needs to serve the institutional mission, vision, and values.

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Rethinking Research and Real Estate at UT Austin

10:45 AM-11:45 AM | Room 362AB

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Presented By: Ryan Losch, Associate Principal / Urban Designer, Page Southerland Page, Inc. | Lawrence Speck, Professor, School of Architecture and Senior Principal, Page, The University of Texas at Austin | Yancey Young, Project Manager, The University of Texas at Austin

Research campuses are an increasingly important and integral part of innovative research development in higher education. By generating the right type of campus environment, institutions can foster successful partnerships with private entities. The J.J. Pickle Research Campus Plan marks an operational shift for the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, exploring mixed-use development and an integrated research environment to leverage a real estate asset and advance the university’s mission. Come learn from multiple case studies, including UT Austin, and discuss the impact of environment, research focus, and governance structure on both the academic and financial success of a research campus.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify successful governance structures that support research advancement.
2. Outline various financial structures that allow for shared development opportunities between institutions and private partners.
3. Explain the benefit of mixed-use and integrated districts on innovation.
4. Describe the importance of institutional identity and branding within a research and partnership development site.

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Learning, Work, and Community: Optimizing a College Work Program

10:45 AM-11:45 AM | Room 362C

Presented By: Ian Norris, Professor of Marketing, Berea College | Chad Berry, Vice President for Alumni, Communications, and Philanthropy, Berea College | Sylvia Asante, Dean of Labor, Berea College | Jenny Akins, Director of Foundation Relations and Corporations, Berea College

Campus work programs are well-positioned to address current higher education challenges around equity, the value of liberal education, and the world of work beyond. A cross-functional team of leaders, administrators, and faculty will share their work optimizing a college work program with a focus on the liberal arts, integrative learning, and 21st-century workforce preparedness. You’ll discover how federally-recognized work programs operate within a liberal arts context and how one college undertook a large-scale project to optimize its own long-standing campus work program.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Map Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) learning outcomes to work programs and other high-impact practices to address the work-preparedness gap the AAC&U identified in its 2021 employer report.
2. Generate ideas for integrating campus work programs, internships, and career development opportunities with academic learning in a liberal arts context.
3. Think critically about issues of equity and access on your campus with respect to integrated learning in a liberal arts context.
4. Share feedback and ideas about how work programs may fit into innovative new funding, recruitment, and integrative learning models for higher education.

The Planning Continuum: Reset and Reignite Priorities to Inform Decision Making

10:45 AM-11:45 AM | Room 262

Presented By: Michael Gulich, Director, Campus Master Planning and Sustainability, Purdue University-Main Campus | Jessica Leonard, Associate Principal, Ayers Saint Gross | Viron Lynch, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management, Ringling College of Art + Design | Amelle Schultz, Associate Principal, Ayers Saint Gross

Academic life is closely tied to space and it’s now more critical than ever for planners to prioritize outdoor environments. Post-COVID, we must reset and reignite a shared vision for campus spaces inside and outside. We’ll discuss how two institutions’ cultures of continuous planning leverages data, facility information, and design to engage new stakeholders, implement a campus-wide vision, and fast-track decision making. The world of planning is changing, so come learn how creating the right scope to achieve the desired outcomes and inform decision making is critical for establishing a planning continuum on your campus.

Learning Outcomes:

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. Refresh and rejuvenate your outdoor spaces to better support your instructional, research, and engagement mission post-pandemic.
4. Explain how to leverage partnerships, a collaborative process, and commitment to a vision to fast-track your project and decision making.

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11:45 AM-12:30 PM | Ballroom

When a Building is More Than a Building

12:30 PM-1:30 PM | Ballroom

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Presented by: Dr. Donde Plowman, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

We often think of buildings merely as structures that we design, build, and maintain. Yet in truth, these structures are also places that can make occupants feel a sense of belonging and of “place” within a community that connects people to one another. Campus buildings that foster a sense of place and community can ignite our imaginations for delivering our institutional missions in new and meaningful ways. Join us in an exploration of how leadership at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville plays a key role in creating these welcoming campus spaces.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify physical characteristics of campus buildings that can create a sense of belonging at your institution.
2. Explain how buildings have the ability to bring people together within a campus community.
3. Recognize how you can help deliver your institution’s mission through buildings that create a sense of “place” for people on your campus.
4. Describe the important role that leadership plays in creating welcoming places on campus.

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UTK Student Union Ballroom

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