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May 20, 2025

A Unique University Initiative for Adolescent Behavioral Healthcare

Abstract: The Brandt Behavioral Health Treatment Center and Retreat of Rutgers University is the first of its kind. As a unique response to adolescent behavioral health challenges, Rutgers is developing a new clinical and research program along with a two-building on-campus residential and outpatient facility. Mental health challenges are rising among young people, and these issues require inventive and accessible solutions. This session will demonstrate how sustainable, biophilic building design can support an innovative, integrated approach to the mental health treatment of adolescents and young adults.

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May 20, 2025

Educational Programs and Community Partnerships for Skilled Trades Pathways

Abstract: Skilled trades education programs provide a viable and equitable option for students who choose not to pursue a four-year degree. Program expansion into high schools through career and technical education promotes these pathways even further for completion and success. This session will show how Howard Community College (HCC) is responding to labor shortages in skilled trades occupations by creating educational programs and partnerships to provide additional access to high-quality jobs that offer family-sustaining wages and benefits. Join us to discover new approaches to education and partnerships that address equity gaps in economic and professional opportunities in our communities.

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Published
April 7, 2025

Making and Measuring Equitable Economic Impact

Abstract: Regional economic growth is often central to an institution's mission, with co-benefits for learning and research. Effective, equitable industry and government partnerships can open student internship and job opportunities, translate research into community benefits and prosperity, build town-gown synergy, and draw more students, faculty, and resources. In this session, our panel will outline strategies for building effective industry and government partnerships as well as measuring, improving, and communicating results. We'll show you how to find and build partnerships that genuinely, equitably deepen economic impact and student opportunities; critically examine results; make changes to optimize impact; and demonstrate your success.

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Published
April 3, 2025

Leveraging New Campus Development for Community Empowerment

Abstract: Affordable and accessible higher education is key to upward mobility and community transformation, especially for many rural and remote suburban communities that have limited access to resources. In this session, we'll explore the potential synergies between existing community colleges and their satellite locations. How can institutions drive community-engaged development in places that really need it? Is it better to build on existing assets or to build new? Discover how a community charted its own path toward a new college campus by organizing, passing a bond, and ultimately developing a tech-enabled, high flex learning environment with community space.

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Published
October 23, 2024

Using Ecosystemic Design to Build Regional Strategic Partnerships

By: Linda Baer, Principal, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. | Laura Bowman, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Relations, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Brenda Flannery, Professor and Dean Emerita, College of Business, Minnesota State University-Mankato | Edward Inch, President, Minnesota State University-Mankato

Planning through an ecosystem lens allows for coordination, innovation, and value exchange for regional strategic partnerships linking learning, work, and economic vitality. Using ecosystemic design, Minnesota State University (MSU), Mankato and the greater Mankato region will partner, innovate, and act in the future tense with the community and business ecosystem to train and sustain the workforce for local to global challenges.
Abstract: Planning through an ecosystem lens allows for coordination, innovation, and value exchange for regional strategic partnerships linking learning, work, and economic vitality. Using ecosystemic design, Minnesota State University (MSU), Mankato and the greater Mankato region will partner, innovate, and act in the future tense with the community and business ecosystem to train and sustain the workforce for local to global challenges. Join us to discuss ways of bringing stakeholders together to develop synergistic solutions for connecting university learning experiences and strengthening talent and skills for regional economic development.

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Published
October 23, 2024

A Successful Model for Integrated Strategic Planning and Implementation

By: Hannah King Boyles, Sr. Strategic Planning Manager, Ohio State University-Main Campus | Derrick Wyman, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Ohio State University-Main Campus

This session will delve into the creation of a strategic plan at The Ohio State University (OSU) and its academic medical center. The plan leverages program development and integration of enrollment as well as DEI plans to advance goals and meet workforce needs.
Abstract: This session will delve into the creation of a strategic plan at The Ohio State University (OSU) and its academic medical center. The plan leverages program development and integration of enrollment as well as DEI plans to advance goals and meet workforce needs. We'll share approaches for cross-functional collaboration and aligning up, down, and across an organization through stakeholder engagement. We'll also provide an overview of how an integrated academic plan shifts from development to implementation. Join us to learn from OSU's project roadmap, which includes tools to engage internal and external partners and drive implementation.

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Published
July 23, 2024

A Multi-institutional Collaboration to Meet Healthcare Industry Workforce Needs

By: Joel Frater, Vice President of Student Affairs

Community colleges are seeing a decline in enrollment while the healthcare sector is experiencing a chronic workforce shortage.
Abstract: Community colleges are seeing a decline in enrollment while the healthcare sector is experiencing a chronic workforce shortage. These phenomena require us to examine current and future industry needs to inform the development of a sustainable model. This session will highlight a multi-institutional collaboration, informed by Labor Market Intelligence (LMI), that aligns with strategic priorities and seeks to mitigate a critical regional workforce shortage while positioning for long-term sustainability. Come learn strategies for developing consortium agreements among diverse institutions and how to use LMI to inform sustainable collaborative models to address workforce needs and boost enrollment.

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Published
July 23, 2024

The Ecosystem Project: Revealing the Hidden Dynamics of Higher Ed’s Ecosystems

By: Kristin Backhaus, Dean of the School of Business | Robert Brodnick, Founder | John Cimino, President and Chief Executive Officer

The Ecosystem Project aims to develop tools and methodologies for depicting the complex ecosystems that surround and make up higher education.
Abstract: The Ecosystem Project aims to develop tools and methodologies for depicting the complex ecosystems that surround and make up higher education. This is a collaborative presentation with one of the project's institutional partners, The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, and one of the project's founding partners, the Renaissance Center for Interdisciplinary Thinking, Knowledge Integration, and Advanced Applications of Imagination. Together we'll explore the Hudson Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem and reveal its inhabitants, value dynamics, and potential interventions that can help the ecosystem become healthier and grow the entrepreneurial economy of the lower Hudson Valley.

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Published
July 23, 2024

Exploring History of Place Through Inclusive Planning and Programming

By: Yvonne Choe, Architect, Partner | John Souleles, Partner

The growth of the University of Calgary's Veterinary Medicine program has been a catalyst for several initiatives on campus, including the development of a long range plan, creation of an inclusive program, and development of micro degrees.
Abstract: The growth of the University of Calgary's Veterinary Medicine program has been a catalyst for several initiatives on campus, including the development of a long range plan, creation of an inclusive program, and development of micro degrees. The process of engagement, programming, and design at Vet Med was critical for understanding the urgent needs of the profession and students while being mindful and respectful of the history of place and the indigenous community. This session show how connecting the history of place at a campus master planning and programming level fosters opportunities, success, health, and wellbeing for each student.

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Published
July 23, 2024

Campus Master Planning as a Catalyst for Broader Economic Development

By: Suzanne Klein, Principal, Associate Vice President | Mark McCormick, President

In the face of unprecedented changes, Middlesex College is tackling pressing issues to stay relevant by conducting community outreach, developing partnerships to address workforce changes, supporting non-traditional students, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Abstract: In the face of unprecedented changes, Middlesex College is tackling pressing issues to stay relevant by conducting community outreach, developing partnerships to address workforce changes, supporting non-traditional students, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We'll share how Middlesex went beyond enrollment metrics and traditional master planning strategies with an innovative plan that involves the county and community in supporting a variety of campus and regional initiatives. Come learn how you can apply innovative approaches at your institution to transform long-term academic and master planning while leading cultural changes?internally and externally?and prepare your campus for a post-pandemic world.

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