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Blog Post

Published
September 24, 2025

Planning for Parenting Student Success

A Cross-Functional University Initiative Provides Centralized Delivery of Support Services

By: Apryl Motley, CAE, SASM

To gain insight into how cross-functional planning can support parenting students’ success, we turned to Brianne Dávila, PhD, associate dean for academic programs and student success and professor of sociology, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and Giselle Navarro-Cruz, PhD, associate professor, early childhood studies, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

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August 18, 2025

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Strategic Alignment for Degree Completion

Leverage an Integrated Planning Approach to Improve Credit Momentum and Student Success

By: Nicole DeCapua, EdD, Mildred Mihlon, PhD, and Tracy Louisse S. Chacon, MEd

By coordinating cross-functional teams, employing real-time data, and strengthening communication systems, a university bolstered student retention and completion without requiring new funding or staff.

From Volume 53 Number 4 | July–September 2025

Abstract: This article presents how a small, resource-constrained university leveraged integrated institutional planning to launch a 30-credit completion strategy that significantly improved student momentum, graduation rates, and institutional planning culture. By coordinating cross-functional teams, employing real-time data, and strengthening communication systems, the university built a scalable and sustainable framework that bolstered student retention and completion without requiring new funding or staff. This case offers a roadmap for similarly situated institutions aiming to align credit accumulation initiatives with broader strategic goals to drive measurable student success outcomes.

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Conference Presentations

Published
April 3, 2025

Live Your Strategic Plan: A Framework for Facilitating Campus Engagement

Abstract: Traditional strategic planning can lead to a static plan that does little to inspire implementation or true change. This session will detail a process that promotes buy-in and engagement while providing structured frameworks to support implementation and assessment. Our framework provides support for a campus community to 'live' its institutional strategic plan through the strategic planning cycle (SPC) at the unit level, informing the realization of institutional goals and outcomes. We'll provide our tools and approaches for you to access and review, as well as the rationale for developing support for your own campus communities to 'live' their strategic plan.

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Blog Post

Published
January 15, 2025

We’re All in Labor

A Different Perspective on Higher Education Institutions Working with Unions

By: Apryl Motley, CAE, SASM

To gain insight into relationships between higher education institutions and labor unions, we turned to Gregory Mantsios, the founding dean of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Labor and Urban Studies and director of the Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
December 20, 2024

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Planner and Counsel

Engage an Influential Partner to Advance Integrated Planning

By: Christian Osmeña, EdD

Planners and attorneys might be natural colleagues. Higher education trends are making this alliance even more critical.

From Volume 53 Number 1 | September–December 2024

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Blog Post

Published
August 9, 2024

Slight Differences and Lots of Similarities

Two Conference Presenters Both Advocate for Developing and Improving Planning Culture

By: Melodie Greer, MEd, Bryn Athyn College

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Conference Presentations

Published
July 23, 2024

Leveraging Progressive Design-Build Delivery for Capital Projects

By: Brandon Dekker, Principal | Brian Pratt, Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Architect | Marijke Smit, Principal, Education Strategies | Khristina Stone, Preconstruction Manager

California recently passed legislation that permits its public entities to leverage Progressive Design-Build (PDB) delivery methods for capital projects.
Abstract: California recently passed legislation that permits its public entities to leverage Progressive Design-Build (PDB) delivery methods for capital projects. Other states are following suit, which will upend traditional planning and design processes. This session will outline necessary changes to pre-design planning processes and considerations to set projects up for success under a PDB delivery model. We'll share tools that will help you achieve better outcomes in your planning and design processes, including lessons learned from our own successes and challenges of using PDB as a project delivery method.

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Conference Presentations

Published
July 23, 2024

Relationship Building: Strategies for Inclusive, Student-Centered Design

By: Christopher Gluesing, Senior Director, Planning & Project Delivery | Kathleen Kugi-Tom, Senior Project Manager | Katherine Nichols, Principal | James Pfeiffer, Principal

The Dr. EJ and Margaret O'Brien Hall at Marquette University showcases the ways in which relationship building between people, disciplines, space types, and contexts advances design to achieve human-purposed, inclusive outcomes for the department and campus.
Abstract: The Dr. EJ and Margaret O'Brien Hall at Marquette University showcases the ways in which relationship building between people, disciplines, space types, and contexts advances design to achieve human-purposed, inclusive outcomes for the department and campus. In this session, we'll discuss the new convening, inclusive, student-focused hub for business and innovation leadership and demonstrate how it exemplifies the core tenets of relationship building in navigating campus engagement, design process, and future success. Join us to learn useful strategies around relationship building within your campus communities, collaborative design processes for hybrid learning, intersecting purpose-built and loose-fit design, and post-pandemic student wellbeing.

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