Planning for Higher Education Journal
Telling the Untold Stories
George Mason University Frames the Conversation Around Its Institutional Namesake and His Legacy
From Volume 48 Number 3 | April–June 2020
Through historical study, outreach, and education, undergraduate students at George Mason University began research that developed into the Enslaved Children of George Mason Project. The goal was to broaden the university narrative, encourage discussion about American ideals of equality and freedom, and transform a complex historical legacy and memorial into an inclusive campus place for reflection and dialogue.
Conference Presentations
Go Nowhere Without a Partner
Published 2020
SCUP 2020 North Central Regional Conference. This session will demonstrate how to meet complex needs for economic mobility and the workforce through several diverse partnerships. You’ll learn about various sources you can use to achieve successful project results—city capital and operational money, voters, private sector— as well as how you can nurture your campus and community partnerships for the long term.
Conference Presentations
Speed, Efficiency, and Consensus Through the Collaborative Process
Published 2019
Come learn from our unique approach in which actual users participate in designing an outpatient center on the Nebraska Medical Campus, allowing implementation of new processes and efficiencies known only to medical center staff.