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Published
June 9, 2022

Catapulting African-American Women to Degree Completion at Land-Grant HBCUs

By: Samantha N. Friar, Elgin Community College | Rufus Williams, Managing Director, LoopWealth, and WVON Radio Morning Show Host

What factors support degree completion for African-American women students at Land-Grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)? New research on African-American women's degree completion dives into the contributing factors that support these students and catapult them to the degree completion mark.

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Published
May 24, 2022

Insights from SCUP’s Spring 2022 Trends in Higher Education Report

By: Jim Downey, senior strategy consultant | Nicholas Santilli, Society for College and University Planning

Join Jim Downey, former vice president for planning and institutional effectiveness at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and senior strategy consultant, and Nick Santilli, former provost at John Carroll University and SCUP’s senior director of learning strategy, as they use SCUP’s Fall 2021 Trends for Higher Education report to explore “What If?” questions in a practical format that will allow your team to pinpoint areas for institutional advancement.
Abstract: There are a multitude of internal and external forces that impact higher education, but how can you be intentional about examining and understanding these trends? From finding your way post-pandemic, to demographic shifts and political changes, to social movements and the evolving economy and technology, regular environmental scanning will inform decisions around your strategic plan development or plan implementation.

Join Jim Downey, senior strategy consultant, and Nick Santilli, SCUP’s senior director of learning strategy, as they use SCUP’s Spring 2022 Trends for Higher Education report to explore “What If?” questions in a practical format that will allow your team to pinpoint areas for institutional advancement.

This webinar is a must for anyone serving in a planning capacity in higher education, be it academic, institutional research, institutional effectiveness, campus planning, student affairs, etc.

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Published
May 19, 2022

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The Indispensable Planner

By: Donald M. Norris, PhD, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. | Joseph (Tim) Gilmour, PhD, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. | Linda B. Baer, PhD, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. | Michael D. Moss, Society for College and University Planning

Learn more about how planners can play a new, indispensable role—transformation architect—in helping their institutions transform to meet current challenges. The authors of the new book, Transforming for Turbulent Times: An Action Agenda for Higher Education Leaders, describe this transformative role, why planners are obvious candidates for the role, and the new mindset, behaviors, knowledge, and skills they will need to fulfill it.

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Conference Presentations

Published
March 10, 2022

2022 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference | March 2022

Discovering What Works: From Design Goals to Post-Occupancy Evaluation

By: Jennifer Amster, Page Southerland Page, Inc. | Lauren Bailey, Virginia Commonwealth University | Brent Castro, EYP, A Page Company

Academic facility design effectiveness of is a common stakeholder concern.
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Academic facility design effectiveness of is a common stakeholder concern. Conducting and sharing post-occupancy evaluations helps to ensure a tradition of environmental excellence using an evidence-based design methodology. We'll share the planning process behind Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) Health Professions Building, which brings together nine departments for cross-disciplinary and innovative education, and discuss our design strategies, post-occupancy evaluation, findings, and future implications. The design of complex educational facilities comes with many tradeoffs and decisions; find out how you can apply VCU's tools to collect student and faculty feedback with data that links performance and satisfaction to your built academic environments.

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Conference Presentations

Published
March 10, 2022

Case Study of New, Inclusive Process for Leading and Orchestrating Transformation

By: Joseph (Tim) Gilmour, Principal/President | Timothy Trainor, President

Higher education planners require a proven methodology for supporting their leaders as they seek to transform their institutions in the face of existential threats and challenges in the coming decade.
Abstract: Higher education planners require a proven methodology for supporting their leaders as they seek to transform their institutions in the face of existential threats and challenges in the coming decade. This session will explore how Mount St. Mary's University applied a new, highly-participative process for leading, navigating, and orchestrating institutional transformation. Come learn how this methodology provides institutional leaders with an approach for developing consensus on a promising, transformative vision for the future as well as executing major initiatives that assure its success.

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Conference Presentations

Published
March 10, 2022

2022 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference | March 2022

The Power of Wayfinding: Differentiating Your Brand Within a University System

Differentiating Your Brand Within a University System

By: Lindsay Story, Ayers Saint Gross

Place matters in a higher education landscape that is becoming increasingly more competitive.
Abstract: Place matters in a higher education landscape that is becoming increasingly more competitive. In this session, we’ll show how three institutions within the University System of Maryland prioritized, designed, and implemented a flexible and maintainable approach to signage and wayfinding, allowing each campus to make an impactful, branded first impression. Come learn how to translate years of ad hoc wayfinding into a consistent brand that provides a welcoming, inclusive, and connected campus for all.

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March 10, 2022

2022 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference | March 2022

Honoring History and Ensuring Future Viability at Rowan University’s Fossil Park

By: Kenneth Lacovara, Rowan University | Andy Sniderman, KSS Architects LLP | Marissa Sweig Trigger, Ennead Architects, LLP

This session will explore how Rowan University's Edelman Fossil Park?a museum, research center, and nature park sited around a fossil quarry?uses the past to inform a better future as a world-class destination for scientific discovery.
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This session will explore how Rowan University's Edelman Fossil Park?a museum, research center, and nature park sited around a fossil quarry?uses the past to inform a better future as a world-class destination for scientific discovery. This net zero facility honors the deep history of existing land while ensuring future viability by incorporating site-specific, experience-driven design that preserves the past, reduces environmental impact, and advances institutional mission. Join our panel as they share strategies from Fossil Park aimed at maximizing the value of campus assets, advancing community engagement, promoting a healthier environment, and creating a pipeline of future students.

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Published
February 28, 2022

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Transformation Best Practices in the Decade Ahead

By: Donald M. Norris, PhD, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. | Joseph (Tim) Gilmour, PhD, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. | Linda B. Baer, PhD, Strategic Initiatives, Inc.

Inexorable challenges demand that higher education transform . . . and that transformation needs to start now. Learn more about these challenges and the knowledge, skills, and capabilities an institution needs to transform in the coming decade from the authors of the new book Transforming for Turbulent Times: An Action Agenda for Higher Education Leaders.

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Published
February 7, 2022

A Wellness Masterplan

Re-thinking the Campus Plan Through A Wellness Lens

By: Kent Spreckelmeyer, University of Kansas | Dave Broz, Gensler

Imagine the impact we could have if wellness was the first point of consideration in decision making and planning.
Abstract: What if we looked at campus master planning from a wellness-first perspective? We'll discuss how centering student, faculty, and staff wellbeing can create a more engaging campus experience for all. From using wellness key performance indicators (KPIs) to designing for telehealth, minor shifts can make major changes in the health and wellbeing of the campus community.

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Published
February 2, 2022

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The Planner’s Bookshelf: Opus in Brick and Stone

By: Steven M. Wiesenthal, Studio Gang and 2019–2022 SCUP Board of Directors | Brian H. Griggs, Parkhill’s Higher Education Practice

Join architect Steve Wiesenthal for a conversation with Brian H. Griggs, in which they explore—via Griggs’s book—Texas Tech University’s rich heritage and how it defines the campus today.
Abstract: Author and architect Brian H. Griggs takes a deep dive into his alma mater’s fascinating architectural and planning history in his expansive book Opus in Brick and Stone: The Architectural and Planning Heritage of Texas Tech University. This colorful historical narrative showcases the Lubbock campus’s distinctive Spanish architectural style and follows its extraordinary campus planning evolution as a major public institution.

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