Webinar Recordings
Out of the Fire and Into the Future
Insights on Essential Planning Strategies Post COVID
Published 2020
Recorded September 17. The integrative process of short-term planning during the pandemic effectively brought together academic, financial, and physical planning, and presents a unique opportunity to continue work across traditional planning silos. Explore new planning modes being used during this crisis and their long-term application.
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Coffee Chat: All Good Plans Change
Published 2020
Recorded September 16. Amanda Markovic from GBBN Architects and Jennifer McDowell from Carnegie Mellon University moderated this coffee chat on how institutions can adjust to keep those on campus feeling safe, supported, and healthy.
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Instructional Economics
Making Finance-Informed Academic Decisions
Published 2020
Recorded September 15. All program decisions have financial consequences—and some may surprise you. We will share a methodology for analyzing instructional economics and strategies for incorporating this data into the program decision-making process for long-term financial health.
This is part two of a three-part program series, “Integrated Planning to Build a Thriving Academic Program Portfolio.”
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Academic Program Portfolio Planning
Preparing to Thrive
Published 2020
Recorded August 27. In a competitive landscape, it is more important than ever to ensure the programs you offer align with demand in the market. We will discuss the data you need, and where to find it to evaluate market demand for academic programs, including critical data on student demand that is often overlooked.
This is part one of a three-part program series, “Integrated Planning to Build a Thriving Academic Program Portfolio.”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Construction on Campus
Published 2020
Recorded August 26. This webinar will focus on how higher education campus construction is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its positive and negative implications on construction sites on the MIT and Northeastern University campuses. Panelists will share case studies of how on-campus construction has changed, the new supply chains, and staff management consideration.
This is part of the series “Less Talk, More Action: Tactical Topics to Return to Campus.”
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Creating a More Adaptive Institution in the Wake of COVID-19
Published 2020
Recorded August 20. This interactive panel discussion will bring together different institutions’ perspectives from facilities, technology, student services, and finance to understand the impact of COVID-19 on institutions and their student experience. The discussion will be organized in three parts, each with a prompt to inform the discussion, a poll to take the pulse of the audience, and an open discussion among panelists.
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Great Days in New Ways!
Using COVID-19 to Push Sustainability Forward
Published 2020
Recorded August 13. This webinar will discuss finding ways to keep sustainable packaging for different styles of service, operational hurdles for trash pickup, and how to tell your campus' story to keep sustainability programs alive. Learn how speed, safety, and sustainability can coexist, as well as how food waste and food insecurity have been affected as a result of COVID-19, and what can be done to combat them.
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Developing Successful Campus Collaborations and Trust During COVID
Published 2020
Recorded August 6. In this webinar, Gretchen Von Grossmann of Tufts University and Sarah Madden and Kelly McQueeney of Harvard University shared how they have brought their campus communities together to tackle COVID challenges and what protocols and perspectives are becoming “game changers” in the process.
This is part of the series “Less Talk, More Action: Tactical Topics to Return to Campus.”
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Coffee Chat: Feeding and Comforting the Campus Community in a Pandemic
Published 2020
Recorded August 5. Join us for a discussion on food production and distribution in campus eateries during COVID-19. Questions regarding how the pandemic will influence the dining experience, the evolving menu of sustainable, healthy food, variety and choice, and how students come together to share a meal will be considered.
