Conference Presentations

Recruitment and retention are increasingly vital as student demographics evolve. New approaches to collaborative planning create keystone spaces on campus that can reinvigorate entire zones and benefit students, faculty, staff, and the bottom line. The University of St. Thomas's Schoenecker STEAM Center uniquely combines science and engineering spaces with liberal arts programs and other collaboration space while also enhancing use patterns, gathering points, and campus circulation. We'll share tools and lessons learned to help you navigate the complexities of co-locating disparate functions while accounting for funding capacity and time-of-day use, resulting in efficient, effective spaces that support changing campus demographics.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Reimagine needs assessment and programming when colocating different departments and engage with faculty, administration, and financial decision makers.
2. Explain how to create and sustain an effective single-project strategy and implement appropriate programming solutions.
3. Communicate the value of this approach to end users and help reimagine a shared definition of success for all stakeholders.
4. Bring back actionable strategies for implementation that will work within your campus's context.

Presenters:

Jim Brummer, Vice President of Facilities, University of St Thomas-Minnesota
Melissa DelVecchio, Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Brian Lapham, Architect and Lab Planner, BWBR Architects, Inc.

Delivered 10/22/2024.

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