Conference Presentations

Affordable and accessible higher education is key to upward mobility and community transformation, especially for many rural and remote suburban communities that have limited access to resources. In this session, we'll explore the potential synergies between existing community colleges and their satellite locations. How can institutions drive community-engaged development in places that really need it? Is it better to build on existing assets or to build new? Discover how a community charted its own path toward a new college campus by organizing, passing a bond, and ultimately developing a tech-enabled, high flex learning environment with community space.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify the key features of emerging academic satellite campuses that leverage their relationship with a core campus.
2. Compare community and economic development benefits of campus growth on existing core campuses versus satellite campus locations.
3. Outline a structure for engagement with diverse participants that you can later incorporate into an actionable campus master plan for core and satellite campus locations.
4. Evaluate strategies for connecting design vision to community vision for successful design execution.

Presenters:

Pedro Avila, Superintendent/President, Gavilan College
Katie Brewer, Project Manager, Volz Company
Erin Cubbison, Principal, Gensler
Serafin Fernandez, Director of Capital Projects, Gavilan College
Sandy Mendler, Principal, Gensler

Delivered 04/03/2025.

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