Conference Presentations

Community colleges provide equitable access to higher education and pathways to sustainable careers. This session will show how Laurel Ridge Community College (LRCC) secured its role in the regional economy by aligning programs with community priorities and mapping students’ career pathways to inform facilities planning. Collaboration with industry and the community enabled LRCC to plan for expansion, relevant programs, and advanced facilities for science, technology, engineering, math, and health sciences (STEM-H). Join us to find out how an engaging, user-focused academic building can leverage both flexibility and specialization to support student success and attract partners.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Make the case for aligning academic, facilities, and market planning with regional economic development goals to create long-term mutually beneficial relationships between campus and community.
2. Recognize opportunities to leverage community and industry alliances to justify and incentivize facility planning initiatives and influence planning strategies.
3. Identify planning and design tactics that balance the need for specialized facilities that accommodate specific industry-driven programs with flexible learning environments that will accommodate and support diverse learners.
4. Detail a process and define the key elements needed to justify and commit to establishing a new specialized program and credential offering, including facility impacts.

Presenters:

Christopher Coutts, Provost and Vice President of Communications + Planning, Laurel Ridge Community College
Anthony Lucarelli, Principal, Grimm + Parker Architects
Damon Sheppard, Principal, Regional Leader of Science and Technology, HOK.
Falecia Williams, President, Prince George's Community College

Continuing Education Units: AIA LU 1.0 Unit (SCUPM24C2697) | AICP CM 1.0 Unit

Delivered 03/05/2024.

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