Conference Presentations

A sense of belonging is critical for student wellbeing, engagement, and academic success. Social research at Marquette University illuminates how students from different identity groups perceive campus places and informs campus planning priorities. Guided by social research and inclusive placemaking, this session highlights strategies, frameworks, and implications for fostering belonging in diverse campus environments. We'll explore participatory mapping and other tactics for assessing campus belonging from a physical place perspective as well as proposing research-informed changes for future policy, operational, and design interventions.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Communicate to campus decision makers how understanding belonging from a physical place perspective makes a profound impact for a diverse student body.
2. Consider insights from participatory mapping to assess how the physical campus influences inclusion and belonging for students of diverse identities.
3. Explore innovative strategies to prioritize placemaking for fostering a sense of belonging among students.
4. Derive practical insights from Marquette's experience to demonstrate how social research and inclusive planning can create places that foster social, intellectual, restorative, and symbolic engagement.

Presenters:

Christopher Gluesing, Senior Director, Planning & Project Delivery, Marquette University
Loren Rullman, Principal & Director, Higher Education, Workshop Architects, Inc.
Brian Schermer, Principal & Director, Design Research, Workshop Architects, Inc.
Lora Strigens, VP Planning & Facilities, Marquette University

Delivered 07/23/2024.

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