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Planning for Higher Education Journal

A Day-in-the-Life of a College Planner . . . in 2030

 The authors invite readers to join them on a journey into the future, five years ahead. Step into the shoes of a higher education planner in the year 2030 and see firsthand how transformative ideas might reshape your day and decisions.
Conference Presentations

AI Forward: Using AI Ethically and Effectively in Strategic Planning

 AI is transforming higher education planning. Discover how the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse integrated AI tools throughout its 2025–2030 strategic planning process to enhance efficiency, transparency, and engagement.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Can the ‘Iron Triangle’ Be Bent?

 This article explores the implementation and sustainability of long-term (10+ years) tuition freezes at two large public flagship research universities: Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Coordinating Complexity

 The authors replaced a costly, time-intensive model with a SharePoint-based system to transform sprawling processes into responsive systems for growth.
Conference Recordings

Don’t Get Me Started

 This session will address the university's setbacks, challenges, opportunities, and solutions in launching a shoestring integrated planning process amidst multiple crises.
Conference Presentations

Innovative Data Tools That Support Capital and Facilities Planning

 In this session, we will discuss data strategies for capital and facilities planning that enable real-time mobile access to planning tools, automated project tracking, metrics, and building transparency in order to support the planning and execution process.
Conference Presentations

It’s Alive! Georgia Tech’s Bold, Comprehensive Campus Plan

 Planning for certainty in higher education's unpredictable climate is impossible.
Conference Presentations

Leveraging Software to Improve Academic Programs and Faculty Hiring
Conference Presentations

Navigating Academic Success: Dashboards for Data-informed Decision Making

 The role of data-informed decision-making can't be overstated.
Conference Presentations

Strategic Implementation

 By engaging employees as “owners” in the strategic planning process, they can actively manage the forces and operational processes during plan implementation, monitoring, and controlling.
Conference Presentations

Tomorrow Starts Today: Embrace Transformative GenAI & CI

 This session shows leaders and planners how to embrace generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and collaborative intelligence (CI) to address higher education's existential challenges and leap from experimentation to transformation by 2030.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Transforming Data into Meaningful Information

 Leaders in two different accreditation regions share best practices and lessons learned from their integrated planning evolution and its impact on operational efficiency and student learning.