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Planning for Higher Education Journal
“A Moment of Grace”
The author examines how four institutions—Northern Arizona University, Emory University, Berea College, and Ithaca College—are incorporating sustainability into their curricula.Example Plans
Access to Excellence
This academic plan document enumerates the institution’s academic goals and strategies, with special focus on generating or enhancing interdisciplinary connections between the primary academic themes.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Book Review: Equity in Science
The author identifies five science disciplines as outlier exemplars for their work and success in creating equity-based change, using them to explore how equity issues seep into the everyday life of higher education. Multiple actionable steps are proffered to as readers in the conclusion on how we can address systematic change.Conference Presentations
Branding and Design Strategies That Build STEM Career Awareness
This session will explore an integrated approach to planning, design, and branding an HBCU's new STEM facility, including carefully developed digital messaging, to encourage student awareness of STEM academic pathways and professional opportunities.Example Plans
Build the Future
Campus master plan document for a STEM-focused institution, deeply aligned with its strategic plan.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Creating a Place for Introductory Mathematics
Sometimes thinking outside the box requires designing within the box—be that box a university prerequisite or a campus facility.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Designing for STEM
Community colleges are developing sophisticated simulation laboratories, makerspaces, and innovation centers to prepare students to successfully enter the STEM workforce and meet the needs of high-tech employers.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Enhancing the Student Experience in the Sciences
Science education and science student retention are improved by transforming an underutilized campus space into an Academic Support Center that colocates critical undergraduate academic services.Conference Presentations
Mapping Career Pathways from the Community College Campus to Regional Industry
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.Conference Presentations
Planning the AI Pipeline: Attracting Students With Three Future-focused Projects
Rapidly changing users and technology paired with long project timelines requires institutions to think ahead and implement innovative strategies for creating new, high-end engineering facilities.Example Plans
Quality Enhancement Plan
Report
Smart Building, Smart Campus
This is a SCUP Fellow Research Project Final Report for the 2019–2020 program. This report explores the hypothesis that user-centered design would better address STEM student needs and could increase the likelihood of a broader adoption of remote labs.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Strategies to Successfully Navigate the Design of STEM Facilities
Successfully planning interdisciplinary, inter-college STEM facilities requires a special set of tools to navigate the challenges that arise when dealing with a diverse set of users.Example Plans
The Tuskegee Trajectory
The university’s strategic plan details five broad goals with supporting strategies and measures for success. Focus centers on student success and leveraging technology for the 21st-century learning experience.