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SCUP 2020 North Atlantic Regional Conference

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Building the Brand

 In this session, we'll demonstrate how Quinnipiac University communicated its updated brand identity through physical campus renovations.
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Campus Public Art

 Join us for this primer on campus public art. We'll discuss funding, decision making, how public art is an investment, and what can go right (along with what can go wrong).
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Canaries in the Demographic Coal Mine

 We'll discuss the demographic decline, institutions already affected, and proactive strategies for addressing it (already undertaken by some).
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Cathedral

 This session will present the cathedral model as a tool to analyze how our institutions can support lifelong learning, the academic portfolio, and vibrant community outreach.
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Classrooms of the Future in Buildings of the Past

 As the university re-evaluates undergraduate learning environments, a pilot classroom in historic Harvard Hall is the springboard for integrated planning and design processes.
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Curriculum and Campus By Design

 We'll discuss Yale-NUS's unique educational model, the master planning and programming process for its new campus, and the campus's design.
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Designing for Climate Action

 We will explore ways that a design thinking process can build a visible culture of sustainability at the hyper-local campus scale and drive climate action across academics, governance, and operations.
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Energy Master Planning to Reduce Carbon Emissions

 This session will provide you with tools to engage in meaningful campus discussion about implementing a transition away from fossil fuels for heating and cooling and achieving net zero carbon emissions.
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Hampshire College

 In this session, Hampshire College provides a model for how resource-limited campuses can leverage their sustainability assets to support curricular and community transformation.
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Institutional Strategies in Project Delivery

 Brown University's Strategic Sourcing program, a strategic partnership that streamlines planning, design, and construction for the university, delivers higher quality project outcomes with long-term financial savings.
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Leading with Culture and Community to Transform a University Building

 We will share the planning behind the transformation of Yale Law School's Baker Hall and demonstrate how deeply engaging the new occupant's culture can powerfully guide building transformation.
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One Yale

 Yale has unified its community with strategic development along its two-mile-long urban campus, strengthening diversity and inclusion while the historically dispersed communities of the residential colleges continue to flourish.
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Roadmap to a Capital Renewal Program

 We will share how Tufts University manages its capital renewal program using a ranking strategy that considers building condition, utilization, modernization needs, and academic priority.
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Rubik’s Cube

 Yale University's new Yale Science Building and its associated renovation projects illustrate how a new facility can integrate under-utilized space, meeting program needs and connecting existing science buildings.
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Site Universal Design for an Inclusive Built Environment

 We will describe the tenets of universal design, show examples of how it is used on campuses, help you avoid mistakes commonly made when incorporating universal design, and outline universal design maintenance requirements.
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The Evolving Academic Workplace

 Learn current methodologies for effective, function-based workplace planning that eliminate redundancies, break down silos, allow dynamic modes of working, and increase collaboration.
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The Innovation Campus

 We will share how Northeastern University developed the Innovation Campus at Burlington, Massachusetts (ICBM) using alternative financing strategies, private partnerships, creatively re-purposed existing facilities.
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Transform Educational Facilities for Innovative Learning and Environmental Stewardship

 We'll share recent examples of existing buildings that were transformed for new use and discuss the connection between carbon and building reuse.
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Transforming Vacated Office Space Into Modern Learning Environments

 We will discuss how Sacred Heart University acquired the GE world headquarters facility, transforming it to create a modern, nationally branded campus.
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Two Community Colleges With Differing but Similar Survival Paths

 This session will explore how two community colleges are making both similar and different strategic choices in order to thrive during a very uncertain period in higher education.