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Conference Recordings

A Research-Based Approach to Designing Higher Education Academic Spaces

 This session will explore the new Academic and Residential Complex at the University of Illinois at Chicago to demonstrate the important role that research played in shaping its design.
Conference Presentations

A Survival Guide to Planning and Executing Phased Renovations
Planning for Higher Education Journal

A Tribute to Achievement and Excellence

 The society’s 2012 awards recognize and applaud individuals and organizations whose achievements exemplify excellence and dedication in planning for higher education.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Assessing the True Cost of Student Housing for Community Colleges

 A campus housing project can only truly be successful if it is in line with the strategic mission of the institution.
Conference Presentations

Beyond Boundaries

 In this session, we will share explicit, purposeful strategies for how to administer shared academic arts and campus life programs that foster interdisciplinary inquiry.
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

Building Community
Partner Content

Building Reuse Is Climate Action

 Read about two renovations that substantially reduced emissions while preserving campus character.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Collaborative Spaces Transform Teaching, Amplify Learning, and Maximize Resources

 A wide range of interactive, hands-on, and socially enhanced settings provide space for the most effective and dynamic teaching and learning in higher education today.
Conference Presentations

Designing Beyond the Binary to Foster Belonging

 This session will present case studies and inclusive best practices for 'designing beyond the binary' to foster belonging in campus housing, restrooms, and gathering spaces.
Conference Presentations

Designing for Intentional Community: Dartmouth’s Housing Transformation
Conference Recordings

Designing for Intentional Community: Dartmouth’s Housing Transformation

 Planning processes must be versatile and nimble to accommodate changing priorities.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Developing a Comprehensive Housing Strategy: a Case Study

 This case study shares successes in developing a long range comprehensive housing strategy for a college with two noncontiguous campuses in a dense urban, cultural center. Some of the successes included are assembling the in-house planning team, using the institution’s mission statement to guide planning, anticipating needs, understanding available resources, and developing a staged strategy that maintains operational continuity.
Conference Presentations

Developing New Typologies for Innovative Group Housing in Under-utilized Spaces

 Lawrence University successfully prototyped new group housing typologies in under-utilized residential spaces, supporting its goal to be fully residential without adding campus buildings.
Conference Presentations

Developing New Typologies for Innovative Group Housing in Under-Utilized Spaces

 This session will describe how an innovative typology for students’ small-group living transformed and expanded group living options at Lawrence University.
Conference Presentations

Expanding Residential Accommodation With Limited New Construction

 Come learn how a 2016 housing planning study that started with an inventory analysis quickly evolved into an ongoing program to add 100+ beds per year beginning in 2017.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Expediting a ‘Mini’-Master Plan

 Collaborative planning for a residential housing transformation at Texas Wesleyan University ensured that the institution and its partners were responsive to the needs and aspirations of its stakeholders.
Conference Presentations

First-Year Success

 We will share examples of rapidly changing student expectations and prepare you to assess your first-year student housing offerings and evaluate their relationships to student success.
Conference Recordings

Hybrid Learning Environments

 Recently, Morgan State University began constructing its new Thurgood Marshall residence hall and we'll explore how we used design and technology to support the building's hybrid environment.
Conference Recordings

Keynote | Morgan State University

 While students have greatly enjoyed the inclusive atmosphere, comradery, and campus activities at Morgan State University (MSU), they were less enthusiastic about the outdated campus housing and dining facilities—join us to learn about the planning process behind MSU’s 21st-century 700-bed housing facility, including a state-of-the-art dining hall.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Land-Grant Campuses for the 21st Century

 To address new population groups and respond to today’s challenges, these institutions plan spaces that also welcome urban, suburban, and remote students.
Conference Presentations

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.
Conference Presentations

Live, Dine, Thrive: Fueling Futures with a Nexus of Transformative Resources

 Championing excellence through campus initiatives, Morgan State University's Thurgood Marshall Hall centralizes diverse student services at the student's doorstep for a holistic focus on sustainability, wellness, and living-learning.
Conference Recordings

Make No Little Plans

 Master plans are more than a campus-wide tool, and with thoughtful planning and execution, institutions can craft a vision tailored to student needs related to housing, dining, and the co-curricular student experience.
Partner Content

Not Just Student Housing: The Next Step to Private-Public Partnerships

 With [P3s] potential to provide greater financial options to universities and, in some instances, social and economic revitalization to their surrounding communities, public-private partnerships will continue to gain greater acceptance.
Conference Presentations

On-campus Student Housing

 Come learn from campus facilities planning and student affairs officials, who will address the pros and cons of different delivery methods (P3, purchase/renovation, and conventional construction) from the perspective of up-front costs, operating and maintenance factors, student experience, and functionality.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Overcoming a $90M Budget Overage in Vanderbilt University’s Residential Colleges

 The University, architects, engineers, strategic planning consultants, and contractor teams worked hand in hand to peel back the onion to stem the overruns.
Conference Presentations

P3@UIC

 A case study of an academic and residential complex at University of Illinois-Chicago, and plans for future multi-use center.
Webinar Recordings

Passive House Design and Residence Halls

 The session will discuss the basics of Passive House (PH) design, how it can both save energy and improve the quality of the interior environment. The presenters will illustrate how Passive House design has been incorporated from both a design and administrative standpoint at the new residence hall at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Planning for ‘Passivhaus’

 King’s College, Cambridge required new postgraduate housing to support its growth plans.
Conference Presentations

Predictive Analytics

 We will discuss a computational metrics mobile app and how Miami University uses it for master planning.
Conference Presentations

Private-Private Partnerships

 Examine a number of cases where Butler University (a private institution) leveraged relationships with public and private partners to provide value to students and the greater community.
Conference Presentations

Promoting Decarbonization and Wellbeing through a Residence Hall Renovation
Conference Presentations

Reimagining Safe and Affordable Student Housing for a Dense Urban Campus
Conference Presentations

Rejuvenation

 In this session, we'll provide you with practical strategies that you can apply at your institution as you explore the possibilities of renovating existing student housing facilities.
Conference Recordings

Rejuvenation

 In this session, we'll provide you with practical strategies that you can apply at your institution as you explore the possibilities of renovating existing student housing facilities.
Example Plans

RELLIS Campus Master Plan

 Detailed campus master plan documentation for the institution’s innovation campus.
Conference Presentations

Residential Life and Safety at the Intersection of Town and Gown

 Colleges and universities must adapt to changing issues around student safety and determine how to address these concerns while maintaining connections with the local community.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Responsive Design

 By incorporating student choice and voice into the planning and allowing autonomy in scale and adaptability, campuses can provide the environment where all students are most comfortable participating in any given activity.
Webinar Recordings

Responsive Design

 We invite you to join a discussion on how schools can thrive by taking this inclusive approach to planning and development.
Partner Content

Secret Service

 Campuses focus on safety as they welcome students back into residence halls—but it won't be the only thing they consider. In this new normal, the mission of community and collaboration hasn't changed, but the ways in which it is achieved may have to.
Conference Presentations

Student Engagement Leads to Thriving Residence Hall

 This session will examine the successful process behind planning Trippe Hall, a residence hall at Penn State Behrend.
Conference Recordings

The European Experience

 After a full year of shutdowns, virtual learning, and constant adaption, we will discuss how University College London and the University of Dublin responded to government mandates and how the crisis has shaped living and working arrangements.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

 Michigan Technological University used active stakeholder engagement, frequent reviews, and vigorous discussion to develop its aspirational master plan.
Conference Presentations

The Informal Learning Environment

 One of three presentations in a collection of informal learning environment imagery presented in twelve minutes or less by campus design leaders.
Report

The Planning and Design of Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Campus Environments

 This is a SCUP Fellow Research Project Final Report for the 2020–2021 program. Space is not neutral; we perceive physical environments differently based on our backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. This new, research-based playbook can guide universities and design teams through key strategies and possible metrics relative to DEI to use when planning, designing, and assessing physical campus space.
Conference Recordings

UIC’s Recovery Plan

 Come learn about the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)’s recovery plan for residence halls and classrooms as well as its established protocols for enabling the safe return of students for the fall 2020 semester.
Partner Content

Use Evidence to Plan Facilities That Drive Student Success

 In this article, the author draws upon research from his book How to Get the Most Out of College to highlight the evidence that campus planners and designers can use to help drive student success.
Report

When City Parks Are Your Quad

 This is a SCUP Fellow Research Project Final Report for the 2022–2023 program. This report explores how the urban campus can best support student development in a safe, yet open environment.