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2030 Strategic Plan
Planning for Higher Education Journal

A Half-Century of Change on College Hill

 One of the epicenters of the historic preservation movement in the United States, the east side of Providence is also home to Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design. Preservation leaders and institutional leaders—sometimes adversaries, sometimes partners—took a meandering path toward the expansive notion of Historic Providence that we see today. This article will explore the changing notions of cities, preservation, and institutional development on what is aptly called College Hill. It is a story of mutual support, conflicting values, and an extraordinary act of planning: the College Hill Study.
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

Book Review: The New American College Town
Conference Recordings

Bringing it to the City

 Come learn how to develop strategic partnerships among university, developer, and consultant stakeholders at your institution as well as optimize site development for long-term improvements in recruitment, retention, and revenue.
Conference Presentations

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).
Conference Presentations

Campus Transformation and Community Revitalization

 Binghamton University has become a catalyst for transforming and revitalizing an economically-challenged community while maintaining its historical footprint.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Community Colleges

 This is a reprint of a paper originally published on the Fulton-Montgomery Community College website in August 2013.
Conference Presentations

Community Engagement Centers

 Discover how the University of Pittsburgh delivers diverse expertise and support to communities in need through an off-campus community engagement center initiative.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Creating Global-Ready Places

 Global demographics are shaping new civic patterns which will strengthen the relationship between universities and cities in ways that create local prosperity.
Blog Post

Cultivating 55+ Communities on Campus

 To gain insight into the potential opportunities and obstacles university-based retirement communities (UBRCs) present for higher education, we turned to Andrew Carle, adjunct faculty member, senior living administration for Georgetown University’s Master of Science Program in Aging & Health.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Engaged Institutions, Responsiveness, and Town-Gown Relationships

 Campus planners cannot discern the future requirements of their host communities if they do not know what those stakeholders want and need from their local institutions of higher learning.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Engaging Stakeholders Locally and Globally

 The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University treated its stakeholders and partners as critical sources of information and inspiration in planning for a dynamic and flexible new world headquarters.
Conference Presentations

Expanding Community: How to Create a Thriving Off-campus Environment

 Transforming vacant off-campus buildings into vibrant centers of learning and experience extends an institution’s presence and mission and helps dismantle town and gown barriers.
Conference Recordings

Experience vs Convenience

 Two universities share how their hospitality teams rethought their dining operations over the past year—UConn, as one of the country's largest self-operated food service programs, focused on maintaining diverse options; Yale, as a transformational organization, committed to table gatherings and healthy, locally-sourced food.
Conference Presentations

Exploring the Role of Campus Architecture in Revitalizing Urban Downtowns

 In this session, we will demonstrate how Rutgers University aligned its development model with city planning initiatives to be a partner in urban renewal at its Camden and Newark campuses.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Fully Engaged

 The most effective master plans are those that reflect the myriad voices of the institution. Engagement should be informative, inclusive, meaningful, and fun—and should be the product of an integrated process.
Conference Presentations

Highlander Accelerator

 In this session, we will discuss how to successfully plan campus facilities that accommodate place-specific educational content for non-traditional and underrepresented students as well as lifelong learning for community members.
Conference Recordings

How the Performing Arts Foster Successful Long-term Town and Gown Relationship Growth

 This session will discuss how performing arts facilities, when successfully planned, designed, and programmed, can enhance and respond to evolving campus and community cultural demands.
Conference Presentations

Incorporating a K12 Facility on Your Campus

 We will discuss the development of facilities to support K12 programs on a university campus, provide principles for creating multi-generational learning institutions, and translate the process of inquiry to fulfilling a university’s mission.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Is a Capital Project on Your Plate?

 Here are eight steps proven to help planners navigate the complexities and avoid the pitfalls that are too often part of the process when planning and funding capital projects.
Conference Recordings

Keynote | University of Pittsburgh

 Come learn how the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) fostered a sense of community and belonging, created volunteer experiences, and motivated students to comply with health and safety rules during a public health crisis.
Conference Recordings

Keynote | Villanova

 Learn about the decade-long collaborative design process for an important new Villanova University campus development along a bustling regional thoroughfare.
Conference Presentations

Launching the Duquesne College of Osteopathic Medicine From the Ground Up

 Establishing a new college within a university requires coordination with the accrediting body, other university disciplines, the city, donors, and neighboring landowners. We’ll outline and discuss how we navigated the process, challenges, and opportunities related to Duquesne University’s new College of Osteopathic Medicine, including the collaboration with the City of Pittsburgh’s Forbes Avenue Improvement Initiative.
Conference Presentations

Leveraging Performing Arts Programs to Enhance the Urban Condition

 As the role of arts and culture in our cities evolves, institutions are responding by growing their performing arts programs to enhance connection and build community.
Conference Presentations

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.
Conference Recordings

Promoting Just and Resilient Urban Communities Through Integrated Planning

 In this session, we'll discuss how urban institutions are serving essential roles in their cities by addressing inequities in education, economic opportunities, and health.
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.
Conference Presentations

Resilient Together

 In this session we will outline strategies for identifying multi-benefit projects, including finding potential partners and alternative avenues for project implementation.
Example Plans

Ten for One

 The research university’s 2023 strategic plan.
Conference Presentations

The Greater College Park Initiative

 The “Greater College Park Initiative” is a signature multi-year effort in President Wallace Loh’s leadership and administration to continue positive town/gown relations with development that enhances both the university campus and surrounding communities.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

The President’s Role in Cultivating Positive Town-Gown Relations

 College presidents should strive to engage their colleges and communities to develop a college town atmosphere and economy.
Conference Presentations

Tour: UW Bothell and Cascadia College Campus

 A tour of the co-located University of Washington (UW) Bothell and Cascadia College campuses, presented in the context of development opportunities and new regulations from the 2017 Campus Master Plan.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Traffic Congestion on a University Campus

 Universities are in a special position to take information related to the patterns and causes of congestion and apply it to their planning goals. In particular, they can work effectively to reduce demand.
Webinar Recordings

Transforming CSU Monterey Bay With the Living Community Challenge

 California State University-Monterey Bay (CSU-MB) is the first university campus to register for the Living Community Challenge, becoming a model for how university campus design and planning can have a profound impact beyond the campus. We will discuss how our 2018 Architecture at Zero award-winning wellness and recreation design solution is transforming CSU-MB into a healthy, sustainable, net-positive environment.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

University-Industry Collaborations Are Driving Creation of Next-Generation Learning Space

 New spaces, ranging from fabrication and prototyping studios to innovation districts, reflect a growing entrepreneurship and maker culture and give students the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly evolving marketplace.