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What you will learn: This course provides an introductory-level primer on planning and management of physical space for higher education. The course includes basic space planning and management vocabulary and concepts, and details the fundamental policies, processes, practices, analytical tools, and database management concepts involved in developing and implementing a space management plan for colleges and universities.

Who should attend: This course is open to all facility planners and designers, space planners and managers, facility managers, resource and space analysis managers, financial planners, real estate portfolio/campus managers, architects, engineers, and consultants.

Space is limited and enrollment is subject to approval.

Cost:

$1,300 Fundamentals Course only
$1,100 with registration to two-day conference

(Fees include course materials, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunch)

A hosted beer and wine bar along with light snacks will be served.

Attendees may sign-in and pick up their registration materials here, or the next morning at the conference ballroom foyer.

Guests welcome.

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For the last seven years, the University of Missouri has been writing the playbook for reducing campus space while growing programs, and here you’ll get the benefit of that hard-earned wisdom. Gerald Morgan charts the reduction of campus building area by over 750,000gsf -- nearly 10% of the university’s physical educational and general space. He provides a behind-the-scenes look into what the bold space reduction initiative accomplished, including project goals and outcomes, surprises along the way, and "succession planning" for growth without physical expansion. He details the policies and processes that have allowed for the demolition or divestment of 24 buildings to-date, saving $147 million from deferred maintenance/capital needs backlog, and reducing operation costs by $5.1 million.

Don’t let outdated space management practices hobble science programs – now is the time to overhaul institutional space use models and extend the productivity of existing resources to navigate the road ahead. Barbara Manley-Smith outlines a comprehensive framework to transform how research space is allocated, managed, and utilized within a university setting including policy modernization, stakeholder engagement, and a shift from space ownership to stewardship. She charts the path to launching a centralized Space Management System (SMS), tracking space usage and funding for data-driven decision-making, and rolling out key performance metrics for sustainable transparency.

(Guests welcome)

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Now is the time to realign academic, capital, and master plans into a comprehensive program and move forward with confidence. Sandie Shea-Crabb and Tom Haskell profile the coordinated development framework that University of Connecticut has put in place, and the  data and engagement requirements to plan for across academic units, students, faculty, and staff. They illustrate findings from an extensive review of existing real estate to optimize funding opportunities and site selection and integrate the campus experience. They demonstrate what the current NextGenCT initiative is delivering in terms of funding, planning, design, construction, and coordination to bring an adaptive campus vision to fruition.