Integrated Planning for Higher Education Institutions Focus of Society for College and University Planning's Annual Conference July 10 - 14 in Minneapolis, MN

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Higher education professionals responsible for developing and implementing strategic, academic, financial, or facilities-based plans for college and university campuses face many challenges: Did they involve all the right stakeholders for the plan to succeed? Does the plan dovetail with other plans on campus? How should the plan be communicated? Does the plan satisfy all federal, state, and local legal and legislative requirements? Are there enough funds and other resources to implement the plan?

Sharing solutions to these planning issues is the focus of SCUP–45, the Society for College and University Planning's (SCUP) annual, international conference and idea marketplace, July 10–14, 2010, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN.

The conference is titled "Integrated Leadership for a New Reality."

Environmental pioneer Jerome Ringo, a senior executive for global strategies for Green Port, will open the conference at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, speaking on "The New Color of Green — The Next Inconvenient Truth." Mark David Milliron, deputy director for postsecondary improvement, US sector, at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will speak on higher education's challenges and opportunities in his talk, "An Optimist's Education Agenda," at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 12. Digital media technologies expert, Mark Valenti, president of The Sextant Group, a technology integration firm, will discuss new technologies that are revolutionizing the way we plan and manage campus facilities on Wednesday, July 14.

More than 80 educational sessions and pre-conference workshops, all tied to integrated planning, will be offered on topics such as: academic planning, assessment, collaborations and partnerships, disaster preparation, enrollment planning, environmental sustainability, facilities, financial planning and budgeting, historic preservation and planning, learning environments (classroom/laboratories), performance indicators and benchmarks, residential life, science and engineering, space utilization, strategic planning, technology, and town-gown relationships.

Tours of local college and university campuses and Minneapolis landmarks also will be offered. The Idea Marketplace will showcase 100 exhibitors.

The conference is open only to registered attendees and media. One-day registrations are available. Press passes are available at the registration desk; ID required.

The early-bird registration deadline is April 30. Visit www.scup.org/page/annualconf/45/.

SOURCE Society for College and University Planning