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Planning Underway For SCUP–44Our next annual, international conference and ideamarketplace, SCUP–44, will be held in the OregonConvention Center in Portland, OR, July 18-22, 2009.Call for ProposalsWe’ve already received a handful of proposals forconcurrent sessions and workshops and expect anothergreat turnout this year!hotel.Remember: If you plan to submita proposal you must do so byOctober 1, 2008, at www.scup.org/annualconf/44/call.html!Hotel InformationKeep the networking going afterthe sessions. Stay where mostother SCUPers will be at theHilton Portland and ExecutiveTower, the official conferenceVisit www.scup.org/annualconf/44/hotel.htmlExhibit/Sponsor/AdvertiseThe idea marketplace is filling fast! More than 50 percentof the booths have already been reserved. Plan ahead foropportunities to share information about your products andservices.Visit www.scup.org/annualconf/44/exhibit.sponsor.advertise .htmlPortland, OR, is referred to as the greenest city in the USand is noted for strong land-use planning and investmentin public transit. It also is known from its large numberof microbreweries and coffee houses as well as tranquiloriental and rose gardens, a vibrant, family-friendlyriverfront, museums, wineries, bicycle rentals, and historicsites.Visit www.travelportland.com to plan your visit.Attendees view a display of the award-winning projects in a display area inthe Idea Marketplace.Awards & RecognitionAward Submittals Opens October 1SCUP will be posting the Call for Entries for the 2009SCUP Excellence in Planning, SCUP Excellence inLandscape Architecture, and the SCUP/AIA-CAEExcellence in Architecture awards program.Projects must be submitted by February 27, 2009, to beconsidered by the awards jury.New Institutional Innovation AwardSCUP is introducing a new bestowed award this year,called the SCUP Award for Institutional Innovation andIntegration. It will honor the achievement of highereducation institutions, or teams of individuals, whosework has demonstrated integrated and innovative thinking,planning and implementation.Nominations for this bestowed award also will be dueFebruary 27, 2009.Book NewsTrends in Higher EducationFind out about the latest trends in demographics,economics, environment, global education, learning, andpolitics in SCUP’s Trends in Higher Education. Visit www.scup.org/pdf/SCUP_Trends_8-2008.pdf to download acomplimentary copy.SCUP Member News 6 August 2008
Coming October 2008!A Guide to Planning for ChangeThis is the long-awaited update and enhancement of AGuide for New Planners.By: Don M. Norris and Nick L. PoultonA Guide to Planning forChange combines thepractical insights of theauthors’ earlier work with thefuture vision and insight. Thebook takes the reader throughthe history of planning andstrategy execution in highereducation by outlining itsmany eras and stages ofdevelopment; highlights thelatest thinking and writing onthe topic; summarizes thenew and emerging challenges facing leaders of collegesand universities; and discusses new techniques and tools(most notably, analytics) to create an enhanced model forplanning in higher education.This model recognizes the many internal, external, up,down, and sideways forces, challenges, and opportunitiesfacing higher education and that, ultimately, it is thesuccessful, expeditionary execution of strategy that willhave a lasting impact on the institution.Classroom BooksLeslie M. Lunce, associate director for the Center forInstruction, Research & Technology (CIRT), at IndianaState University in Terre Haute, IN, will use In Sync:Environmental Behavior Research and the Design ofLearning Spaces, by SCUPer Lennie Scott-Webber, ina course titled, “Networking and Facilities in EducationalSettings” this fall.If you are interested in purchasing books for classroomuse, please contact Tanya Dabney, SCUP officeadministrator, at tanya.dabney@scup.org or 734.998.9003.Business & UpdatesJuly Board MeetingsThe 2007-08 board of directors met on July 18, 2008, priorto SCUP–43. Here is a summary of their decisions andactions:• Jim Murdock, SCUP secretary-treasurer provideda financial overview and presented the FY08–09operating budget for the board’s approval. Thefinancial statements and budget will be reported inthe SCUP Annual Report to Members, which will bepublished in October.• Leslie Louden, vice chair of the SCUP MembershipCommittee and chair of the SCUP VolunteerismTask Force, reported on the task force’s final list ofrecommendations to improve members’ volunteerexperiences. The recommendations include providingvolunteers with job descriptions with clearly definedexpectations and time requirements, the need fororientation or training for certain positions, and theneed for a recognition program. The board then askedthe SCUP staff to review the recommendations andreport in October on how to implement them.• The board approved a request by the SCUPMembership Committee for a new institutional groupto serve professionals working for federal, state, andlocal governments, foundations, accrediting agencies,non-profits and not-for-profits. “Group G” will beavailable October 1.• The board approved a request by the SCUP AwardsCommittee for a new bestowed award, titled “SCUPAward for Institutional Innovation and Integration.”Nominees will be required to include, among othercriteria, an external endorsement such as a letter ofrecommendation from an outside institution. Theaward will be given in July 2009.• Jaime Garrido reported on the activities of the SCUPNominations and Elections Task Force, which seeksto find ways to identify and develop future volunteerleaders for SCUP.• The board approved an eight percent increase in duesfor July 2009 for most membership categories exceptstudent and retirees.• Alex Roe reported on the activities of the SCUPVolunteer Recognition Task Force.• A task force was formed to examine SCUP’s role inSCUP Member News 7 August 2008
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