The Higher Education World Has Been Talking About Breaking Down Silos for Years. SCUP-42 Put Integration On Display.

In the October issue of University Business, Caryn Meyers Fliegler does a superb job of writing about what an enriching experience SCUP-42 was, last summer in Chicago. A SCUP annual, international conference has never been so thoroughly covered in a single article. But we'll do even better next July in Montreal!

The Society for College and University Planning's annual conference, held in Chicago in July, offered dozens of such examples of integrated planning, connected departments, multipurpose buildings, linked institutions, and collaborative partnerships. The "Shaping the Academic Landscape: Integrated Solutions" conference highlighted green building, strategies for health, science, and technology centers, and ideas for community colleges. The conference gathered 1,557 attendees (more than any past SCUP conference) as well as 117 exhibitors, all with a focus on academic planning, facilities planning, and resource and budget planning.

Note, also, that this issue of University Business is its annual "State of Higher Education" issue and is simply packed with great stuff.