BNIM Principal, James Pfeiffer, AIA and Associate Principal, Anastasia Huggins, AIA, will be presenting A Community College’s Perspective on Their Role in Future-Proofing Education at this year’s SCUP 2021 Annual Conference. They will be joined by Johnson County Community College Dean of the Industrial Technology Division, Richard Fort. Community colleges offer important lessons regarding educational offerings across a diverse background. This forward-thinking session will explore workforce development as a driver for planning and design in community colleges, utilizing metrics to understand long-term projections around regional enrollment needs, and using human-purposed integrated design to build for the future.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Evaluate your current masterplan using lessons learned from community colleges in regards to educational offerings and access in a post-COVID environment.
2. Incorporate design solutions that create diverse spatial and programmatic options to help overcome causal factors in a diminishing workforce.
3. Include workforce development as a driver for planning and design.
4. Discuss how you can use your building as an educational tool by establishing a robust program that uses metrics for continual improvement

This presentation will take place on Monday, July 12 from 11:30am-12:30pm. To register for this event, click here.