Repurposing Higher-Ed Campuses

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Finding Purpose in Repurposing: Higher-Ed 101

Balancing New Expectations with Existing Acreage & Inventory

“Repurpose” verb: adapt for use in a different purpose…or simple jargon? You decide. Enjoy a candid conversation with campus leaders from Connecticut’s colleges & universities about opportunities to reexamine goals of capital improvement plans. Learn how the AEC industry is collectively tackling new approaches to next-gen space within existing footprints & how to make what is old, new again. Impacts of enrollment forecasts, the economy, public health, and evolving student/faculty needs will be covered as focal points for reinventing what the “college experience” looks like in the 2^nd quarter of the 21^st century – for living, working, and educational environments.  

Speakers:

Joseph Banks, AIA, LEEP

Director of Construction

Wesleyan University

Elizabeth Bender

Director of Capital Planning and Construction

Quinnipiac University

Kathryn Hurley

Assistant Vice President and Director, Facilities Management

Fairfield University

Robynne Orr

Associate Director, Project Management

Yale University