All Blog Posts (11)

It's difficult for a SCUP staff member to find time to attend concurrent sessions, I was able to enjoy two of them this year, each of them about strategic planning. I was not able to attend the session — Are We Wasting a Perfectly Good Crisis? — presented by George P. Pernsteiner, chancellor of the Oregon University system. Luckily, Scott Carlson captured the session for The Chronicle of Higher… Continue

Michael F. McGoff and James Van Voorst of SUNY Binghamton shared how inter-unit cooperation and integration of planning solved a financial crisis for that institution's School of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts (LS&A). This image shows Michael:

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The University of Pacific was the recipient of SCUP's 2009 "Excellence in Institutional Innovation and Integration" ("Triple I") Award. Tursday morning, Robert Brodnick, Pacific's assistant provost for planning, innovation, and institutional assessment titled "Unleashing Innovation: The Power of a Strategic Plan." Rob explained Pacific's work to make its strategic plan more than just another "recurring document." When the campus communities prioritized their traditional values, "innovation" ros… Continue

Yum. That's the word that comes to mind when I think back on my dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery. I was on my own, so instead of waiting for a table (it was a crowded Saturday night), I bellied up to the bar. Ordered their handcrafted porter. Delicious. Rich, chocolate flavor. Dinner was the pulled-pork sandwich. Melt in your mouth and tender. The bartender told me he used to live in Detroit at the Renaissance Center while his father worked on the installation of the city's Peoplemover. Friendly en… Continue

A small group of SCUP staff went to Old Town Pizza last week. The building is an old mariner's hotel and tavern. The ceiling has rough-hewn beams and the furniture is old and eclectic--wooden tables, old horsehair sofas, a big comfy chair or two. The pizza was excellent and reasonably priced. However, the thing that drew me was the ghost. A woman who was murdered in the building is sometimes seen on the second floor. I was disappointed that I did not see her but not disappointed by the food. Continue

Sunday night's plenary address was by Susan Anderson, head of the city of Portland's Bureau of Sustainability and Planning. That's right, Sustainability AND Planning. Only, the way she described it to the SCUP audience was that essentially they are one in the same. You achieve sus… Continue

From the 7/17 Daily Journal of Commerce: Portland may be Better Place down the road Shai Agassi wants to make Portland a better place … eventually. Agassi, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and founder of Better Place electric vehicle services is busy in San Francisco, Honolulu, Denmark, Israel, Japan and Australia. But Portland looks like a good fit for the Better Place pipeline. Better Place is setting up networks of electric vehicle battery-swap stations. Some electric vehicles c… Continue

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Betty Cobb and I ate at Henry's Bar and Grill on 12th Street and Burnside in the Pearl District. Great selection of beer (Henry's is not a brewery) and food was good an plentiful. Nice atmosphere. It's located one block from the world's largest bookstore, Powell's City of Books. Continue

Hi everyone, I completed my travels with a lovely train ride to Portland from Washington state and thought about all who are en route or soon to be en route to SCUP-44. As I write this, colleagues and friends from 12 countries are preparing to join us here. Safe travels, everyone! And to those unable to join us this year, I hope you'll enjoy the posts to this blog. We look forward to sharing with you.… Continue

This information is in the form of a post to my "Create the Future" blog. Anyone who joins this temporary network (It's free.) will be able to blog, as well as do other things. Blogs are where we hope you will share the stories of your tours, restaurant experiences, and good times with other SCUPers while in Portland. Please do share. Not only will what you share enhance the experience in Portland for other SCUPers in attendance, it will inform those who cannot attend this year. In addition to… Continue