Society of College and University Planning conference set at Clayton Hall

2:36 p.m., Aug. 15, 2012--A one-day workshop and conference of the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware campus in Newark. 

The conference, organized and sponsored by Paul Pusecker, senior business officer for UD’s College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the SCUP national and mid-Atlantic board, will focus on “Improving Universities, Improving Students’ Experiences: How to Start to Address a Multi-Billion Dollar Problem.”

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June 5: Blue Hen 5K

University of Delaware graduates planning to attend Alumni Weekend are encouraged to register for the annual Blue Hen 5K walk and run, which will be held Sunday morning, June 5.

June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

• June 6-9: Food and culture series
• Through June 30: 'Saving White Clay Creek'
• July 22: WWE Heatwave Tour
• Through Sept. 16: Women of color in academia

In this full-day workshop, participants will learn how lean principles and tools can help them effectively address problems they face in operations, deferred maintenance, and renewal on campus. 

The group will work collaboratively to deeply understand a commonly shared challenge, generate and prioritize ideas to address the challenge, and develop actionable solutions. 

Throughout the workshop, participants will engage in hands-on activities that reinforce lean principles and tools. By practicing what they learn, participants will understand the value and relevance of this approach, and how it can be applied in other settings.

Registration and an agenda can be found online.

The pre-registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 4.