HGA’s Rebecca Celis and Rob Hnasko are presenting educational sessions at the MAPPA & MIAPPA Joint Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 1 and 2.
Completed in two construction phases over three years, the 145,000 square foot renovation of the College Services building at Normandale Community College aimed to bridge the gap for first–generation and non-traditional students to simplify and consolidate access to Student Services including financial aid, registration, billing and advising. Along with a new one-stop service center, the project spurred the development of an integrated service model to align service delivery and meet student needs. Rebecca will speak on how the project spurred the development of flexible, right–sized, technology-enriched classrooms and created student–study and collaboration areas that bridged the gap in the transition to hybrid learning. In addition, she will share how creative phasing allowed the project to seek successful funding, successfully navigating the state’s bonding process to deliver a fully renovated core academic space on campus while avoiding major disruption to campus activity during the pandemic.
Program: MAPPA & MIAPPA Joint Conference
Speakers: Rebecca Celis (HGA)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Date and Time: November 1, 2022 – 2:15pm – 3:15pm CST
Our society’s journey through the past two plus years has led us to embrace new technologies to communicate, learn, and share. For higher education, these technologies have had a profound effect on how educational content is delivered. The new hybrid workplace is prevalent in the work environment and similar “hybrid” approaches to learning are also evolving. It is widely acknowledged that we will return to a learning environment that is different– content is now easily delivered digitally, but we all still long for that personal and physical interaction. This session explores the changes in learning spaces and supporting technologies to support this new age what the future holds for how learning spaces will evolve.
Program: MAPPA & MIAPPA Joint Conference
Speakers: Rob Hnasko (HGA)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Date and Time: November 2, 2022 – 11:15am – 12:15pm CST
About MAPPA
MAPPA is the Midwest Region of APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities. They are dedicated to maintaining, protecting, and promoting the quality of educational facilities. They serve and assist facilities professionals in colleges, universities, and other educational institutions throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
To learn more, visit MAPPA Midwest Region.