Who Does Planning?
Career Options
There are many career options for the planning professional.
Some work within the institution and some work in
organizations that service campuses. Planning is not the
responsibility of only those who have "planner" in their
title. Some of the occupations where you can find
professionals with planning responsibilities include:
- Chancellors, presidents, principals, and partners
- Vice presidents, provosts, deans, and department
chair
- Chief academic, business, and planning officers
- Strategic planning and institutional research
directors or managers
- Campus planners, space management, and facilities
directors
- Campus architects, landscape architects
- Project managers
- Architects, engineers, contractors, and
environmental planners
- Directors and above at state and coordinating
agencies
Planning Categories
In addition to the three broad categories of
planning—academic, facilities, and resource—there are other
types of planning, such as:
- Budget/capital
- Campus/master
- Community relations
- Disaster/emergency
- Enrollment
- Institutional research
- Open space
- Space management
- Student housing and services
- Strategic
- Technology
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