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Higher Ed institutions require a wide variety of building types: classroom buildings,
residence halls, libraries, recreation facilities, business schools, etc. Most clients, when
they are seeking an Architect, expect to see numerous examples of the building type
they are planning in a firm’s portfolio. If FGM is to achieve the long term of goal of
designing large, complex projects on its own (without another architect providing
design or planning expertise), we will need to complete several examples of one or
more building types in order to demonstrate our familiarity with the design issues that are
specific to each building type.

The Higher Ed portfolio currently reflects strengths in the following building types:
 Student Housing
 Transportation Education (will be affected by FGM’s role in the successful
completion of the Olive-Harvey College Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
project)
 Public Safety (in collaboration with the Municipal Practice)

FGM will continue to use strategic teammates with the programming, planning and
design expertise in building types that are not strongly represented in its in-house
portfolio. Potential key design partners include KWK Architects (student housing),
Populous (athletics and recreational facilities), Payette (science facilities), and Perry
Dean Rogers (academic libraries).

Goal 5: Increase FGM’s name recognition in the Higher Ed practice.
To promote FGM within the Higher Ed world, Higher Ed core team should attend, and
pursue speaking engagements at, conferences, write articles for industry publications,
host roundtable events with client groups, and volunteer with industry organizations.
When appropriate, projects will be submitted to design award programs.

FY 2017 UPDATE: The Higher Ed group actively participates in and sponsors events with
industry organizations, including the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
and AIA. Past involvement with the APPA organization was primarily handled by Ed
Choklek. With Ed’s departure and the need to conserve resources, our active
involvement in APPA, ILAPPA, MAPPA, and MoAPPA has been curtailed. Selective
attendance at conferences will be considered. During the past year, speaking
engagements have included:
 Illinois Chief Engineers and Facility Managers Conference (Joe Chronister and Ray
Lee)
 SCUP One-Day Symposium at Oakland University (Joe Chronister served as emcee)
 Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I)
Conference (Dave Yandel)
 Illinois Community College Chief Financial Officers (ICCCFO) Conference (Dave
Yandel and Carol Stolt)

FGM organizes, and is the only Architect in attendance at, one or two Higher Ed
Roundtables each year. The most recent roundtable was hosted by Northwestern
University in February 2016.

Positions of active involvement in industry organizations include:

Joe Chronister
 Chair, Professional Development Committee, North Central SCUP
Dave Yandel
 Committee Member, AIA Chicago Education Knowledge Community
Carol Stolt
 Member and Past President, ASID Illinois