Katie Clark
Higher Education Market ManagerKIAs KI's Higher Education Market Manager, Katie Clark has over a decade of experience working in colleges directly with students. Katie most recently worked at Swarthmore College as the Assistant Dean for Integrated Learning and Leadership and the founding Director of the Center for Innovation and Leadership, with previous roles at the University of Pennsylvania and Williams College. She has expertise in design thinking, student leadership development, innovation and entrepreneurship, career services, admissions and enrollment, strategic planning, and intentional community building. Katie holds a Master of Science in Higher Education Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and a BA from Smith College, where she is a Trustee Emerita. She holds additional certifications in Social Innovation Design from the University of Pennsylvania, Design Thinking from Stanford's d.school, and student athlete leadership development from the NCAA.
Building a Sense of Belonging on a College Campus
Belonging isn't just a feeling, it's a design challenge. As college campuses face mounting pressure to improve student retention, support staff wellbe
…Belonging isn't just a feeling, it's a design challenge. As college campuses face mounting pressure to improve student retention, support staff wellbeing, and serve an increasingly diverse population, the physical environment has emerged as one of th
…Belonging isn't just a feeling, it's a design challenge. As college campuses face mounting pressure to improve student retention, support staff wellbeing, and serve an increasingly diverse population, the physical environment has emerged as one of the most powerful and underutilized tools available. This presentation brings together a higher education practitioner and a furniture industry expert, both with deep roots in student affairs and a shar
…Belonging isn't just a feeling, it's a design challenge. As college campuses face mounting pressure to improve student retention, support staff wellbeing, and serve an increasingly diverse population, the physical environment has emerged as one of the most powerful and underutilized tools available. This presentation brings together a higher education practitioner and a furniture industry expert, both with deep roots in student affairs and a shared history working at Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania, to explore how the spaces we plan, specify, and build actively shape or undermine a student's sense of belonging on campus. Grounded in student development theory and translated into practical design language, attendees will examine how furniture, fixtures, equipment, and spatial configuration can transform a campus from a place students attend to a place they belong.
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