The Student Housing Matters blog explores ideas with leaders in higher education and the student housing profession. This is the place to find stories from those who have worked in the field for many years, podcast interviews, and videos about relevant topics in the student housing world.

It’s about matters relating to on-campus student housing, as well as why quality on-campus student housing really matters. We want this blog to serve as a forum for sharing ideas and insights about how your on-campus student housing can do things beyond simply housing students. How it can be used as a more powerful tool to recruit and retain students on your campus. We look forward to you joining us in the conversation.

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Higher Education

Is Your Institution Winning… at Social Media?

June 6, 2016

Education Dive recently highlighted institutions who are best leveraging social media in engaging their prospective, current, and former students. “Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have become powerful marketing and engagement tools for institutions looking to reach current and prospective students, as well as alumni. Knowing how to best take advantage of the media, however,…

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Congratulations to Cornish Commons and CDP!

May 4, 2016

Capstone Development Partners recently received multiple awards for Cornish Commons at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Cornish Commons was honored with three Student Housing Business Innovator Awards in April. Earlier this year,  the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce bestowed Cornish Commons with the “2015 Building of the Year” award. Cornish Commons is a 432 bed…

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The Power of College Rankings

April 11, 2016

Inside Higher Ed recently reviewed a study regarding the reaction of institutions who lose rank in the college rankings report release annually by US News and World Report.  Contrary to what one may think they might do to counter the fall and add a point of attraction, they do just the opposite. Those institutions are found to raise…

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New Rule Extends Stay in US for Some Foreign Grads

March 31, 2016

Good news published recently in The New York Times regarding grads in specified fields that wish to remain in the US. International students earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in the United States will now be eligible to stay for three years of on-the-job training. Read the full article here.    

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On-Line Learning and the Rising Freshman

February 24, 2016

“Study suggests acceptance of online education still lags among high school students.” Interesting article from Inside Higher Ed about high school students’ perception of on-line learning.  It seems this cohort would see it as a “given,” but that may not necessarily be the case.    

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The Buzz: Intentionality

July 7, 2015

Today we are introducing a new feature on Student Housing Matters called The Buzz. It’s a spotlight for thought leaders to share their thoughts and stories on a single word topic.  For this inaugural post, we asked our five guests to share their thoughts on the topic of intentionality.  Some great thoughts and stories here,…

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Diversity in Higher Education and Concept of Reimagining an Urban Campus

June 11, 2015

Joining us this episode is Dr. Steven Diner, professor of history and former chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark.  Dr. Diner spent some time with us talking to us about his background in the higher education world, the subject of diversity in higher ed, and the concept of “reimagining an urban college campus.” Dr. Diner became chancellor…

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Knowledge Management

April 15, 2015

On this episode, we interviewed Jim Lee, Senior Advisor, Knowledge Management, with APQC, the American Productivity and Quality Center.  APQC is a member-based, non-profit organization, focused on benchmarking, best practices and knowledge management research.  Their mission is to help organizations around the world improve productivity and quality in a variety of ways. Jim has over…

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Eight Helpful Tips on How to Best Utilize the Conference Season

February 9, 2015

As conference season grows upon us, I think it is important for us to reflect on the best practices for making the most of your conference experience. Whether you are a seasoned professional or interviewing for your first job out of Graduate school; these helpful tips can be very helpful no matter what level you…

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We Have Lost a Friend

December 18, 2014

Words cannot express how saddened I was to learn early this morning about the passing of Dr. Stephen Kopp, president of Marshall University. It was a privilege to first meet him in 2006, when Capstone was fortunate to be selected to partner with the University on the new First Year Residence Halls and Recreation Center. …

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10 Things to Consider When Working in a Leasing Trailer

November 13, 2014

You’re building a new Residence Hall or Apartment Complex. Great! Unfortunately, that means you won’t have a permanent office space until the project is near completion. No problem, a trailer can be a perfect home for the next year or so and in some ways may be better than your permanent office. There are things…

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