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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2014 Move In Photo Contest

August 14, 2014

It’s that time of year again… That time when the masses of students are migrating back to campus and moving trucks are getting ready to be unloaded.  It’s one of the busiest times of the year for on-campus housing – move-in!  And we’d love to see you in action.  So, we’re putting on the photo…

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“Do Bold Experiments That Are Cheap to Try Out”

November 18, 2013

Recently, I watched a TED Talk by New York City’s Transportation Commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan. Sadik-Khan discusses projects that transformed the streets in all five boroughs of NYC. Listening to Sadik-Khan describe the renovation of 26 acres of space (including Times Square), changing the aesthetic of public areas, improving the efficiency of the buses, and increasing…

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NACAS Virtual Roundtable: Housing Success Through Partnered Outsourced Management

November 13, 2013

Today (11/13/13) at Noon EST, there will be a NACAS Virtual Roundtable on the subject of “Housing Success Through Partnered Outsourced Management,” hosted by officials of Coppin State University and Capstone On-Campus Management.  It will be a short online presentation on how Coppin was able to enhance its services and still maintain fiscal control by…

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New Student Housing in Downtown Seattle for Cornish College of the Arts

November 6, 2013

Cornish College of the Arts, located in Seattle, has just announced plans for new student housing on their campus in downtown Seattle.  Capstone On-Campus is proud to partner with Cornish Housing and Res Life in a shared governance arrangement to manage this new, state-of-the-art facility. Check out the full story here.        

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Student Housing Matters: A Real Life Example

October 4, 2013

Now that move-in has come to an end and we have been able to get back into the normal flow of business, I have been rereading some of the old posts on here. Seeing the pictures from all of the different sites, great interviews and, of course, the new freshman class that have just moved…

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Move-In Photo Contest 2013 Winner: University of Houston

September 24, 2013

Day 5 – Univ. of Houston giant team photo[/caption] The 2013 move-in contest was a really neat way to see what the move-in process looks like at schools across the country.  We received over 125 photos over the two weeks and hate that everyone couldn’t win because it was extremely fun going through them all. …

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Photo Contest: Week 2 Summary

September 3, 2013

We received so many awesome pictures the last two weeks. We’re going to let YOU decide the grand prize winner in a couple of days but first, check out some of the best pics we received the last week of the contest.

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Freshman Bond Over Shared Love for the “Today Show”

September 3, 2013

Tight knit community is one of the main advantages to living on-campus early in a college tenure.  That community builds a sense of belonging, which then translates to a student being more likely to finish at that university. In the spirit of building community, and fresh off of move-in, a group of Freshman students living…

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Move-In: Behind the Scenes

August 29, 2013

On college campuses across the country, this time of year is one of great activity and a lot of excitement. Tens of thousands of students from coast to coast are settling into their new homes. Making the transition a smooth one for incoming Freshman, returning Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Grads is a monumental feat that…

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Photo Contest: Week 1 Summary

August 26, 2013

Check out some of the best pictures from the first week of the “Move-In Photo Contest.”  Remember the contest continues for another week and ends next Monday (Sept. 2).  See the contest details for ways to submit!

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