COCM Becomes 100% Employee-Owned Student Housing Company

COCM (Capstone On-Campus Management), the leading provider of third-party management services for on-campus housing, proudly announces it has become a 100% employee-owned and operated company. The transition to an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) closed on July 31, 2024, positioning COCM as the only employee-owned on-campus student housing company.  Becoming a 100% employee-owned company affords…

P3 Project Breaks Ground on $148.8m Graduate Student Housing at University of Maryland

College Park, Md. — A public-private partnership (P3) between Campus Apartments, Mosaic Development Partners and Capstone On-Campus Management at the University of Maryland has broken ground on a $148.8 million graduate student housing project on the university’s campus in College Park. The community is the first of a larger, three-phase development that will replace the existing…

Brian Kraft talks growing trends with Student Housing Business Magazine

View the full article in Student Housing Business Magazine’s latest issue. Operating On-Campus A look at some of the growing trends and best practices for third-party management on-campus. By Katie Sloan Enrollment is continuing to rise at many universities across the country — a fact which, alone, would be likely to substantiate a rise in…

Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence: How COCM’s Student Housing Calculator Revolutionizing Student Housing with Doug Brown and Gray Bekurs

“Housing is a critical activity that relates directly to the status of the university, and if it’s not healthy, the rest of the institution is not either,” – Doug Brown, President, COCM Join us as we celebrate COCM’s 20th anniversary with the theme “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, and Building the Future.” On this…

Introducing COCM’s New EVP of Operations – with Jeremy Biddy

“It’s been an interesting, interesting time since early spring of 2020. And I think what we have learned are some lessons about how we can better provide service for both our students and our employees… Those folks on the front line really are the key to our success. We know that, and we’re going to…

Emotional Intelligence in Student Housing – with Natalya Cook

It’s important for students to feel valued in the place where they live. And emotional intelligence is key in giving Gen Zers that sense of belonging and connection. Listen in as Natalya Cook explains what student housing communities can do to make EQ a priority and create a culture of transparency, vulnerability and trust!

Achieve 100% Occupancy in a New Student Housing Community – with ReNesha Martin

How do you achieve 100% occupancy in a new student housing community—during a pandemic? Today on Student Housing Matters, RaNesha Martin shares her experience launching the new Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community at Bowie State University, explaining what differentiates the ELLC and how student involvement in marketing and recruitment contributed to the project’s success.

Meeting People Where They Are – with Corey Reedy

2019 Excel Award winner Corey Reedy doesn’t do what he does for the recognition. He truly cares about the people he works with, and that inspires him to meet them where they are. Today on Student Housing Matters, Corey explains how he provides individualized support to the staff and students he manages at COCM.