Join the Conversation Podcast How I Got Into Student Housing – with Kelly Podach Francis When a residence hall comes in under budget, that money can be invested in the building itself. But how do you make decisions around what improvements to prioritize? Kelly Podach Francis designs an action plan based on student feedback, and…
Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington is just opening a new residence hall. They had a some footage shot from a drone camera and it ended up producing some incredible views of the building and the backdrop of the city. Cornish -College of the Arts from Chad Copeland on Vimeo.
This is the second part of the two-part podcast, The State of On-Campus Housing: Utilizing Student Housing for Recruiting, Retention & Enrollment Management. To listen to part one, click here.
This past November, Student Housing Business brought together leaders from higher education, as well as the student housing industry, for the inaugural InterFace Student Housing Conference in Orlando. A wide variety of topics salient to student housing were discussed -from Finance to Architectural Design Trends to Residence Hall Renovations and Technology. In case you weren’t able to…
Dr. James Muyskens, President of Queens College, spoke with us about his upcoming retirement, reflected back on his career, and explained how a decision to bring a residence hall to the campus changed the school as a whole.
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…
The Multi Family Executive magazine recently did a pretty neat infographic on “Great Events in Student Housing History.” It shows significant milestones from residential living on campus, from the 23rd century until today. One such fun fact from the document: The first known residential university in the world was established in 470 AD in Bihar, India.…
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. …
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…
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 a photo…
Perhaps the most stressful event for a student moving to a new housing community is move-in day: parents driving with their son or daughter to a new place, trying to figure out when and where to check-in and start moving all of your electronics and plastic storage boxes, and figuring out where the closest TARGET…
If you have ever wondered what student affairs in higher education looks like on an international scale, don’t miss the video below. Tonya Neumeier, Vice President of University and Client Relations at Capstone On-Campus, sat down with us and re-lived the ACUI International Study Tour of the Arabian Gulf. In the video podcast below, she…
