As we plan for the next academic year in student housing, we are all trying to reassess how we disseminate and present information to today’s students. What worked five years ago, probably isn’t going to work well today. Our student’s information environment has changed greatly. We need to think in terms of using smaller bits…
In this episode we interview Capstone On Campus Management’s Associate Vice President of Business Services, Masha Sapper. Masha has 14 years of experience in the student housing industry. We asked Masha to be on the podcast because of her extensive experience in helping campuses accomodate observant Jewish students in all areas of campus housing and…
The Huffington Post recently tweeted a blog article highlighting a list of the “Top 10 Colleges with the Happiest Students.” Seeing as I’m a sucker for top 10 lists, I had to peruse the list. As I did, I noticed something that showed up in the description of each school listed. Here are some quotes:…
On a typical day at the office in the week leading up to final exams, I received a phone call on my direct line. The caller seemed startled when I answered the phone. “Hello, this is Doug Brown.” There was a short pause and then the caller said. “Is this the president of Capstone Management?…
Not long ago I had the good fortune to participate in the Closing Retreat of the ACE Fellows Program. If you are not familiar with the ACE Fellows Program I encourage you to visit their web site and learn more about this outstanding learning opportunity. The ACE Fellows Program prepares emerging leaders to serve American colleges…
Capstone On-Campus is excited about the unveiling of our new blog entitled, “Student Housing Matters.” Our goal is to provide a forum for important matters related to on-campus student housing, as well as a place to provide thought leadership on why we believe (and are passionate about!) that quality on-campus student housing matters. Why do…
