Listen: Hello, I’m Kyle Jones, and welcome to Join the Conversation, a podcast from COCM. Today, I’m very excited to have Dr. Dane Foust with us. Dr. Foust is the Vice President of Student Affairs at Salisbury University, where he’s been leading transformative efforts since 2001 with deep expertise in student support, housing, enrollment management,…
Host: Kyle Jones, Director of MarketingGuest: Dr. Artie L. Travis, Vice President for Student Affairs, Frostburg State University Kyle Jones:Hello, I’m Kyle Jones. Welcome to Join the Conversation, a podcast from COCM. Today’s guest is Dr. Artie L. Travis. He brings over four decades of experience in higher education leadership. As Vice President for Student…
From COCM and Student Housing Matters, this is Join the Conversation, a show that explores topics and ideas with leaders and influencers in higher education and the student housing profession. In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Dr. Artie L. Travis. Dr. Travis brings over four decades of experience in higher education leadership to our conversation…
Join us for an insightful conversation with Gray Bekurs, VP of Business Development at COCM, as we delve into the critical role of on-campus housing in influencing student recruitment and retention. In this episode, Gray shares his expertise on how student housing can significantly impact a prospective student’s decision to attend a particular university. Discover…
In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Liz Toombs of PDR Interiors, about her experience in transforming student housing spaces into havens of mental well-being. Liz, a Certified Interior Decorator, has channeled her expertise into creating spaces that not only look beautiful but also promote mental health across numerous campuses. Her work, recognized by major media…
Fire safety advocate, Shawn Simons joins us to to tell his story about the fire in Boland Hall on the campus of Seton Hall University in 2000. Shawn and his roommate from Seton Hall, Alvaro Llanos use their incredibly moving story to speak to higher education leaders and students around the country on the importance…
Best selling author and award winning columnist, Jeff Selingo joined us to talk about his most recent book, There Is Life After College. We talked about the way this generation is learning and how it affects the transition to life after college, how residential education is more important than ever, and his favorite phone apps.…
Melynda Davis is COCM’s director at Campus Town at The College of New Jersey. She joined us for the latest installment of our “How I Got Into Student Housing” series. If you haven’t been following this series, the episodes are designed to be a fairly quick look into how these housing professionals got into this…
Our latest post in the “How I Got Into Student Housing” series features Debbie Daniels, COCM’s Director of Edgewood Commons at Frostburg State University. If you haven’t been following this series, the episodes are designed to be a fairly quick look into how these housing professionals got into this field. In every episode you hear,…
We’re back with another edition of “How I Got Into Student Housing.” In this episode we’re joined by COCM’s director of facilities and conference services art Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MASSART), Jen Oliver. Come hear how she went from being a pre-med student to where she is now. If you haven’t been following this…
It’s a little bit of a different week here at Student Housing Matters because we’re releasing two podcasts. The reason we’re doing that is because Danny Anzueto was kind enough to join us to chat about the upcoming NASPA Annual Conference that starts this weekend and goes into next week (March 12th-16th). Danny is the Assistant Director of Member Engagement…
The third installment of our “How I Got Into Student Housing” is an interview with Amy Lorenz, the director for Centennial and Falcon Heights at Bowling Green State University. If you haven’t been following this series, the episodes are designed to be a fairly quick look into how these housing professionals got into this field. In…
