To Earn Respect, Be a Team Player – with Kerissa Hobstetter

Some student housing professionals are only willing to perform the duties listed in their job description, while others do whatever it takes to provide the best possible experience for residents. Today on Student Housing Matters, Kerissa Hobstetter explains how being a team player earned the respect of her colleagues—and the COCM Excel Award!

“Do Bold Experiments That Are Cheap to Try Out”

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…

Freshman Bond Over Shared Love for the “Today Show”

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…

Join the Conversation Episode 17 – Interview with Mike Clardy

In this interview we spoke with Mike Clardy, the director of communications and media relations at Auburn University, about the issue of the “Toomers Corner” tradition and how that impacts student life on campus. Mike has served at Auburn University for the past 15 years. He has 23 years of experience in higher education advancement,…

Looking Deeper at Student Happiness

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:…