The Student Housing Matters blog explores ideas with leaders in higher education and the student housing profession. This is the place to find stories from those who have worked in the field for many years, podcast interviews, and videos about relevant topics in the student housing world.

It’s about matters relating to on-campus student housing, as well as why quality on-campus student housing really matters. We want this blog to serve as a forum for sharing ideas and insights about how your on-campus student housing can do things beyond simply housing students. How it can be used as a more powerful tool to recruit and retain students on your campus. We look forward to you joining us in the conversation.

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Vote for an Overall Winner to the 2014 Move In Photo Contest

September 3, 2014

We had some great submissions for the 2014 Move-In Photo Contest!  Every one of these winners received a $20 Amazon gift card, but now we need you and all of your friends to vote on which photo best displays the spirit of the hard work put on during the move-in process!  The overall winner will win an additional…

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Bill Gates on Higher Education

August 25, 2014

If you were fortunate enough to attend the NACUBO Annual Conference in Seattle this summer, hopefully you were able to hear the keynote speaker’s address to the assembly.  Bill Gates was the keynote this year and had some very good, yet sobering perspectives on the challenges faced within higher education today and the changing landscape…

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Know the Signs

August 15, 2014

With the recent suicide of Robin Williams, I think it was a very heartbreaking yet harsh reality about depression and suicide.  I’m glad that it is bringing awareness to the topic.  Because we work in housing, we may be the ones who catch on to these signs more than parents or families of students who…

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2014 Move In Photo Contest

August 14, 2014

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 the photo…

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Podcast

Knowing and Knowing Better – An Interview with Dr. Peggy Williams

August 12, 2014

Dr. Peggy Williams began her career as a social worker, and upon entering the field of higher education she held various faculty and administrative positions within the Vermont State College system and at Trinity College in Burlington, VT. She served as president of Lyndon State College for eight years prior to being named the seventh—and…

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Points to Ponder…

July 29, 2014

This blog by Stacy Oliver has a variety of points to consider so I wanted to share two that jumped out at me: Are you choosing to engage in professional social media exchanges? My social media experience has been limited but I understand the value. Here is what I’ve gained from it. Selected Twitter to…

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Podcast

The Podcast Is On The Road At NACUBO – Day One, Sunday July 20th

July 21, 2014

This week on the “Student Housing Matters” podcast, we packed up our microphones and headed to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, to talk to some of the leaders and big thinkers in the higher ed community. Throughout this week we’ll be posting a few short interviews…

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Podcast

Mental Health and Substance Abuse On College Campuses

July 16, 2014

The Student Housing Matters blog and podcast exist to provide a place where topics relevant to on-campus student housing can have the spotlight. One such issue is the very important topic of mental health. All across the country there are rising numbers of students on college campuses dealing with serious mental health problems that are seeking…

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5 Tips for Managing a Smooth and Successful Turn

July 10, 2014

\Managing a turn process in student housing can be a complicated task, especially when you have a short period of time to get it all done. At Millennium Hall, Paca and Tubman Houses, we have a range of summer student housing and summer conferences that require rooms being ready anywhere between two days and two…

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University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the Surrounding Community Rebuilds

July 8, 2014

On June 16, 2014 an EF2 tornado struck the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, causing more than $10 million in damage to, most notably, two residence halls, the university football stadium and soccer stadium.   Thankfully, no one on campus was injured during the storm that also caused damage to the surrounding Platteville area.…

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