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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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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Podcast

What Does Your Body Language Really Communicate?

June 30, 2014

Chatting with us again today is Nick Morgan.  We enjoyed having Nick on our podcast in March of this year and invited him back to talk about his latest book, Power Cues, published by Harvard Business Review Press.  We talked about how your body language affects communication with the people around you, as well as,…

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Dismal Outlook for Small U.S. Colleges?

June 23, 2014

Sobering article.  Interesting statement in this article by David Warren, president of the Washington-based National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities on the difficult steps many smaller colleges and universities will have to take to survive: “There will clearly be some institutions that won’t make it and there will be some institutions that will be…

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Podcast

From Professor to President (and Still Professor)

June 17, 2014

In this podcast episode Edward Burger, President of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, joined us for a second time. Dr. Burger originally spoke with us, prior to becoming a University president, in September of 2012 to talk about his book “The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking.”  In February of 2013 he became the 15th president of…

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Wake-up Call for On-Campus Housing

June 11, 2014

Here is an article published earlier this spring in Inside Higher Ed with extremely pertinent information for anyone who deals with traditional on-campus student housing. Based on the research forecast shown below by the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of students estimated to enroll at degree granting institutions is still expected to grow…

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Blog

American Council on Education Fellows Closing Retreat

June 4, 2014

Capstone On-Campus was pleased to once again be a sponsor of and participate in the Closing Retreat for the American Council on Education (“ACE”) Fellows program, which took place earlier this week in Atlanta.  Doug Brown, Monique Newman, and I had a great time interacting with the Fellows on a housing planning exercise, as well as…

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Podcast

Building Student Community & the VP of Student Affairs Living in a Dorm

June 3, 2014

Chatting with us today is Dennis J. Shields, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He spoke with us about his experiences living in a dorm room as the VP of Student Affairs and about his successes in building a great foundation for student community on his campus. Dennis became Chancellor in 2010, after having served as…

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Balancing Act

May 31, 2014

In the world of Higher Education, we are often overly concerned with creating a work/life balance.  Many times we are told that this is the key to maintaining happiness in both our jobs and our lives. However, what if we look at it a different way? This article takes a moment to question that paradigm…

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But first, let me take a selfie!

May 21, 2014

For years now our society has been indulging in the “selfie” trend.  While the act of taking a selfie may be harmless in itself, this is usually followed by posting the photo online to numerous social media outlets and tagging individuals who may or may not be present.   As a college aged student, this happens…

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Is It Really Worth It?

May 16, 2014

In light of the discouraging news we read and hear about the rising cost of a college education, student debt, and dismal job prospects for grads – this was an encouraging report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco last week. Is It Still Worth Going to College? Mary C. Daly and Leila…

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