What We’re Reading: The Cost of Dropping Out (WSJ)

Quite a sobering article dealing with the millions of students struggling with college debt and no degree. We would like to hear how your students and campus are feeling the effects. The Cost of Dropping Out The rising cost of a college education is hitting one group especially hard: the millions of students who drop…

Join the Conversation Episode 8 – Interview with Norb Dunkel

To listen to the audio version of this podcast you can directly searching for “Join the Conversation Podcast” in iTunes, or by going HERE. Mr. Dunkel serves as the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Auxiliary Operations at the University of Florida. His primary responsibilities include providing supervisory oversight for the Department of Housing and…

Join the Conversation Podcast Episode 7 – Interview with Masha Sapper

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…

I Learned to Supervise Millennials While Taking Piano Lessons

There’s a new generation overrunning our departments: Millennials.  They were born after 1980 and came of age in the new millennium.  Also, they are becoming unavoidable in the workplace.  I, like many others, have been frantically adapting my supervision style to match their needs.  I find myself doing all the same things I’ve previously done,…

Stupid Resident Tricks: Our students are playing some dangerous “games”

I’m not sure whether the cause is boredom, curiosity, the need for a thrill, a natural desire to push boundaries, or just plain old-fashioned peer pressure, but the number of incident reports coming across my desk lately that chronicle really poor choices by residents has risen significantly over the past couple of years. If you’re…

Observations from the Corner Office

Earlier this year, Capstone On-Campus employees outlined six “promises” to our colleagues, residents, and clients that we believe are critical to supporting and maintaining our focus and mission, which is to continue to excel as specialists in the management of student housing owned by non-profits.  Our goal is to come to work every day committed…

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:…

Social Media Adoption Soars in Higher Ed

As mentioned in a recent CNN article, “according to a study by the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 100% of universities surveyed use social media to communicate with students, up from 61% in 2007-08. The study found that 98% of the responding colleges have a Facebook page and 84% have a…

College Affordability and Transparency Center

I wanted to send this link to our Blog readers because it is a resource that I like a lot. The information is provided by the U.S. Department of Education in response to The Higher Education Opportunity Act.  If you want to know where your College/University stacks up in the ranking of Tuition and Fees…