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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Join the Conversation Podcast Episode 3 – Interview with Dr. Carol Cartwright

September 4, 2012

In this episode, we interview Dr. Carol Cartwright.  Dr. Cartwright is the former president of Kent State University and Bowling Green State University.  She is also a member of the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame.  Learn more about Dr. Cartwright HERE. You can subscribe to the podcast by directly searching for “Join the Conversation Podcast”…

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The ACE Fellows Program – Focusing On Facilities in Student Attainment

August 22, 2012

As Doug Brown noted in a post on this blog earlier this summer, student facilities play a major role in higher education advancement and student success and degree completion.  The American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program has had the opportunity to work with Capstone On-Campus and Ball State University (IN) on this key issue.…

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The College Advantage: Weathering the Economic Storm

August 21, 2012

If you have a day when you wonder if working in Higher Education or supporting students has value, read this report.  You will soon find your work does matter. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce produced a report on the economic recovery and its relationship with college graduates: “Many of the stories…

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Connecting with Prospective Students

August 10, 2012

Just in case you missed the essay written by Catherine Sloan for Inside Higher Ed, I am providing the link.  Ms. Sloan offers a perspective which applies not only to recruiting students to a campus, but serving them after enrollment.  Her words offer a clear reminder that we must never stop seeing through the eyes…

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Inside MassArt’s New Residence Hall

August 7, 2012

Interesting elements in the new residence hall at MassArt. Great example of an institution that is “getting it right” in regards to offerings to their students. What remarkable features have you incorporated (or seen at other campuses) in your residence halls?

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Student Housing through an International and Technological Lens

August 3, 2012

In student housing, many things clamor for our attention day in and day out. Sometimes it is something small, while other times it’s more challenging like working with a student/parent on a concern or tackling increasing retention on campus. Though it often feels like trying to juggle about a dozen balls at once, there are…

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Are Student Residents Customers?

July 24, 2012

I recently read an article published by the non-profit Center for American Progress and it really got me thinking. I’ve always had strong feelings about treating our residents as customers. It’s hard to get around the fact that they are customers as they pay to live in housing.  But if the adage “the customer is always…

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