Colleges and universities considering launching an esports program must complete a long checklist of items. One of the most important is finding a dedicated space for an arena on campus.
UB guest columnists Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis discuss five ways to reap the benefits of online learning, and why they only teach online and would never choose to teach in-person again at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Fordham University is providing professional development for distance learning in the Bronx during the coronavirus closures, while Berea College helps feed K-12 students in Kentucky.
UB guest columnist Karen Gross considers the implications of closing campus and/or turning to online learning, and offers 10 concrete suggestions for higher ed leaders to help students cope. She is the former president of Southern Vermont College.
Study abroad programs are suspended in China, Italy, South Korea and elsewhere as coronavirus spreads and college and university officials prepare for more cases in the U.S.
UB guest columnist Gabe Antenucci of LaBella Associates shares three design and programming considerations for accommodating special needs users when adapting an existing facility or building a new one. He was part of the design team for Nazareth College's new Golisano Training Center for students and Special Olympics athletes.
UB guest columnist Elizabeth Killian shares strategies based on Marquette University’s award-winning CAMPus Impact program, which is strengthening town-gown relations.
The best relationships grow out of collaborative planning and programming, and require a shared philosophy and practice of transparency about future development options, says James E. Samels, UB Future Shock columnist.
An integrated, personalized and meaningful engagement strategy brings in more than just gifts, says UB guest columnist Robert Anderson, who is vice president for alumni relations and development at Albion College in Michigan.
With growing on-campus housing demands, larger living and learning communities are being designed. These larger communities create neighborhoods within the greater campus. UB guest columnists Luis Bernardo and Jessica Pagan Aello say it is vital that the communities have a sense of identity and are easily navigable.
