Developing higher ed leadership-design team partnerships early leads to project success—from meeting institution and student needs to attracting and retaining students, says UB guest columnist Paul Orban, of BHDP Architecture.
Colorado College becomes the first higher ed institution in the Rocky Mountain region—and the eighth in the nation—to achieve carbon neutrality, even while increasing its building footprint by more than 10%.
Boosts in strategic decision-making institutionwide make data analytics programs worthwhile, but understanding first all the work involved—from the tech build and cultural shift to the measurement lag—is key, says UB guest columnist Darren Catalano, who is the former vice president of analytics at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
This compilation of recently completed construction projects features multiple slideshows of three new gyms, fitness facilities and athletic centers on college campuses.
The Arkansas institution is relocating students from Cathcart Hall (pictured) so the work, in planning for two years, can begin at the end of the semester.
UB guest columnists Lori Garrett and Susan Reed say renovations to existing campus facilities will become more common than constructing new buildings and offer considerations for planning these projects.
Campus construction projects can be funded in a variety of ways—including through federal and state programs, bond issues, public-private partnerships, and, of course, fundraising.
More than two-thirds of college students still prefer face-to-face learning. But many give campuses low marks for the reliability of Wi-Fi in residence halls and outdoor spaces, a new Educause report found.
