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How smarter facilities enhance the student experience

University Business

From the comfort of residence halls to the adaptability of academic spaces, facilities play a central role in shaping student satisfaction and institutional resilience. Yet for many universities, aging buildings and outdated systems make it difficult to deliver the safe, accessible and sustainable environments todays students expect.

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Successful Budget Planning: Improve Financial Management by Connecting Facilities, Capital Projects, and Operations

University Business

In this 30-minute Ed Talk, learn how to transform these specific challenges into opportunities for improved operational efficiency, enhanced student experiences, and sustainable financial planning by bridging the critical gaps between facilities management, capital projects, and daily maintenance operations.

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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These changes reflect growing concerns about campus security and the increasingly complex political environment surrounding higher education. Among emerging risks, adversarial regulation and political climate instability ranked as the most significant challenges, scoring 4.6 out of 7 respectively.

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5 ways to turn underused space into a vibrant environment

University Business

Our old school cafeteria was sitting unloved, waiting for someone to come along and repurpose it into a more useful, engaging space for the modern learning environment. the school’s facilities team purchased and installed chalkboards that students use for graffiti art). Think outside of the box. Enlist help from everyone on campus.

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university offers the perfect environment for me to grow and explore my interest." The campus has seen significant upgrades to its facilities, creating modern learning spaces that foster collaboration and creativity. Muhammad, a cybersecurity engineering major, is the youngest first year student in the schools history.

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A common concern among campus facilities directors has long been not having a seat at the table of top institutional officials. In other words, facilities leaders shouldn’t just be brought in to execute building projects after details have already been determined. Don’t give up that seat.” block:block=176].

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sorrell Sorrell said that the grant will launch a campus housing initiative that will eventually be accompanied by a larger mixed-use development that includes student and family housing, retail and restaurant spaces, parks, outdoor meeting areas, and classroom facilities—all designed to serve both the campus and the surrounding community.

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