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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Posts by: Alton Irwin

Students Experiences with the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program

May 28, 2013

Capstone On-Campus has long been a proud partner and supporter of NASPA.  This year we teamed up with NASPA to be a sponsor of their NUFP program (NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program.)  Part of our sponsorship sent 4 fellows to the NASPA Annual Conference in Orlando this spring. Here is a what a couple of them…

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Podcast

Join the Conversation Episode 18 – Interview with Jay Morley

May 20, 2013

In this episode, we interviewed Jay Morley, the past president and CEO of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Mr. Morley retired from NACUBO in August 2006, where he served as president and chief executive officer. At NACUBO, he spearheaded many efforts to remain in the forefront of the everchanging world of…

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Student Loan Delinquency by State

May 15, 2013

I love maps. I love the way they can tell stories differently than most other mediums. So when I stumbled on this map put out by Business Insider (by way of the New York Fed) of how student debt delinquency varies from state to state, I thought it was worth sharing. Some of the trends…

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Podcast

Join the Conversation Episode 17 – Interview with Mike Clardy

May 9, 2013

In this interview we spoke with Mike Clardy, the director of communications and media relations at Auburn University, about the issue of the “Toomers Corner” tradition and how that impacts student life on campus. Mike has served at Auburn University for the past 15 years. He has 23 years of experience in higher education advancement,…

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One of the Downsides of Social Media in Higher Education

May 2, 2013

As we send this message out via a blog post, the article that we are sharing leads to a pause and hopefully, self-examination of our use of social media.  The author attended a session at the NASPA Annual Conference in March that discussed the use and effects of social media.  Although it is a daily…

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StudentHousingMatters.com is Turning One

April 30, 2013

Student Housing Matters is officially one year old!  Our “child” has made it through the first year and is alive and well. I must admit, when we were making plans to launch this blog, we had mixed feelings.  We knew what we wanted to accomplish:  set up a platform for higher education professionals to share…

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Worst Money Mistakes in College

April 25, 2013

I remember fondly how American Express welcomed me into the card carrying ranks when I was in college.  And what a novelty it was to use a credit card with no thought of how to repay the balance.  It’s hard to believe that nearly 30 years later this same game goes on and that students…

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Houses Become Homes

April 23, 2013

This article describes housing assignment day at Harvard.  From the description, you might mistake the euphoric atmosphere for a pep rally or the opening day of football season in the South. This is the type of excitement and community building that can occur when a housing and residence life program is positioned correctly and is…

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Podcast

Join the Conversation Episode 16 – Interview with Jeff Selingo

April 18, 2013

In this interview, we spoke to Jeff Selingo, editor at large of The Chronicle of Higher Education, and a senior fellow at Education Sector, an independent think tank in Washington, D.C. Jeff is also the author of a book to be released on May 7th, entitled, College (Un)bound: The Future of Higher Education and What it Means…

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I Learned to Supervise Millennials While Taking Piano Lessons: Part Six

April 16, 2013

I recently learned that much of my supervisory toolkit was developed while sitting on a piano bench.  In particular, the methods that I’ve used with success for the millennial generation are derived from things I learned during piano lessons.   This article is the final installment of my ongoing musings about drawing inspiration for better supervision…

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Celebrities that Started Out as Resident Assistants

April 12, 2013

Anyone who has worked in or anywhere near a Residence Life department knows that resident assistants are afforded some very unique and invaluable experiences during their career.  The lessons that an R.A. teaches and learns, can lay a great foundation for a successful future, no matter the course chosen.  We thought it would be fun…

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15 Bachelor’s Degree Majors with Starting Pay of $50,000 and Up

April 10, 2013

It’s that time of year…graduations are on the horizon, job searches are in full swing, and parents across the country are hoping that the empty nest they’ve become accustomed to, doesn’t become occupied by unemployed or underemployed freshly minted graduates. Take a look at the starting salaries for these degrees.  Does the new graduate in…

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