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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Going Above and Beyond for Students

May 11, 2018

Marshall University, one of COCM’s campus partners, planned a surprise for one of their students this past week at graduation. Claudia Lea, one of over 1700 students graduating, was taken aback when Marshall University’s president, Jerome Gilbert, announced that her father, Major Brett Lea, had recorded a video to share from Germany where he was…

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New Grad? A few skills that could boost your job search.

August 2, 2016

If you’ve recently graduated from college or grad school, you may be like tens of thousands of peers in the same shoes as you – searching for a job. The tangibles that you’ve earned as evidenced by your diploma and that can be touted on your resume are certainly critical as you embark on this…

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Don’t Make These New Grad Mistakes…

April 22, 2016

Thousands of students will be receiving their diploma in the next few weeks and embarking on their first job search. Director of COCM Human Resources, Keisha Cherry, has put together some great tips for new grads. Submit your resume and cover letter in PDF format.  Resume formats can move around when changing operating systems. Don’t expect…

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Percentage of adults with degrees increases | Marketplace.org

December 8, 2015

      http://www.marketplace.org/2015/12/03/education/percentage-adults-degrees-increases#.VmbT-IG5pwg.mailto Percentage of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree has increased from 25% to 28% (from same Census Bureau report 5 years ago).  A new outcome: women are more likely to have a degree than men. This trend bodes well for increasing demand for strong on campus housing programs, since…

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What Every New College Grad Should Be Doing NOW!

June 15, 2015

Here is a great article by Alan J. McMillan that was recently featured in MINT that shows very simply and succinctly why a new graduate should begin to prepare NOW for a very rewarding financial retirement outcome! Goodbye College, Hello Future: Why Retirement Savings Matters in Your 20s The Class of 2015 will usher more…

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