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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Higher Education

5 Financial Things to Do Before Your Freshman Year of College

July 19, 2013

The summer is moving quickly by and August is approaching, bringing with it the start of a new school year.   It is such an exciting time, especially for students getting ready to start their freshman year.   With preparations in full swing, I thought this article had some good pointers and advice for students leaving…

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Oregon Thinking Outside the Box When It Comes to Paying For College

July 9, 2013

This new take on paying for college really caught my eye when I came across it.  As student debt increases across the country, higher education institutions are faced with a growing problem.  But the state of Oregon is taking on a new approach:  Free tuition at public universities in exchange for 3 percent of earnings for…

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Foreign students examine benefits of studying in U.S.

July 4, 2013

Great article about the reasons international students choose to study in America.  It makes me proud and thankful for the opportunities that can be found in this great country. Happy Fourth of July! Great colleges, diversity and great job opportunities are just a few of the reasons foreign students choose to study in America. Upon…

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ACUI Internations Study Tour: Recap in Pictures

July 3, 2013

Sonya Neumeier, Vice President of University and Client Relations at Capstone On-Campus, just returned home from  the ACUI International Study Tour of the Arabian Gulf.  They toured multiple colleges and universities in the region including Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE).  Dan Oltersdorf, one of her colleagues from the trip, put together a great picture montage that…

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Arabian Gulf Study Tour…Education City

June 28, 2013

Today, I traveled to Virginia Commonwealth University, Carnegie Mellon University, Northwestern University and Georgetown University … all without leaving Qatar. How is this possible? We visited Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) or Education City (EC). This unique collaboration has essentially built a campus/institution by bringing highly rated programs from specific host institutions together in one…

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ACUI Arabian Gulf Tour Continued

June 26, 2013

Day 2 in Doha…Culture day! Our day started with a tour of the Qatar National Mosque. We were split up, so those us who were female could put on full abayas, in addition to our head coverings. Once we were properly attired, we rejoined the rest of our group to meet our incredible guide Adam,…

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ACUI INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR: ARABIAN GULF

June 25, 2013

We’re following Tonya Neumeier, Vice President of University and Client Relations at Capstone On-Campus, as she travels the Arabian Gulf as part of the ACUI International Study Tour, with a great group of professionals who are passionate about higher education. Come tag along with us, as we see the sights and hear about the practice of higher…

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Panel Discussion on the Glaring Differences in On and Off Campus Student Housing

June 17, 2013

Doug Brown, President of Capstone On-Campus Management, participated in the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) Annual Conference Panel Discussion on the student housing industry.  The panel engaged in a lively discussion about the vast differences between on-campus and off-campus student housing communities. The pressure on colleges to recruit and retain students is significant,…

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My Summer Vacation Might Kick Your Summer Vacation’s Butt

June 12, 2013

Remember when you went back to elementary school each fall and one of your first assignments was to write about what you did on summer vacation? I’m so excited about mine, I can’t wait until fall! So, over the next couple of weeks, I am blogging about my study tour to the Arabian Gulf. We’re…

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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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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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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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