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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Podcast

How I Got into Student Housing – with Jeremy Biddy

August 31, 2018

Join the Conversation Podcast How I Got into Student Housing – with Jeremy Biddy Many professionals in the world of student housing began as RAs, gaining exposure to the industry as college students and eventually realizing the opportunity to pursue a career in the space. But what if you weren’t a resident assistant in college?…

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Podcast

Understanding Diversity of Sites – with Brian Kraft

August 30, 2018

Join the Conversation Podcast Brian Kraft on Diversity of Sites When it comes to student housing, there is simply no way to copy/paste a set of processes on each new campus. Rather, you need to gain an understanding of the institution and the property itself and customize your approach based on the circumstances at hand.…

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Points to Ponder…

July 29, 2014

This blog by Stacy Oliver has a variety of points to consider so I wanted to share two that jumped out at me: Are you choosing to engage in professional social media exchanges? My social media experience has been limited but I understand the value. Here is what I’ve gained from it. Selected Twitter to…

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Um…uh…literally…

May 1, 2014

I recently read a great blog post by Ben Decker of Decker Communications on cutting out the “filler” words in our verbal communication. I must caution you. Once you read this, you will be painfully aware of the filler words you frequently use. In fact, when I was discussing this article with my Capstone colleagues,…

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Are You an Excel Power User?

April 17, 2014

If not, no worries….with a few basic tricks in your back pocket, you will be ready to amaze your colleagues in no time!  The various applications for Excel are endless and can be useful in many business settings.  I, like many in the business world, use Excel daily and just when I think I have…

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