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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What We’re Reading

13 Coolest College Towns

September 20, 2016

Now that we are back into the swing of fall with move-ins complete, this article from Jetsetter on the “13 Coolest College Towns” throws a different light on some of our favorite college towns (including one of my favorites – Chapel Hill!!)  

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“Wanted…A Harvard for Skilled Jobs”

March 17, 2016

Great post by our friend and author, Jeff Selingo, regarding his soon to be released book, “There is Life After College.”  This post provides an introduction to the focus of his book: the need for more alternative schools and other options (versus traditional college route) for young, post-high school men and women to be equipped…

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The Passing of a Man Who Forever Changed the World of Communication

March 8, 2016

Raymond Tomlinson is not a household name. Yet, the majority of households in the country, daily use a method of communication Mr. Tomlinson created in 1971. Email. Mr. Tomlinson will forever be remembered for his invention of email, as we know it today.  Also to his credit, is the way in which emails are communicated…

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Trust, Experience and Message Count

February 10, 2016

From The New York Times: New Hampshire Takeaways: Trust, Experience and Message Count The nation’s first primary showed strengths for Bernie Sanders and Donald J. Trump, and challenges for Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/us/politics/new-hampshire-highlights.html?mwrsm=Email Interesting article on the New Hampshire primary results. Great message for anyone or institution:  Trust, Experience and Message count.

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What We’re Reading: Negotiate This

September 21, 2015

I am re-reading one of my favorite books.  It’s called “Negotiate This,” written by Herb Cohen back in 2003. This is a great book for anyone in higher education and in fact, for anyone who wants to improve their negotiating skills.  And if you don’t think you negotiate in what you do every day –…

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Work Life Balance: Maintaining Both Sides

December 5, 2014

Here at Capstone, we make it our goal to respond to all emails within 24 hours of receiving them. The point of this policy is to help with efficiency and to make sure that everyone is getting back the responses and information that they need. I have always viewed it as a positive idea, and…

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Nick Morgan’s 5 Secrets to Successful Speech Writing

December 3, 2014

Speech writing or public speaking is something that most everyone has done, or will have to do at some point in their professional career.  Back in 2011 Nick Morgan (who we’ve had on our podcast twice) had an article both on his Public Words blog and at Forbes on How to Write a Great Speech: 5 Secrets for Success.…

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Top Halloween Costumes Based On Online Ad Spending

October 31, 2014

For a little fun today, I thought our readers might enjoy this article about the top 20 Halloween costumes based on online ad spending. Top 20 Halloween Costumes by Paid Search Spend Surprised that Frozen (Elsa) was at the top? Not if you have a daughter 10 or under. So where does our costume fall in…

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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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Upcoming Interview with Frans Johansson

September 17, 2013

I am really looking forward to my “Join the Conversation” Podcast interview tomorrow (Wednesday 18 September) with author Frans Johansson. I had the opportunity to attend Frans’ keynote talk during the NACUBO conference in July.  Fantastic speaker and intriguing ideas / perspective on seizing opportunities! Can’t wait to talk with him about his most recent book,…

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What We’re Reading: A Magical Night for Social Media in Higher Ed

February 15, 2013

If you missed it last week, the University of Florida put on a fantastic display of how institutions can utilize social media.  They created a tremendous amount of buzz by giving the admissions process a living, breathing personality. They used a hashtag (#UF17) to interact and engage with all of the new students that were…

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What We’re Reading: Why the College Campus Experience Still Matters

February 4, 2013

For those of us who have always recognized the invaluable experience of living in on campus housing as part of the total post-secondary educational experience, the article below helps us with the concerns we have heard about declining residential college enrollments predicted for the future. In my opinion while an on-line degree might impart valuable…

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