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Polishing Your Presentations

Whatever your situation, learning to impart your valuable knowledge to others can improve your ability to make a difference in the world of higher education.

(On)Going Green

Each year, school leaders throughout the country continue to strive towards meeting more aggressive efficiency goals, increasing facility upgrades, and setting higher goals for education about energy conservation.

Final Thought column: Learning From the Past?

Cohort survival projections suggest that what has happened in the recent past will continue. But if the community and its economics are changing, cohort survival can give a false reading. A much more thorough investigation of the community should be under

Make the Most of Training Sessions

Make the best use of the time of every presenter — and, more importantly, every attendee — by paying attention to detail when organizing training sessions. At the end of the session, you will be glad you did.

So You Think You Can Dance?

on that old floor? Forget it! Activity classes demand specialty flooring. School budgets need flexibility. Is there a floor that can handle every move?

Workin' for a Living

More students seek employment on campus — but are you in position to hire them?

Cool Roofing A Hot Topic

Cool roofing is gaining in popularity due to its ability to reduce cooling and heating energy usage

Improving School Communications With Television

A television broadcast of your school's announcements, news and events makes for a more effective communications tool than the old-fashioned PA system.

Partnering for Research: The New Buffalo Life Sciences Complex

This new facility is designed to attract research talent and facilitate collaboration between public academic research, private for-profit science and medical products developers.

Furniture: Form and Function

Thoughtful consideration of both current and future uses will yield effective spaces furnished with serviceable furniture that can be reconfigured for multiple uses

CSU-San Marcos Wins RecycleMania 2006 Contest

RecycleMania is a six-year-old recycling contest that's sweeping the nation, as evidenced by the fact that this year's contest included 93 schools from 33 states.

Planning for the Avian Flu

Lately, the media has carried numerous articles about the Avian Flu. Articles that I have read focused largely on reports of new cases.

Are We Meeting the Change of the New World?

The future of our way of life will be determined in American classrooms. Should safety, order, and discipline be lacking, we will clearly not fare as well.

Get the Most From Your Architect

Before calling an architect, a school district should have its own educational long-range plan focused on the numbers of students to be served, the district's educational program and the way instruction will take place.

Alternative Learning Spaces in New York City

We are now in a third period of school design, which is closely related to changing ideas of how children learn, and the role of new cognitive techniques and revolutionary technologies available to educators.

The Challenges of the New World

The future of our way of life will be determined in American college classrooms. Should safety, order and discipline be lacking, we will clearly not fare as well.

The Good Seat

A staple in office environments, task chairs, computer tables and other ergonomic furniture allows comfort while avoiding injuries. Are students ready for ergonomic equipment in their environment?

Creative Financings

Securing appropriate funding can take many forms, but cooperation is critical in virtually all cases.

Editor's Notebook -- It's Time to Redo

Unfortunately, many district and state standards, guidelines, allowable square footages and funding formulas are still based on past history — defining capacity for what was, not for what is. Like it or not, it is time to redo!

The Proof Is on the Roof

For many, a drive on Chicago's famed Lake Shore Drive is an architectural adventure.

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