Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Campus landscapes can have an integrated role in education and research. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a living-learning laboratory -- The Lakeshore Nature Preserve — has successfully evolved in partnership with the greater campus community.
- By Alfonso Morales, Gary Brown, Daniel Aragon
- 01/01/16
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Conflicting narratives make campus policing difficult. Three schools talk about high-touch practices that keep their schools safer.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
How The Department of General Services used a non-profit service provider to assist in monitoring and verification of school repairs during a short timeframe.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Terrorists do attack K-12 schools, and you need to plan a response just in case your school comes under attack.
- By Michael Fickes
- 01/01/16
Building Blueprints (Facilities in Focus)
Making the move from library to media center.
- By Earl Crossland
- 01/01/16
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Encouraging the exchange of knowledge in informal as well as formal gathering places is redefining and shaping the physical spaces in which teachers teach and students learn.
- By Nicholas Koulbanis
- 01/01/16
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Bloomfield Hills Schools administrators have built a learning ecosystem that includes three learning ecosystem elements — flexible furnishings, engaging technologies and collaborative spaces.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
With new safety and security technologies emerging at a rapid pace, campus police departments have an almost limitless selection to utilize in their quest for safety. Here are what some of the most effective campus police forces have found to work best.
- By Brandon Barrett
- 12/01/15
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Attention to a college or university's signature "look" should include outside features and furnishings. Outdoor spaces, their design, and what you put into them are vital elements of your institution's brand and mission.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
The effective use of security technologies in schools.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
School exteriors are no longer an afterthought, but important in many ways.
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
On all corners of a campus, facility managers must pick and choose where to put resources to protect physical assets. Three professionals speak up about how they keep everything looking great while staying on budget.
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
While technology in itself does not create learning collaboration, the presence and access to technology is at the core of collaborative partnerships in education today.
- By Mike Raible, Andrew LaRowe
- 12/01/15
Technology (Innovations for Education)
The impact of media and technology on learning spaces continues to evolve. In St. Louis, these cutting-edge spaces are fostering creativity and learning.
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
University of Central Florida administrators are constructing a new facility designed to meet the needs of international students, driven by an intentional goal to increase enrollment.
Innovative Products + Services
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
Clearing Up the Question of Who's Responsible for Connectivity?
- By Andrew LaRowe, Mike Raible
- 11/01/15
Innovative Products + Services
Technology (Innovations for Education)
A survey of the sustainable ideas that college and university IT departments can choose to "green" their operations.
- By Michael Fickes
- 11/01/15
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Designing to meet the needs of today's students.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
Ensuring the Design and Construction of Safe Schools.