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How Proactive Maintenance Can Transform Athletic Facilities into Strategic Assets for College Sports

College athletics is entering one of the most transformative periods in its history. With NIL reshaping financial models and competitive expectations, athletic departments across the country are being asked to do more than ever with increasingly constrained resources.
Secret to Efficient, On-Time School Infrastructure & Modernization Projects is All in the Preparation

Warmer weather and longer days make summer the ideal time for construction and modernization projects at educational facilities. School boards and construction firms must coordinate effectively to ensure that these projects do not extend even a single day into the school year and impede classroom operation.
Higher Ed is Betting on New Buildings While Quietly Undermining Their Campuses — Here’s Why

In this climate, the owner’s representative has changed from a delivery-focused advisor to a strategic campus partner. Institutions are increasingly relying on owner’s reps not just to manage, cope, schedule, and budget, but also help evaluate whether a project should proceed at all.
The Campus Nervous System: Why Facilities Risk Is Now a Leadership Issue in Higher Education

Facility performance now intersects with safety, compliance, on-campus experience, institutional reputation, and financial resilience. That places it firmly on the leadership agenda.

Best Practices for ID Card Issuance

K–12 schools and colleges issue ID cards to students, faculty, staff, and sometimes even visitors to campus. The logistics of creating and printing these cards—especially Smart Cards with technical capabilities—are more complicated than you might think. From processing times to personalization, and from software streamlining to printer hardware selection, educational institutions have a lot of factors to be mindful of before committing to a solution. Here to break down the process are Senior Product Marketing Manager Mike Mans and Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives David O’Driscoll, both with HID Global. Sponsored by HID Global.
Indoor Air Quality

One way schools and universities can mitigate the COVID-19 risk is to utilize their HVAC systems to circulate clean fresh air. In this episode, I spoke with Mike Wolf, Director of Regulatory Affairs, and Ron Wendorski, Director of the Bernard A. Greenheck Education Center to talk about indoor air quality in classrooms.
School Lunch During a Pandemic

Belinda Oakley, CEO of Chartwells K12 and Seth Ferriell, CEO of SSC Services for Education talk about school food service during a pandemic.

How to Meet Every Campus Delivery Challenge

Campus delivery operations have evolved far beyond traditional mailrooms. Today, colleges and universities are responsible for securely distributing everything from laptops and classroom technology to food orders, health resources, and campus supplies—all while managing limited staff, constrained budgets, and increasing expectations for convenience. Based on original survey research from the Spaces4Learning higher education community, this executive summary explores how institutions are adapting to these growing logistical challenges and where campus leaders see the greatest opportunities for improvement.