With foreign students and scholars facing delays, several school groups are petitioning the State Department for help. Will it come in time to save the fall semester?
Administrators and their design teams can use proven approaches to create sustainable washrooms and locker rooms.
When the Acoustical Society of America's (ASA) new standards for educational classrooms were upheld on February 28, 2002, the celebration marked the end of five years of concentrated efforts. In 1997, professionals from HVAC, facilities planning, aco
Technology can repair administrative delays and improve the productivity of maintenance departments.
The last several years, a few of us have had the privilege of working with dozens of students in a totally different relationship. A full-time professor and chair of his department was responsible for developing a learning process for his students that us
In the wake of the Enron and Arthur Andersen scandals, we are more aware than ever of the dishonest bookkeeping and back-room deals made by big-business CFOs. Such abuses of power, revealed by external audits and independent research, have marred public p
With budget crunches and enrollment increases, privatization is a viable option for administrators needing affordable student housing.
How can you be sure that privatized housing is a deal that works for you and your students?
Clear and accurate information is not only a top commodity during a crisis, it is a prerequisite to successful resolution. Unfortunately, the information needed during a critical incident may be located in an area that is not safe to enter. For example, a
College construction reached an all-time high in 2002: $11 billion. Indications are that colleges will be doing at least that much construction in the years to come. About 36 percent of that number is going into fixing up and adding to existing structures
Motivating faculty to plunge into e-learning is a lot like motivating students to learn, because when it comes to e-learning, faculty are students
The abuse that furniture took in the movie ‘Animal House' isn't an accurate portrayal of what happens on most campuses. Rather, abuse comes from misuse, and student involvement turns
misuse into better care.
An emphasis on student recruitment, combined with deferred maintenance backlogs and
maintenance budget cuts, suggest that further study needs to be done on the intrinsic value
of campus maintenance.
Struggling to regain investment momentum, college and university endowment managers are adjusting portfolios, investigating new methods of asset management and researching new giving programs.
Ready or not, paperless procurement has arrived. What should you know before you make the leap into the cyberspace shopping mall?
To keep the public research university thriving in the face of many changes is requiring the
evolution of a hybrid public research university, one with roots in the public and private spheres.
Interested in using bridging as a project delivery method? Following appropriate procedures ensures stellar results
Access control systems can improve convenience, define service needs, provide liability protection and, of course, enhance security
The only way that effective cleaning can be accomplished is through people. It is the facility manager's responsibility to provide his people with the best equipment to drive the process.
Team cleaning has allowed administrators at this university to save on labor costs while improving cleanliness overall.
An energy strategy implemented by Eastern Illinois University in 1993 offers a blueprint for substantial savings on utility costs
No one thinks about plumbing until something goes wrong, right? Here are plumbing tips from people who never take their eyes off the pipes.
No one dreamed this inner-city college would find itself in the middle of an emergency like 9/11. But those in charge quickly learned they weren't helpless to prevent even larger dollar losses down the line.
Atlanta's Agnes Scott College is staying competitive in the marketplace and preparing for the future by blending the college's history and traditions with a sound and carefully crafted vision for the future.
A decade or so ago, when college administrators outfitted classrooms with computers, they had few furniture options. Not anymore
Electronic medical records help the staff at the University of Texas Health Services serve students
efficiently and collect data on the patient population.
Campuses are not the haven of security they once were. Fortunately, professional security consultants are monitoring change in order to keep campuses safe.
Here's why aluminum windows are an excellent choice for construction and renovation projects.
More and more academic buildings are being built with atriums that serve as campus landmarks. They also create a welcoming sense of place, as these two projects show.
Two different schools; one lot of land. How can the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College make their co-located campuses work?
Here's how Portland State University has brought broadband into its older residence halls.
Here's how to make it less difficult to get an apples-to-apples comparison of proposed work versus price when seeking bids on a proposed facilities condition audit.
Master planning is an important step in looking into replacing an existing mechanical system or planning for new construction.
News about doors and door hardware for use on campus.
Here are five attributes that, when well implemented, form the framework for successful relationships between college
administration and services companies.
Safety and security are year-round priorities at CUNY, thus reducing the risk of fires, accidents and injuries. Here's how it's done.
Managing the financial resources of a private college or university is always daunting. But managing them in a weaker economy requires a strategic plan and varied responses