After spending more than 20 years as a corporate turnaround executive, Lonnie Mayne invested in a small tech startup. After his first couple weeks at the 14-person company, his children gave him some tough news: “Dad, you can’t wear a suit and tie...
The connected campus isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. After all, it’s been the better part of a century since the earliest precursors of the Internet connected researchers at UCLA with their counterparts at Stanford. The years since have seen...
As Executive Director of Capital Project Delivery at the University of Chicago, Kerry Galbraith has a lot on his plate: about $100 million in work each year, roughly 85 percent of which is deferred maintenance projects under $2.5 million. It’s a...
When the University of Toronto started designing a new academic tower out of cross-laminated timber in 2019, Gilbert Delgado, then its Chief of Planning, Design and Construction, noticed something interesting. “All of a sudden, other ones started...
When the University of South Florida started construction on the Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute in 2017, the sum total of medical knowledge in the world doubled every 75 days. By the time the 13-story, $173 million building opened...
Three of the buildings at Thomas Jefferson University used to have a major water problem. Every time a storm hit the campuses, rainwater would inevitably find its way in, requiring closures and cleanups and all the operational headaches that follow....
Nov 9-11, 2025 | Bonita Springs, FL
Learn MoreAfter spending more than 20 years as a corporate turnaround executive, Lonnie Mayne invested in a small tech startup....
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The connected campus isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. After all, it’s been the better part of a century since the...
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As Executive Director of Capital Project Delivery at the University of Chicago, Kerry Galbraith has a lot on his plate:...
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When the University of Toronto started designing a new academic tower out of cross-laminated timber in 2019, Gilbert...
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When the University of South Florida started construction on the Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute in...
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Three of the buildings at Thomas Jefferson University used to have a major water problem. Every time a storm hit the...
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In his former role at Rowan University, Donald Moore led the university through the largest and most sustained growth...
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Oxford University’s Paul Goffin doesn’t want to hear your gripes about aging infrastructure: As Director of Estates at...
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Nina Petty has a motto: “I know what I know, and I know what I don’t know.” Actually, the Vice Chancellor for Real...
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Although students engage with the bricks and mortar of a university's campus more than anyone, there's more likely to...
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How does one effectively lead 300+ facilities staff at an Ivy League institution while also fostering an agile, nimble...
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"How sustainable is it to continue to build at the pace that the top universities have for many years?"
This is just...
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The Higher Ed Facilities Forum is launchinga Leadership Series to bring you unique insights into the personal stories...
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