“We’ve stopped talking about deferred maintenance. It became this big, ugly number that no one wanted to tackle.”
Lisa James, Associate Vice President of Facilities Operations at Cornell University, wasn’t trying to be provocative. She was...
Budget cuts keep coming. Enrollment is shifting. Leadership turnover makes long-term planning harder than ever.
That’s the reality for campus facilities right now—and exactly why senior campus facilities leaders from universities across the country...
If you're a higher ed facilities leader, you're looking for something different from the typical large conference experience. You want conversations that challenge your perspective. Connections that actually matter. And ideas you can bring back to...
Roger McClendon knows how to build a global sustainability strategy and make it stick. As the first Chief Sustainability Officer at Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC), he helped implement sustainable design standards across 5,000 restaurants in...
The word was costing him money.
Not a lack of strategy. Not bad data. Just... the wrong vocabulary.At the Higher Ed Facilities Forum (HEFF), James Stephens, VP of Infrastructure & Sustainability at Georgia Tech, told a room of college and university...
“What happens when your campus needs housing for thousands of students, but you're facing impossible housing costs, limited capital, and mounting pressure to move fast?
At the Higher Ed Facilities Forum, Bob Schulz, Associate Vice President of Real...
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Budget cuts keep coming. Enrollment is shifting. Leadership turnover makes long-term planning harder than ever.
That’s...
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If you're a higher ed facilities leader, you're looking for something different from the typical large conference...
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Roger McClendon knows how to build a global sustainability strategy and make it stick. As the first Chief...
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The word was costing him money.
Not a lack of strategy. Not bad data. Just... the wrong vocabulary.At the Higher Ed...
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“What happens when your campus needs housing for thousands of students, but you're facing impossible housing costs,...
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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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