Student Housing Matters

In this interview, we spoke with Frans Johansson.  An author, entrepreneur, and consultant, Frans has spoken to audiences around the world, from the boardroom of large corporations to villages in developing countries. His debut book, The Medici Effect, available in 18 languages, shattered assumptions about how great ideas happen, and was named one of the “Best Books on Innovation” by BusinessWeek and one of the top 10 best business books of the year by Amazon.com. His follow up book, The Click Moment, obliterates the idea that in business you can strategize, plan, and analyze your way to success.

The topic of service and therapy animals in on-campus housing is a hot right now.  So we had one of the leading voices in this arena join us for an interview.  Steve Waller is the director of residential life at Louisiana State University.  He is actively involved in ACUHO-I and currently serves as chair of the public policy advisory committee.  In this role he has been central in following the evolution of ADA and FHA rules on service and emotional animals in campus housing.

In this interview we spoke with Nadia Zhiri, a principal with Treanor Architects, a firm specializing in architecture, planning, interior design, historic preservation and graphic design.  Treanor’s portfolio and experience includes work on 175 student life projects at 75 campuses, encompassing over 20,000 beds in residence halls or Greek houses.  Nadia talked to us about an architect's perspective of designing housing to enhance student life.

In this interview, we talked with Jay Morley, Jr., the past president and CEO of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), a Washington D.C. based organization serving 2,100 colleges and universities.   Prior to serving at NACUBO, Mr. Morley served in financial and administrative roles at four universities.  Since retiring from his position with NACUBO, he has consulted on a wide variety of assignments for schools, colleges, universities and non-profits.

Welcome to “Join the Conversation,” a podcast of the Student Housing Matters blog.  Join the Conversation features interviews with higher education leaders about their institutions and careers in higher education, and their perspectives on the role on-campus student housing plays on a university campus.

In this interview we spoke with Mike Clardy, the director of communications and media relations at Auburn University, about the issue of the "Toomers Corner" tradition and how that impacts student life on campus.

Mike has served at Auburn University for the past 15 years. He has 23 years of experience in higher education advancement, news, social media, integrated marketing and public relations. He serves as Auburn’s primary spokesman and leads the university’s crisis and emergency communications efforts, in addition to web and social media.

Welcome to “Join the Conversation,” a podcast of the Student Housing Matters blog.  Join the Conversation features interviews with higher education leaders about their institutions and careers in higher education, and their perspectives on the role on-campus student housing plays on a university campus. 

Joining us in this interview is Jeff Selingo, editor at large of The Chronicle of Higher Education, and a senior fellow at Education Sector, an independent think tank in Washington, D.C.   Jeff is also the author of a book to be released on May 7th, entitled, College (Un)bound: The Future of Higher Education and What it Means for Students.

Welcome to “Join the Conversation,” a podcast of the Student Housing Matters blog.  Join the Conversation features interviews with higher education leaders about their institutions and careers in higher education, and their perspectives on the role on-campus student housing plays on a university campus. 

In this interview, we spoke with Dr. Sue Henderson, President of New Jersey City University.  Dr. Henderson was selected by NJCU in June of 2012, becoming the first woman president of the institution.  She had previously served as Chief Operating Officer of SUNY’s Queens College, where she had served since 2002. 

In this podcast, we interviewed Dr. Darlena Jones, Director of Education and Program Development for EBI MAP-Works, LLC.  Since 1994, EBI MAP-Works has been dedicated to improving retention, student success, and the quality of the college student experience.

Darlena received her Ph.D. in Physics at Oklahoma State University and has served as a faculty member earning several research and teaching awards.   Since arriving at EBI, Jones has published numerous articles in journals and has delivered more than 150 presentations and workshops at international conferences focused on assessment strategies, program improvement, student success, and retention.   She has repeatedly been an invited speaker at the National Conference on First-Year Assessment, hosted pre-conference workshops at ACUHO-I, ACUI, and NASPA, and workshops for the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education’s Foundations of Excellence.

We interviewed TJ Logan on “forward-thinking” in the student affairs world. TJ is the Associate Director of Housing for Administrative Services at the University of Florida and is a leader in the world of student affairs innovation.

In this episode, we interviewed NASPA President, Dr. Kevin Kruger. Dr. Kruger has over 30 years of experience in higher education, including tenures at the University of Maryland College Park and the University of Maryland Baltimore County

He has been associate executive director of NASPA since 1995, and became its first executive-level president March 15, 2012.

Dr. Kruger has published and presented nationally on leadership development, using technology in student affairs administration, international education and is a regular lecturer on technology in student affairs, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, assessment and student learning.