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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are compound reasons that colleges fall behind in facilities management, renovation, and new construction duties. They need to explore every avenue that is somehow connected to the institution—constituents, alumni, graduate chapters of fraternities and sororities, local businesses, alumni entrepreneurs, and former athletes.

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Sustainable heat: Options, challenges and opportunities for campuses

University Business

And yet, its an environmental hot button with students, administration, and facilities managers, as most older campus buildings still rely on fossil fuel-derived energy such as heating oil to keep buildings warm. Heat is a social and economic issue on campus. Fuel availability instability.

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Prioritizing Data Management as a Strategic Asset for Your Institution

Collegis Education Data Management

“Data management can help institutions better understand the impact of important decisions, as well as develop new approaches that lead to increased student success, greater efficiency and cost-containment, and innovative approaches to everything from teaching and research to facilities management,” Battista offers.