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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. There are compound reasons that colleges fall behind in facilities management, renovation, and new construction duties.

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Engaging With AI: 5 Tips for Institutional Leaders

University Business

billion in capital and operating budgets, the report is the premier publication on the key trends and data influencing facilities management in academia today. Fortunately, facilities organizations are full of people who have the patience to work through a deliberative process.

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Why your institution needs an up-to-date flexible work policy

EAB

Before you begin creating an official policy, ensure you’ve considered the following: 4 takeaways for navigating flexible work policies and space utilization in higher ed To effectively make decisions about flexible work , ensure you first understand stakeholder preferences, equity concerns, space redesign options, and regulatory requirements.

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What Keeps Facilities Leaders Up at Night?

EAB

EAB’s Michael Fischer and Maya Graham discuss findings from a new survey of higher education facilities leaders. The survey explores topics such as talent retention, carbon neutrality efforts, deferred maintenance, space utilization, and computerized maintenance management systems. Give these folks to listen and enjoy.

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Facilities Maintenance and Operations in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 5

The Change Leader, Inc.

Many are taking the first step of contracting for space utilization studies to determine how to use existing space more effectively. A 2018 College Planning and Management column on higher education trends suggests that leaders should focus on efficiency and flexibility when considering their space.

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7 missteps university leaders must avoid in their AI approach

EAB

1. . --> 0 % of higher education staff members are already using ChatGPT for their work --> Broad applications AI holds the potential to transform nearly every aspect of campus life , ranging from teaching and learning to student services, research, enrollment and marketing, advancement, HR, finance, facilities management, and IT.

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AI and Assessment in Student Affairs

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

AI has been around since the 1950s and has been used in higher education often in the form of chatbots to tutor students, increase retention, answer questions about scheduling and institutional policies, support facilities management, and predictive analytics. AI and Assessment in Student Affairs Natasha A. Jankowski and Gavin W.