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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A common concern among campus facilities directors has long been not having a seat at the table of top institutional officials. In other words, facilities leaders shouldn’t just be brought in to execute building projects after details have already been determined. Don’t give up that seat.” block:block=176].

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Utah Receives $50 Million Gift for College of Engineering

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Utah College of Engineering will receive $50 million and a new name, honoring benefactor John Price, a university graduate and former diplomat. Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, the college will be named the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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Wayne State to Collaborate on $75M Department of Energy Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nel Hyrdogen’s electrolyser production facility, expected to create more than 500 high-tech jobs, will make a significant contribution to energy transition that stimulates a clean energy economy.

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After spearheading Sweet Briar’s revival, President Meredith Woo will step down

University Business

Woo, a former University of Virginia dean, took over in 2017 shortly after alumnae, students, faculty and others successfully fought attempts by the board of trustees to shut the college down. The initiative prioritizes women’s leadership, sustainability, engineering and equestrian programs.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We asked him how the college-to-careers pillar might have drawn on the unique vantage point of his software engineering background. Very similar to software engineering.

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Summer Sessions Are Integral to Student Success in Higher Education

MindMax

Opportunistic Era In the late 20th century, schools’ summer programming efforts were primarily driven by the question, “What can we do with all these available facilities?” Standard offerings that arose during this era include: Camps.

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Supporting research in a world of finite resources

EAB

Blogs Supporting research in a world of finite resources January 31, 2023 Christopher Tycner Associate Dean of College of Science and Engineering, Central Michigan University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Acknowledgements C.T.