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Marquette U facility promotes physical mental health

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Marquette University will open its new wellness and recreation center in January 2025, joining a growing number of higher ed institutions that have combined mental and physical health within a single facility. The facility is funded by donor gifts, the institution and a student wellness fee, which has been in place since 2016.

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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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University of Tennessee Health Science Center Opens $45-Million Dental Facility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The 68,000-square-foot facility – named after Delta Dental of Tennessee and CEO Dr. Philip Wenk, chair of the UTHSC Advisory Board and a 1977 graduate of the College of Dentistry – will have more space and facilities to train students and treat patients, including a clinic for patients with special needs.

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What Keeps Facilities Leaders Up at Night?

EAB

Podcast What Keeps Facilities Leaders Up at Night? EAB’s Michael Fischer and Maya Graham discuss findings from a new survey of higher education facilities leaders. EAB’s Michael Fischer and Maya Graham discuss findings from a new survey of higher education facilities leaders. EAB · What Keeps Facilities Leaders Up at Night?

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The top concerns for higher ed Facilities leaders in 2023

EAB

EAB surveyed Facilities and Estates organizations across North America, Europe, and Oceania during December 2022 to better understand their impact and opportunities. Talent management remains the top concern for higher ed Facilities leaders. Review EAB’s Guide to Launching In-House Talent Development Program in Facilities Management.

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The 2023 State of Facilities in Higher Education

University Business

For ten years the State of Facilities in Higher Education has been recognizing trends and opportunities based on our database of information from schools around the U.S. Over time, the insights in the State of Facilities have evolved and our recommendations have followed suit. And they mustn’t.

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Study: LGBTQ Youth Disproportionally Represented In Juvenile Correction Facilities With Greater Risk of Self-Harm

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

LGBTQ youth are disproportionally represented in juvenile correctional facilities, a recent study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found. But rather than being cared for, they end up in juvenile correctional facilities in larger numbers than non-LGBTQ youth,” said study co-author Dr. llan H. Dr. Kirsty A.