Colleges and universities across the U.S. are creating workforce development centers to educate and train a new workforce. Programs frequently fall into two categories: industry-specific skilled trades training and automotive engineering training.
- By S. Sonny Hamizadeh
- November 19th, 2018
Maintenance & Operations (Managing the Physical Plant)
An update on how the planning has come into being on the BGSU campus.
- By Bruce A. Meyer
- November 1st, 2018
Today's community colleges are interested in placemaking, in creating campuses where students learn, linger, and interact. With an eye to design, here are three examples of community colleges stepping up their interior spaces to improve the student experience.
- By Scott Berman
- November 1st, 2018
Educating more than 12 million students each year, community colleges play a critical role in expanding post-secondary education opportunities. CP&M recently spoke with Richard Miller, FAIA, LEED-AP, BD+C, national higher education practice leader at Hoefer Wysocki, to learn more about the role of community colleges in training an employment-ready workforce.
What higher education can learn from kindergarten classroom design.
- By Rebecca Berry
- October 1st, 2018
Ask the Expert (Classroom Furniture)
- By Lisa Schmidt
- October 1st, 2018
Facilities (Campus Spaces)
Urban-based institutions are often limited in the size of their campus footprint. Initiatives and installations at these urban campuses are optimizing outdoor spaces to maximize wayfinding, safety, and aesthetics.
- By Scott Berman
- September 1st, 2018
This call to action explores the missed/lost opportunity when sustainability planning for higher ed projects begins too late in the game.
- By Alisa Nagano
- July 6th, 2018
Business (Managing Higher Ed)
Unprecedented pressure heightens the importance of effective interaction between colleges and the cities they inhabit.
- By Micah Lipscomb, Sumegha Shah, Brenda Smith
- July 1st, 2018
- By Brenda Smith, Heidi Costello
- June 8th, 2018
Creative adaptive reuse and retrofit projects are resulting in unique spaces for student living and learning.
- By Scott Berman
- June 1st, 2018
- By Lori Garrett
- May 20th, 2018
The evolution of academic spaces on campus continues to transform interiors into areas that are interactive, tech-enabled, and adaptable to a variety of uses for collaborative engagement.
- By Scott Berman
- May 1st, 2018
- By Michael Radigan
- March 16th, 2018