Managing the University Campus

Managing the University Campus
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Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9789059724877
ISBN-13 : 9059724879
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Managing the University Campus by : Alexandra Cornelia den Heijer

This book summarizes the results of ten years of research on a wide range of topics on campus management: from generating references for planning purposes - like current replacement costs and new space standards for the changing academic workplace - to strategies for the sustainable campus and new models that merge the campus and the knowledge city. The book includes profiles of fourteen campuses and forty campus projects to illustrate trends. The content of this book combines insights from theory - adding to new real estate management theories and the required management information for real estate decisions - and lessons for practice. The book can support the decisions of the policy makers, architects, campus and facility managers about the campus of the future.

Hybrid environments for universities

Hybrid environments for universities
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Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Total Pages : 121
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ISBN-10 : 9783830941798
ISBN-13 : 383094179X
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Hybrid environments for universities by : Katja Ninnemann

This publication is the result of an international and interdisciplinary expert meeting at Technische Universität Berlin, in March 2020. The aim of the expert meeting was to collaboratively write and publish a book, within five days, on the central question: Which organizational structures and processes at universities support a strategic as well as innovative campus development? As experts with an interdisciplinary background including the social sciences, public real estate, urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture, we could examine the question from a holistic perspective and gain new insights. The resulting manifesto states necessary steps and strategies to create innovative and sustainable hybrid environments for universities. It addresses all decision makers – executives, practitioners and contributors alike – as all of us face the challenge of limited resources and needing to do more with less.

Class and Campus Life

Class and Campus Life
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9781501703881
ISBN-13 : 1501703889
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Class and Campus Life by : Elizabeth M. Lee

In 2015, the New York Times reported, "The bright children of janitors and nail salon workers, bus drivers and fast-food cooks may not have grown up with the edifying vacations, museum excursions, daily doses of NPR and prep schools that groom Ivy applicants, but they are coveted candidates for elite campuses." What happens to academically talented but economically challenged "first-gen" students when they arrive on campus? Class markers aren't always visible from a distance, but socioeconomic differences permeate campus life—and the inner experiences of students—in real and sometimes unexpected ways. In Class and Campus Life, Elizabeth M. Lee shows how class differences are enacted and negotiated by students, faculty, and administrators at an elite liberal arts college for women located in the Northeast.Using material from two years of fieldwork and more than 140 interviews with students, faculty, administrators, and alumnae at the pseudonymous Linden College, Lee adds depth to our understanding of inequality in higher education. An essential part of her analysis is to illuminate the ways in which the students' and the college’s practices interact, rather than evaluating them separately, as seemingly unrelated spheres. She also analyzes underlying moral judgments brought to light through cultural connotations of merit, hard work by individuals, and making it on your own that permeate American higher education. Using students’ own descriptions and understandings of their experiences to illustrate the complexity of these issues, Lee shows how the lived experience of socioeconomic difference is often defined in moral, as well as economic, terms, and that tensions, often unspoken, undermine students’ senses of belonging.

College Success

College Success
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Publisher :
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 1951693167
ISBN-13 : 9781951693169
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis College Success by : Amy Baldwin

Developing Students' Scholarly Dispositions in Higher Education

Developing Students' Scholarly Dispositions in Higher Education
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Publisher : Information Science Reference
Total Pages : 415
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ISBN-10 : 179987267X
ISBN-13 : 9781799872672
Rating : 4/5 (7X Downloads)

Synopsis Developing Students' Scholarly Dispositions in Higher Education by : Aaron Samuel Zimmerman

"This book addresses the gap in knowledge, providing readers with a set of specific eviden-based practical methods and strategies that can help higher education practitioners to cultivate and assess the scholarly dispositions of their students effectively"--

How to College

How to College
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Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9781250225191
ISBN-13 : 1250225191
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis How to College by : Andrea Malkin Brenner

The first practical guide of its kind that helps students transition smoothly from high school to college The transition from high school—and home—to college can be stressful. Students and parents often arrive on campus unprepared for what college is really like. Academic standards and expectations are different from high school; families aren’t present to serve as “scaffolding” for students; and first-years have to do what they call “adulting.” Nothing in the college admissions process prepares students for these new realities. As a result, first-year college students report higher stress, more mental health issues, and lower completion rates than in the past. In fact, up to one third of first-year college students will not return for their second year—and colleges are reporting an increase in underprepared first-year students. How to College is here to help. Professors Andrea Malkin Brenner and Lara Schwartz guide first-year students and their families through the transition process, during the summer after high school graduation and throughout the school year, preparing students to succeed and thrive as they transition and adapt to college. The book draws on the authors’ experience teaching, writing curricula, and designing programs for thousands of first-year college students over decades.

Academic Archives

Academic Archives
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Publisher : American Library Association
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9781555707699
ISBN-13 : 1555707696
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Academic Archives by : Aaron D. Purcell

This new definition of academic archives programs has redefined the role, and training, of academic archivists. This book gives you the tools to fill that role, including collection strategies, a management plan for electronic records, and development strategies for starting a campus records management program.

Managing Technological Change

Managing Technological Change
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Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015048550647
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Managing Technological Change by : Tony Bates

"A required read for every university administrator grappling withthe complexities of technology and education. Bates has combined animpressive depth of experience and practice to produce anauthoritative and well-reasoned approach."--Bruce Pennycook,vice-principal, Information Systems and Technology, McGillUniversity "Digital technologies are revolutionizing the practices of teachingand learning at colleges and universities all around the world.This book will be helpful for all those who are planning andmanaging such organizational and technological change on theircampuses."--Timothy W. Luke, executive director, Institute forDistance and Distributed Learning, Virginia Tech Implementing new technology at a college or university requiresmore than simply buying new computers and establishing a Web site.The successful use of technology for teaching and learning alsodemands major changes in teaching and organizational culture. InManaging Technological Change, Tony Bates -- a world-renownedexpert on the use of technology in university teaching -- revealshow to create the new, technologically competitive academicorganization. He draws from recent research and best practice casestudies--as well as on his thirty years of experience in usingtechnology for teaching--to provide practical strategies formanaging change to ensure the successful use of technology. Readerswill learn how to win faculty support for teaching with technologyand get advice on appropriate decision-making and reportingstructures. Other topics covered include reward systems, estimatingcosts of teaching by technology, and copyright issues. Bates alsodetails the essential procedures for funding new technology-basedsystems, managing the technology, and monitoring its ongoingeducational effectiveness in anticipation of future changes.Throughout the book, he maintains a focus on the human factors thatmust be addressed, identifying the risks and penalties oftechnologically based teaching and showing how to manage thosehazards.

Univer-Cities (in 4 Volumes)

Univer-Cities (in 4 Volumes)
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Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9811248958
ISBN-13 : 9789811248955
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Univer-Cities (in 4 Volumes) by : Anthony Soon Chye Teo

The Univer-Cities series serves as a reference for academic leaders and graduands who seek to understand the symbiotic role of universities and cities in our disruptive world. The series presents case studies of exemplary Asian universities uplifting the well-being of their communities including the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and University of Newcastle, Australia. Established universities in the Western world such as University of California, Berkley, MIT, Cambridge University and University of Zurich and their societal contributions are also covered in this series.This series calls for the university leadership to tap on their research capabilties for community advancement, urban planning, innovation systems and regional economic growth.

University Campus Solid Waste Management

University Campus Solid Waste Management
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 120
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783319432281
ISBN-13 : 3319432281
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis University Campus Solid Waste Management by : Pezhman Taherei Ghazvinei

This volume provides a comprehensive method for optimizing solid waste management practices and procedures at college and university campuses through the use of cluster analysis to combine Life Cycle Assessment and Analytical Hierarchy Process. Author Pezhman Taherei uses Malaysia’s University of Malaya as a case study and model, and through this method was able to assess which combination of waste disposal, management, and recycling techniques generate the least environmental impact while retaining the maximum cost savings for the university. A method for analysis of solid waste composition is also proposed. Higher education institutes generate thousands of tons of solid waste per year. Comprehensive solid waste management programs, which take integrated solid waste management systems into consideration, are one of the greatest challenges to achieving campus sustainability. This system can serve as a guide and blueprint for other universities that are taking steps toward sustainability through improved solid waste management.