Building Awareness and Engagement Around Housing Projects

Adding housing for college students transforms an institution from a commuter destination to an around-the-clock campus. It may even alter the makeup and demographics of the student body. Often the institution…

Developing a Student Housing Plan that Works

After defining success metrics and determining whether there is sufficient demand to support new campus housing, it’s time to evaluate the delivery mechanisms to bring a first-time student housing plan…

Measuring the Feasibility of New College Housing

After articulating the strategic and programmatic objectives of a new college housing project, the next fundamental question any higher education institution must address before embarking on a campus housing project…

Setting the Strategy for your Student Housing Project

Setting Strategic Objectives that Balance Risk and Reward In higher education, student housing projects can be a powerful tool to advance an institution’s mission. But to a school making its first…

Jaclyn Malone Joins Scion Advisory Services

The Advisory Services practice of The Scion Group, North America’s leading consultants for higher-education student housing projects, is pleased to announce that Jaclyn Malone has joined the team as an…

Student Housing in the COVID-19 Era: Part I

Designing for the Next Generation of Student Life By Mike Porritt, Vice President, International Advisory Services at Scion Group; Doug Campbell, Ghafari Education Director; and Mike Durand, Ghafari Vice President, Healthcare Welcome…

The Scion Group Launches Scion Campus Connections

Initiative to Boost Collaboration with College and University Housing Departments National owner/operator of student housing communities strives to strengthen ties between providers of on-campus and off-campus housing The Scion Group, the largest…

Campus Perspectives: Your Greatest Challenge

Without exception, the current pandemic presents a challenging time for student housing officers. COVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis for which there is no playbook – you and your colleagues are…

Supporting a Generation Focused on Wellness

Researchers are finding that Generation Z is a goal-oriented generation whose members are constantly working to improve themselves. But this college-bound generation isn’t just focused on improving their minds. This…