Matthew Keane Joins Scion Advisory Services

The Scion Group is pleased to welcome Matthew Keane as Vice President of P3 Advisory Services, supporting a growing number of colleges and universities exploring and implementing public-private partnerships nationally…

Current Challenges Facing Canadian Universities

Andrew Parr (Associate VP Student Housing and Community Services, UBC) and Mike Porritt (VP Scion Group Advisory Services) are interviewed by Wes Deese of Student Housing Insight about the student…

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…