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November 17, 2020
Announcing brightspot’s Founding Council of Student Advisors
Join us in welcoming the founding members of brightspot's Council of Student Advisors and read about the experiences that have defined them.
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November 17, 2020
Webinar: Impacts from COVID-19 on Campus Planning and Design
Elliot Felix and Adam Griff moderated this SCUP panel discussion that considered the short- and long-term changes to campus planning and design for the health, safety, and welfare of the campus community.
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October 9, 2020
Online Course: Understanding and Improving Your Student Experience
In this interactive three-part, free online course, participants will answer questions about the student experience through readings, presentations, discussions, and hands-on work—both in class and between sessions—with tools used to design student experiences.
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September 23, 2020
Webinar: Creating a More Adaptive Institution in the Wake of COVID-19
How can colleges and universities become more adaptive in the wake of COVID-19? Adam Griff and Elliot Felix facilitated this interactive SCUP panel discussion that brought together different institutions’ perspectives to understand the impact of COVID-19 on institutions and their student experience.
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September 15, 2020
How COVID-19 is Creating Phygital Experiences with Technology as the Interface Between People and Space
COVID-19 has made technology an even more important interface between people and space, enabling them to have safer and satisfying experiences that are a hybrid of physical and digital – phygital. In this article, we’ll outline the role of technology in phygital experiences, examples of technology fulfilling these roles, the benefits, and how user journeys have changed as a result.
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August 28, 2020
How Can Colleges and Universities Better Adapt?
Institutions that have been defined by their stability and traditions will now have their fate determined by how well they can adapt to change. In this whitepaper, we make the case for colleges and universities to become more adaptable, offer brightspot’s approach to doing so, and provide examples of what and how to change.
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August 17, 2020
The Connected Campus
brightspot and Knoll – with the help of nine innovators across the spectrum of higher education – have reflected on where colleges and universities have been and where they are going. We’ve imagined a future in which their offerings, operations, and organizations are better connected so they can not only survive but thrive.
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August 14, 2020
Six Value Propositions for Academic Institutions Who Think Strategically About Facilities
By Allan Donnelly Facilities are a cost center for all institutions and each facility serves a function that helps the institution work toward its mission. According to Forbes, institutions can expect to pay twice as much as the cost of construction on operations and maintenance over the lifetime…
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August 7, 2020
The Geography of Campus Closures and How to Avoid Them
College closures can create profound ripples that reverberate well beyond their doors, impacting local communities, and potentially derailing opportunities for economic advancement. In this whitepaper, read about risk factors four-year private not-for-profit and public institutions are facing, and best practices from colleges working to mitigate these risks.
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August 6, 2020
Webinar: Adaptive Campus Planner
In this engaging webinar, Elliot Felix, Maggie Walsh, and Kelly Sanford of brightspot help you understand and apply the Adaptive Campus Planner to plan and prepare for events that are shaping the operations of your institution.
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