Resources
Designing Student Centers to Bolster Retention
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Categories: Resources
In the Fall of 2019, the Washington, D.C. based advocacy group Higher Learning Advocates reported that nationally only 13% of higher education students lived on-campus. For commuters and part-time students, especially, who are physically separated from day to day campus life, access to socialization, support services and student-centered space has become a key component of academic success...
Making the Most of Your Existing Facilities
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Categories: Resources
In these unprecedented times, we understand that institutions want to make the most of existing campus facilities. Renovating existing spaces can be an efficient and cost-effective option for meeting your campus needs...
Adapting K-12 Libraries to Social Distancing Guidelines
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Categories: Resources
Our K-12 library analysis considers furniture layouts, high-touch areas, traffic flow, and space utilization. These analyses enable customized guidance for your students’ safe return to school libraries...
COVID’s Impact on Student Life Facilities
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Categories: Resources
Student life facilities are extremely important in defining the culture and traditions of a collegiate campus. Student unions and campus centers must consider necessary reconfigurations and changes to these shared facilities to meet social distancing requirements...
COVID’s Impact on Athletics and Recreation Facilities
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Categories: Resources
In our new normal of social distancing, there are necessary changes in athletic and recreation facilities to ensure the safety and health of users and participants. Hastings+Chivetta is partnering with clients to navigate these changes...
Preparing for Students to Return
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Categories: Resources
We are living in a world with a new normal that requires at least six feet between us to keep everyone safe. The impact is universal, forcing us to reimagine the ways we live, work, and learn...
E-sports and the Future of Collegiate Athletics and Recreation, by Will Schenck and Preston Scott
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Categories: Resources
When you hear the term “E-sports”, what do you think of? Many folks have an image of a socially isolated 20-something-year-old living in their parents’ basement, wearing a Mountain Dew® -stained t-shirt and Cheetos® dust-covered sweatpants playing video games for hours on end...
Student Housing Trends and Best Practices
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Categories: Resources
Now more than ever, collegiate housing design is focused on promoting positive mental health outcomes through on-campus living. Loneliness can have health outcomes equally as devastating as smoking cigarettes, and student housing is now featuring an increased amount of square footage dedicated to community space in hopes of decreasing isolation...
More Than A Rec Center
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Categories: In the News, Resources, Staff, Where Will We Be?
At the 2017 NIRSA Conference, Dan Sullivan, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, spoke about the trend towards integration of Student Recreation Facilities with additional student life amenities. The idea of a comprehensive student life recreation facility has risen in popularity over the past decade...
Conversion Ideas for Student Activity Space
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Categories: Resources
Hastings+Chivetta President, Chris Chivetta, PE, LEED AP BD+C, and Project Designer, Mark Keane, AIA, LEED AP discuss ideas for transforming under-used racquetball courts into modern spaces...