October 2007

Campus Events Professional - October, 2007 - Full Issue PDF
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Trends in Campus Architecture
So your campus is planning a new building or a renovation of an existing one? It can be an exciting time for a university campus, filled with a lot of hard work but also with the fun of seeing the new spaces emerge as you pass the construction site every day. But all projects begin long before ground is broken or demolition and construction begin; campus building projects typically start with a planning phase, in which university constituents are asked for their input on what the space should include and how it should be used.

What Architects Wish Their University Clients Would Tell Them: Early Conversations Can Help Deliver Successful Event Spaces
By Fred Perpall, AIA and Stephen Moon, AIA
Architects used to program and design individual spaces that served a single function. We would design the auditorium for lecture events, the performance hall for musical events, and the ballroom for socials and dinner functions. With today's realities of cost consraints for university building projects, we increasingly must design spaces that serve multiple functions.

Case Study in Relationship Building: Middlebury College Acquires Archival Collection of Hemingway Famil
If there is a moral to the story of how archives curator Andrew Wentink at Middlebury College in Vermont acquired a recent collection of Hemingway family materials, it is this: take a second look at your spam e-mail. The story of Wentink’s experience is a lesson for all who work with archival development or university donations.

Tips for a Successful Job Fair
In 1998, Tom Gimbel left his previous employer to start a staffing and recruiting company. With only $1,000, two employees and less than 1,200 feet of office space, Gimbel set forth to create the first local firm in Chicago to offer employment solutions to the accounting and finance world.

Thou Shalt Not Alter Thy Bill
By David Treber
Recently, I received a phone call from a long-ago camp director who had brought his group to our university. It had been six years since he had been on campus, but I still remembered the program quite clearly, and I may have shuddered a bit when I heard this voice from the past.