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Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2003
Discusses the issues colleges and universities face when choosing furniture for residence halls, including aesthetics, durability, student expectations, technology-friendliness, and encouragement of community. (EV)
Descriptors: College Housing, Design Requirements, Dormitories, Furniture
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 1999
Discusses ways colleges and universities are making their residence halls more homelike and less institutional through careful selection of furniture and furnishings. Balancing cost with comfort and adequately addressing student needs for computer space are addressed. (GR)
Descriptors: Dormitories, Furniture, Guidelines, Higher Education
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2002
Proposes 10 strategies that colleges and universities can use to keep students living on their campuses. Strategies include providing more amenities to living areas, having greater electrical capacity in each room, providing computer connectivity, assuring greater fire safety and personal security, offering more dining options, and allowing…
Descriptors: Dormitories, Educational Facilities Improvement, Guidelines, Higher Education
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2001
Explains how furniture selection for residence halls depends on the space available, the function it is intended to serve, and the types of students who live there. Discusses the creation of a home-like atmosphere, including instituting regulations that let students supply some of their own furniture. (GR)
Descriptors: Dormitories, Elementary Secondary Education, Furniture, Postsecondary Education