Episodes
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Parental Leave & The Student Housing Industry - SHI905
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
In this special episode, student housing veteran Whitney Kidd of The Preiss Co. joins Wes to discuss her recent return to work from maternity leave and how the industry is responding to the challenge she gave at the Interface Student Housing Conference in 2022 along with founders of the W. Collective. Whitney and Wes also offer some advice to expecting parents (and the co-workers of expecting parents) on how to prepare for leave as well as the return to work. This isn't the normal SHI episode, but it's an important one regardless if a newborn is in your current season of life or not.
This episode is sponsored by South Park Interiors. If you have an upcoming student housing development or value-add renovation coming up, reach out and share your project with SPI. You'll be amazed at the experience and insight they have of the student housing industry and how it will add value to your project! Email Audrey Robinette at Audrey@southparkinteriors.com.
Sunday May 21, 2023
Mental Health Awareness -SHI 721
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the US student housing industry made some huge strides this past academic cycle when it comes to helping understand our student residents and their mental wellness by creating the College Student Mental Wellness Coalition. In this episode, we replay a recent interview from ShopTalk's May webinar that happened on May 11th. Joining the conversation with Wes is Richie Lasek of CORE Space and the coalition's leadership, the co-founder of the HI How Are You Foundation, Tom Gimbel, and the Chief Clinical Officer from the JED Foundation, Dr. Nance Roy. The conversation centers around resources that are currently available for college housing providers as well as goals the coalition has set for this coming academic year.
This episode is sponsored by Jamison Sleep Products. Jamison manufactures a range of bedding products specifically for student housing. For more info, visit www.StudentHousingMattress.com
Referenced Links from the Episode:
College Student Mental Wellness Coalition: https://thrivingcollegestudents.org/
Join the Coalition: https://tinyurl.com/4jdxrd6c
Hi, How Are You Project: https://hihowareyou.org/
The JED Foundation Resource Center: https://jedfoundation.org/mental-heal...
Register for ShopTalk at www.ShopTalk.info
More info on Student Housing Insight: www.StudentHousingInsight.com
Monday Dec 26, 2022
2022 Review & Interview with W.Collective - SHI 708
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
In this episode, Wes & Gretta give a quick recap of the 5 most impactful happenings in off-campus student housing in 2022. And then Wes & Gretta share an interview with W.Collective founders, Erica White and Whitney Kidd, to discuss the policies they have helped to shape this year and what is planned in 2023.
This episode is sponsored by Opiniion. Residents not only want to be heard, they want to be understood. Opiniion is the platform that gives property managers an understanding of their residents' satisfaction level. Visit them today at: https://opiniion.com/SHI/
W.Collective's LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650630/
To request an application to be a 2023 SHI Ambassador, please email us at Contact@StudentHousingInsight.com.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Gender Inclusion and the Roommate Matching Process - SHI622
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
In this episode Wes sits down with co-hosts (and long time work friends), Adam Yarber and Billie-Page Peterson to talk about Pride month and how student housing managers can help support their residents who identify as LGBTQIA. We also replay a recent segment from ShopTalk concerning Gender Inclusion and the Roommate Matching Process. That segment discusses the tools, 3rd party partners, and internal policies and procedures that operators are putting in place to not only better support their residents but to also reduce liability. This segment includes the following guests: Julie Bonnin from Asset Living, Jay Sensi from My College Roomie, Kimmy Kelley from ACC, Rob Castellucci from RoomSync, and Jamie Torkelson from PeakMade.
Links to Referenced Items
- ShopTalk - https://www.shoptalk.info/
- Adam Yarber/StarRez Webinar with Student Housing Business - https://studenthousingbusiness.com/webinar-creating-an-inclusive-housing-experience-for-students-with-technology/
- Be There Certificate: https://betherecertificate.org/
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from University of South Florida's Muma College of Business: https://www.usf.edu/business/certificates/diversity-equity-inclusion/
- Co-Host Emails
- Billie-Paige Peterson: BPeterson@varsitycampus.com
- Adam Yarber: ayarber@campusadv.com
Questions are comments about this podcast? Email us at Contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Goal Setting in 2021 and What's New with SHI - SHI0601
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
It's been a minute! We've taken some time off at the end of 2020 from making content to refocus and strategize on how to make SHI the best resource for student housing professionals and especially those of us on the operations side of the business.
In this episode, we dive into what is new at SHI and what you can expect in 2021. We also sit down with one of SHI's Ambassadors for 2021, Jessica Delis with Campus Advantage, to talk about what she's doing for herself and her team to help them set goals after coming off a year where it felt like the goalposts were moving every week.
This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young. For more information on Carter-Young and why they are the industry's #1 choice in revenue recovery services, go to www.carter-young.com
For more information on our upcoming MEMO Web Series, go to https://www.studenthousinginsight.com/memo and through Feb 2nd, use promo code MEMO50 to receive 50% off the registration.
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
SHI 0506 - Current Diversity Events & How They May Impact Student Life This Fall
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
The US is confronting a lot of diversity issues in the wake of the recent police brutality events and the homicide of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. This has resulted in a litany of protests and rioting. With on-going stresses to the economy and mental health with the COVID 19 pandemic combined with political narratives with the upcoming presidential election this November, there is a perfect recipe not only protests to occur on college campuses this fall but for there to be unrest between different demographics and ideology of students.
Student Housing operators have a unique opportunity to help guide students through this time in a healthy and productive way. To ignore that opportunity could result in huge financial losses for an off-campus community.
In this episode, Wes sits down with Terence Jackson of Pierce Education Properties and Quan McLaurin, formerly the diversity retention director at Liberty University who resigned in protest of recent public comments made by university leadership. The discussion focuses on what property managers and housing administrators can expect this fall as it relates to students' sentiments related to diversity and how to use programming and operating protocols to help students feel heard and appreciated.
This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young and Associates.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
SHI 0413 - Mental Health & Campus Resources
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Mental health and college students is always a big topic. The majority of the student population are at an age when they are dealing with new pressures and experiences that can manifest or bring mental health issues to the surface. However there seems to be a huge gap in knowledge by off-campus housing professionals on how to identify these issues and understand the resources available to students to provide assistance. In this episode we talk with Dr. Kirk Dougher, AVC for Student Support and Wellness at Washington University in St Louis, to provide some insight on what types of signs to look for when a student may be dealing with a mental health issue and the support that the student and the off-campus housing provider can utilize.
This episode is sponsored by Unilodgers. Looking to market your property to more international students? Check out www.Unilodgers.com
Interested in attending SHI and Grace Hill's webinar on Mental Health and College Students on November 7? Click here for more information:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3315711685660/WN_rqCBy0y9QcCwR5Fgrd_wdw
Questions about the podcast? Contact us at contact@studenthousinginsight.com
Monday May 06, 2019
SHI Special Announcement Episode - Introducing the SHI Community
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
In this episode Wes & Gretta sit down to give a sneak peak at what SHI has been cooking in the kitchen since the beginning of the 2019. We're talking about the new website and the virtual community we have created at StudentHousingInsight.com. With this new website, you can become a member of the SHI Community and be a part of a network that is doing everything from sharing ideas about making student housing better as well a posting jobs.
For more info & questions, email us at contact@studenthousinginsight.com
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Fall 2018 Conference Preview Pt 3 - NMHC
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
This is the final installment of the fall conference preview for student housing. In this episode we sit down with Matthew Berger and Dave Borsos of the National Multi-Housing Council and discuss their student housing conference scheduled in Huntington Beach, CA October 3rd through 5th. This is NMHC's 16th annual student housing conference and it is once again predicted to break records in attendance as they announce a new research project and provide more networking opportunities than ever before. If you are going or still debating on going, make sure you listen to this episode to discover what is on tap, including keynote speaker Amy Trask!
Monday Mar 19, 2018
SHI 2012: Mental Health & College Students
Monday Mar 19, 2018
Monday Mar 19, 2018
In this episode, April and I sit down with Dr. Doug Hallenbeck and Dr. Kimberly Poole from Clemson University to talk about the current status of mental health on US college campuses and discuss ways that off-campus housing providers can help identify potential concerns that may be going on with their student residents.