The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has released more details about its plans to build an estimated $90 million National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC) and School of Data Science (SDS). The project will provide a large collaborative environment between UTSA students, faculty, and researchers with federal, industry, and private partners for the purpose […]
Nebraska – The University of Nebraska is getting a new athletic complex near its Memorial Stadium. The 350,000-square foot complex is estimated to cost $155 million and will serve the football program as well as student-athletes in all sports. Construction will begin in summer 2020 and finish in May or June of 2022. The three-story building […]
California- The University of California (UC) and city of Sacramento have approved a preliminary design for Aggie Square, a new innovation hub to be built on the university’s Sacramento campus. The preliminary design is a necessary part of Aggie Square’s next step – issuing a request for qualifications (RFQ) to developers sometime in June. A request […]
Michigan– Renovations on Western Michigan University’s Dunbar Hall is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2020. An evaluation of the building was conducted a few years ago and concluded that the building’s systems were past its life expectancy and that the building was no longer configured in a way that accommodates instruction today or […]
Texas A&M-San Antonio has hired a construction manager to assist with its Academic and Administration Building project. A request for proposals will be released April 3 to subcontractors and suppliers. The project entails construction of a 58,000-square-foot, mission-style brick and stone facade building. In addition to providing office space for administration staff, the building will […]
North Carolina– Last week, the board of trustees at Appalachian State University heard updates from Chancellor Sheri Everts on the school’s five-year strategic goals. Discussions are underway regarding how to use the former Watauga High School property, which Appalachian now owns. Options discussed include student residence halls, a day care facility, student recreation fields and […]
Ohio– Students and staff at Kent State University were given a glimpse into the new University Master Plan. The 10-year plan is divided into three phases to ensure projects are completed on time and is estimated to cost $1.2 billion. The master plan includes a $72 million plan for a new College of Business Administration […]
Iowa– On April 3, residents of the Ames Community School District will be asked to vote on a bond referendum regarding whether $110 million in general obligation bonds should be issued to build a new high school and add additional classrooms at Edwards, Mitchell and Meeker elementary schools. If the bond referendum passes, the expansion […]
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in fall 2017, about 50.7 million students attended public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. Of these, 35.6 million are in prekindergarten through eighth grade and 15.1 million will be in grades 9 through 12. An additional 5.2 million students were expected to attend private […]
What is the deciding factor for a student trying to choose a campus to attend for his or her next level of education? Is it the living quarters, tuition, degree program or location? College campuses put a lot of focus on how to attract students to their schools and providing sleek designs and updates can […]
It took 140 days to decide how much funding and flexibility two-and-four-year educational institutions would receive. Higher education had a chilly reception at the beginning of the 85th Legislative Session when three bills were proposed that would have frozen all tuition and fees until 2022, repealed the tuition set-aside program and required schools to reach […]
According to an annual report card called “Quality Counts,” from Education Week’s Research Center, overall, Texas got a C-. It got the same grade for student achievement in grades K-12. It posted a C on students’ chance for success later in life. But on school finance, Texas got a D. This year Texas, dropped slightly […]
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