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SPECIALIZED HOUSING JULY/AUGUST 2015 STUDENT HOUSING BUSINESS .COM 50 Live-learn communities, which might have faculty in residence, aren't just for the students' sake, according to several industry professionals. Developing these spaces helps students focus on academics, but they also serve as recruitment tools and a way to convince students to remain on campus following their freshman year. "Living-learning provides a diferentiated product in the core of campus," according to Julie Skolnicki, EdR's senior vice presi- dent of university partnerships. Honors programs use the liv- ing-learning space to bring in lecturers or seminar series, and open them up for outside speak- ing engagements. "Universities in general are looking to make classrooms into multi-use spaces, especially with the school day ending in the afternoon and space around campus being limited," says Skolnicki. According to Sarah Samuels, director of advisory services at The Scion Group, the honors col- leges are benefcial to universi- ties where enrollment is down or that want to be more selective but didn't necessarily need more beds. Fred Pierce, president and CEO of Pierce Education Properties, says, "You are starting to see the advent of more universities that did not have honors colleges cre- The Greek village now under construction at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, will feature 33 townhomes that mostly will be three- and four-plex units of 12 to 18 beds. For speaking and sponsorship information contact Rich Kelley at 914-468-0818 or rkelley@francemediainc.com interfaceconferencegroup.com/och2015 Attention College & University Housing & Auxiliary Ofcers - There's Somewhere You Need to be on October 21-23 InterFace On-Campus Housing is not your typical housing conference. It brings together top housing and auxiliary offcers with leading P3 developers, operators and fnanciers as well as architects and consultants in a relaxed, collegial atmosphere that encourages information sharing and the exchange of ideas. Special registration rate available for college and university offcials. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Michael Wood Youth Expert and Presenter The 747 Group