The cries for help in Higher Education regarding classroom space are justified. The net amount of classroom space on college and University campuses has been shrinking for the past 30 years. Other uses for existing classroom space and newly constructed space almost always trump the legitimate need for not-so-sexy general lecture space.

According to “Lost in Space,” an article by Julie Sturgeon published in the March 2007 issue of University Business, classrooms now account for just five percent of total campus space—not including housing. This means that valuable classroom space has been sacrificed for uses such as private offices for faculty, sports and recreation, and non-academic meetings. This change in the amount of available classroom space, and the way colleges and universities choose to utilize it, limits an institution’s ability to grow enrollments and achieve its strategic mission.

Throughout the next few weeks in my blog, I’ll take a deeper look into why space management matters, how it is currently addressed by institutions and how it could be better addressed. To read Julie Sturgeon’s full article, please follow this link: http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=702