Potomac Place

Flexible facilities help navigate new challenges

By Jack Shaw, Vice President for Campus Services, Shepherd University. Bio below. A really solid plan tends to be scalable and applicable to other challenges. In fall of 2017, Shepherd University opened Potomac Place, a 5-story, 298-bed, 81,000-square-foot, multi-use residence hall. The bedrooms are in a modified suite format with a 2:1 resident to bathroom …

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If You Are Worried About the 5 Ws, the Answer to “How” May Be a P3

By Jack Shaw, Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises, Shepherd University. Bio below.   In fall 2014, Shepherd University faced declining on-campus occupancy, falling from a historical average in the mid-90%s to 80%. The problem was not a mystery, with the campus’s aging housing stock averaging over 30 years old—some without air conditioning—and with substantial …

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