Campus safety and security are integral to the success of colleges and universities and may boost student applications and the overall financial well-being of the institutions. However, a successful safety and security playbook must involve the general...
My name is Warren Price. I'm a partner and urban designer with a firm called Urban Strategies here in Toronto. Urban Strategies is an urban design and planning firm. I like to describe what we do as occupying the space between placemaking, development, and...
The University of Waterloo has been designated Research University of the Year in the comprehensive category by Research Infosource Inc. for the 16th consecutive year. Waterloo’s consistent ranking is a testament to the University being at the forefront of fostering...
My name is Mason Ailstock, and I am honored to serve as the President and CEO of the Rowen Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based in metro Atlanta. Having recently visited Toronto and spoken at SHURE Initiative GTA & Eastern Canada, I wanted to share some...
How do retailers view campus opportunities? This question was central in a session by David Ian Gray of DIG 360 at SHURE-Vancouver. Neena Arora, Sr. National Account Executive at Starbucks, and Kieran Janes, Manager of Real Estate at Loblaw Companies,...
Canadian post-secondary institutions recognize the importance of on-campus childcare facilities to boost education rates in the general population. Indeed, a significant obstacle for an adult with children to attain a degree is inadequate or challenging childcare...
UBC Properties Trust is celebrating 30 years of owning and operating real estate within arm’s length of the University of British Columbia – with massive success, unique JV partnerships, and state-of-the-art mixed-used buildings. “We have made from our sale of...
Leadership at the University of Victoria is eager to move beyond the current housing crisis for students, faculty, staff, and the larger community. With many University of Victoria students, faculty, and staff commuting up to 60 minutes by bus or bike, the academic...
The SHURE Initiative interviewed Gary Morrison, Interim Executive Director of the UFV Properties Trust in Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) about the adoption of the property trust model as an effective vehicle for academic institutions to own and manage their land...