013 - Reflections on Coming Full Circle | Ken Stoner [Past President]

This month we have a very special guest who was never employed at a SWACUHO-affiliated school but certainly orbited SWACUHO throughout his long career in student housing. Several of our guests talked about SWACUHO being a family, so in my best judgement between him attending a couple SWACUHO conferences, keynoting at SWACUHO events, and consulting at SWACUHO schools, it's almost as if our guest is already family.

On this episode, Dr. Ken Stoner (hailing from the UMR and SEAHO regions) reflects on how it seems everything in campus housing comes full circle. Examples include residence hall designs from the 30s having quarantine rooms (which we recently needed but no longer had), adding phone lines to every room and then removing them, and the absorption and eventual jettison of maintenance, housekeeping, and dining services from housing programs. Along the way we talk about niche roles, fully appreciating the job you currently have, the difference between five years of experience and one year of experience five years in a row. We also get lessons in housing budgets, the value of knowing the gatekeepers at your school, and even a "crash course" in aeronautics.


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Past Episodes Mentioned:

Episode 001 - Reflections From a Single Institution Career | Kent Sampson [Past President]