Perceptions of commercial hospitality space: The case of a UK university campus hotel

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Hay
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Campus ◽  
University Staff ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
The Past ◽  
The University ◽  
University Community

Over the past decade, there has been a growth in the number of hotels built on university campuses, in Europe, Asia and the United States. Originally, such hotels were often associated with a university’s hotel school and their hospitality programme; however, an increasing number of full-service campus hotels have recently been developed, with no such connections. Through 30 interviews with Heriot-Watt University staff and students, this study explores their perceptions of a newly built commercial hotel on their campus. The findings highlighted the different opinions held by students and staff as to the benefits of a campus hotel and suggested that they were viewed by both as contested hospitality spaces. However, this study submits that if they were more welcoming to students and staff and were better aligned with the ethos of the university, this would aid in their acceptance into the wider university community.

RETHINKING THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-274
Author(s):  
Dennis Pieprz ◽  
Romil Sheth ◽  
Tao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Dartmouth College ◽  
University Campus ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Interdisciplinary Design ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
National University ◽  
To Come ◽  
The University

ABSTRACT In a post-COVID world, how can higher education embrace unforeseen changes and enable self-starting, entrepreneurial students to thrive? The interdisciplinary design firm Sasaki, has learned from its experience in the planning and implementation of university campuses around the world that a nimble, multi-faceted 21st century living-learning education positions universities to be adaptable for years to come. We argue that flexibility must be integrated at the planning level to break down silos and support interdisciplinary pedagogies inside and out of the classroom. Campus master plans need to embrace the idea of the plan as a “living document” or framework that can adapt to future needs. Designers and educators must also work together to harness the next generation of technology to create transparent, accessible and impactful learning environments. Flexible plans, buildings, and landscapes can connect different disciplines, integrate the latest technology, stitch together the campus, and encourage a lifelong learning mentality. The following case studies drawn from Sasaki’s practice in the United States, Asia, and Latin America will be used to support our argument: Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Anant National University, The Lawrenceville School, Xinyang University, Syracuse University, and Dartmouth College.

Hybrid Wind/Photovoltaic/Diesel System Research at the University of Massachusetts

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. McGowan ◽  
J. F. Manwell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
The United States ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
System Configuration ◽  
System Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
University Of Massachusetts ◽  
The University

The past decade has yielded significant developments in the design, analysis and installation of hybrid (wind/photovoltaic (PV)/diesel) power systems. This paper presents a summary of recent progress on this subject in the United States with emphasis on the analytical and experimental work carried out at the University of Massachusetts. Topics discussed here include: 1) system configuration and hardware, 2) modeling and design tools, and 3) recent applications.

The University as a Community of Resistance

1970 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 628-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antony Mullaney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
The Times ◽  
The University ◽  
Resistance Movement ◽  
Business As Usual ◽  
University Community

"I propose that the university community become part of the resistance movement in the United States. It must actively oppose those vast power relationships in the nation which refuse to read the signs of the times and insist upon business as usual ... Indeed, it must define a new basis for survival and assume the risks of such definition, confident that in the process it will discover its nature and role for these times."

Report of the Archaeology Committee of the African Studies Association for the Year 1966-1967

1968 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
J. Desmond Clark
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
African Archaeology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Pan African ◽  
The University ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Number Of Individuals

The Committee for the year consisted of seven members: J. D. Clark, Chairman; Glen H. Cole; Brian M. Fagan; W. Creighton Gabel; F. Clark Howell; Glynn L. Isaac; and Frank Willett. On their taking up appointments in the United States, it was with pleasure that we welcomed, in January, Messrs. Fagan and Willett to the small group of archaeologists actively engaged on research in Africa. The two retiring members -- J. D. Clark and F. Clark Howell -- will be replaced on the Committee by C. M. Keller; W. Creighton Gabel has been appointed chairman for 1967-1968. During the past year the Committee has concerned itself with (1) collecting and regularly disseminating information on current research and teaching and on the interest generally in African archaeology in America; (2) promoting discussion on general developments and trends in African archaeology; (3) promoting urgent research projects in connection with dam construction; and (4) training and liaison. The results under each of these heads are described below. In order to discover the extent and nature of later archaeological (post “neolithic”) research presently in progress, a circular was distributed to a number of individuals both in Africa and in the United States. The response was excellent and resulted in valuable summaries of current work together with suggestions for future work. Most of the research is being done by local nationals and expeditions in Africa and, thanks to the regular meetings of the Pan-African Congress on Prehistory and Quaternary Studies, the majority are known to each other and are in regular communication. This circular supplements that previously distributed to individuals and institutions in this country, and its results have been mimeographed and circulated by the University of Illinois at Urbana.

The Southern Gateway to Africa

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 108-111
Author(s):  
Quinton P. Redcliffe ◽  
Lesley Y. Shackleton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Flow ◽  
The Past ◽  
Democratic Elections ◽  
University Of Cape Town ◽  
The University

Prior to South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, South African tertiary education institutions were relatively isolated from the growing global flow of students around the world. Over the past five years this has changed significantly. For example, between 1996 and 1997 the number of students from the United States spending a semester abroad in South Africa increased by 49 percent to a total of 617 students, making South Africa the most popular destination in Africa. By 1999, the University of Cape Town (UCT) alone, one of 21 universities in South Africa, welcomed 205 semester-study-abroad students, 145 of them from the United States.

Confessions of A Fractured Catholic Theologian

Horizons ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
William L. Portier
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Look Back ◽  
The World ◽  
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin ◽  
Historical Sites ◽  
The University ◽  
Coming To Know

In the Divine Milieu, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin talked about the “passive diminishments” that accompany the passage of time. But often time's passing also brings a growing desire to look back, to reflect, and to try to see things whole. Recently I have found myself reflecting on U.S. Catholicism, Catholic theology in the United States, and myself as an historical theologian at the University of Dayton. My reflections assess the past, address the present, and look to the future.I begin with U.S. Catholicism. The story I want to tell about it has a threefold lesson and I will state it very generally. First, as embodied mortals with immortal longings, we are rooted in particular times and places in the world. German philosophers sometimes call this our “historicity.” Second, whether we are aware of it or not, our historical sites or locations provide the forms and terms of our coming to know God. It was in Tenafly, New Jersey, for example, that my mother taught me to pray. Third, if we remain unmindful of the second lesson, we risk mistaking historical forms and terms for God. In biblical language, this would be idolatry. And finally, if my Catholic story is not your own, I ask you to allow it to stand as a figure or a type of the particular sited story you have to tell.

Lean Tools to Evaluate Lighting Conditions

2018 ◽  
pp. 37-65
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Lighting Conditions ◽  
Lean Tools ◽  
The University ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor ◽  
Analyze Data

Lighting in indoor and outdoor settings has a purpose of providing an environment that is deemed as being comfortable and safe with the highest amount of light at the lowest possible consumption of energy. On the downside, there are instances where lighting is not as efficient as it is expected to be. For instance, the current outdoor lighting infrastructure at the University Campus (Referred to as “Campus”) located in a southern town in the United States of America proves this fact. In reality, the lighting on this campus is outdated when compared to the expected lighting standards. The main objective of the chapter is to use lean tools to analyze data on the light luminosity, pole locations, and other conditions. The results suggest a recommendation for a lean solution for the implementation of new and additional lighting on the Campus, which is deemed to provide efficiency and safety.

scholarly journals Fighting for “Justice”, Engaging the Other: Shi’a Muslim Activism on the British University Campus

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Emanuelle Degli Esposti ◽  
Alison Scott-Baumann
Keyword(s):  
Student Activism ◽  
The Other ◽  
University Campus ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
The Past ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

While Shi’a Muslims remain in the minority in Europe, including within universities, the past decade has witnessed the growing profile of Shi’ism on university campuses, especially in Britain. In particular, there has been an emphasis on campaigns that prioritise notions of justice, equality, and human rights. Drawing on interviews and ethnographic fieldwork conducted amongst Twelver Shi’a students in Britain between 2013–2018, this paper examines the forms of Shi’a activism currently being articulated on university campuses, especially those that explicitly seek to engage non-Muslims and spread awareness about Shi’a Islam. On the one hand, such practices constitute a form of self-representation for Shi’a students who would otherwise feel marginalised within the university space; while on the other, they promote a particular version of Shi’a Islam that both frames it within the European context and that also contributes to the sectarianisation of the contemporary Shi’a subject. While the forms and resonance of Shi’a student activism arguably only have meaning within the context of contemporary Europe, we argue that the discursive contours underpinning such activism ultimately transcend such national and cultural boundaries and contribute to a reinterpretation and reimagining of Shi’a sectarian identity for the modern age.

American Musicology and “The Archives of Eden”

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
HARRY WHITE
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High Schools ◽  
American Culture ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Advanced Study ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

In his T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures delivered at the University of Kent in March, 1971, and subsequently published as In Bluebeard's Castle or Some Notes Towards A Re-definition of Culture, George Steiner apostrophized the condition of American culture in the following way:America is the representative and premonitory example [of the democratization of high culture]. Nowhere has the debilitation of genuine literacy gone further (consider the recent surveys of reading-comprehension and recognition in American high schools). But nowhere, also, have the conservation and learned scrutiny of the art or literature of the past been pursued with more generous authority. American libraries, universities, archives, museums, centres for advanced study, are now the indispensable record and treasure-house of civilization. It is here that the European artist and scholar must come to see the cherished after-glow of his culture. Though often obsessed with the future, the United States is now, certainly in regard to the humanities, the active watchman of the classic past.So far, so good. But Steiner's encomium (notwithstanding that second sentence) carried with it a conditional scrutiny which was less attractive in its implications.

scholarly journals Rediscovering my Latin–American Professional Identity: A Reflection on a Fulbright Experience

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-132
Author(s):  
Virginia Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
San Jose ◽  
The Past ◽  
Full Circle ◽  
The Us ◽  
The University

I emigrated from Peru to the United States in the mid1980s. More than 20 years later, a short trip to Latin America helped me come full circle personally and professionally and close the gaps that I had felt developing over the past two decades. This opportunity was provided by a Fulbright Senior Specialist Program award at The University of Costa Rica in San Jose at the School of Modern Languages during 2008. The Fulbright experience was a renewal for me professionally, as it opened a window of opportunities to see the cultural and language commonalties and differences between my academic experience in the US and my Latin American ancestry.

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