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10 Lessons From My First Year at CampusIQ
by Alyson Goff, Senior Director of Insights and Strategy When I stepped into this role a year ago, I didn’t come in...
The Space Analytics Blog
Explore practical insights on higher ed space analytics, occupancy analytics, and higher education space planning.
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Why Accurate Space Inventories are the Most Overlooked Risk—And Opportunity—On Today's Campuses
Alyson Goff: Dec 2, 2025
By Alyson Goff, CampusIQ Senior Director of Insights and Strategy Most institutions think they have a handle on their...
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Inside CampusIQ’s Customer Advisory Board: How Collaboration Shapes the Future of Space Intelligence in Higher Education
Veena Vadgama: Nov 20, 2025
by Veena Vadgama, CampusIQ Chief Marketing Officer Higher education is in the middle of a fundamental shift — in how...
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When Critiques Become the Very Thing They Critique: A Response to EAB’s Post on Space Utilization Reports
Aaron Benz: Nov 13, 2025
By Aaron Benz, Founder, CampusIQ Over the last few days, no fewer than five people have asked me what I thought about...
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Renovate, Repurpose, Rethink: What Higher Ed Space Leaders are Focusing on Next
Veena Vadgama: Nov 12, 2025
By Veena Vadgama, Chief Marketing Officer, CampusIQ When you bring together the people who literally run higher...
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APPA Webinar: A Living System for a Changing Campus: University of Kentucky’s Space Playbook
Veena Vadgama: Nov 6, 2025
Hosted by APPA | Featuring CampusIQ + University of Kentucky Watch the full webinar replay: Vimeo link When budgets are...
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How Augusta University Turned Cultural Change into 97% Research Space Utilization
Aaron Benz: Nov 4, 2025
Every university wants better research space. Few are ready to do what it actually takes to get there. When I sat down...
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How the University of Missouri Cut $154 Million in Capital Renewal and Reimagined Its Campus Future
Aaron Benz: Oct 28, 2025
How the University of Missouri Cut $154 Million in Capital Renewal and Reimagined Its Campus Future Transforming campus...
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Higher Education Update: 10B+ Data Points & What's Next for CampusIQ
Aaron Benz: Oct 3, 2025
Video Description Modern higher education teams are being asked to do more with less, and CampusIQ is scaling to meet...
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Space Management is Having Its Heydey: Why Higher Ed Finally Gets It.
Alyson Goff: Sep 23, 2025
I’ve worked in higher education long enough to remember when space management was seen as a back-office task rather...
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Not Every Solution is Physical
Alyson Goff: Sep 9, 2025
Not Every Solution Is Physical: Rethinking Space Management By Alyson Goff, Senior Director of Insights & Strategy,...
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Transforming Higher Ed: The CampusIQs Customer Advisory Board
Veena Vadgama: Aug 6, 2025
At CampusIQ, innovation begins with collaboration. That’s why, earlier this year, we brought together a powerful group...
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CampusIQ, Formerly Degree Analytics, Expands Vision for Space Intelligence in Higher Ed
Veena Vadgama: Jul 22, 2025
New name reflects the company’s evolution into a leading platform for space planning, operational efficiency, and...
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Why Rebrand? A message from Aaron Benz, Founder of CampusIQ.
Aaron Benz: Jul 22, 2025
Hey there—if you're in higher ed, you’ve likely felt the squeeze: campuses full of potential but burdened by underused...
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CampusIQ at CFTA 2025: Join Us in Minneapolis!
Veena Vadgama: Jul 21, 2025
CampusIQ is heading to Minneapolis this summer for the 2025 Campus FM Technology Association (CFTA) Annual...
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"Deferred Maintenance isn't Real"... Rethinking "Deferred Impact"
Aaron Benz: Mar 11, 2025
“I don’t think deferred maintenance is even real. It doesn’t mean anything anymore,” a Chief Facility Officer recently...
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“We’ve Always Done It This Way” - Why Change Feels Like an Uphill Battle
Alyson Goff: Mar 8, 2025
Grace Murray Hopper was a pioneering computer scientist who said, “The most damaging phrase in the language is: ‘It’s...
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Degree Analytics Secures $5M to Transform Facilities Management in Higher Education
Aaron Benz: Jan 23, 2025
Funding Fuels Next-Gen Campus Planning Platform, Delivering Real-Time Insights to Optimize Facilities, Cut Costs, and...
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Meet Alyson Goff, Senior Director of Space Strategy
Alyson Goff: Jan 17, 2025
For several years, I’ve joked with colleagues that my tombstone will read: “Not all solutions are physical.” It’s...
Bow Tie Tuesday: An Inspiring Example of People+Technology from Michigan State
Aaron Benz: Nov 6, 2024
Bow Tie Tuesday: Identifying Under-Utilized Space and Deciding What To Do With It
Aaron Benz: Sep 18, 2024
Thinking Thoughts on Thursday: Move In Week & Facilities' Role in Recruitment
Aaron Benz: Aug 26, 2024
Bow Tie Tuesday: Discussion of Our 100k Student Analysis of Pre- and Post-Pandemic Campus Engagement
Aaron Benz: Aug 21, 2024
Bow Tie Tuesday: A Rundown of Space Utilization Tools from SCUP Annual 2024
Aaron Benz: Aug 21, 2024
Degree Analytics Featured in the WSJ - Understanding How Campus has Changed Since Pre-Pandemic
Aaron Benz: Apr 25, 2024
We are thrilled to share that Degree Analytics has been featured in a recent Wall Street Journal article by Doug...
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A 100K Student Study Analyzing Student Engagement Trends Pre & Post Pandemic
Aaron Benz: Apr 16, 2024
Degree Analytics has conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis encompassing a student population exceeding 100,000. The...
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Educause Panel: The First Steps Towards Institutional Analytics
Aaron Benz: Oct 19, 2023
A Discussion of the Efficacy of Using Wi-Fi Data to Inform Campus Planning Initiatives. A relatively small initiative...
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Educause Panel: Are All Alerts Created Equal?
Aaron Benz: Oct 18, 2023
A Discussion of the Efficacy of Alerts & Nudges with Colorado Mesa & Alabama A&M Universities. For several decades,...
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Is WiFi The Future of Public Health & Pandemic Response?
Aaron Benz: Jul 21, 2022
A research team from the Broad Insitute, Sabeti Lab - infectious disease experts from Harvard and MIT, Colorado Mesa...
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How HBCUs are Transforming the Future of Higher Education
Aaron Benz: Apr 22, 2022
On Wednesday, April 20th, in collaboration with Cisco Systems, we conducted a panel on “How HBCUs are Transforming the...
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Privacy Governance - A Solution?
Aaron Benz: Mar 28, 2022
In this series, we have highlighted just how much data is currently used in Higher Ed and the overall absence of...
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Privacy... The Buck Stops with ???
Aaron Benz: Mar 17, 2022
Given the nature of our work at Degree Analytics, we discuss privacy probably more than most software vendors in...
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Higher Ed's Big Data Privacy Problem
Aaron Benz: Mar 1, 2022
Part II - Purpose of Data Collection In the first blog post of this series, many of the systems that currently collect...
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Higher Ed - Taking Data and Privacy Governance Seriously?
Aaron Benz: Feb 17, 2022
Part I - The Problem (4 min read) It's time to give this discussion the proper focus and attention it deserves within...
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Privacy & Data Governance in Higher Ed - An Open Invitation
Aaron Benz: Feb 16, 2022
At Degree Analytics, we recognize how much of a gap exists, and continues to grow, between privacy and the pursuit of a...
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Diversity & Technology: The New Peanut Butter and Jelly
Ivy Banks: Nov 2, 2021
by Ivy Banks, M.Ed, JD. Associate Vice Provost: Diversity and Inclusion, University of Arizona. Is the relationship...
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Degree Analytics Receives Patent #: US10,909,867 B2
John Costilla: Mar 23, 2021
Date of Issue: February 2, 2021 Inventor: Aaron Benz Title: Systems and Methods with Machine Learning Student Behaviors...
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Degree Analytics Partners with Millersville University to Utilize Actionable Data for Safety Measures Amidst COVID-19.
John Costilla: Sep 1, 2020
Campus Pulse Offers Safety and Security Insights for School Reopening Austin, TX – September 01, 2020—Degree Analytics,...
Avenues Shares 10 Effective Strategies for Reopening: A Partnership with Degree Analytics
John Costilla: Sep 1, 2020
Avenues: The World School, a transformative global education system, is partnering with Degree Analytics to provide a...
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Re-Opening Higher Education — Motivations and Fool’s Gold
Aaron Benz: May 29, 2020
A framework for understanding and acting on student’s new motivations Eastern University’s Beautiful Campus As colleges...
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Supporting Students Before, During, and After COVID-19
Aaron Benz: May 1, 2020
Supporting Students Before, During, and After COVID-19 A case for using WIFI data to support students where they are,...
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Preparing for Post Pandemic Higher Education
Aaron Benz: Apr 15, 2020
Dedman Life Sciences Building, Southern Methodist University It is now evident that the CoVid-19 event will likely...
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Degree Analytics Announces $2.5M Series A
Aaron Benz: Apr 13, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, April 10, 2020 — Degree Analytics, provider of a university analytics platform that improves student...
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Is CoVid-19 Higher Education’s Next Black Swan? What Does History Suggest?
Aaron Benz: Apr 8, 2020
One of the most consistent mantras of higher education is its thoughtful and methodical nature. Colleges and...
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Technology Overload – (Part 1) What’s out there and what do they do?
Aaron Benz: Jun 19, 2019
In the introduction to this series, I discussed the student success problem and how the complexity of solutions creates...
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Technology Overload (Intro): A Simple Look at What EdTech Options are out There, What They Do, and How
Aaron Benz: Mar 8, 2019
If you’re reading this article, I’m guessing right now your inbox is flooded with messages from EdTech vendors (I’ll go...
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Addressing GDPR Uncertainties for U.S. Universities
Aaron Benz: May 24, 2018
GDPR goes into effect tomorrow, and while universities across the country have been working diligently to prepare for...
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GDPR Part One: The Basics for Universities
Aaron Benz: May 18, 2018
It’s the final countdown. One week before GDPR goes into effect worldwide. And to cover this sweeping legislation, our...
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Ending the War between Big Data and Privacy
Aaron Benz: Apr 16, 2018
Big Data – The Opportunity Google processes a trillion searches per year. Over 300 hours of video are uploaded to...
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Degree Analytics Raises $1MM to Help Students Graduate College
Aaron Benz: Jan 23, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas, January 23, 2018 — Austin-based Degree Analytics, a Big Data & Machine Learning startup that facilitates...
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Why We Exist
degreeanalytics: Dec 6, 2017
To understand my passion and our purpose, you must understand my story… I was born in Kentucky from entrepreneurial...