Bow-Tie Tuesday Series

Our weekly educational series bringing together the community of space planning and higher ed experts. 

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Dual Brain Marketers: UT Austin McCombs on AI-Era Marketing

Watch the Highlights (8 minutes): The gap between what marketing graduates learn in school and what employers need them...
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The Seahawk Shuffle: How UNCW Solves Campus Space Challenges

Watch the Highlights (7 minutes): Watch the Full Conversation (20 min): Every university has the same conversation:...
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When Athletic Spending Threatens Academics | Larry Benz

The financial sustainability of college athletics is one of the most pressing — and least discussed — challenges facing...
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Why Space Governance Fails — And How Data Changes It | Bow Tie Tuesday

Most institutions have a governance structure for managing campus space — but having one and having one that works are...
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Occupancy Analytics in Higher Education: Why 60% of Institutions Are Making the Shift

Occupancy analytics is quickly becoming one of the most important tools in higher education space management. In the...
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Uncovering the Research Space Blind Spot | Higher Ed Space Analytics

[00:00:00] Aaron Benz: Why is the most expensive space on campus often the least measured, and what can institutions do...
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Higher Ed Hybrid Work vs Space Standards: Closing the Governance Gap | CampusIQ

2026 Space Management Survey Report - Part 2 [00:00:00] Aaron Benz: Why have hybrid work policies moved faster than...
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Why Are Universities Exiting Leases and Demolishing Buildings? | Campus Space Management

[00:00:00] Aaron Benz: Why are leading universities intentionally shrinking or reshaping their physical footprint? And...
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2025 Higher Ed Winners & Losers: Microcredentials, Funding, Enrollment

2025 Higher Ed Winners & Losers: Microcredentials, Funding, Enrollment | Bow Tie Tuesday | CampusIQ Aaron: [00:00:00]...
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2025 Higher Ed Space & Occupancy Analytics: Big Wins & Lessons | CampusIQ

BTT Video - 12-16-2025 [00:00:00] [00:00:00] Veena Vadgama: Restrooms, temperature settings. Data analysis, privacy...
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Rethinking Post Occupancy Evaluations in Higher Ed: Insights with Shannon Dowling

[00:00:00] Alyson Goff: Hi. Welcome to another Bow Tie Tuesday. Today we bring you part two of my conversation with...
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When Design Strategy Meets Occupancy Analytics: A Conversation with Shannon Dowling

[00:00:00] Alyson Goff: We've spent years collecting space data, but what if we have been asking the wrong questions?...
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Rebuilding Space Management at the University of Washington: Higher Ed Space & Occupancy Analytics

Alyson Goff: Welcome to another Bow Tie Tuesday. If your institution is trying to get its arms around space management,...
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How Augusta University Reached 97% Lab Utilization | Research Space Analytics

[00:00:00] Aaron Benz: Welcome to another Bow Tie Tuesday. Today I am pleased, uh, to be joined by Barbara...
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Watch Page: FromWatch Page Renewal to Reinvention: How the University of Missouri Is Using Technology to Shape What Comes Next

Gerald Morgan: [00:00:00] The other thing we're looking at is, uh, classroom space. We, you know, we've, we've had the...
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How Mizzou Removed 25 Buildings to Cut $154M in Capital Renewal & $6M Opex | Higher Ed Space Analytics & Planning

Aaron Benz: How can you remove 25 buildings? Reduce your capital renewal by 154 million and save $6 million of opex...
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Do Your Spaces Drive the Mission? Space Planning with Chris Morett

🎀 Bow Tie Tuesday is here. When campus space truly drives the mission, everything works better. In this week’s...
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Space Utilization Is Now Mission-Critical: Tradeline Insights with Derek Westfall (Campus & Facilities Strategy)

When budgets are tight, smart campuses don’t stop—they optimize. In this Bow Tie Tuesday conversation, Aaron sits down...
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Higher Ed Space Survey: Policy, Utilization & Benchmarks | CampusIQ

Video Description Campus policies and space use have changed dramatically since COVID, and leaders need more than...