Planning teams need to establish the priorities of the project. It depends on how well a school's internal groups are set up.

They started raising issues like 'What's the training the CEO has to deal with financial planning, strategic issues, personnel management, marketing?' It's had a significant impact on the thinking.

We have come to make clear our anger at the fact that the parliament is again planning to debate and vote on the plan it has previously refused.

The folks that really have their act together get the building they want.

You have to have a president that is willing to walk away from gifts that aren't in line with what the school's needs are. That's really difficult, especially for schools that struggle to get cash.

With student centers, many schools want a building that gives the campus a presence. That's the draw. In those cases, a school might sacrifice some of the program inside — maybe reduce the seating from 700 to 600.