“SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE™: The Missing Ingredient” A Cure for Loneliness; Student Emotional Well-Being and Academic Success in Higher Education – Porter Khouw Consulting, Inc. (PKC)

Posted by Business Wire November 27, 2023

 

CROFTON, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AcademicSuccess–PKC, a pioneer in College and University dining across North America; PKC announces the official release of “SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE™: The Missing Ingredient“. This ground breaking 9 minute documentary illustrates how dining programs designed using SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE™️ creates safe spaces, strengthens social capital, fosters new friendships, nourishes student emotional well-being, and increases student retention and academic success. The friendship networks combined with the networks of new friends can result in a profound positive influence (personally and professionally) throughout the arc of a graduate’s life.


“SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE™: The Missing Ingredient” delves into the often-overlooked aspect of higher-education dining programs that prioritizes human interaction based on the “student clock” community needs, and social capital for the highest levels of student development and success while they are enrolled. The film features interviews with renowned stakeholders at the University of Houston, Montana State University, Simon Fraser University, and University of Ottawa, offering a comprehensive look at how strategic planning, using SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE™ has transformed their campus communities for the better.

Directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Nick Nanton, this mini documentary promises to captivate audiences with its compelling narrative and critical relevance in the current societal climate.

Key Highlights of the Documentary:

  • Interviews with leading stakeholders and students from the University of Houston, Montana State University, Simon Fraser University, and University of Ottawa.
  • Real-world examples of SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE™️ making a positive impact in diverse higher-education communities.
  • Innovative examples on how higher-education dining spaces can be designed to foster and enrich human face-to-face connections.

PKC invites college students and family’s looking at colleges to join the conversation about the often-overlooked reality of day-to-day student life outside of the classroom. Dropping in 2024, visit our brand-new website: RateMyFreshmanExperience.com. Students will be sharing with prospective students the strength of the social engagement opportunities on their campus. As this database grows, highschoolers can select any number of Colleges and Universities and see how past and current students rate their “college experience” through ratings associated with dining, housing, and more.

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PKC: For more than 28 years, PKC has served over 400 higher education engagements in all 50 U.S. states and numerous Canadian provinces as subject matters experts in strategic planning, design, and food service operator selection. As independent advocates for each of their clients, using their primary guiding principle of SOCIAL ARCHITECURE™ PKC creates innovative dining solutions that significantly influence student academic success, emotional well-being, retention, and persistence.

For more information about “SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE™: The Missing Ingredient“ or to schedule an interview, please contact Alexandra Porter at 443-848-8401- [email protected]

Porter Khouw Consulting: www.porterkhouwconsulting.com

Contacts

Media Contact:
Alexandra Porter

Vice President of Communications

C: 443-848-8401

Email: [email protected]

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