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  • Maundy Thursday

    Maundy Thursday

    All day
    2026.04.02

    Medgar Evers College

    The Thursday before Easter, holds deep Christian significance in faith-influenced schools and colleges. It commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples, where he instituted the Eucharist (Holy Communion) and issued a “new commandment” (mandatum in Latin, hence “Maundy”) to “love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34).Central rituals include foot-washing (symbolizing humility and service) and the sharing of bread and wine. Many Anglican, Episcopal, and Christian-affiliated institutions mark the day with chapel services, special assemblies, or reflective events that teach values of compassion, equality, and servant leadership.

    It often signals the start of Easter school holidays, with some faith schools closing early or hosting observances. In faith-based US and Canadian colleges it begins the solemn Paschal Triduum leading to Good Friday and Easter; reminding educational settlements of sacrificial love in a historically Christian cultural context that lies at the foundation of the American Republic toward which so many international students flock.

     

    Passover (Pesach), one of Judaism’s most important festivals, commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt, as recounted in the Book of Exodus. Celebrated for seven or eight days in spring, it emphasises themes of freedom, redemption, justice, and compassion.Passover holds growing significance amid increasing religious diversity. Jewish students observe the festival through family Seders — ritual meals featuring the Haggadah storytelling, symbolic foods like matzah and bitter herbs, and the Four Questions often asked by children.

    Many institutions support observance with religious accommodations: excused absences for Seders and holy days, kosher-for-Passover dining options, and events hosted by Hillel or Jewish student societies. Universities often provide guidance for staff and students on academic adjustments.

    Beyond Jewish communities, educational programs in faith schools, multicultural assemblies, and interfaith dialogues highlight Passover’s universal lessons of liberation from oppression and the pursuit of freedom, fostering greater cultural understanding of the spiritual underpinnings at the foundation of the American Republic.

  • National Electrical Code 2029 CMP-2

    National Electrical Code 2029 CMP-2

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.02

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    National Electrical Code 2029 CMP-2

    https://standardsmichigan.com/current-issues-and-recent-research/

  • “Easter Hat Parade” Terranova Public School

    “Easter Hat Parade” Terranova Public School

    All day
    2026.04.02
    https://extension.psu.edu/easter-lily-a-herald-of-spring

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  • Language 300 & Received Pronunciation

    Language 300 & Received Pronunciation

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.06

    “He who does not speak foreign languages
    knows nothing about his own.“

    — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

     

    “The Tower of Babel” 1563 / Pieter Bruegel the Elder

     

    Here’s a rough breakdown of the top languages on the web:

    English: 55.4% – Russian: 6.6% – Japanese: 5.4% – Spanish: 5.2% – Chinese: 4.6%

     

    One of the most contentious aspects of best practice discovery and promulgation in any domain, and no less so in educational settlements, is an agreed-upon vocabulary and shared understanding.  As we explain elsewhere in this history, when a counter-party disagrees with you, he simply switches out the vocabulary — i.e. changes definitions or adds or subtracts from the traditional meanings of things.  So we approach this topic several times a year to confirm our bearing on the meaning of things.

    We begin 2025 by breaking down this topic into four sections

    Language 100: Survey of vocabulary in the standards catalogs relevant to building and managing education settlement real assets; including legal terms.

    Language 200: Electrotechnology standard catalogs; including computer programming languages.

    Language 300: The English as the language of science and innovation; the birthplace of computing and programming, the internet’s native tongue, standardization & open source development; etc.

    Language 400: Reserved.  Received Pronunciation

    RE: National Debate and Speech Association

    https://youtube.com/shorts/JGyuv9MLxJg?si=Cq2P5TX9N8S7rMHh

     


    We observe National Poetry Month (April) in the United States and Canada every year with an inquiry into changes in the (meaning of) definitions at the foundation of best practice literature; frequently the subject of sporty debate among experts writing codes and standards for the built environment of education communities.

    In the United Kingdom, National Poetry Month is celebrated in October, and it is known as “National Poetry Day” which has been observed since 1994. It is an initiative of the Forward Arts Foundation, which aims to encourage people to read, write and perform poetry.

    Other countries also have their own poetry celebrations, such as World Poetry Day, which is observed annually on March 21 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide.

    In past years we used a Tamil mnemonic because Tamil is the oldest surviving language and remains the spoken language of 80-odd million people of South Asia.  Alas, use of Tamil confounds our Wordpress content management system so in 2024 we began coding this topic in American English

    https://standardsmichigan.com/%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8a%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%bf-2/

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  • “Rainy Days and Mondays” Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

    “Rainy Days and Mondays” Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

    All day
    2026.04.13
    Santa Clara University | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” https://youtu.be/q7pZVRIo05U?si=F_b51knk_sQfv009

    Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

  • Intellectual Property

    Intellectual Property

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.13

    “If you steal from one person that is plagiarism.

    If you steal from many people, that is research”

    Chronicle of Higher Education: The Campus Cold War — Faculty vs. Administrators

    Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Student Art

    Innovation – Standardization – Commoditization run along a continuum.  Today we unpack some of the ideas that hasten (and prohibit) leading practice discovery; how quickly goods and services become a “human right”; why all of this is relevant to education communities and why some believe that commoditization is a myth.

    From the Wikipedia

    In business literature, commoditization is defined as the process by which goods that have economic value and are distinguishable in terms of attributes (uniqueness or brand) end up becoming simple commodities in the eyes of the market or consumers. It is the movement of a market from differentiated to undifferentiated price competition and from monopolistic competition to perfect competition. Hence, the key effect of commoditization is that the pricing power of the manufacturer or brand owner is weakened: when products become more similar from a buyer’s point of view, they will tend to buy the cheapest.

    Related:

    Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating

     

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  • Teacher Pensions

    Teacher Pensions

    All day
    2026.04.15

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  • Rain & Lightning

    Rain & Lightning

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.15

    Lightning flash density – 12 hourly averages over the year (NASA OTD/LIS) This shows that lightning is much more frequent in summer than in winter, and from noon to midnight compared to midnight to noon.

    https://youtu.be/zisnPchVYKs

    https://standardsmichigan.com/rain-2/

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  • Energy 400

    Energy 400

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.16

    Review of all consensus, consortia and open source codes, standards and regulations regarding energy production and conservation relevant to the education facility industry.

    Faculty and staff in the education industry in all nations provide basic research, application research in energy technologies.  The “cities-within-cities” we call the #SmartCampus” also provide crucibles for new testing new technologies as well as provide energy load for utilities operating under all ownership regimes.

    Send bella@standardsmichigan.com an email for an advance agenda.

    https://standardsmichigan.com/agenda-energy-standards-monthly/

     

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  • History of English

    History of English

    All day
    2026.04.20

    Patriot’s Day | Boston Marathon

    International students enrolling in U.S. colleges encounter Academic English — the formal register of lectures, textbooks, papers, and discussions. This variety often embeds assumptions that diverge sharply from the American Founding’s emphasis on limited government, individual liberty, natural rights, and skepticism of centralized authority.

    The Founders designed a republic of enumerated powers, checks and balances, and federalism to restrain government and protect personal sovereignty. They viewed government as a necessary but dangerous servant. Deference was owed primarily to law and reason, not to elites or the state.

    Modern university discourse, however, frequently frames issues through lenses that normalize expansive government. Terms like “equity,” “systemic oppression,” “social justice,” “sustainability,” and “public good” recur in required writing, readings, and class analysis. These presuppose that societal problems demand coordinated state or institutional intervention and expert guidance.

    International students, often writing in a second language, must master not only grammar but also these rhetorical conventions to succeed. Essays commonly reward framing arguments around collective victimhood, institutional reform, or government solutions, while skepticism of authority or defense of limited government can be marked down.

    This creates subtle acculturation. Students absorb a version of English that subtly legitimizes big government as moral progress — contrasting the Founding’s core warning: unchecked power threatens liberty. Proficiency thus includes ideological fluency in progressive norms dominant in humanities and social sciences.

    In short, many international graduates internalize habits of thought prioritizing collective authority and equity over the Founders’ individualism and restraint — shaping future global elites away from the Republic’s original limited-government ethos.

  • Health 400 | OB-GYN

    Health 400 | OB-GYN

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.20

     

    With emphasis on OB-GYN because educational settlements are where families begin and grow among the young.

    Many research universities have large medical research and clinical delivery enterprises that provide significant revenue.   We periodically scan public consultations for literature that sets the standard of care for the facilities and technologies in these enterprises in education communities.

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  • Endowment Standards

    Endowment Standards

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.22

    Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 4968

    FASB ASC 958 (Not-for-Profit Entities)

    CFA Institute Investment Management Code of Conduct for Endowments

    NACUBO Endowment Management Guidelines and Resources

    https://standardsmichigan.com/readings-what-do-university-endowment-managers-worry-about/

    https://standardsmichigan.com/how-harvard-and-other-colleges-manage-their-endowments/

     

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  • St. George’s Day

    St. George’s Day

    All day
    2026.04.23

    St. George Christian Martyr

     

    St. George’s Day — Patron Saint of England — is  celebrated on April 23 to honor England’s patron saint, St. George, a Roman soldier martyred in 303 AD for his Christian faith. His legend, particularly the slaying of a dragon, became emblematic of good triumphing over evil, resonating deeply in medieval England. By the 14th century, St. George was officially recognized as England’s patron, with his feast day marked by religious observances and chivalric celebrations.

    In UK educational settings, the day’s history reflects evolving cultural and pedagogical priorities. During the medieval period, schools tied to monasteries or cathedrals included St. George’s Day in religious curricula, emphasizing moral lessons through hagiographies. The Reformation diminished saintly feasts, but St. George’s Day persisted in schools as a symbol of English identity, especially in the 19th century amid imperial pride. Victorian-era schools celebrated with pageants, plays, and readings of patriotic tales.

     In USA educational settings multiculturalism and secularism reduced its prominence in schools, with observances often limited to assemblies or history lessons; most commonly observed in the American South and Midwest. 

     

  • BSI Group

    BSI Group

    All day
    2026.04.23

    BSI Group

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  • ANZAC Day

    ANZAC Day

    All day
    2026.04.26

    Trinity College Remembrance

     

    https://standardsmichigan.com/standards-australia/

    Ode of Remembrance

     

    Mass low-skilled migration from developing countries strains Anglosphere schools.   Illegal entries and asylum claims by refugees from lower-Human Development Index nations introduce students with significant educational deficits into systems built for higher baseline skills.  International student assessments show first- and often second-generation immigrants from these regions score substantially below natives in math, reading, and science. Schools divert resources to English as a Second Language, remedial programs, and behavioral support, which slows the overall pace of instruction.  Cultural mismatches over authority, discipline, gender roles, and academic effort create friction, disruption, and safety concerns. Immigrant-headed households tend to have more school-age children, concentrating low-income, limited-English students in certain districts and increasing teacher workload.  Above all, standards of civilization — orderly inquiry, merit, deferred gratification, and civic norms — decline when systems prioritize accommodation over excellence. Selective immigration systems that risk public perception as racist could mitigate this through skills-screening; open illegal flows do not. Without enforcement and strong assimilation pressure, average educational outcomes converge downward.
  • “Dives & Lazarus” Northwood High School Philharmonic

    “Dives & Lazarus” Northwood High School Philharmonic

    All day
    2026.04.26
    Santa Clara University | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” https://youtu.be/q7pZVRIo05U?si=F_b51knk_sQfv009

    https://youtu.be/oDsY3W2y9Rs

    https://youtu.be/RQoP9iLwoos?si=4FFmJCtecoyo1uoV

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  • Late Night Breakfast

    Late Night Breakfast

    All day
    2026.04.29

    https://standardsmichigan.com/late-night-breakfast/

     

  • Signs, Signs, Signs

    Signs, Signs, Signs

    11:00 -12:00
    2026.04.29

     

    Our first impression of a community is its visual environment, which is reflected from the pretty integration of built and natural forms.  College campuses are oases of beauty; or used to be were it not for sign pollution. With increase in education community construction + advances in sign-making technology + growth of the administrative state + hottened litigation environment, signage has become visual “pollution” to many and, to others, a likely permanent pandemic era cultural affinity to be controlled and told what to do.

    The education industry provides a natural home for “hall monitors”; personality types with close relatives in the standards conformance and compliance community.

    International students enrolling in U.S. colleges encounter Academic English — the formal register of lectures, textbooks, papers, and discussions. This variety often embeds assumptions that diverge sharply from the American Founding’s emphasis on limited government, individual liberty, natural rights, and skepticism of centralized authority.

    The Founders designed a republic of enumerated powers, checks and balances, and federalism to restrain government and protect personal sovereignty. They viewed government as a necessary but dangerous servant. Deference was owed primarily to law and reason, not to elites or the state.

    Modern university discourse, however, frequently frames issues through lenses that normalize expansive government. Terms like “equity,” “systemic oppression,” “social justice,” “sustainability,” and “public good” recur in required writing, readings, and class analysis. These presuppose that societal problems demand coordinated state or institutional intervention and expert guidance.

    International students, often writing in a second language, must master not only grammar but also these rhetorical conventions to succeed. Essays commonly reward framing arguments around collective victimhood, institutional reform, or government solutions, while skepticism of authority or defense of limited government can be marked down.

    This creates subtle acculturation. Students absorb a version of English that subtly legitimizes big government as moral progress — contrasting the Founding’s core warning: unchecked power threatens liberty. Proficiency thus includes ideological fluency in progressive norms dominant in humanities and social sciences.

    In short, many international graduates internalize habits of thought prioritizing collective authority and equity over the Founders’ individualism and restraint — shaping future global elites away from the Republic’s original limited-government ethos.

    How many signs are too many signs and how can leading practice discovery and promulgation among accredited standards developers contribute to solutions?  It may well be that there is no other industry on earth than the American education “industry” that is so replete with signage.   After Title, Scope and Purpose, and after Definitions, the topic of signage is found in a surprising number of titles and deserves a dedicated colloquium of its own.

    Join us today when we sweep through the surprisingly large catalog of titles devoted to signage.   Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

    https://standardsmichigan.com/signs-signs-signs/

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