University Business back issues from February 2008:
Your seat on the steamroller.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(EduComm Conference)
Feb 01, 2008; ... FOUR YEARS DOESN'T NORMALLY SEEM like a very long span, but in technology terms, it's a lifetime. When we launched the EduComm Conference in 2004, we had planned it to explore the convergence of audiovisual technology and information technology. It was a modest approach, sort of an ...
Clery act fine sets a precedent.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act)
Feb 01, 2008; ... EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY has been fined $357,500 by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to comply with the federal Jeanne Clery Act. It's the largest fine ever imposed. Security On Campus, a nonprofit whose founders spearheaded the act (named for a student who was ...
Sound bite.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Yale University)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... 'The folks in Washington are saying you're hoarding money. And we felt uneasy about it ...
From a sad cubicle to happy mentions.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... PERHAPS DAVID GUNNELLS NEVER thought his contest entry would become a source of office humor. An information systems specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gunnells won Wired News' Saddest Cubicle Contest for his photo and description of a workspace that apparently lived up ...
6.7%.(DATA POINT)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The national drop in law school applications between ...
Alumni for (after) life.(BEHIND the NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... LONG AFTER GRADUATION, PEOPLE SHOW LOYALTY to their alma maters through clothing and home decor choices, as well as monetary donations. Why should that connection die when the alum does? Here are a few ways (in no particular creepiness order) that institutions are tapping into the ...
NASFAA names new president.(PEOPLE WATCH)
Feb 01, 2008; ... AFTER LAST YEAR'S FINANCIAL AID SCANDALS, stepping into the top spot at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) might seem like a risky career move, but Philip R. Day is up for the challenge. He succeeds Dallas Martin, who retired after 32 years as ...
The Business School and the Bottom Line.(BETWEEN the LINES)(Brief article)(Book review)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Business School and the Bottom Line By Ken Starkey and Nick Tiratsoo, Cambridge University Press (www.cambridge.org), 2007; 239 pp., $45 WANT TO START AN ARGUMENT? ASK A dozen people whether there's any value to a business degree. You'll ...
Parmer Hall at Dominican University (Ill.).(SENSE OF PLACE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... WHEN YOU'RE GROWING AN institution, capital projects are usually a must-do. Dominican University, which had 1,800 students a decade ago, now has 3,500, and plans to reach 4,000, was in need of more academic space as part of its master plan to accommodate the growth. Parmer Hall fits the ...
Wedding planning class not a piece of cake.(COURSE CATALOG)
Feb 01, 2008; ... "WEDDING PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT," a George Mason University (Va.) course since spring 2005, has developed a bit of a reputation--not as a "cake" course, but as quite the opposite. Still, on day one, a number of students arrive expecting an easy elective, says Maggie Daniels, an assistant ...
Columbia expansion gets green light.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Columbia University)
Feb 01, 2008; ... AFTER FIVE YEARS AND MUCH DEBATE, COLUMBIA University (N.Y.) is gearing up for expansion. In December, the New York City Council approved a proposed rezoning of West Harlem's old Manhattanvilte manufacturing area for mixed use, which gives the university's $6 billion project a green light ....
University takes guesswork out of shopping for students.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... STUDENTS NEED STUFF, FROM INCOMING freshmen to graduating seniors, there are plenty of opportunities for friends and family to give them gifts. Students at Virginia Commonwealth University can offer a Little guidance by building a wish List at VCU Gotta Have It (www.gotvcu.com). The site ...
A bite of the textbook pie.(STATS WATCH)
Feb 01, 2008; ... NO ONE WILL ARGUE THAT TEXTBOOKS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND NO one can forget it, since each semester newspapers run articles stating the obvious. Congress has studied the situation, and some states are considering legislation to control costs. But it's unclear whether one entity is responsible ...
New award for curbing alcohol use.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Presidential Leadership Award)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SAFETY STARTS AT THE TOE That's the assumption behind the new Presidential Leadership Award, which will recognize a college or university president for "success in promoting a vibrant intellectual and social climate that deemphasizes the role of alcohol." ...
Move over, Elvis.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Mount St. Mary University)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MOUNT ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY (MD.) is being honored in a 200th anniversary commemorative U.S. stamp to be in April. The stamp art features ...
I'll bet you made that yourself: college and university websites aren't meeting user needs or acting as effective marketing tools.(VIEWPOINT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... IT IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED that a college website should accomplish two major tasks--provide customer service for the needs of users and market the school. Unfortunately, a random survey I recently completed of 50 not-for-profit and for-profit college and university websites shows that most ...
Flagship State Colleges: public institutions serving as a rising tide to lift all boats.(FUTURE SHOCK)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Flagship is defined as a ship in a fleet that carries the commanding admiral, the best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization, according to The New Oxford American Dictionary, (2nd ed.). How does it apply to state colleges today? Most state ...
Teaching and guiding today's scientists: the crucial role of liberal arts colleges in educating the next generation of scientists.(INDEPENDENT OUTLOOK)
Feb 01, 2008; ... CHANGES IN THE WAY SCIENTISTS work are making not just science education but scientific research at liberal arts colleges more important than ever. More "all-star" graduate students consider teaching careers in liberal arts colleges. A careful examination of what is going on should inform ...
HEA renewal nears passage (we swear): higher ed community still concerned over some issues.(ON THE HILL)
Feb 01, 2008; ... IN THE MIDST OF AN INTENSIVE schedule of primary elections around the country, members of Congress are hard-pressed to focus on the public's legislative business. But one key measure important to colleges and universities--reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA)--appeared to be a ...
On the right track: holistic building assessment and tracking tools and techniques help tell the facilities story.(FOCUS: FACILITIES)
Feb 01, 2008; ... NEW CAMPUS BUILDINGS get celebrated--except in one particular office. "The maintenance department just cringes. They know they just went in the hole," says Matt Munter, senior vice president of facility assessment firm EMG, which conducts facility condition audits. After all, rarely does ...
Orientation rites: seal the deal: creative approaches to the classic summer rite of passage help acclimate students and ensure they arrive in the fall.
Feb 01, 2008; ... THEY'VE SEEN THE WEBSITE, THEY'VE taken the tour, and they've made the grade. But what do you do with accepted students to help them get settled on campus? According to the 2007 Cost of Recruiting Report from Noel-Levitz, an enrollment management consulting firm, it can cost anywhere ...
A sense of security: colleges and universities get serious about building access control.
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DURING HIS 17-YEAR STINT AS DIRECTOR of Duke University's key card program, Lowell Adkins remembers responding to a system problem at a residence hall one Saturday morning. Students who were living there saw him standing outside the entrance door and ...
Growing the giving tree: non-alumni nurturing and the case for support.
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ON OCCASION, MEETING A FUTURE donor with no known institutional ties simply I involves being in the office to take a phone call. It happened to Scott Leisinger, vice president for institutional advancement at Wartburg College (Iowa), when in February 2007 ...
Are we covered? With the first wave of wireless in place, higher ed institutions plan their next steps, boosting coverage everywhere from residence halls to classrooms.
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "WIRELESS COVERAGE IS NO longer a showstopper anymore," observes Frank Monaco, chief information officer at Pace University (N.Y.). "It used to be a big thing, a selling point. But now it's expected, and if you don't have it, the students aren't coming." ...
Baby boomers, back to campus: what would it be like to retire on a college campus? More older adults are about to find out.
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG THEY WENT to college campuses in droves. They are the baby boomers--the generation born between 1946 and 1964--and they total 82.8 million, according to U.S. Census data. This is the most educated generation in American history, the ...
Facebook applications: the game changer? New ways higher ed institutions can use social networking.(INTERNET TECHNOLOGY)
Feb 01, 2008; ... IN NOVEMBER 2007, FACEBOOK launched a series of new features including "Pages," which allow colleges, universities, and other schools to create a presence and recruit "fans" among the users of the popular social networking website. Until then, institutions as well as organizations, big ...
Recording in HDV.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(high-definition video)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HDV camcorders are causing a stir in digital video. Sony has released the HVR-ZTU (a handheld at $6,850) and HVR-S270U (a shoulder-mount at $10,500) camcorders. They have interchangeable lens systems, native progressive recording, increased sensitivity for ...
Air apparent.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(MacBook Air )(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Apple's new MacBook Air is the world's thinnest notebook, but has features you won't find even in a larger notebook computer. Measuring just 0.76-inches when closed, MacBook Air boasts a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight video ...
At your self service.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Regent has updated its Student Self Service Portal to include an early needs analysis program and a digital Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Prospective and current students can now receive an early estimate of financial aid eligibility, without a fee or third-party ...
No more missing lectures.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Developed at Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.), CourseCast lecture-capture software enables educators to offer students access to lectures long after class is over by streaming video and audio components over the web. Lectures can be edited, indexed, and archived. Students can obtain ...
Software with a solution.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's one thing to recognize that student retention is a challenge, but developing a solution is another. Hobsons' Students Retention Solutions is a software suite designed to handle the technical side of managing student retention, as well as an advising ...
Building up to Web 2.0.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... It's another step toward harnessing the power of Web 2.0. Adobe is offering its Flex Builder 2 software at no cost to students and faculty at IHEs. The Flex Builder 2 integrated development ...
The search is over.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Content searches can be time consuming, especially if the source location is unknown. Author-it 5.0, a content management system by Author-it Software Corporation, is designed to make the reuse and sharing of content and knowledge within an institution happen faster and more efficiently ....
A tablet that's touchable.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here)(Portenge M700 Tablet PC)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Toshiba's Portenge M700 Tablet PC series incorporates a touch screen LED backlit display with an anti-glare coating. The touch screen supports fingertip input capabilities and traditional pen-based input by detecting the presence of a digital pen or a user's fingertip. It automatically ...
A quick recovery.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... NetEx's Recovery on Demand uses the ability to expand performance options during disaster recovery (DR) outages and DR planning. Included with every HyperIP appliance, which offers a higher internet speed connection, Recovery on Demand provides a temporary bandwidth upgrade to boost data ...
To support and protect.(WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Where shared computers go, trouble, by intent or accident, seems to follow. NetSupport Protect 1.51 desktop security software, by NetSupport, aims to help IT staffers prevent computer users from exploring, altering, or even damaging their Windows operating system. The software can hide ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FEBRUARY February 9-12, 2008 90th Annual Meeting American Council on Education (www.acenet.edu) San Diego, Calif. February 17-20, 2008 Annual Conference Association of International Education ...
School-of-life degree: reflections by a former alumni magazine editor on academia and beyond.(END NOTE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... I've graduated a second time, this time from the school of life. My first degree, a bachelor's in English, was from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. Back then, deciding to live more than an hour away from home was a gigantic step. My father, a street-smart tire man ...