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2 mars 2015

Even more higher-ed IT services moving to the cloud

eCampus NewsBy . The information comes from CDW’s “Cloud 401: Navigating Advanced Topics in Cloud Computing.” The report measures the successes and struggles that organizations across multiple industries experienced as they deployed data, storage or application services in the cloud. More...

2 mars 2015

Penn State’s $30M innovation initiative

eCampus NewsBy . Pennsylvania State University is investing $30 million to bring awareness to student innovations, boost student success, spur economic development, and shine a spotlight on the university system’s Innovation Park at Penn State. More...

2 mars 2015

Is faculty career flexibility the next disruptive innovation?

eCampus NewsBy . The first stage of a faculty career should last 30 years. Then all subsequent stages could come in five-year intervals, with reevaluation at every stage in order to allow for readjustment of career goals. More...

2 mars 2015

“Sloppy” red tape requirements costing universities millions

eCampus NewsBy . According to a new report released by college and university leadership, government red tape requirements are costing colleges and universities not only millions in administrative tasks, but depriving students of lower tuition costs and hindering university research and innovation. More...

1 mars 2015

College furniture: Who took my chair?

University Business LogoBy Chuck Green. Sprucing up a campus building’s interiors need not involve buying loads of new furniture.
Just ask officials at Georgetown University. The institution recently refinished and reupholstered a variety of public space furniture in Alumni Square, an apartment complex on the Washington, D.C. campus. More...

1 mars 2015

Supporting first-gen college students

University Business LogoBy Ioanna Opidee. Thirty percent of higher ed students today are the first in their family to attend college, while 24 percent—4.5 million—are both first-generation and low-income. More...

1 mars 2015

Creating a risk-aware campus

University Business LogoBy Paula V. Smith. The academic landscape is fraught with risk—everything from hazardous chemicals and internal fraud, to flu outbreaks and budget shortfalls. It seems obvious that any college or university would invest effort to identify and rank its current top risks, if just to assign the right level of attention and resources to each. More...

1 mars 2015

Redefining the concept of the university branding

University Business LogoBy Kimberly R. Cline. Branding may have historically been considered too commercial an endeavor for higher ed, but this mindset has clearly evolved. It’s no longer a question of whether a college should brand itself, but of how it can create an accurate embodiment of its mission and student experience.
Branding a university is fundamentally different than branding a product. More...

1 mars 2015

Why colleges must go mobile-first

University Business LogoBy Esther Shein. Colleges and universities miss a significant opportunity to capture the attention of their primary web audience—teens and young adults—when their websites aren’t designed to perform well on mobile devices. More...

1 mars 2015

Waste watching in higher ed

University Business LogoBy Elizabeth Millard. For many colleges and universities, there used to be gold in garbage. Or, at least, there was some revenue to go along with the recycling stream. But two years ago, the whole landfill landscape changed. More...

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