Archive for the ‘Current Students’ Category

Higher Ed TV – Behind the Scenes: Start of the Academic Year Video from Imperial College London

October 27th, 2009 Karine Joly No Comments

This year, several institutions have chosen to produce special videos to welcome freshmen on campus. I’ve already written about “It’s Your Turn” from Missouri S&T, but today I’d like to share the video from Imperial College London in the UK. At 3 minutes and 36 seconds, this video does a great job at presenting the […]

How to promote your institutional blogs written by students, staff and faculty members while getting a chance to win up to $1,500

March 9th, 2009 Karine Joly No Comments

Isn’t this headline quite a teaser? I stand by it though as this is also a good way to look at the Edu Blogger Scholarship Contest. As I’ve explained on this blog a few weeks ago, I’m managing this contest targeted to edu bloggers. It’s open to the “usual suspects” of the higher ed blogosphere […]

Has “FacebookGate” scared your Admissions team? Register by Friday January 9 for Social Networks MBA Webinar Series to learn about social networking alternatives to Facebook

January 5th, 2009 Karine Joly No Comments

Unless you were already on vacations or enjoying your office holiday party, you’ve probably heard about what some (and according to my sources, Andrew Careaga was the first to coin that term) have called “FacebookGate” A few days before Christmas, Brad Ward uncovered, on his blog, a scheme perpetuated by College Prowler and another company […]

Want to learn how to use email marketing to reach your target audiences? Register for Email Marketing 360 webinar series by November 19

November 12th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

After blogs yesterday, today is the turn of email. This week, I guess I’m on a mission to rescue you from the sirens of the lost technologies casting the premature death of very good marketing/communication channels with great proven return on investment. So, let me put it this way right from the get-go: email isn’t […]

Managing Social Networks: It’s the Community, Stupid!

October 14th, 2008 Karine Joly 1 Comment

My fifth UB column for 2008 is now available in the October issue as well as online: “It’s The Community, Stupid! A seven-step plan to raise and nurture any community online.” This column is the written version of the closing keynote I gave at eduWeb last July, a live presentation that also included videos from […]

Catch up-Date with Karine: High School Student Survey, Alumni Emails, Social Networking Survey, Twitter Clone & Chrome

September 7th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Here’s the second edition of this series “Catch up-Date with Karine” aiming at fighting the information overload. Please let me know if you find it useful by leaving a comment or sending an email at karine@collegewebeditor.com. Get in the mind of US high school students with “The 2008-2009 State Of Our Nation’s Youth,” a survey […]

Colgate University gets the updates of his official student Twitterer on its homepage

September 4th, 2008 Karine Joly 7 Comments

Do you Twitter? I do (feel free to follow me @karinejoly) as more and more people in the web and PR higher ed world. But, what about our prospective students or their parents? Do they? We’ll probably find out in a few months by measuring the success of an initiative Colgate University has just launched, […]

eduWeb in 140 words: Producing our Catalog with our Web CMS by Anne Macdonald, Managing Associate Director for Web Services at Suffolk University

July 22nd, 2008 Karine Joly 1 Comment

Note from Karine: This year, I’ve asked all the eduWeb speakers working in universities/colleges to share in 140 words or less the biggest take-away from their presentation or table talk. If you’ve attended this session, feel free to weigh in by posting a comment, a question or a suggestion. The most important take away from […]

Higher Ed TV: LonelyGirl15 meets Real Nebraska’s David Burge with “That Bauer Girl” from the CT Bauer College of Business

May 22nd, 2008 Karine Joly 3 Comments

It looks like higher ed Youtube videos are really starting to become a genre. This new video series I’m posting about today really reminds me of Real Nebraska – presented by David Burge – with a twist. Here, the host isn’t a bald funny guy (no offense, David), but Veronica, a student whose long brown […]

Wake Forest University students blog their alternative spring break in New Orleans

March 13th, 2008 Karine Joly 3 Comments

Earlier this week, Reader Kimberly McGrath, Web Content Editor at Wake Forest University, emailed about an interesting blogging experience taking place at her institution: This week we have seventeen students on a service trip to New Orleans. Thought you might be interested in seeing the blog. The students are doing an awesome job writing about […]

Need some backup to explain why you can’t afford to ignore Facebook or YouTube?

February 27th, 2008 Karine Joly 2 Comments

Just forward this article published yesterday in the eMarketer newsletter (but hurry, these are usually only accessible for a limited-time only): “Student Noses Buried in Facebooks”. According to Youth Trends’ February 2008 “Top Ten List Report,” Facebook and YouTube are included in the top 3 picks for favorite websites – ahead of Google – named […]

University Business column: Facebook Applications, The Game Changer?

January 31st, 2008 Karine Joly 3 Comments

My first UB column for 2008 (geez, I’m starting my third year with University Business, time passes by so quickly) is now available in the February issue as well as online: “Facebook Applications: The Game Changer?” I borrowed the catchy title from Allegheny College Mike Richwalsky’s and Josh Tischianey’s presentation at HighEdWebDev in Rochester, NY. […]

Trying to make your case to start an online video initiative at your institution? 70% of young adults have visited video-sharing websites like YouTube

January 14th, 2008 Karine Joly 2 Comments

Ok, I know, my headlines are horribly long (and as a result so are my post URLS – hint: use tinyurl.com if you want to share a post with coworkers), but I promise there is a reason to this madness ;-) Anyway, I’m a bit late to the party as the survey report I’m writing […]

Should you get a Facebook page for your university/college?

November 7th, 2007 Karine Joly 7 Comments

That’s the big question of the day with the launch of Facebook pages, a new feature of the popular social networking website introduced to Facebook users this morning on the company blog: You now have a way to connect with things you are passionate about. We’ve launched Facebook Pages, which are distinct, customized profiles designed […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: The registration deadline for Social Networking Websites Week, the 5-webinar series has been postponed to Thursday September 27, 2007 at 1PM ET.

September 25th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

After the registration deadline expired yesterday evening, I received a few emails asking if I could give people a bit more time to register for the October 1-5 webinar series about social networking websites: Social Networking Websites Week – All You Ever Wanted to Know about MySpace, Facebook and Co: October 1-5 2007 Social networking […]

Trying to find out if/how your institution should use Facebook, MySpace or its own social networking application? Register by Monday for Social Networking Websites Week

September 20th, 2007 Karine Joly 1 Comment

I’ve already posted a couple of times about “Social Networking Websites Week – All You Ever Wanted to Know about MySpace, Facebook and Co,” a 5-webinar series scheduled on October 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (with the 50% discount for HEE members, the total price for the webinars is just $250 – more information […]