Archive for the ‘Staff’ Category

Best Advice Ever for #HigherEd Web Pros

May 9th, 2018 Karine Joly No Comments

Creating, designing, developing, managing — and fixing higher ed websites is NOT an easy job. So, good advice is always welcome in the high ed web community. :-) That’s why I asked the 12 higher ed web professionals speaking at the 2018 Higher Ed WEBSITES Conference to share with us the best advice they’ve ever […]

1-1-1 Book Review: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

April 5th, 2013 Karine Joly 11 Comments

I read my fair share of books about digital marketing, web design, content strategy, social media, business and communication. If a non-fiction book doesn’t fall into these pre-defined reading buckets, it usually won’t cross my path. But, it’s been impossible to ignore Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, since […]

Interested in the first 100 days of a chief communications officer at a big university? Go back to HiceSchool!

October 1st, 2009 Karine Joly 2 Comments

Previously AVP of Marketing and Public Relations at his alma mater, the University of Florida, Joe Hice started to work as the chief communications officer at NC State University last week. What’s really interesting here is that Joe has decided to share his first 100 days on the job through his new professional blog (he […]

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 […]

Want to work with/for one of the most Web 2.0-friendly directors of communications in higher education?

December 9th, 2007 Karine Joly 1 Comment

It’s your lucky day… Andrew Careaga at UMR (well, actually, Missouri S&T – starting January 1st, 2008) is looking for his right (actually, left) arm: I’m currently searching for an assistant director of communications to help us move forward as we make the transition from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) to Missouri University of Science […]

How to build your own social networking website for your institution? Follow Elon University’s example

June 11th, 2007 Karine Joly 9 Comments

While more and more universities and colleges are looking into the opportunities offered by the third-party social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook or by private social networking applications offered by vendors, Elon University has chosen a DIY approach. Over the course of 4 months, a team of four built what now looks like […]