Just do like today’s teens… “Nearly two-thirds of the young people surveyed said they think that the Internet, instant messaging, cell phones and other technologies make people happier, and 61% said those things make them feel closer to their family,” said eMarketer senior analyst Debra Aho Williamson. But, the relationships between teenagers/young adults and technology […]
Archive for the ‘Admission Office’ Category
3 questions to a higher ed blogger: Karlyn Morissette, Interactive Recruitment Manager at Norwich University, from “Interactive Recruitingâ€
Interactive Recruitment Manager at Norwich University, Karlyn Morissette might be a new comer to the flourishing higher ed blogosphere, but she has been blogging about other topics for a while. She shares ideas and opinions along with a few rants at “Interactive Recruiting.” 1) Why did you decide to blog about interactive recruiting in the […]
Have you heard about College Off-The-Record Blogs? You will soon
If you didn’t like Doug Imbruce’s first venture into student blogging, you won’t probably like this second one either. What is the OTR Blog Network? It’s a privately-funded venture actively recruiting bloggers and associate editors via its website currently available in Beta Written by students, for students, each O.T.R. blog covers a specific college campus. […]
Got a place to host 400 to 600 higher ed Web professionals? The HighEdWebDev Conference is looking for a new location in 2008
The news was announced yesterday on the conference blog, HighEdWeBlog: The Higher Education Web Professionals Association is currently accepting proposals from sponsor groups/institutions who would like to host the 2008 conference. While October doesn’t seem the best time to welcome 400 to 600 higher ed professionals on any campus – which is probably why it’s […]
Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: How to Make your Student Recruitment Blogs Stand Out from the Rest
Yesterday afternoon, Darren Wacker, consultant at James Tower, presented a session titled “It’s a Blog Eat Blog World – How to Make your Student Recruitment Blogs Stand Out from the Rest.” This is Jonathan Stephens’ first scheduled post. A refreshing twist to the vendor-esque presenter, Darren was up front about “not” hocking any service or […]
Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: Sociological Aspects of Web Projects
Yesterday, Dirk Swart, a project manager at Cornell University, presented a session titled “Sociological Aspects of Web Projects.” This is Christian Burk’s second scheduled post. As part of his presentation, which was in the middle of the afternoon, Swart passed around what he called “clickers,” which allowed people to answer in real time questions he […]
Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: A Majority of One
Today, Jack J. Chielli, Executive Director at Wilkes University presented a session titled “A Majority of One†about an integrated recruiting campaign his institution launched this year. This is Lacey Lacey Updegraff’s second scheduled post. Wilkes University, a small school in Pennsylvania, placed a high bet on a large marketing campaign last year. Their main […]
Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: The New Viewbook and the Web
Today, Kathy Cain Managing Partner at Zehno Cross Media Communications presented a session titled “The New Viewbook and the Web.†Amy Stevens, Web Communications Manager at MCLA, is one of the six very nice people who agreed to share their notes with all of us who couldn’t attend the EduWeb conference this year. This is […]
Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: The True Story of Student Blogging at Cornell University
Lisa Cameron-Norfleet, Program Manager for the Office of Web Communications at Cornell University, presented this Sunday afternoon a session at the EduWeb Conference in Baltimore titled “Life on the Hill: The True Story of Student Blogging at Cornell.†Lacey Updegraff, online content manager for Auburn University’s Office of Communications and Marketing, is one of the […]
Planning to launch a blogging initiative to boost your admissions outreach program? Register for Admissions Blogging 360 by Wednesday July 11, 8PM ET
I’ve now reviewed the presentation files of the 3 presenters (Nancy Prater from Ball State University, Ben Jones from MIT and Sam Jackson from the Sam Jackson College Experience) scheduled for Admissions Blogging 360, the next 3-webinar series I put together for Higher Ed Experts. And, let me tell you that this really looks like […]
Higher Ed Experts Update: WebEx retained as the new web conferencing provider for HEE webinars
Quick update and follow-up to my last post about the technical issues encountered at the free inaugural webinar yesterday. As I announced to all HEE registered members in an email yesterday, I’m committed to quality and want to provide the best possible experience to webinar attendees and presenters. As a result, I decided to make […]
Higher Ed Experts Update: YouTube Webinar — the good, the bad and the ugly
It’s been about 2 hours since the first inaugural webinar of Higher Ed Experts ended. As I said to the attendees at the beginning of the webinar, this free session was also a “stress test” for the web conferencing application… and it succeeded in pushing my stress level to the roof. The whole webinar experience […]