Archive for the ‘Website Stakeholders’ Category

Got the Internet, a computer and a cell phone? Don’t worry, be happy… like a teen

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 […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: Fred Stutzman quoted in this week’s cover story of Newsweek, “Facebook Grows Up”

After interviewing Fred Stutzman for my UB column about social networking websites, I invited him to present the first session of Social Networking Websites Week, the 5-webinar series I designed for Higher Ed Experts: October 1st, 2007 1PM-2PM ET Visa for MySpace and Facebook: doâ€™s and donâ€™tâ€™s for higher ed institutions exploring the new social […]

3 questions to a higher ed blogger: Karlyn Morissette, Interactive Recruitment Manager at Norwich University, from â€œInteractive 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 […]

Higher Ed TV: Dickinson President on the record about the US News and World Report College Rankings… on YouTube

I’ve already written about college presidents who blogged. I even interviewed Michael Crow, ASU president, when he started his blog: The President Post. However, this is the first time I stumbled upon a president vlogging (or video blogging) on YouTube… and Dickinson College‘s President Durden does a pretty good job at it in “Dickinson takes […]

NCSU launches its redesigned-by-the-book website

Well, the official switch to the new redesign is scheduled for tomorrow, but Jason Simon, Director of Creative Services at NC State University, sent an email to share the good news. I wanted to make you aware because it encompasses a lot of the things you have been talking about lately. In particular, we have […]

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: Supporting a Central Web Presence with a True Communications / IT Partnership

Earlier today Diane Kubarek, Director of the Office of Web Communications at Cornell University, and Al Gonzalez, Assistant Director of Integrated Web Services at Cornell University presented at EduWeb a sessions titled “Supporting a Central Web Presence with a True Communications / IT Partnership.” This is Drew’s second and last scheduled blog post. Diane and […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: How to delineate and implement a successful Web strategic plan

Earlier today, Alberto Fernandez, Director of Web Strategy at Lynn University presented a session titled “It Can be Done: How to delineate and implement a successful Web strategic plan.” This is Lacey Updegraff’s third and last scheduled post. Alberto began by showing a video about how we are living in exponential times. You can get […]

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 […]

Higher Ed TV: Yale’s “Senior Gift in a Box” – Fundraising YouTube-style

Dori Sonntag, who just started to blog at Inspired Annual Giving, found this pearl. The video is 2 minutes and 37 seconds and was produced by Yale students (Prep-Hop Productions) to promote their senior gift giving drive earlier this year. It’s actually a parody of a Saturday Night Life TV segment that got a lot […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: Lessons Learned from a website redesign

Lorraine Spencer, IT Manager at Johns Hopkins University in the Office of Continuing Medical Education presented today a session titled â€œA Web Re-Design: Lessons Learned.â€ This is Amy Stevens’ second and last scheduled post. What happens when you simultaneously launch a redesign of both your front end and back end of your institutions’s website? Ms.Lorraine […]

Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: A Majority of One

Today, Jack J. Chielli, Executive Director at Wilkes University presented a session titled â€œA Majority of Oneâ€ 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 â€œThe New Viewbook and the Web.â€ 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 […]