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Ivy League Facebook Stats [INFOGRAPHIC]

Lately, we've been hearing a lot about the reach of social media for admissions and branding purposes. The team over at OnlineUniversities.com honed in on this trend, compiling information from Facebook and the U.S. News & World Report to examine Facebook's reach at Ivy League universities.

NAEP Innovators Forum Preview

In February, a group of chief procurement officers from large colleges and universities, as well as representatives from various other campus departments, including HR and facilities, met to discuss major issues in higher education. The outcome of the Innovators Forum, organized by the National Association of Educational Procurement, was a list of critical procurement issues.

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Does IMC still matter?

Does IMC still matter?

Does integrated marketing communication still matter?

I get asked this question a lot, and my answer is invariably the same: Yes, it still matters, and it matters now more than ever.

Let me explain why.

When dollars are tight, integrated marketing offers the best opportunity to steward resources of time, talent, and treasure.

In an era of great competition for students and donors, the need to develop and convey a compelling message has never been more important.

Tablet Market Poised for Growth ...and Competition

Last week, Apple announced its new iPad 3, with a better camera, a retina display, and 4G capabilities. In an ironic twist on the long-running PC wars, the rest of the tablet world is still playing catch up, trying to get a piece of the market Apple currently dominates. Industry analysts expect Apple to claim as much as 70 percent of the tablet market by year’s end.

UBTech Authors Corner

UBTech 2012 conference speakers are nothing if not prolific, and in addition to their academic and research work, a number of them have recently published books that have made the education world sit up and take notice. We’re pleased to announce that this June, UBTech attendees will be able to purchase many of their books onsite at the UBTech Author’s Corner bookstore, sponsored by Barnes & Noble.

College Degree ROI

A couple months ago, President Obama announced his goal of helping more students earn a college degree.

Weyerhaeuser Hall at University of Puget Sound

With modern science fusing its disciplines more than ever, five health sciences programs—physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, exercise science, and neuroscience—unite on the University of Puget Sound (Wash.) campus with the construction of Weyerhaeuser Hall. Graduate and undergraduate students work side-by-side on research and attending to patients in a public clinic in the 42,500-square-foot, four-story building, which was designed to encourage collaboration and conversation.

Sense of Place: Now a Blog!

At least several times a month, we hear about impressive new campus buildings and renovation or expansion projects. Sense of Place, traditionally a department in the print edition of University Business, was limited to a single page per issue -- but there were so many more projects to share. Now, instead, we’ll be sharing what wows us in the world of campus construction much more frequently via the Sense of Place blog.

Getting Organized

I will be the first to admit that I can be... shall we say, slightly disorganized. But I’ve found a great deal of help from a few web and mobile apps that make things much easier. Here are three of them. (This is not necessarily an endorsement of any of these products, although they work for me. Your mileage may vary.)

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Enhancing Game Day with Wi-Fi

Want to get fans more involved at sporting events? According to a 2011 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey, 34 percent of U.S. adults owned a smartphone as of May of last year. So, since many sports fans undoubtedly come to games with a smartphone in their pocket, why not offer mobile content powered by free Wi-Fi at games?

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