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Tobacco-Free Campus

End Note
Lessons learned from one university's initiative to kick the habit
Caryl Carpenter and Lynn Nelson Russom
University Business, Sept 2011

Imagine it's the end of the semester. Students are pulling all-nighters to complete term papers and study for final exams. The stress level is off the charts, and some students reach for the pack of cigarettes for a "quick smoke" to help calm their nerves. For the growing number of colleges and universities that have adopted tobacco-free policies, this is their final exam.

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Eight simple rules for managing student workers

As a readily accessible labor pool, student workers have long been an integral part of most institutions’ human resource planning, as well as a basic component of financial aid work-study programs. At Oakton Community College (Ill.) orientation sessions, new student employees get a crash course in business etiquette. 

Who Owns Intellectual Property in the Brave New World of MOOCs?

With the disruptive force and explosive growth of MOOCs, online courses could become more like televised sports and applied research, with a serious emphasis on who owns—and who should profit from—the content. Here are four discussion-opening questions about intellectual property rights today.

Where the Happy Staff Are

Behind the News
Kristen Domonell
University Business, May 2013

Texas Tech University is the only school in Texas to have an undergraduate institution, law school, and medical school on the same campus. It is also the U.S. university with the happiest employees, according to a new top 10 list released by CareerBliss, an online community featuring company reviews, salaries, and job listings.

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The Rights Question

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Who owns intellectual property in the brave new world of MOOCs?
Kristen Domonell
University Business, May 2013

Disputes over intellectual property (IP) rights have been around as long as faculty members have been producing ideas. Whether it’s a cure for a disease, a textbook, or even a syllabus, ownership and IP rights are dictated by a policy at every college and university in the United States.

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MOOCs

8 Simple Rules for Managing Student Workers

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Making the most of campus employment programs
Mark Rowh
University Business, May 2013

In her role as web manager and assistant director of institutional marketing at Elms College (Mass.), Karolina Kilfeather routinely relies on student workers to help carry the department’s workload.  She has found that while they may make valuable contributions, students often pose special management challenges.

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Alabama A&M Faculty Repeat Concerns Over No Pay Raises For 5 Years

For the second time in three months, faculty at Alabama A&M University expressed concerns over a lack of pay raises to university officials.

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AL.com

ND Public College Students Vote “No Confidence” In University System Chancellor, Support Buyout

North Dakota public university students have no confidence in state University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani and would like to see the State Board of Higher Education remove him from his post.

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The Jamestown Sun

Students, Faculty Target Administrators At Oregon’s Public Universities

Students, faculty and classified staff at Oregon’s public universities and community colleges are uniting behind a legislative effort to froce those institutions to provide clearer picture of their employee rosters.

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The Register-Guard

UND President Balks At Plan For NDUS Office Space On Grand Forks Campus

A proposal to create office space for University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani on the University of North Dakota campus is being challenged by UND President Robert Kelley.

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The Grand Forks Herald

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