January 2009 Table of Contents

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Cover Story

• Finished in a Flash
  Considering a fast-track construction plan? Here’s a look at what crowding a project calendar will really cost a campus.
  Julie Sturgeon

Features

• From Data to Information
  Business intelligence and its role in higher education today
  Thomas W. Durso
• 5 Reasons to Switch to Virtual Servers
  Everyone is touting server virtualization as the greatest thing since sliced bread. Is it a worthwhile technology, or just the latest trend?
  Ellen Ullman

Focus

• Behind the News
  BEHIND the NEWS
  
  University Business Staff
• Viewpoint
  Open Education: A New Paradigm
  The promises of open technologies for education
  Michael King
• Money Matters
  Enrollment Capacity
  A major driver to an institution’s “best” aid strategy
  Kathy Kura and Jim Scannell
• Financial Aid
  The Economy and Student Financial Aid
  Troubling trends—and the silver lining
  Haley Chitty
• Community Colleges
  Getting the SENSE of Students
  New survey addresses crucial first weeks
  Ann McClure
• Internet Technology
  Should You Twitter?
  Real and effective communication, 140 characters at a time
  Karine Joly

Sense Of Place

• Lowerre Family Terrace at Marymount Manhattan College (N.Y.)
  
  Maximizing space in an urban setting

In Every Issue

• Editor's Note
  Call It EduComm 2.0
  
  Tim Goral
• What's New
  What's New
  Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here.
  Edited by Michele Herrmann
• End Note
  Grants: The Easy Way Isn’t Always Best
  Why grant money requires careful handling
  Edward T. Waters