An excellent strategy, poorly executed, will almost always fail. This is particularly true in financial aid offices, where timing, top-notch service delivery, and effective processing can be just as important as the financial aid offer itself.
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11/1/2005
Spending Debacle Undoes University President
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11/1/2005
Prospective students aren't all that picky about their admissions websites expectations--namely easy navigation and functions like campus visit scheduling. Yet, according to the 7th annual Enrollment Power Index (EPI) from the National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA), they aren't likely to find everything they need.
11/1/2005
It's fitting that the central campus of CPCC, located seconds from downtown Charlotte, N.C., has an inviting front door.
11/1/2005
Think "workplace diversity," and people of various races and ethnicities likely come to mind. But those with disabilities are a group not to be forgotten.
11/1/2005
To paraphrase Mark Twain's Comment about the weather, it seems that everyone complains about IT security, but no one does anything about it. A higher education "report card" survey released at the end of October showed that although security was named a top priority among administrators and IT directors, that concern isn't necessarily balanced by policy and resources.
10/1/2005
While planning its wireless implementation, tech leaders at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., hadn't given much thought to security issues until a guest speaker at a college-sponsored conference complimented the college's chief information officer, Robert Renaud, on the excellent wireless service.
10/1/2005
Some people wear T-shirts and sweatshirts emblazoned with their alma mater's name. Others display bumper stickers on their cars. The younger set may even stick athletic shorts on their bumpers, proudly bearing a school's logo for all the world (walking behind them) to see.
College pride comes in all forms, and it's something universities have taken to the bank, quite literally, thanks to that overwhelming desire for people to buy items with their university's name.
10/1/2005
Fifty-year-old Melissa Grill is a prime example of today's distance learner. While working in the computer lab of a North Carolina community college, she earned a master's degree in information and telecommunications systems management from Capitol College, based in Laurel, Md.
10/1/2005
Advancement directors are a lot like gamblers. They can easily recall the vivid details of their "wins"--even years after the fact.
10/1/2005
Sometime this fall, Congress might renew the Higher Education Act (HEA). Then again, it might not.
Although Congress undoubtedly will reauthorize the HEA at some point, the timetable for action and what the legislation will finally look like were unclear as lawmakers reconvened after Labor Day following their traditional late-summer recess.
