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University Business, April 2012 Table of Contents

Cover Story

Models of Efficiency Spring 2012 Honorees
University Business Staff
Record Numbers Respond to Efficiency Challenge

Feature

Feature

Guns on Campus: Five years after Virginia Tech tragedy
Tim Goral
In the five years since the Virginia Tech tragedy, the debate over allowing concealed weapons on campus rages on.
Technology & Information Systems, Victor Valley College
Thomas W. Durso
Orient Express
Information Technology, Office of Student Financial Services, and Finance and Accounting, Houston Community College
Ann McClure
Streamlining Payments
Purchasing, Payment Services, and Travel, The University of Central Oklahoma
Marcia Layton Turner
Printer Clean-Up Saving Green
Provost Information Technology & Office of the Registrar, Texas A&M University
Ann McClure
Rapid Adjustments
Office of the Registrar, Academic Advising, & Information Technology, Catawba College
Ann McClure
Digital Registration With a Human Touch
Registrars Office & Information Technology, Houston Community College
Ann McClure
“SPEEDE” Transcript Evaluation
Student Affairs Center, Ogeechee Technical College
Marcia Layton Turner
Touch Screen Organizational Machine
Procurement Department, The George Washington University
Thomas W. Durso
A Single Source, Supply-wise
Student Services Center, Wilkes University
Marcia Layton Turner
A Better One-Stop Experience

Campus Finance News

Feature

e-Procurement: From Buy-in to Buying
Pamela Mills-Senn
The right strategies help ensure institutions—and employees with purchasing power—realize all the benefits of e-procurement solutions.
403(b) Audits: Lessons Learned
Lisa Wills and Anthony T. Carideo, Jr.
Problems and challenges higher ed institutions encounter with retirement plans

Campus Finance Briefs

Industry Briefs
Tim Goral
Tuition Trends
Tim Goral
It’s Official: Students Need Financial Aid
Tim Goral
Interest Clock is Ticking
Tim Goral

Focus

Viewpoint

Whistleblowing in Intercollegiate Athletics
Scott James Preston
Why warning signs are missed and what can be done about it

Internet Technology

The 2012 State of the Mobile Web in Higher Ed
Karine Joly
Mobile solutions now at the majority of institutions

Independent Outlook

Gardens of Originality
William L. Fox
How to overcome the routine to do the essential

Financial Aid

Double Trouble
Haley Chitty
Looking for a long-term solution to federal student loan interest rates

Future Shock

Incubating 21st Century Healthcare Professionals
James Martin and James E. Samels

Behind the News

Shout Out Day Success
Melissa Ezarik
Compliance Made Easy
Kristen Domonell
UC YouTube
Ann McClure
Network Support After Dark
Kristen Domonell
Most institutions not offering 24/7 helpdesk support

Sense of Place

Campus Groundbreakings
Melissa Ezarik

People Watch

People Watch
Kristen Domonell

In Every Issue

What's New
Kristen Domonell
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Toward First-Generation Success
Tim Goral
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