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UBThrive: Successful students, successful institutions

Marlo J. Gaal &John M. Bremen | November 03, 2014

Even in this age of tight budgets, college and university leaders are directing funds and attention to the all-important issues of institutional and student success. This is mission-critical because while the number of students attending college is increasing, the number of those who complete is not. The federal government reported a 31 percent graduation rate […]

Desperately seeking Mo'ne

Web Editor | November 02, 2014

At the end of the 2014 Little League World Series star pitcher Mo'ne Davis got the call of her life. Mo'ne is only in 8th grade but already she has new learning and earning options. Head Coach of the University of Connecticut women's basketball team Geno Auriemma acknowledged the 13 year old's athletic prowess with […]

How to protect your university when sending faculty and staff overseas

Web Editor | October 29, 2014

It's no secret that higher education is an increasingly global endeavor. Besides sending a significant number of students to participate in study abroad programs (which has more than tripled in the past two decades), colleges and universities also engage in research projects, collaborations and countless other international activities. To support these enterprises, universities may send […]

Putting web analytics data to use in higher education

Web Editor | October 27, 2014

I've spent much of the past four years helping raise awareness of the importance of web analytics for digital marketing and communications. I've used many tactics to reach this goal: online surveys on the State of Web and Social Media Analytics in Higher Education, columns focusing on early adopters, trends and success stories, countless presentations […]

Fountain and rain garden at Mercer University

UB Custom Publishing | October 26, 2014

Mercer University Bears football fans who enter the Macon, Ga., campus through the Stadium Drive entrance now pass the school's new fountain and surrounding rain garden. The garden, which is 1.5 acres, is not only attractively landscaped—it serves a dual purpose by collecting rainwater runoff from nearby parking lots. Challenge The former tension pond near […]

Students LEED the way in green building on campus

UB Custom Publishing | October 26, 2014

Back in September, the Crough Center at The Catholic University of America (D.C.) became the first building in the world to be LEED certified by students as part of a formal course. Developed in 2011 by Patricia Andrasik, assistant professor of architecture, the LEED Lab course not only teaches students about green building codes and […]

Helping women in higher education help themselves

JD Solomon | October 23, 2014

Helen Drinan is nothing if not outspoken. The eighth president of Simmons College (Mass.) is a strong advocate of women's rights, diversity and equal opportunity. Coming from a corporate background where she often had to stand up for herself in a male-dominated environment, Drinan pulls no punches when pointing out higher education's shortcomings in these […]

Building a campus' proactive crisis communications program

Web Editor | October 23, 2014

It had begun like most fall mornings on a college campus. The air was crisp and the sky was clear as students, faculty and staff prepared for another day. The difference this day was that a host of state and local police officers, EMTs and paramedics had converged on the administration building. A staff member […]

Finding higher ed funding in unlikely places

Marlo J. Gaal &John M. Bremen | October 22, 2014

From cashing in on beer sales at football games to providing community members with a safe way to trash old electronics for a fee, administrators are looking beyond tuition and endowments to make up for budget shortfalls. Typically, there have been three types of alternative revenue sources, says Shandy Husmann, managing director of Huron Consulting […]

Campus frat culture in the spotlight

Stefanie Botelho | October 22, 2014

Fraternities are in flux as institutions struggle to find a balance between maintaining tradition and keeping students safe. Among recent developments, Wesleyan University in Connecticut ordered fraternities to become co-educational and Clemson University in South Carolina suspended its fraternities after a student's death during an apparent hazing event. Wesleyan's decision was partially spurred by its […]

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