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Campus groundbreakings: Infinity Hall at the University of Florida

Melissa Ezarik | February 24, 2015

Infinity Hall at the University of Florida This $15.9 million residence hall—billed as the nation’s first entrepreneurial-based academic residential community—is being privately developed by Signet Development (Jacksonville, Fla.) in partnership with the university’s Department of Housing and Residence Education. Its 90,000 square feet will include four floors of suites, team meeting rooms, an entertainment room, […]

Banking on college sports

Matt Zalaznick | February 24, 2015

New football teams continue to take the field at colleges and universities each fall, overcoming criticism—from within higher ed and from outside—that sports programs not only suck up money desperately needed by academic departments but also drive up tuition and student fees. Some experts also predict that the wave of lawsuits the NCAA faces could push […]

New HR technology focuses on compatibility, standardization

Web Editor | February 23, 2015

While some schools operate aging HR systems that can’t perform key tasks, others are looking ahead to their next technology purchase. Towers Watson, a global consulting firm in Dallas, conducted two surveys last year looking at human resources technology trends. In the first survey, 41 percent of the 1,000 responding organizations (including colleges and universities) said […]

6 Academic Video Tips That Help You Out-recruit, Outperform and Out-retain: Strategies from University of Maryland Dental

Web Editor | February 13, 2015

When a student gets accepted to a top-10 ranked program like the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, they’re entering the most challenging, rigorous educational environment they’ll ever experience. But, due to the fact that the school is one of the earliest pioneers and most prolific users of academic video, it’s also one of the […]

Casino colleges: Ka-ching ka-ching

Web Editor | February 06, 2015

Based in part on geographic proximity and mission complementarity, higher education institutions cater to the fast changing skills development needs of the gaming industry. This is especially true in Las Vegas where UNLV supports the International Gaming Institute which features its prestigious Executive Development Program. UNLV provides knowledge on most aspects of casino management and […]

Best Practices for Going Paperless in Higher Ed

Web Editor | February 04, 2015

Complying with recordkeeping laws and information security requirements can be made easier with electronic document management. This is critical for higher ed institutions that are struggling to do more with less. This web seminar, originally broadcast on April 22, 2014, featured leaders from the Washington Student Achievement Council, a state agency working with colleges and […]

IT: Mobilizing Your Campus Ecosystem

Web Editor | February 04, 2015

Students and faculty at higher education institutions prefer to access information about courses and the campus community on-the-go. And the best mobile apps are seamlessly integrated with all of an institution’s information infrastructure. This web seminar, originally broadcast on May 6, 2014, featured an enrollment administrator who discussed the major considerations when connecting the campus […]

How colleges make the big LMS switch

Web Editor | February 03, 2015

Stable, reliable and adaptable. Those are the key descriptors for a successful learning management system. When the current LMS doesn’t provide a needed functionality, schools can often add new features or configurations to achieve the desired outcome. But in some cases, it’s time to scrap the old system. “Universities change on a dime; they’re constantly […]

The Perfect Payment Plan and Tracking Pending Aid

Web Editor | January 30, 2015

Dealing with covering financial shortfalls in student packages, managing tuition refunds and providing excellent customer support with small staffs are common problems business offices face. This web seminar, originally broadcast on May 8, 2014, featured a financial leader who explained how her institution adapted department policies as enrollment continued to rise. She also discussed the […]

From Shakespeare to Spielberg: This generation of students requires an engaging presentation style in the flipped classroom

January 21, 2015

Students today primarily get their entertainment from the Internet, says veteran UBTech speaker Brian Klaas, senior web systems designer at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This type of information delivery shapes their expectations around how content should be presented in the classroom–expectations that can clash with traditional teaching methods . In this featured […]

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