Mixed Feelings as Golf Management Program Boasts Enrollment Spike
by Matthew Michael Freelance Writer Faculty in the Southeast Dakota State University Golf Management Program have seen a three hundred percent increase in size of their incoming freshman class, and they cite one cause for the unexpected enrollment growth: the Tiger Woods scandal. “We just want to produce good golf professionals,” said Dr. Richard Huffman, [...]
University Mistakes Riot for Flash Mob
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Harlan College came under fire this week for not intervening in a riot that occurred after the school’s football team lost to its rival, Wade State University. According to police reports, the riot lasted more than two hours before onlookers realized that what was happening was not planned. “It [...]
Results from Global Tour Guide Study: Every Campus Is Exactly the Same
The world of college admissions was rocked this week when a study of tour guides representing every university in the world revealed that in three key categories, there is absolutely no difference. How is the food at your school? It’s not mom’s cooking, but you can always find something. It’s all about options! Is your [...]
Students Confused by Abstract Orientation
by Brody K. Truce Senior Staff Writer On the heels of four years of negative feedback about student orientation, the Office of Student Orientation at The College of Eastern Nevada took an unusual departure from their normal agenda this year. “Times have changed and our students don’t want to sit through hours of presentations about [...]
CronkNews Documentary Film: “Move-In Day”
Posted on Monday, August 23rd 2010
Tags: dorm, helicopter, languange, mom, parent, politically correct, residence hall, video
Tags: dorm, helicopter, languange, mom, parent, politically correct, residence hall, video
In Wake of BP Spill Benjamin Phillips University Decides to Rebrand
by Matthew Michael Freelance Writer Officials at Benjamin Phillips University have been in public relations damage-control mode since April 20, the day the British Petroleum oil company gained notoriety for the largest offshore oil spill in US history. Everything from admissions messages to the university name itself are being evaluated in the context of this [...]
Jesus Disappointed in Freshman Orientation
by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer Student affairs staff at Danberry Quaker College in Plymouth Meeting, PA scrapped their freshman orientation plan this week after a revelation from Jesus Christ stating that he was “disappointed” in the college’s orientation theme. The revelation occurred during the weekly all-college Quaker prayer meeting, in which faculty and staff [...]
Innovative Orientation Program Boasts New Honesty-Driven Service Model
Posted on Monday, August 16th 2010
Tags: best practices, honesty, leaders training, noda, orientation, philosophy, recruitment
Tags: best practices, honesty, leaders training, noda, orientation, philosophy, recruitment
by Lawrence Butzen and Bitsy Carmichael Freelance Writers Turns Out Honesty May Be the Best Policy New students and their families were astonished at their experience during Lave College’s summer orientation program. While most schools spend their time following best practices and seeking a “standard of perfection” in their programs, Lave’s approach to customer service [...]
College Expands Enrollment Options, Finds New Way to Involve Parents
by Alan Finch Freelance Writer Administrators at Wallace College are making headlines with a recent decision allowing parents to enroll in place of their children. The new registration status, defined as “Proxy” by the college, was approved last night by Wallace president Dr. Sheila Jefferson. Believed to be the first of its type in the [...]
Students Must Return Orientation Safety Magnets as Act of Contrition
Posted on Friday, June 19th 2009
Tags: college freshman, college orientation, first year students, freshman, freshmen, noda, orientation, plagiarism, plagiarism statistics
Tags: college freshman, college orientation, first year students, freshman, freshmen, noda, orientation, plagiarism, plagiarism statistics
Following the lead of the NCAA, six universities are requiring that their freshmen return the complimentary magnets given to them by their campus security offices at orientation. “We applaud the NCAA for taking back Florida State’s trophies because some of the FSU student athletes were involved in academic dishonesty,” said Marjorie Kapp, Penn State-Butler’s assistant [...]


