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New Leader Brings “Let’s Please Everyone” Philosophy to Campus Web Site

Posted on Friday, June 11th 2010
Tags: best practice, branding, college, design, identity, web
New Leader Brings “Let’s Please Everyone” Philosophy to Campus Web Site
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer Mitchell Kluge the newly hired manager of Web Communications Group at Wisconsin’s Beisall University is proving that sharp ideas, rather than traditional expertise, are the key to success in his new position. “It is a great team, and they did some really good work before I got here,” Kluge said, [...]

Futuristic Campus Dining Experience to Include Something Called \”a Salad Bar\”

Posted on Thursday, April 8th 2010
Tags: best practice, cafeteria, campus, college, dining, modern, new
Futuristic Campus Dining Experience to Include Something Called \”a Salad Bar\”
by Dash Phillips Freelance In a rousing announcement made today at Waverly State University, Claude Duncan Director of Dining Services, revealed the immediate implementation of a salad bar program in the Campus Dining Commons. “I am so excited about this cutting edge upgrade” Duncan told a group of three students, two faculty members, and a [...]

Forward-Thinking College Admits New Students Via Evite

Posted on Monday, March 29th 2010
Tags: acceptance, admissions, best practice, enrollment, evite, high school, Letters to the Editor, rejection, seniors, twitter
Forward-Thinking College Admits New Students Via Evite
by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer Each spring, eager high school seniors around the country check their mailboxes each day for acceptance letters from colleges and universities. Citing changes in student expectations and a desire to be more environmentally aware, one college has found a new way to reach out to newly accepted students. “Paper [...]

University Updates Respect Credo with Shocking Honesty

Posted on Tuesday, November 10th 2009
Tags: best practice, carolinian creed, honest, honor code, integrity, model, respect, statement, tolerance, values
University Updates Respect Credo with Shocking Honesty
Many universities have followed the lead of the University of South Carolina by implementing institutional values statements like the Carolinian Creed. One courageous college president, Bryan Gossinger of Des Moines State University, asked his faculty governance board to look carefully at its statement to check for accuracy. In response, the faculty senate voted to add [...]

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