Following a few technical difficulties (Julie awkwardly fills the space, but you should use the time to watch your favorite version of Call Me Maybe), Gary and Julie were joined by Conor McLaughlin, host of Life Work Balances, last week. We talked graduation speeches and other fun topics galore. View a few of our [...]
Gary and Julie discussed the recent NY Times article which looked at the high amount of student loan debt many students are taking on in order to earn a four year degree. We highlight a response from the President of Ohio Northern University, and the ROI from some popular colleges/universities. NY Times article Ohio Northern’s [...]
During the Campus Tech Connection (#CTCX) Show No. 60, we starting to discuss how technology has impacted social justice on our college and university campus – and beyond. Social activism is an intentional action with the goal of bringing about social change. An activist is anyone who is fighting for change in society – such as [...]
The Campus Tech Connection (#CTCX) had a great chat with the CEO of GoingOn, Jon Corshen, on Monday (5/7/12). For those of you who may remember, GoingOn was a sponsor for the inaugural #NASPAtech conference in 2011. GoingOn Networks is a San Francisco based education technology company that has created an Academic Social Network to enable colleges and universities to [...]
Have you ever wanted to give back to you alma mater in a meaningful way? Be sure to check out this week’s Campus Tech Connection podcast as we welcomed @tomkrieglstein back to the show to learn how alumni can contribute to the crowdsourcing student potential with @AlumniChoose. Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on Blog Talk Radio [...]
Daily Dose of Student Affairs 3.20.12 (Audio) Southern Mississippi Students Disciplined After Racist Incident at NCAA Tournament (#SoMissStep) Five members of the University of Southern Mississippi pep band have had their scholarships revoked and have been removed from the band after they yelled a derogatory chant at a Puerto Rican player during an NCAA basketball tournament [...]
Daily Dose of Student Affairs 3.13.12 (Click Here to play) UCLA Deciding If It Should Inquire about Sexual Identity (#UCLAreg) The UCLA Academic Senate recently recommended that students be allowed to identify as LGBTQ on their “Statement on Intent to Register” if they choose to do so. Proponents believe this will give the university the opportunity [...]
Join the Campus Tech Connection (#CTCX) podcast LIVE today (2/13) from 12-1 pm CST as we have an action-packed line up of guests to share how to get connected in Higher Education. Our guests include: #CTCX #SAtech Highlight of the week: @katieschmalzel and @jjwil325 from the @SAFirstYears team will tell us about their blogging adventures at Student Affairs – [...]
The Campus Tech Connection (#CTCX) podcasters are making a list… and checking it twice on TOMORROW’s (12/23) podcast. Join us as the #CTCX elves compare lists of gadgets, tech, past shows and MORE from 2011 from 12-1 pm CST. What’s on your “best of” list for 2011?
University Offers Contest for Free Tuition for Life! Not only would the winner of the competition at Cardiff University have their undergraduate degree fees of £27,000 paid in full, but they would also be funded to do MA, MBA, PhD and continuing professional development courses. The total value of the scholarship is therefore at least [...]