The Envirnomental Scanning Program (ESP) Project Team is constantly searching magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and websites for topics that could affect the collegiate conference and events industry. Below is a listing of articles that project team members have found to be interesting, that may be a trend. In each issue of ACCED-I Connections (see publication schedule to the right), the ESP Project Team reports on those trends that they feel are most important. If you see an article that you feel is important, please email it to Lori@acced-i.org. If you are interested in the learning more about the ESP Project Team, email connie.castellano@sunyit.edu. Scanning Resources

1835 - U.S Meetings Mean Top Money for National Economy
MPI Web
http://www.mpiweb.org/Portal/Research/useis?utm_source=MPI&utm_medium=email&utm_term=USEISarticle&utm_campaign=MPINewsSE_USEIS02172011

1835 - Some Boomers 'retire' to jobs that allow them to help others - Social
Daly is part of the growing "encore careers" movement — an effort to match older workers who can't or don't want to retire with public service jobs that benefit society. The movement, begun in the late 1990s, has spawned non-profit groups and programs from Boston to Portland, Ore., aimed at helping older workers find new work. Many of the programs are run by people who have made the transition.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-28-1Arestoflife28_CV_N.htm?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d46da31431fe3a4%2C0

1834 - Students Start Campus Food Pantries and Banks - Social
Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/03/students_start_college_campus_food_pantries_and_banks

1833 - Tech Gets Physical - Technology
Technology is helping facilities managers achieve significant efficiencies, although not everyone agrees on who should be responsible for what.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/02/08/tech-gets-physical.aspx

1832 - Crossing the Fine Line: Remaining Ethical in Sticky Situations - Social
Texas Meetings + Events (www.meetingsmags.com) Winter 2011

1831 - What Happens to all that Food?  Leftover Convention Meals Sometimes can be Donated - Social
Texas Meetings + Events (www.meetingsmags.com) Winter 2011

1830 -Obama to unveil wireless Internet plan - Technology
Washington Post
President Obama is to unveil a plan Thursday to bring wireless high-speed Internet access to all Americans, a goal the administration says is key to the country's ability to compete globally in the years to come.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021001461.html?referrer=emailarticle

1829 - Seattle U. to help entire neighborhood around Central District school
Seattle University's relationship with a Seattle public school is about to become much more significant. On Monday, the private Jesuit university announced a $1 million-a-year project to greatly expand the help it gives to Bailey Gatzert Elementary — to include the school's entire neighborhood, one of the lowest-income areas in the city.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2014226880_youth15m.html

1828 - Fight Over Faculty Collective Bargaining Gathers Steam in Wisconsin
Chronicle of Higher Education
Madison has emerged as a key battleground in a movement to dismantle faculty and other public unions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021001461.html?referrer=emailarticle

1827 - Top 10 Ways U.S. Meetings Dollars are Spent
New industry research to defend the value of meetings
Note: ACCED-I participated in study
http://www.successfulmeetings.com/article.aspx?id=12035&source=sharethis

1826 - Industry Study Proves Meetings Mean Business:
New research demonstrates just how vital the meetings industry is to the U.S. economy
http://www.successfulmeetings.com/article.aspx?id=12032&source=sharethis

1825 - College officials consider recovery house for substance abusers
02/20/2011
As many as 1 million college students nationwide meet the criteria for alcohol dependency, according to studies measuring substance abuse. And a national study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2007 showed that about one-third of the 1.8 million admissions to alcohol and drug treatment programs are for people 18 to 29 years old. The pervasive substance abuse by some college students has led to an expansion of college-based recovery programs and, at some colleges, residences dedicated for students in recovery. St. Cloud State University is talking about opening a residence for students who have gone through drug or alcohol treatment and who want to start or resume their college careers.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/contentEmail/id/194229/

1824 - Flexibility---Increasingly Important Benefit
Herman Trend Alert:
February 23, 2011

The brand new "Survey on Workplace Flexibility" offers some startling findings: the majority of employers in the United States now offer some kind of "workplace flexibility". The study, from the prestigious total rewards association WorldatWork, provides an inside look at employers’ views on flexibility. The study gauges the impact of flexibility programs on employee attraction, motivation, and retention.

The study revealed that while a vast majority (98 percent) of US employers offer at least one workplace flexibility program, most (nearly 60 percent) use an informal approach. WorldatWork defines this informal approach as one having no written policies or forms, where implementation is up to the discretion of the manager.

Four out of ten say flexibility is "culturally embedded". Not surprisingly, the study found that the stronger the culture of flexibility, the lower the voluntary turnover rate. In addition, a majority of employers report a positive impact on employee satisfaction, motivation, and engagement. In workplace flexibility programs, culture trumps policy. And it’s not about the quantity of programs offered; it’s about how well supported and implemented the programs are.

The survey found that different sectors emphasize flexibility programs with varying degrees: compressed workweeks are more prevalent in the public sector (68 percent); part-time schedules are more common among non-profit organizations (90 percent); and publicly traded companies more frequently offer ad hoc telework (89 percent).

Companies tailor flexibility programs to fit the needs of their workforces as well as their organizational priorities. The most prevalent programs are flex-time (flexible start/stop times), part-time schedules (with or without benefits), and teleworking on an ad hoc basis (e.g., meet a repair person or sick child). Each program is offered to some or all employees in more than 80 percent of surveyed companies.

The study also revealed several obstacles to the adoption of flexibility programs, including: lack of training; top management resistance; and lack of employee interest in programs like "phased return from leave", "phased retirement", and "career on/off ramps". Given its importance to Gen-Y, expect more and more employers around the world to embrace flexibility as part of an effective Total Rewards Package.

1823 - People Experiencing Green Fatigue - Sustainability
Herman Trend Alert:
January 26, 2011

Adults in the United States are now less likely to demonstrate "green" attitudes and engage in various environmentally friendly activities, than they were in the summer of 2009. According to a new Harris Poll, these folks are now less likely to engage in green behaviors in their daily life.

Interestingly, the exception to this finding is adults who self-identify as being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender (LGBT). These non-traditional adults reported being "greener" than their heterosexual counterparts. LGBT adults are more likely to express concern for the environment, describe themselves in green terms (e.g., environmentalist, "green," conservationist), and say environmental issues are important to their voting and purchasing decisions.

Specifically, compared to 2009, adults in America are now less likely to engage in various green behaviors in their daily life, including making efforts to use less water, purchase locally grown produce and locally manufactured products, and compost organic waste.

Moreover, US adults are also less likely think or act green to have adopted certain environmental activities in the past year. In fact, six percent fewer purchased Energy Star appliances, nine percent fewer donated or recycled electronics; six percent fewer switched from bottled to tap water, five percent fewer installed a low-flow showerhead or toilet and, five percent fewer purchased a hybrid or more fuel-efficient car.

A more shocking finding is that now only 36 percent of adults say they are concerned about the planet they are leaving behind for future generations, compared to 43 percent who said so in 2009. Plus, fewer adults said environmental issues were "very or extremely important" to them when deciding how to vote for political candidates as well.

We believe that this waning of support for the environment is the direct result of the worldwide Great Recession and the distraction of the American public by more immediately pressing (and personal) issues. When people everywhere are struggling to survive, they are much less likely to consider the effects of their actions.

Expect this trend to reverse, once unemployment is significantly reduced and the economy really recovers for ordinary people. Increasingly alarming climate changes will also draw more attention to the imperative of "going green".

1822 - UCLA gets $100-million donation
Half of the gift from Meyer Luskin and his wife, Renee, will go to the School of Public Affairs to support teaching and research in public policy, urban planning and social welfare. The rest will go toward building an on-campus hotel and conference center.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-gift-20110126,0,6822484.story

1821 - Benchmark Names Top Meeting Trends of 2011
At hotels, the next 12 months will likely bring more business travel, more flexibility, more choice and more meetings, predicts Benchmark Hospitality, which has released its list of the "Top 10 Meeting Trends for 2011."
http://www.successfulmeetings.com/Conference-News/Research-White-Papers/Articles/Benchmark-Names-Top-10-Meeting-Trends-of-2011/?source=sharethis

1820 - Conference News - Research White Papers - IMEX America, CEOs Predict Top 10 Meeting Trends for 2011
http://www.successfulmeetings.com/Conference-News/Research-White-Papers/Articles/IMEX-America,-CEOs-Predict-Top-10-Meeting-Trends-for-2011/

1819 - CORT's Top Event Design Trends of 2011
In partnership with Steve Kemble, who describes himself as "America's Sassiest Lifestyle Guru," CORT Event Furnishings has developed a list of the top event design trends for 2011, including popular colors, technology and textiles.
http://www.successfulmeetings.com/Conference-News/Research-White-Papers/Articles/CORT-s-Top-Event-Design-Trends-of-2011/

1818 - Bedbugs Are Evolving to Resist Poison - Buildings & Grounds
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/blogs/buildings/fridays-freaky-news-bedbugs-are-evolving-to-resist-poison/28528?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

1817 - Day of Caring for Bucknell Students - Social
Tuesday was a day of caring, giving and sharing in Union and Northumberland Counties.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/wnep-union-northumberland-day-service-students,0,7236021.story

1816 - Year ahead looms as toughest yet for state budgets - Economic
Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2011/01/16/year_ahead_looms_as_toughest_yet_for_state_budgets/

1815 - UC Davis food pantry opens for students in need - Social
Sacramento News
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/13/3320495/pantry.html

1814 - Top Fice Network Security Threats for 2011 - Technology
Campus Technology
1/12/11
The game has changed in higher education network security--the proliferation of embedded devices from gaming consoles to kiosks, the skyrocketing adoption of social media, as well as a slew of other evolving technologies are forcing higher education institutions to 'step it up' when it comes to safeguarding the network. In 2011 we'll see even more threats, and in new environments.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/01/12/higher-education-top-five-network-security-threats-for-2011.aspx

1813 - Serious Mental Health Needs Seen Growing on College Campuses - Social
NY Times
12/20/10
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/health/20campus.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

1812 - Etiquette 101 for College Students - Social
http://blogs.abcnews.com/campuschatter/2010/12/etiquette-college-students.html#tp

1811 - CES 2011: Xoom tablet, Android, 3D TVs highlights as show wraps up - Technology
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/10/AR2011011004953.html?wpisrc=nl_pmtech

1810 - Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities - Higher Ed/Social
NY TImes
1/9/11
Federal law requires all colleges to provide some accommodations for the learning disabled — tutoring, for example, or extra time on exams — and with the rapid increase in students with diagnosed learning disabilities, many mainstream colleges and universities are trying to serve them better. But they still fall short, experts say, for those who need help not just with study skills like how to take notes and write papers, but also with basic daily functions like getting to class on time. Proactive parents might help these students make it through high school, but they face steep odds once they leave home. For such students, options are growing. Mitchell College, a small residential campus in New London, Conn., now offers a transition year in which students earn transferable credits while preparing for college life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/education/edlife/09landmark-t.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

1809 - Expert Predicts a Deluge of Tablet Computers on Campuses - Technology
Chronicle of Higher Educaiton
1/7/11
Cloud computing will also be a major trend in higher education, says the influential “Wall Street Journal” technology columnist Walt Mossberg.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/walt-mossberg-says-colleges-will-deal-with-a-deluge-of-tablets/28889

1808 - Athletics Leaders Have Doubts That Revenues Will Improve - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Educaiton
1\6\11
Many college and pro-sports executives aren’t certain that the recession is over.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/athletics-leaders-have-doubts-that-revenues-will-improve/27982

1807 - New Jersey Governor Signs Anti-Bullying Bill Into Law -Social
Chronicle of Higher Educaiton
1/6/11
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/new-jersey-governor-signs-anti-bullying-bill-into-law/29538

1806 - Internet Gains on Television as Public's Main News Source More Young People Cite Internet than TV - Technology/Social
Pew Research
Television remains the most widely used source for news, but it is less popular among all age groups. More people continue to cite the internet than newspapers as their main source of news, and for the first time, online news has surpassed TV news among young adults.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1844/poll-main-source-national-international-news-internet-television-newspapers

1805 - Disabled Students Declare Independence, by Design - Technology
Chronicle of Higher Education
Students with disabilities at the University of Illinois's flagship campus are enjoying more of the freedoms of college life, thanks to a new dormitory. Through a special program here on Illinois's flagship campus, Mr. Kullander lives in a new dormitory equipped with voice-activated computer stations, motorized ceiling lifts to aid mobility, and a wireless pager system through which he can summon help 24 hours a day.
http://chronicle.com/article/Disabled-Students-Declare/125777/

1804 - States Luring Veteran Professors to Retire as Budget Cuts Loom - Economic/Higher Ed
Bloomburg News
Darrell Fasching planned to keep teaching religious studies at the University of South Florida until he was offered a year's salary of about $90,000 to retire and give up tenure rights earned over almost three decades at the school.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-04/states-luring-veteran-professors-to-retire-as-budget-cuts-loom.html

1803 - 2011 Workforce/Workplace Forecast
Herman Trend Alert
December 29, 2009

Every year at about this time, The Herman Group issues its annual forecast. Again, this year, we offer you our full forecast (longer than our usual alert) for the coming year. Enjoy.

1. Recruiting will intensify. We are already seeing the large companies looking for increasing numbers of employees. Later in 2011, the small and medium-size companies will join the scrimmage. More companies that had eliminated their recruiting function will hire inside people to offset their expenses of headhunter fees.

2. Unemployment will remain relatively high. We expect unemployment to remain over 8 percent for the coming year. The challenge for employers is that many of the unemployed do not have the skills they are looking for.

3. Workforce development will increase in importance. As communities realize the disparity between desired skills and those people actually possess, the issue of workforce development will become more important. The federal government will pass legislation to assist in this process.

4. More employers will embrace technology to manage processes and keep track of relationships. Companies providing software to employers will see their businesses grow. Employers will face the challenges of training their people in these new systems.

5. More companies will tap women for executive positions. With increases in the percentage of women in colleges, universities, and graduate schools, the world is graduating more capable, qualified women who will move into positions of authority in corporations.

6. The levels of corporate growth will depend on the region. The United States and Europe will lag behind Asia and South America in job growth and profits. Lingering high levels of unemployment and housing situations will hamper expansion.

7. Any remaining companies that had not restored sales incentives will do so next year. Recognizing the competitive disadvantage employers not only restore incentives to previous levels, but will also look for innovative ways to augment these programs with meaningful non-financial incentives keyed to the individuals' social circumstances.

8. The repeal of the Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell law will have far-reaching repercussions. This law, governing gays openly serving in the US military, will open the door to more recognition for domestic partners. More employers will acknowledge these partnerships as civil unions with attendant expenses and benefits.

9. Employers will pay increasing attention to retention. Higher employee turnover and greater difficulty in recruiting will again challenge more employers. By necessity, employers will once again be forced to look at employee retention.

10. The escalating regulatory environment will cause employers to need employment lawyers more than ever. With OFCCP (The US Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) inspections and other onerous regulations, employers will have no choice but to engage their employment lawyers at higher levels.

1802 - For the Public, a Tough Year Ends on a Down Note Little Progress Seen on Major Domestic Issues - Social
Pew Research
Consistent with the mood of the nation all year, 2010 is closing on a down note -- but not as low as in December 2008. Fully 72% are dissatisfied with national conditions, 89% rate national economic conditions as only fair or poor, and majorities or pluralities think the country is losing ground on nine of 12 major issues.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1829/2010-tough-year-public-downbeat-national-conditions

1801 - How a Different America Responded to the Great Depression - Economic/Social
Pew Research
The American public's sour mood is in interesting contrast with many of the public's views during the Great Depression of the 1930s, not only on economic, political and social issues, but also on the role of government in addressing them.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1810/public-opinion-great-depression-compared-with-now

1800 -UC regents OK cutbacks in retirement program - Economic/Higher Ed
SF Gate
12/14/10
Over the objections of low-wage workers at the University of California who do physically demanding jobs, the UC regents voted Monday to delay the retirement age by five years for future employees and to immediately begin reducing UC's contribution to retiree health care. The regents need to close a vast, $21 billion gap in UC's pension and health obligations - a gap that is the same size as the university's entire annual budget, covering everything from classrooms to emergency rooms. It will still take more than a quarter century for UC to fully fund its retirement obligations, even with higher contributions from UC and employees approved in September.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/12/14/BANF1GQ0FF.DTL

1799 - Veterans Serve In New Roles On Campus - Higher Ed
Boston Globe
12/12/10
Waves of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are enrolling in Massachusetts colleges and universities, using generous government benefits to reinvent themselves, build on hard lessons learned in war, and take on important roles on campus.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/12/12/veterans_serve_in_new_roles_on_campuses/

1798 - Your Tub or Mine - Budget
Inside Higher Ed
12/13/10
Economic woes force universities to reopen the debates over budget centralization.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/12/13/budget

1797 - Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online - Higher Ed/Social/Technology
Chronicle of Higher Education
12/12/10
Legal battles loom as colleges face limited choice of accessible programs on the market.
http://chronicle.com/article/Blind-Students-Demand-Access/125695/

1796 - 5 Higher Ed Tech Trends To Watch in 2011 - Technology
Three higher ed tech experts discuss technology trends for the year ahead, citing increased mobile and wireless access and cloud computing among them. But are campuses also in for a little bit of a return to the "basics" in the coming year?
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/12/09/5-higher-ed-tech-trends-to-watch-in-2011.aspx

1795 - Faster Forward - Technology
Washington Post
Reminder: What happens on the Internet stays on the Internet
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/12/reminder_what_happens_on_the_i.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

1794 - Arabic, Korean and Chinese deemed fastest-growing language courses at U.S. colleges - Higher Ed/Social
Los Angeles Times
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/07/nation/la-na-college-languages-20101208

1793 - Flextronics, Siemens Lead 'Big Shift' to Cloud Computing - Technology
Business Week
After years of experimenting with the cloud, companies are turning over ever larger tasks to outside providers that deliver software and computing over the Internet
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2010/tc2010126_395358.htm

1792 - Who Tweets? - Technology
Pew Research
When asked specifically if they are on Twitter, rather than a generic status-updating site, 8% of online adults say they use the popular social media tool. Tweeting is especially popular among young adults, minorities and those who live in cities.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1821/twitter-users-profile-exclusive-examination

1791 - What's Next for Private Universities? Accountability - Higher Ed
Chronicle of Higher Education
12/5/10
Governing boards would be wise to adopt strict principles for themselves. But voluntary compliance will not be enough.
http://chronicle.com/article/Whats-Next-for-Private/125599/

Reports turned in prior to January - March 2011 issue of ACCED-I Connections

1790- Five Ways and a Few Tips on How to Use Facebook to Promote Your Meeting or Event - Technology/Hospitality
We all know that Facebook has been proclaimed the world’s most powerful online social network. How can you harness the sheer power of this application to enhance your next meeting or event? Here are five ways, along with a few quick tips, to maximize all of the power that a Facebook Fan Page has to offer.
http://meetingsmags.com/article/five-ways-and-few-tips-how-use-facebook-promote-your-meeting-or-event

1789 - AmEx Predicts 2011 Meetings Growth - Hospitality/Economic
According to its Global Business Travel Forecast, released Wednesday, American Express Business Travel predicts companies will increase their spending on and frequency of meetings in 2011. At the same time, however, they likely will spend less per meeting as meeting size decreases and sourcing efficiencies increase. The report also indicates that planners will hold more local and regional meetings, and incorporate more virtual alternatives and supplements to face-to-face gatherings. Successful Meetings
http://www.successfulmeetings.com/Conference-News/Research-White-Papers/Articles/AmEx-Predicts-2011-Meetings-Growth/

Reports turned in prior to January - March 2011 issue of ACCED-I Connections

1774 - Newest Trend In Dorm Life: Who’s The New ‘Kid’?
Don’t look now — but the new “kid” living in the dorm just might be a 50-something professor. The latest trend in residential houses on many college campuses nationwide is seeing faculty members moving into dorms.Why?Free rent, an easy walk to work, and the opportunity to interact with students, said Jeffrey Sich, an associate professor at George Washington University.
http://www.higheredmorning.com/newest-trend-in-dorm-life-whos-the-new-kid

1773 - Seattle University's new library creates casual, social place to study
Universities in Western Washington are trying to create spaces that are casual, collaborative, chock full of technology and — yes — where it's OK to eat, drink and be noisy. For years now, college students have gravitated to "third places" in their communities — often, a coffee shop where they can spread out their books, fire up their laptops and study with friends while keeping tabs on e-mail and texts. Now, academic libraries are trying to lure them back.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013205024_sulibrary20m.html

1772 - In Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks
NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/nyregion/20textbooks.html?_r=3&ref=education

1771 - Starbucks hopes free songs, e-books lure customers
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/10/20/AR2010102001721.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

1770 - Keeping up with social networking sites: How much is enough?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/18/AR2010101805548.html?wpisrc=nl_headline

1769 - Sustainability Strategic Plan | Yale Office of Sustainability
http://sustainability.yale.edu/sustainability-strategic-plan-0

1768 - UMD’s economic impact a boon to Duluth
The Duluth News Tribune
Like it or not, Duluth is a college town.
And as UMD and other local colleges grow, their impact on the area’s economy becomes even more important, said James Skurla, director of UMD’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/181527/

1767 - Amtrak-Sets-New-Ridership-Record,-Rivals-Air-Travel
Succesful Meetings
http://www.successfulmeetings.com/Conference-News/Event-Management-Compaines/Articles/Amtrak-Sets-New-Ridership-Record,-Rivals-Air-Travel/

1766 - New Post poll finds negativity toward federal workers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101703866.html?wpisrc=nl_pmheadline

1765 - Towson, College Park among most vegan-friendly campuses
PETA says universities stand out for student activism and menus full of vegan treats. In his years as a chef, Chris Shoul had never thought much about the feelings of a lifelong vegetarian, unable to enjoy the cheese steaks others scarfed down.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-vegan-campuses-20101017,0,7881690.story

1764 - Google's 3Q proves company can afford big spending
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/15/AR2010101502256.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

1764 - Gadget Ownership
The cell phone -- by a wide margin -- is the most commonly owned piece of personal technology. Half the public owns a computers and/or mp3 player, while e-books remain a niche item. The average adult owns three of the seven gadgets asked about in the survey.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1763/americans-and-their-gadgets-technology-devices

1763- At Sustainability Conference, a Campus Cruiser for Facilities Staffers
Chronicle of Higher Education
A quick picture from the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education: This little hot rod seemed to be the hit of the expo floor. It’s an industrial-strength tricycle manufactured by Worksman Cycles, a 112-year-old custom-bike company from Brooklyn. ( The New York Times has focused on Worksman as one of a set of companies that the newspaper is following through the economic downturn.)
http://chronicle.com/blogs/buildings/at-sustainability-conference-a-campus-cruiser-for-facilities-staff/27641

1762-SLCC to kick off test semester
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50460025-76/students-slcc-fall-semester.html.csp

1761- In aftermath of attacks, CU-Boulder students organize safety forum
http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_16321757?source=email

1760 - Federal Agencies Asked to Use Green Hotels
Per new GSA guidelines, government meeting planners should seek environmentally friendly properties.
http://listener.embsvc.com/forwarder.aspx?ID=538db13c-d27c-4226-9941dd7b03dee8ed|http%3a%2f%2fwww.meetings-conventions.com%2farticle_ektid36890.aspx

1759 - Community Colleges Start a Site to Collaborate on Green Jobs
The SEED Center will serve as a place where administrators and faculty members from community colleges can trade tips, materials, and curricula in green-jobs programs through databases, a wiki, and discussion boards.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/buildings/community-colleges-start-a-site-to-collaborate-on-green-jobs/27565

1758 - Google tests cars that can steer without drivers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/10/10/AR2010101002122.html?wpisrc=nl_pmtech

1757 - Facebook: Where genius was 1% inspiration, 99% timeliness
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/10/08/AR2010100804303.html?wpisrc=nl_pmtech

1756 - Single mothers and their children find home, future at Catholic college
http://www.americancatholic.org/news/report.aspx?id=3169

1755 - Finishing the First Lap: The Cost of First-Year Student Attrition in America's Four-Year Colleges and Universities
American Institutes for Research
http://www.air.org/news/index.cfm?fa=viewContent&content_id=989

1754 - Will Technology Kill the Academic Calendar?
A community college's online program lets students start class w hen they want and finish at their own speed. One side effect: no vacation for the professor.
http://chronicle.com/article/Will-Technology-Kill-the/124857/

1753 - If the Military Is Planning for a Fossil-Fuel Crisis, So Should Colleges
The road will be in some ways easier for colleges than for the armed forces, and in other ways, more difficult. But campus officials should start planning now.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/buildings/if-the-military-is-planning-for-a-fossil-fuel-crisis-so-should-colleges/27537

1752 - School's call to unplug welcomed by some, unanswered by others
Oct 8, 2010
"They posted quotes around campus from Henry David Thoreau. Meditation groups discussed Buddhist techniques of emptying the mind and overcoming attachment. Some sipped organic tea or took knitting and crocheting classes. The dean took off his shoes and socks and led students in qigong, a traditional Chinese breathing exercise to promote awareness of body and mind."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/10/07/schools_call_to_unplug_welcomed_by_some_unanswered_by_others/?s_campaign=8315

1751 - Study Reveals 63 Percent of Restaurant Workers Handle Food While Sick
Pop-quiz question: What is the easiest way to ensure a food service establishment ends up embroiled in a foodborne illness outbreak? Answer: Fail to implement a sick leave policy and allow food handlers to work while sick! Not a very...
http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/2010/10/articles/food-poisoning-information/study-reveals-63-percent-of-restaurant-workers-handle-food-while-sick/

1750 - UC Davis News & Information :: UC Davis launches world's 'greenest' winery, brewery and foods facility
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=9634

1749 - Univ. of Minnesota Giving iPads to Freshmen Education Students
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/umn-cehd-ipads-to-freshmen-oct-6-2010

1748 - Higher Education : Articles, News, Blogs
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newsletter/vertical/verticalnewssummary.aspx?verticalnewsitemid=572&verticalnewsletterid=42

1747 - Who will counsel these stressed students?
As enrollment increases, more students are coming to school with mental health issues – but schools may not be prepared for the challenge.
http://www.higheredmorning.com/who-will-counsel-these-stressed-students

1746 - Final exams are quietly vanishing from college
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/10/03/the_test_has_been_canceled/?s_campaign=8315

1745 - Business cards thrive in a digital age
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/04/AR2010100406824.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

1744 - How much do you think that guy makes?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/02/AR2010100204104.html?wpisrc=nl_pmtech

1743 - Colleges use car-sharing to cut down congestion
https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=40&article_id=177861&CFID=247489912&CFTOKEN=21010685

1742 - Operation higher ed
As the new GI Bill encourages more veterans to go to college, they're finding the transition from soldiering to studying both rocky and rewarding."
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/10/03/operation_higher_ed/?s_campaign=8315

1741 - NJ student's suicide illustrates Internet dangers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093000534.html?wpisrc=nl_pmheadline

1740 - New website shows prices for individual health coverage
USATODAY.com
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/insurance/2010-10-01-healthshoppers01_ST_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing

1739 - Bias crime charges weighed after NJ teen's suicide
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/01/AR2010100101010.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

1738 - The road to more fuel-efficient cars is the one less taken by consumers AND automakers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/29/AR2010092906594.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

1737 - Daily Number: Friending Grandma
Pew Research Center
http://pewresearch.org/databank/dailynumber/?NumberID=1086

1736 - One Recession, Two Americas
Those Who Lost Ground Slightly Outnumber Those Who Held Their Own
For a narrow majority of Americans (55%), the Great Recession brought a mix of unemployment, missed mortgage or rent payments, shrinking paychecks and shattered household budgets. But for the other 45%, the recession was largely free of such difficulties.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1741/recession-poll-most-lost-ground-half-held-their-own

1735 - Colleges' newest dorm dwellers: professors
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/26/AR2010092603023.html?wpisrc=nl_pmheadline

1734 - Degree Plan B: Economy forces college compromises
Sending a child to college takes more than good grades and a big check these days. More than ever, it requires compromising on where to attend or taking on a mountain of debt - or both.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39272056/

1733- Lehigh University Battling Bedbugs: Students Have Bedbugs – WPMT
http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-lehigh-bedbugs,0,4459792.story

1732 - Degree Payoff Is Growing, College Board Says - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/education/21college.html?_r=1

1731 - Will edgier college marketing get a failing grade?
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/09/19/will_edgier_college_marketing_get_a_failing_grade/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news
Comment from Dave Treber: I don’t think there is any “trend” here but I thought this was rather funny, as the big F on Frostburg sweatshirts and caps has been the same sort of inside joke here for years.  Not on any official marketing brochures, of course!

1730 - Rooftop garden at NJIT student center encourages students to eat organic
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/rooftop_garden_at_njit_student.html

1729 - On Campus and Online, Students Lose Weight for Credit
If you ask health educators, colleges have a unique opportunity and a responsibility to instill healthful habits. Some are offering courses to do just that.
http://chronicle.com/article/On-CampusOnline-Students/124357/?key=Gzp7IFNpMCEVZ381bj9FbjpWP3w8Mx91anZBOSh0blBTFg%3D%3D

1728 - Travelers' Travails
Planners share their biggest gripes about time on the road
http://www.meetingsfocus.com/tabid/136/ArticleID/14572/Default.aspx

1727 - UVU to open student food pantry
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/article_35816a28-c1a0-11df-9286-001cc4c002e0.html

1726 - A University's Multiplication Problem
In British Columbia, the University of Victoria had a rabbit-multiplication problem. When it responded with subtraction, a public-relations fracas ensued.
http://chronicle.com/article/Bunny-U/124360/?key=HDpzdVdtZycSZywwaWtEbDZXbXc9NksnMSUaOi4oblFUFw%3D%3D

1725 - Rise of the 'Apps Culture'
While cell phone apps are popular among a segment of the adult cell phone using population, a notable number of cell owners are not yet a part of the emerging apps culture. But those who do download and use apps do so fairly frequently. Popular apps include entertainment (games, music, etc.) as well as those that provide information (maps, weather).
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1727/cell-phone-apps--popular-download-demographics

1724 - Americans Spending More Time Following the News Ideological News Sources: Who Watches and Why
Americans are increasingly integrating new technologies into their news consumption habits. As a result, the average time spent with the news is as high as it was in the mid-1990s.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1725/where-people-get-news-print-online-readership-cable-news-viewers

1723 - Futurist: Michigan economy can boom making robots
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/14/AR2010091406030.html?wpisrc=nl_pmtech

1722 - “Bed bugs” made Inside Higher Education today, too.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/16/bedbugs

1721 - A Word of Caution for Colleges Reacting to the Recession
The president of University College London wrapped up the OECD higher-education conference with a warning.

1720 - Reliable Internet connection is almost as important as a comfy hotel bed - {Travel Daily News}
http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/38854-Reliable-Internet-connection-is-almost-as-important-as-a-comfy-hotel-bed

1719 - Hispanic, black enrollment rising at University of Texas
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/hispanic-black-enrollment-rising-at-university-of-texas-916572.html

1718 - U.S. Hotel Industry on Upswing
http://www.meetingsfocus.com/tabid/162/ArticleID/14567/Default.aspx

1717 - Community Colleges Get In on Green Studies - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/education/26GREEN.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss

1716 - Most 'Re-employed' Workers Say They're Overqualified for Their New Job
Workers who suffered a spell of unemployment during the recession are, on average, less satisfied with their new jobs than workers who didn’t. These re-employed workers also are more likely to consider themselves over-qualified for their current position. And six-in-ten say they changed careers or seriously thought about it while they were unemployed.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1718/re-employed-workers-recession-satisfaction-job-qualification

1715 - Stockton College purchases Seaview Resort for $20M
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/stockton_college_purchases_sea.html

1714 - Last Call for Blue Phones?"
A large California community college district has gotten rid of all of its emergency notification boxes to save money -- a move not yet commonplace despite boom in cell phone usage.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/02/phones

1713 - IT 'Insourcing' at Creighton U
Instead of looking outward for a vendor-supplied solution, Nebraska's Creighton University tapped into its own staff's brainpower to develop a consolidated calendaring system from scratch. The result was not only an initial cost savings--even with a financial incentive offered--but also the addition of a new revenue stream for the school as third-party organizations became interested in using the internally developed code.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/09/02/it-insourcing-at-creighton-u.aspx

1712 - On Big Student Moving Day, Boston Fights Bedbugs - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/us/02boston.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

1711 - Less is More: Food & Beverage Trends
Ten less-expensive ways to create a better F&B experience for your guests.
Given the current economy and recent bad press about money spent on meetings and events, “less is more” is the overall trend. But while groups may be cutting costs, they’re not necessarily cutting corners on the value they provide their guests. An event has always been about the experience, and planners, caterers and chefs are simply getting more creative about how they provide the same great experience while keeping costs low.
http://az.meetingsmags.com/article/less-more-food-beverage-trends

1710 - Hybrid Meetings are Big Trend in Meetings Technology
Welcome to the era of the hybrid meeting. While meetings may still emanate from within a function room, they are increasingly extending far beyond the four walls to draw in audiences not subject to physical boundaries. Whether through personal mobile devices or sophisticated virtual meeting suites, technology is revolutionizing the way meetings content is communicated—both in and out of the meeting room. Not only are people outside the room drawn in, but those within the room have access to a heightened degree of interaction.
http://www.meetingsfocus.com/tabid/162/ArticleID/14438/Default.aspx

1709 - GSA Per Diem Rates Dip for 2011
http://www.meetings-conventions.com/article_ektid36132.aspx?rbp=1

1708 - Loyola's student-run guesthouse open
8 undergrads spent summer readying project Students were flocking back to Loyola University Chicago's campus in Rogers Park last week, unloading futons, catching up at coffeehouses, and prepping for the onslaught of classes after a long summer.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-loyola-flats-20100831,0,7582765.story

1705 - Figuring It Out - Social
August 30, 2010
Chronicle of Higher Education
Need a motivational speaker? Willamette University's football coach might be your guy.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Figuring-It-Out/26540/

1704 - Older Adults and Social Media – Technology/Social
Pew Research
8/27/10
The number of older adults on Facebook and other social networking sites has roughly doubled in the past year. About half of internet users ages 50-64 and one-in-four users ages 65 and older now log onto social networks.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1711/older-adults-social-networking-facebook-twitter

1703 - Credit card reform has companies treading lightly on campus - Economic
8/27/10
Washington Post
The law, which was passed in 2009 and phased in this year, bans issuers from providing credit cards to people younger than 21 unless another adult co-signs for it or the student can show an independent source of income. It also prohibits the companies from offering students freebies, such as T-shirts or pizza, in exchange for signing up for a card on campus or at school events, and college groups are required to make public any partnerships they have with card issuers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082604058.html

1702 - Going Green At College – sustainability
NPR
8/20/10
It's back-to-school season and college kids have a lot on their minds: can you compost pizza? What's more sustainable: kegs or cans? Can you have a party with low-flush toilets? Ira Flatow and guests discuss how students and universities are making the college life greener.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129324787&sc=emaf

1701 - Hiring young people? Be prepared to do a little teaching - Social
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/edmunds/2010-08-25-hiring-young-people_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing

1700 - Land Mines Ahead – Social
University Business
Ju.y/August 2010
Smart, highly educated, experienced executives moving into a new role are expected to hit the ground running. Their calendars are already packed with appointments and tasks, and their bosses (e.g., the president, chancellor, provost, or board, depending on the person’s role) have pressing goals that need to be achieved ASAP. After a promising start, the new leader’s performance veers off track. If a course correction isn’t made, it can lead to derailment. Why? The fact is, technical competencies, educational credentials, and experience in a comparable role are not necessarily predictors of success. Even seasoned administrators who accept new appointments tend to rely too heavily on what has worked in the past and can find themselves blindsided by the new environment.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1634

1699 - U of I Opens State-of-the-Art Dorm for Students with Disabilities - Social
8/18/10
Chicago Breaking News
The opening of the dorm continues the U. of I.'s legacy of making college accessible: It was the first college to introduce curb cuts, offer bus routes equipped with wheelchair lifts and have a wheelchair sports program. There are only about five U.S. colleges that offer some kind of personal assistant services, and until now, U. of I. students with severe disabilities lived in a stand-alone facility called Beckwith Hall.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/08/u-of-i-opens-state-of-the-art-dorm-for-students-with-disabilities.html

1698 - Blinding Technology of Online Learning - Technology
8/23/10
Inside Higher Ed
Online learning is often heralded as a way to make college an option for people who would not otherwise have the money or mobility to access it. But for blind students, online learning can present more obstacles than opportunities — especially as e-learning materials become more technologically sophisticated.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/23/accessibility

1697 - Students, Welcome to College; Parents Go Home - Social
NY Times
8/23/10
As the latest wave of superinvolved parents delivers its children to college, institutions are building into the day, normally one of high emotion, activities meant to punctuate and speed the separation. It is part of an increasingly complex process, in the age of Skype and twice-daily texts home, in which colleges are urging “Velcro parents” to back off so students can develop independence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/education/23college.html?_r=2&th&emc=thm

1696 - How Will Your Campus Adapt to Wacky Weather in the Climate-Change Era? -
Chronicle
8/19/10
Although many colleges are trying to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions, campuses should also focus on how to adapt to more frequent floods or dry spells.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/How-Will-Your-Campus-Adapt-to/26341/

1695 - Court Strips Davidson College Police Of Power -
WSOC Charlotte
Davidson College said it is considering its options after a North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling that said the college’s police department legally does not have police powers.
Comment from Deb Blom: interesting and could have an impact on safety and security for many of our members who are religiously affiliated and bring their camps and conferences to campus
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/24678371/detail.html?taf=char

1694 - Traditional schools grow online - Technology
Boston.com
8/19/10
When Cheryl Killoran, a registered nurse from Worcester, wanted a master's degree to strengthen her resume, she did as millions of other prospective students have done and searched online. After considering two of the major Internet players, the University of Phoenix and Walden University, Killoran opted for UMassOnline.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/08/18/traditional_schools_grow_online/?s_campaign=8315

1693 - A peek into the world of this year's incoming freshmen - Social
Beloit College Mindset List
For most freshmen entering college, many who were born in 1992, Bud Selig has always been commissioner of Major League Baseball, Czechoslovakia has never existed and John McEnroe has never played tennis.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2010/08/17/news/top_news/news1701.txt

1692 - Colleges team up against disaster – Higher Ed
Schools agree to provide police and other help in emergencies
August 13, 2010
Chicago Tribune
If a five-alarm fire blazes in one town, neighboring fire departments naturally assist in putting it out. So if a calamity were to befall an area college, why shouldn't nearby colleges assist?That's the idea behind a newly approved mutual aid agreement for 12 educational institutions in the South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium. In an age of school shootings, it just makes sense, officials say.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-13/news/ct-x-s-college-emergency-0813-20100813_1_mutual-aid-agreement-colleges-team-college-presidents

1691 - Clouds, big data, and smart assets: Ten tech-enabled business trends to watch - Technology
McKinsey Quarterly
August 2010
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Clouds_big_data_and_smart_assets_Ten_tech-enabled_business_trends_to_watch_2647

1690 - Remaking the College Campus - Technology
Campus Technology
8/5/2010
An e-learning veteran envisions a college campus of the future where physical space, technology, and collaboration blend.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/08/05/remaking-the-college-campus.aspx

1689 - Bill Gates Predicts Technology Will Make 'Place-Based' Colleges Less Important in 5 Years –Technology/Higher Ed
Chronicle
8/9/10
They're still good for parties, but traditional institutions are becoming less crucial for learning, the Microsoft founder said at a conference on Friday.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Bill-Gates-Predicts-Technology/26092/

1688 - Advice just a click away, but some say easy access hinders independence - Social
Chicago Tribune
August 5 2010
Nineteen-year-old Taylor Matichak calls her mom several times a day, in between the flurry of text messages they send one another discussing academics, social life or just daily chit-chat.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-teen-connected-parents-20100805,0,7352817.story

1687 - University cuts power bill 10 percent through asset management - Economic
ZD Net
8/3/10
Facilities team uses Infor software to ensure building systems are running at the most optimal levels, given occupancy levels and other
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/university-cuts-power-bill-10-percent-through-asset-management/13354

1686 - Great Colleges to Work For 2010 – Higher Ed
Chronicle
7/25/10
http://chronicle.com/article/Great-Colleges-to-Work-For/65724/

1685 - How the Great Recession Has Changed Life in America – Social/Economic
Pew Research
http://pewsocialtrends.org/docs/index.php?docid=20

1684 - Disaster 101: Preparing Students For A Scary Future - Social
7/17/10
NPR
When classes resume in the fall, the University of Maryland University College will be offering several courses in understanding terrorism, including "Counterterrorism" and "Terrorism, Antiterrorism and Homeland Security." Utah Valley University in Orem is looking for an assistant professor of emergency services. Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., advertises that its environmental engineering majors will be equipped to tackle such frightening issues as global warming, acid rain and pollution. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128538107&sc=emaf

1683 - Women students are ‘big man’ on many college campuses - Social
Gazette
7/14/10
http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/education/education-feature/2010/07/14/women-students-are-%e2%80%98big-man%e2%80%99-on-many-college-campuses?sms_ss=email

1682 - For Colleges in Some States, Financial Relief Is Far Off - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Ed
Even when the economy begins to recover and employment picks up, public colleges shouldn’t expect much immediate aid from their states.
http://chronicle.com/article/For-Colleges-in-Some-States/66274/

1681 - Gates Foundation playing pivotal role in changes for education system
Washington Post
7/11/10
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/11/AR2010071103628.html?wpisrc=nl_pmheadline

1680 - College presidents taste life outside their offices – Social/Higher Ed
Washington Post
Monday, July 12, 2010
In his three years as president of George Washington University, Steven Knapp has tried nearly everything to bond with undergraduates.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/10/AR2010071002226.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

1679 - The Future of Online Socializing - Technology
Pew Research
The social benefits of internet use will far outweigh the negatives over the next decade, according to experts. Email, social networks, and other online tools offer low friction opportunities to create, enhance, and rediscover social ties that make a difference in people's lives and lower traditional communications constraints of cost, geography, and time.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1652/social-relations-online-experts-predict-future

1678- The Meeting of the Future – Technology/Hospitality
Meetings West
http://digitalwest.meetingsfocus.com/meetingswest/201007?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=Digital%20Alert&utm_term=deborah@acced-i.org&utm_content=07_07_10%20MW%20Digital_July10_DP&utm_campaign=Deborah,%20your%20Meetings%20West%20July%202010%20digital%20edition%20is%20ready#pg14

1677 - Cutting Edge Hotel Security – Social/Technology
Meetings & Conventions
6/1/10
http://www.meetings-conventions.com/articles/cutting-edge-hotel-security/b34404.aspx?rbp=1

1676 - The Great Recession at 30 Months - Economic
Half of Work Force Has Taken a Job-Related Hit, but Some Green Shoots of Optimism
More than half (55%) of adults in the labor force say that since the economic slump began 30 months ago, they have suffered a spell of unemployment, a cut in pay, a reduction in hours or have become involuntary part-time workers; the recession has also led to a new frugality and diminished expectations about retirement and their children's future.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1643/recession-reactions-at-30-months-extensive-job-loss-new-frugality-lower-expectations

1675 - Recession jolted most Americans into cheaper living - Economic

Washington Post
The recession has directly hit more than half of the nation's working adults, pushing them into unemployment, pay cuts, reduced hours at work or part-time jobs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/30/AR2010063000022.html?referrer=emailarticle

1674 - Public Sees a Future Full of Promise and Peril Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats - Social
Most Americans envision a future where cancer is cured and space travel is for everyone. But they also see a world beset by war, energy shortages and a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons. Still, most see a better future for themselves and the nation over the next four decades.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1635/future-life-2050-computers-cancer-cure-space-travel-energy-world-war-terroist-jesus-return

1673 - Job Seekers, Be Careful - Social
6/5/10
Chicago Tribune
Recent college graduates face a hard enough time entering the workforce this year. There aren't enough jobs to go around. Now here's one more thing for them to worry about: It's a bumper year for identity thieves who target job hunters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-edit-summerjobs--20100604,0,2169677.story

1672 - Teaching a Leader - Social
Inside Higher Ed
6/15/10
U. of Iowa hopes that a certificate in leadership will give graduates a leg up in the job market.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/15/leadership

1671 - Grandparent University brings together generations at OSU - Social
New OK
Lynn Miler moved back into campus housing at Oklahoma State University this week, 38 years after he graduated with a degree in business management.
http://newsok.com/grandparent-university-brings-together-generations-at-osu/article/3468130

1670 - Hope for hungry students at UCLA – Social/Economic
Los Angeles Times
June 14 2010
The student-run Food Closet and Swipes for the Homeless reach out to the campus' needy, many of whom prefer to remain hidden during hard times. When a group of UCLA students set out recently to deliver food they had collected for the homeless and needy, they didn't have to travel far.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-food-20100614,0,7084627.story

1669 - College Grads Unprepared For Workplace - Social
NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127230009&sc=emaf

1668- Many Young Adults in Poverty Have a College Degree, Report Says - Economic
Chronicle
Although low-income students are pursuing postsecondary education in greater numbers, one in 10 graduates remains poor.
http://chronicle.com/article/Many-Young-Adults-in-Poverty/65826/

1667 - A Self-Appointed Teacher Runs a One-Man 'Academy' on YouTube –Higher Ed/Technology
Chronicle
The most popular educator on YouTube does not have a Ph.D., and he delivers his lectures from a bedroom closet. Can colleges learn from Salman Khan?
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Self-Appointed-Teacher-Runs/65793/

1665 - Notes on Organizing an Unconference
Chronicle of Higher Education
5/17/10
While the term "unconference" has been applied (or self-applied) to a wide variety of events, it usually refers to a lightly organized conference in which the attendees themselves determine the schedule. In most cases, unconferences attempt to avoid the traditional unidirectional paper model in favor of meaningful and productive conversations around democratically agreed upon topics (organized into sessions). Unconferences traditionally have low registration fees, and therefore run on a much more conservative budget (compared to more traditional meetings or conferences). The other thing that sets unconferences apart from traditional conferences is that they usually have far fewer attendees. It is not uncommon for unconferences to be attended by no more than 75 to 100 people.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Notes-on-Organizing-an/24028/

1664- Top IT Security Concerns: Network Breaches, Risky User Activity - Technology
Campus Technology
5/13/10
Network breaches represent the foremost nightmare scenario for IT pros, according to a new cross-sector industry report.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/05/13/top-it-security-concerns-network-breaches-risky-user-activity.aspx

1663 - Swarthmore College Signs the Climate Commitment, and Prepares for a Steep Road Ahead - Sustainability
5/12/10
In some ways, the signing came out of a change in leadership at the college.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Swarthmore-College-Signs-the/23939/

1662 - Would You Like Credit With That Internship? - Higher Ed
Chronicle of Higher Education
5/9/10
Getting real-world experience is in high demand across higher education. But the legality of unpaid work leaves colleges in an odd position.
http://chronicle.com/article/Would-You-Like-Credit-With/65434/

1661 - The Many Facets of Adult Students - Social
5/10/10
Chroncile of Higher Ed
At Pennsylvania State University, educators try to be flexible and supportive to meet the varied needs of older learners.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/The-Many-Facets-of-Adult/23879/

1660 - A Work-Study Program for U.S. Tech Students - BusinessWeek - Higher Ed
Business Week
Nov 09
Low-income kids can get experience and a degree in six years, with no debt and a job at the end, thanks to Workforce Outsource Services.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2009/tc20091111_828204.htm?link_position=link8

1659 - Sociable Professors - Technology/Social
May 4, 2010
More than 80 percent of college faculty are using social media, with more than half using these tools as part of their teaching, according to a first-of-its-kind survey, "Social Media in Higher Education." The survey was conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group in collaboration with New Marketing Labs and Pearson, a global leader in education, technology and services.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3960844.htm

1658 - United We Stand ... on Technology - Technology
Pew Research
5/5/10
Americans are widely dissatisfied not only with government but with most major institutions. One notable exception: the technology industry.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1585/technology-firms-exception-to-americans-distrust-of-most-institutions-and-government

1657 - Huge garden helping Paul Quinn College dig out of difficulties - Sustainability
5/6/10
The financially struggling southern Dallas school punted away its costly football program four years ago. Now the playland is a fledgling farm, a field of emerging greens. "The Food for Good Farm is primarily two things," Sorrell told a crowd of 100 or so. "It's a fully operational agricultural business that promotes sustainable growing practices, stewardship and community engagement. And two, it is an academic undertaking that emphasizes social entrepreneurship to create social change.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/050610dnmetfootballtofruit.41072c6.html

1656 - Rewarding Consumers for Saving Energy - Sustainability
Herman Trend Alert:
May 5, 2010
Recently, Hilton Worldwide announced it has been secretly monitoring the energy use in 1300 of its 3500 hotels worldwide. Using its proprietary system LightStay, the corporation has calculated and analyzed its environmental impact.

In the first full-year of findings, the 1,300 LightStay-equipped properties conserved enough energy to power 5,700 homes for a year, saved enough water to fill more than 650 Olympic-size pools, and reduced carbon output equivalent to taking 34,865 cars off the road. Reductions in water and energy use alone also translated into estimated savings of more than USD $29 million in utility costs for hotel owners in 2009.

Using LightStay, the Hilton properties reduced energy use by 5 percent, carbon output by 6 percent, waste output by 10 percent, and water use by 2.4 percent in 2009 over 2008. (Hilton engaged an independent auditor and adjusted the results for differences in occupancy levels and major weather events year over year.)

LightStay is an integral part of Hilton's effort to implement sustainability practices in every aspect of their businesses---helping them to quantify their impact on the environment. Excited about their first year results, they have committed to using LightStay throughout their entire network by December 31, 2011.

LightStay measures indicators across 200 operational practices including housekeeping, paper product use, food waste, chemical storage, air quality, and transportation. The data inspired the Hilton New York to donate more than 5,000 pounds of leftover food to a local charity---food that would have gone to waste. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=88577&p=irol-newsArticleOther&ID=1415140&highlight=

On the heels of this announcement, hotelworld Network blogger Jason Freed suggests an "Eco-Loyalty Program" for rewarding "eco-conscious travelers". Freed proposes rewarding them for participation in various sustainability initiatives---particularly those in hotels, including a monitored-temperature program, towel and linen programs, recycling paper and plastic, eating organic in the restaurant, taking the hotel shuttle instead of a taxi, and having the receipt e-mailed instead of printed. http://www.hotelworldnetwork.com/green-new-concept-reward-eco-conscious-travelers/?utm_source=HWN&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily_04_22_10&utm_content=green-new-concept-reward-eco-conscious-travelers

Sustainability is not just good for the environment, it's also good for the bottom line. Given the tremendous cost savings for hoteliers and other businesses, we believe it is only a matter of time before we see these rewarding ideas implemented to effect all kinds of savings.

1655 - U.S. students suffering from Internet addiction: study - Technology
Reuters
4/23/10
American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions, according to a new study.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63M4QN20100423

1654 - Measuring The Value Of Social Media Advertising - Economic/Technology
Washington Post
4/20/10
Nielsen and Facebook recently joined forces to develop ad effectiveness solutions to determine consumer attitudes, brand perception and purchase intent from social media advertising. Perhaps unsurprisingly, immediately after the two companies announced their strategic love affair, Nielsen started...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042001770.html?referrer=emailarticle

1653 -Parents, it's true: Teens are constantly on cellphones - Technology/Social
Washington Post
4/20/10
The cellphone -- that be-all of teen life -- is ever more indispensable to the youngest generation, embraced not just for calling friends and sending a barrage of text messages but also increasingly for playing games, snapping photos, sharing videos, listening to music and going online.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041904995.html?referrer=emailarticle

1652 - Meeting Planenrs Cut Back on Cenventions at Pricey Hotels - Economic
USA Today
4/13/10
University campuses, such as UCLA and the University of Maryland, do host conferences. And they're increasingly appealing places for businesses, associations and other groups to have conventions as meeting planners face tight budgets and low attendance during the economic slump. They're less expensive than the fancy hotels, resorts, big convention halls and exotic locales they met in before the recession.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2010-04-13-conventions13_CV_N.htm?csp=usat.me

1651 - More cities look to universities to share costs amid recession - Economic
Boston.com
4/10/10
As Boston seeks new revenue, cities around the country are grappling with how to squeeze more money from the colleges and other tax-exempt institutions, as recession and lower property tax revenues prompt municipalities to seek alternate ways to pay their bills. Efforts to impose greater obligations on nonprofits have increased tension and strained town-gown relations in some college-rich cities.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/04/10/more_cities_look_to_universities_to_share_costs_amid_recession/?s_campaign=8315

1650 - The Alternative: Younger students give community college a second look - Higher Ed
Washington Post
4/11/10
As the economy continues to falter, job losses rack up and families' savings dwindle, more students who saw themselves going directly from high school to a four-year institution are instead carving a path to their local community college. The image of the older student returning to community college to take a few classes or brush up on skills -- while still a significant portion of the student body -- is now morphing into that of a younger student who wants more than just a place to take a night course. Nationally, about 46 percent of students on community college campuses are younger than 21, according to a 2007 report from the American Association of Community Colleges, up from 42.5 percent in 2003.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/02/AR2010040202553.html

1649 - Pressures of New Students and Old Weigh on Community Colleges - Higher Ed
NY Times
4/8/10
Monica McCarthy, an academic counselor at City College of San Francisco for eight years, has worked with thousands of community college students hoping to transfer to state universities. But lately she has encountered more and more state university students clamoring to enroll in community college classes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/education/09sfcollege.html

1648 - FDA raises safety concerns on triclosan, widely used in home products - Social
Washington Post
April 8, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration said recent research raises "valid concerns" about the possible health effects of triclosan, an antibacterial chemical found in a growing number of liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, dishwashing liquids, shaving gels and even socks, workout clothes and toys.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040704621.html?referrer=emailarticle

Reports prior to the April/May2010 issue of ACCED-I Connections

1646 - U.S. Birth Rate Decline Linked to Recession - Economic/Social
Pew Research
There is a strong association between the magnitude of fertility change in 2008 across states and key economic indicators including changes in per capita income, housing prices and share of the working-age population that is employed across states.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1552/birth-rates-united-states-decline-recession

1645 - The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future - Technology
Pew Research
Most technology experts and stakeholders say innovative forms of online cooperation could result in more efficient and responsive organizational structures for business, non-profits and government by the year 2020.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1543/impact-of-the-internet-on-institutions-in-the-future

1644 - Broad Public Support For Legalizing Medical Marijuana Modest Rise in Percentage Favoring General Legalization - Social
Pew Research
Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they favor their state allowing the sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes. Support spans all major political and demographic groups. There is less support for general legalization, but the proportion supporting legalizing marijuana use has continued to rise over the past two decades.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1548/broad-public-support-for-legalizing-medical-marijuana

1643 - UMaine Could Eliminate 16 Majors As Part Of Cuts - Economic
WMTW.com
3/24/10
The University of Maine could eliminate a number of undergraduate and graduate majors as a way to trim more than $12 million in a three-year period.
http://www.wmtw.com/news/22937131/detail.html

1642 - More health costs could shift to workers - Economic
Washington Post
3/12/10
Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey to be released Thursday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031100740.html?referrer=emailarticle

1641 - College completion gets new scrutiny - Social
Indy Star
3/11/10
As Indiana joins a nationwide effort to help college students such as Mendez stay on campus, statistics show the odds against success are enormous -- particularly for Indiana students at two-year community colleges such as Ivy Tech, where Mendez had attempted her career as a student.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201003110245/LOCAL/3110388

1640 - Campus IT Under the Knife - Economic
Campus Technology
3/4/10
The University of Illinois is being forced to take a hard look at its IT expenditures in the wake of state budget cuts.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/03/04/campus-it-under-the-knife.aspx

1639 - How Colleges Are Buying Respect - Social
Business Week
3/4/10
In the midst of the global recession, how do other national governments view the role of higher education in their evolving strategies for economic recovery? The demand for higher education goes up in times of economic downswings. In a speech in Michigan in July 2009, President Obama stated a broad national goal of increasing educational attainment – to elevate higher education in the national discourse. He set a goal for America by 2020, that the nation will again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. Have other nations set standards such as this for their institutions of higher education?
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_11/b4170050344129.htm

1638 - How to Protect Your School’s Online Reputation - Social/Technology
University Business
February 2010
College students are big users of social media and use sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to post opinions—good and bad—about their schools. Our Web seminar panelists, Karli Grant, of Campus Management, and Fritz McDonald, of Stamats Communications, provide insights into what is happening online and how you can monitor and influence your cyberspace reputation.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/custompublishing/default.aspx?publisher=UBmicroportal&articleid=1532

1637 - College Students Agree With Other Young Adults: The Economy Hurts - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
3/9/10
More than half of young adults, including college students, are worried about their current economic situation, and many do not approve of President Obama's handling of the economy, according to the results of a recent survey.
http://chronicle.com/article/College-Students-Agree-With/64565/

1636 - Increasing Number Of Student-Parents Need On-Campus Child Care (Economic)
Medical News Today
2/25/10
The lack of affordable, high-quality on-campus day care programs that cater to undergraduate students who double as parents is a stealth issue that has the potential to harm both the student-parent and the child, says a University of Illinois expert in early childhood education...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/180232.php

1635 - Work Share Program that Cuts Hours vs Jobs Could Grow (Economic0
USA Today
2/25/10
A program that encourages companies to avoid layoffs by reducing workers' hours could be expanded to nearly half the states this year.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2010-02-25-workshare25_ST_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1634 - Need That Class, Desperately? The Course Concierge Will See You Now
Chronicle of Higher Ed
2/21/10
At some colleges, one person helps prevent the course-scheduling snags that can discourage students, delay their progress, or even make them drop out.
http://chronicle.com/article/Head-Count-The-Course/64139/

1633 - A Target for Tea Partyers (Economic)
Inside Higher Ed
2/25/10
As if the recession had not given community college advocates enough to worry about, some fear that the anti-tax sentiment stirred by Tea Party activists could endanger their federal, state and local funding.
Comment from Dave Treber - Anti-government crowd scares me.  When people agree with what they hear on the radio, they should exit the State and Federal highways they are on and proceed the rest of the way on cowpaths.  Sorry, couldn’t help myself.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/02/25/teaparty

1632 - 'Service Learning' Becomes the New Standard at Tulane U. (Social)
Chronicle of Higher Ed
2/21/10
Faculty members were hesitant at first, but the university now offers more than 130 community-service courses focused on helping New Orleans rebuild.
http://chronicle.com/article/Service-Learning-Becomes-the/64302/?key=S2J7LgNsMypEMCAzKCVLKSQEPX17IhlxaHEVZSoaZVtS

1631 - The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change. (Social)
Pew Research
A new national survey focuses on American teens and twenty-somethings who are making the passage into adulthood at the start of a new millennium. These young people have begun to forge their generational personality: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and open to change.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1501/millennials-new-survey-generational-personality-upbeat-open-new-ideas-technology-bound

1630 -Move to Google Apps and Gmail yields ongoing benefits for Abilene Christian (Technology)
Free suite of online tools helps ACU abandon an outdated email system, save money and foster collaboration
University Business
1/10
http://www.universitybusiness.com/custompublishing/default.aspx?publisher=UBmicroportal&articleid=1492

1629 -HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGETS AND THE GLOBAL RECESSION: Tracking Varied National Responses and Their Consequences (Economic)
Center for Studies in Higher Education
In the midst of the global recession, how have national governments viewed the role of higher education in their evolving strategies for economic recovery?
http://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/publications.php?id=354

1628 - New Study: What Colleges Really Care About
Higher Ed Morning
2/23/10
Colleges are supposed to be about providing a good education. But a new study shows most Americans believe they now care more about something else. 
http://pbpinfo.com/az?ue=95Z&Id=1272710662&L=HigherEdMorning_42_D&P=0

1627 -How to decline Facebook friends without offence (Technology, Social)
Washington Post
2/23/10
A colleague I just met at work has invited me to be their friend on Facebook. I don't want to offend them, but nor do I want to share my candid photos and lousy Scrabble scores with someone I hardly know.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/23/AR2010022301164.html?referrer=emailarticle

1626 - Large worldwide cyber attack is uncovered (Technology)
Washington Post
2/17/10
More than 75,000 computer systems at nearly 2,500 companies in the United States and around the world have been hacked in what appears to be one of the largest and most sophisticated attacks by cyber criminals discovered to date, according to a northern Virginia security firm.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021705816.html?referrer=emailarticle

1625 - Squeeze Play 2010
Public Agenda
Six out of 10 Americans now say that colleges today operate more like a business, focused more on the bottom line than on the educational experience of students. Further, the number of people who feel this way has increased by 5 percentage points in the last year alone, and is up by 8 percentage points since 2007.
http://www.publicagenda.org/pages/squeeze-play-2010

1624 - Some ditch social networks to reclaim time, privacy (Technology)
USA Today
2/10/10
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2010-02-10-1Asocialbacklash10_CV_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1623 - Tech Savvy "i-Generation" Kids Multi-Task, Connect(Technology)
USA Today
2/10/10
For the past decade, you were the ones to watch. But now, as the eldest among you are fast approaching 30, there's a new group just begging for some attention. They're still kids, and although there's a lot the experts don't yet know about them, one thing they do agree on is that what kids use and expect from their world has changed rapidly.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-02-10-igeneration10_CV_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1622 - Recession Affected Students' Financial Attitudes and Behaviors (Economic, Social)
Chronicle
2/8/10
Nearly all students felt the impact of the economic slump, but women, members of minority groups, and financially needy students were pinched harder.
http://chronicle.com/article/Recession-Affected-Students/64053/

1621 - Five Mobile Trends for 2010
Ad Age
http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=104569580&gid=2282904&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fadage%2Ecom%2Fpost%3Farticle_id%3D141596&urlhash=fXSe&trk=news_discuss

1620 - College food banks step up for students struggling to pay bills (Economic, Social)
http://www.freep.com/article/201002060300/NEWS06/2060324

1619 - Finances First (Economic)
Inside Higher Ed
2/8/10
Amid complaints that faculty and others were excluded from search for new president -- an accountant with no advanced degree -- trustees at private college say fiscal concerns trumped all.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/02/08/newrochelle

1618 - The Young Prefer Facbook to Twitter, Blogging (Technology, Social)
USA Today
2/4/10
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-02-04-teensonline04_ST_N.htm?csp=&POE=click-refer

1617 - Stanford's effort to curb alcohol abuse grows (Social)
SF Gate/ Special to The Chronicle
2/1/10
Stanford's successful effort to exempt itself from Santa Clara County's new rules on underage drinking has put a focus on the university's growing effort to curb alcohol abuse on campus.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/02/01/BA6Q1BP304.DTL

1616 - 7 Tech Trends from CES 2010 from Event Professional (Technology)
Party Aficionado
Event specialist, Cheryl Lawson takes a look at the trends from the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and shares her predictions for event and meeting professionals.
http://partyaficionado.blogspot.com/2010/01/7-tech-trends-from-ces-2010-for-event.html

1615 - Colleges See 17 Percent Increase in Online Enrollment (Economic, Higher Ed)
Chronicle of Higer Education
1/26/10
More than one in four college students took at least one online course in the fall of 2008, according to an annual survey published by the Sloan Consortium.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Colleges-See-17-Percent/20820/

1614 - The end of the office... and the future of work (Economic)
Boston.com
1/26/10
By the end of the month, a company called txteagle will be the largest employer in Kenya. The firm, started in its original form in 2008 by a young computer engineer named Nathan Eagle and, as of this coming June, based in Boston, will have 10,000 people working for it in Kenya. Txteagle does not rent office space for these ...
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/01/17/the_end_of_the_office_and_the_future_of_work/?s_campaign=8315

1613 - Tuition-Free University Gains a Following (Economic)
Business Week
1/21/10
A year since its formation, the online University of the People has attracted several hundred students, a team of top academic advisers, and growing support worldwide
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jan2010/bs20100121_194827.htm

1612 - Event Pros Predict Turnaround in 2010
Special Events
3/18/09
A slim majority of event professionals--52 percent--predict that the economy will begin to improve in 2010. Seven percent expect the turnaround to start this year, while 23 percent expect to wait until 2011. Another 7 percent don't expect a better economic outlook until 2012 or later, while 11 percent are unsure when to expect a turnaround. Special Events surveyed more than 800 of its subscribers last week.
http://specialevents.com/latest_stories/event_recession_forecast_0318/

1611 - Top Ten Issues for Event and Meeting Planners in 2010 and the New Decade
About.com
http://eventplanning.about.com/od/eventplanningbasics/a/top-ten-issues-event-meeting-panning-2010-new-decade.htm

1610 - Good Times in a Bad Economy: Event Planning on a Tight Budget (Economic)
Nashville Weddings
5/27/09
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090527/WEDDINGS/305270021/-1/weddings

1609 - Moving Toward a 'Net-Zero' Campus (Technology)
Campus Technology
1/14/10
Portland Community College in Oregon is taking the first step in a larger effort to retrofit its aging campuses and shift to energy-efficient, environmentally friendly facilities.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/14/moving-toward-a-net-zero-campus.aspx

1608 - Depression, WWII Lessons for Economic Recovery Sacrifice (Economic)
USA Today
1/13/10
Although the U.S. is currently handling its debt comfortably and pays remarkably low interest rates on it, there's mounting recognition that sooner or later, we must move the debt-to-GDP ratio in the other direction. And that will involve hard decisions on taxes, spending and sacrifice — something the World War II generation knew much about
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2010-01-13-economic-recovery-depression_N.htm?csp=&POE=click-refer

1607 - Cool Meeting Tools for 2010 (Technology)
Meetings Net
1/13/10
http://meetingsnet.com/technology/spellos_tools_0113/index.html

1606 - Catching Up on Lost Sleep A Dangerous Illusion (Social)
USA Today
1/14/10
People who are chronically sleep-deprived may think they're caught up after a 10-hour night of sleep, but new research shows that although they're near-normal when they awake, their ability to function deteriorates markedly as night falls.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-01-14-Sleep14_ST_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1605 - Students More Stressed Now than During Depression (Social)
USA Today
1/12/10
A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era
Implication: since ACCED-I members hire lots of students this is good to be aware of and may help those hiring to think differently about interviews and questions that can be legally asked
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-01-12-students-depression-anxiety_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1604 - More Americans Tweeting (Technology)
Pew Research
19% of Internet Users on Twitter or Another Service. One-in-five online Americans are now on Twitter. Those on social networking websites, mobile internet users and young adults have been most responsible for the proliferation of tweets.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1385/who-uses-twitter-tweets

1603 - The Disposable Worker (Social)
Business Week
1/7/10
Pay is falling, benefits are vanishing, and no one's job is secure. How companies are making the era of the temp more than temporary
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_03/b4163032935448.htm

1602 - Survey: Value Remains Focus for Travelers in 2010 (Economic)
Successful Meetings
1/4/10
Travelers will continue to seek value from hotels, restaurants and airlines into 2010, according to the most recent installment of the travelhorizons™ survey co-authored by Ypartnership and the U.S. Travel Association. Although more than half (53 percent) of respondents said they're planning a vacation by April, they said they're doing so with an eye on costs. Additionally, consumers will embrace the next generation of online booking tools.
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004056205

1601 - Travel Experts Reveal Their Predictions for 2010
Successful Meetings
1/4/10
The Associated Press recently polled three travel gurus, who shared their 2010 predictions for the travel industry.
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004056206

1600 - Effort to turn off lights at BGSU cranks up the savings (Sustainability)
Toledo Blade
Students energized by $6,000 difference. Some Bowling Green State University students start their weekends by turning off the lights.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20101020356

1599 - Herman Trend Alert: Looking Backward---Looking Ahead
December 30, 2009
At the suggestion of one of our readers, in this edition, we will review some of our forecasts from 2009, looking at their accuracy and perhaps extending the forecast into 2010.

This year has seen some very interesting developments in the human resources area: most of our forecasts were right-on target, including the intensifying competition for certain skill sets, the increased attention to wellness, and amplified focus on succession planning. For the most part, employers missed their opportunities with their older workers, perhaps because they did not feel the sting of being short staffed. We believe that element of the forecast is still coming, but it will take a little longer that we previously thought. If you have not yet read the 2010 Workforce/Workplace Forecast, visit hermangroup.com/alert/archive_12-16-2009.html.

In January 2009 we wrote, "We expect this reading trend (Reading on the Rise) to continue to increase, in a small way supporting the United States in its drive for competitiveness". When we look at the fact that Barnes and Noble, Borders, and Amazon are all still in business and Kindle (the machine that provides books electronically) sales are thriving, it is easy to confirm this forecast.

In May, we covered the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Pandemic, forecasting that the growing threat would have an impact on businesses, even affecting air travel. We were right about the impact on businesses, but wrong about the travel component. The reason was that the most affected populations were children and young adults. This flu had a very disruptive effect on US schools (including colleges and universities), and therefore affected worker productivity, when parents had to miss work to take care of their children. We expect other strains of influenza and other food-bourn bacteria to continue to be a problem for many years to come.

Even the US store chain Best Buy is using the WePower's vertical axis wind turbine to provide power to its store in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, so we were correct in saying "WePower has made wind turbines . . . more accessible . . . businesses." In the next five years, we expect the acceptance of green technologies to grow exponentially and the green jobs to support that growth will help the economies of the world to recover---especially in the US Brazil, China, Japan, and Korea.

Next year promises to be a most interesting year---and better for many us that 2009.

1598 - Recession Lessons:  What Will Drive Hotel Sales & Revenue Management in 2010 (Economic)
Hotel Online
12/21/09
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_4th/Dec09_DrivingSales.html

1597 - Teens and Sexting (Technology and Social)
Pew Research Group
Among cell-owning teenagers, 15% say they have received sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images of someone they know via text messaging.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1440/teens-sexting-text-messages

1596 - Herman Trend Alert: 2010 Workforce/Workplace Forecast (Social)
December 16, 2009

Each year at this time, The Herman Group issues its annual forecast. Once more, this year, we offer you our full forecast (longer than our usual alert) for the coming year:

1. Cutbacks and Re-Engineering will continue into 2010 Expect ongoing reductions in force as some employers continue to optimize their workforces and eliminate "redundancy". We caution these employers to be very careful, because we know that 54 percent of today's employees are ready to jump, as soon as the economy improves. They are currently "Corporate Cocooning".

2. Shortages of Certain Skill Sets will become More Acute As the economy begins to recover, certain skill sets will be more critical and difficult to find. These high-demand workers will be more demanding about their work schedules, environment, etc. The wisest employers will embrace not only flex-time, but flex-place as well.

3. Employers will embrace Innovative Ideas to Reward their Valued Workers This innovation will include non-financial ways and even non-reward (recognition only) ways to add value for their top talent; these innovative ideas will come from the employees themselves. Employers that do not mine the collective intelligence of their workers will find themselves unable to optimize profits.

4. Fear and Apprehension continue to reduce Productivity A significant percentage of employees continue to worry about the future. These negative feelings will persist, unless addressed. Transparency, besides being one of those elements employees seek, will be imperative.

5.More Employers will invest in a Variety of Healthcare Cost-Cutting Strategies Besides wellness programs to address expensive unproductive behaviors (like smoking and over-eating), more large employers will embrace ideas like onsite clinics and health coaches. For some candidates, the cost of not complying with the prospective companies' wellness programs will change their employee value propositions so drastically that they will choose to work elsewhere.

6. Focus on Engagement will replace the Focus on Retention Recognizing that with engagement comes not only retention, but greater productivity and profitability, too, employers will change their focus. We will see Directors of Retention morph into Directors of Employee Engagement. The next step (coming much later than 2010) will be to recognize the importance of the total "Internal and External Customer Experience".

7. Increasing Attention to Succession Planning Around the globe, we see an increasing attention to succession planning and management. However, the issue of succession preparation continues to take a backseat to succession planning. This big mistake will begin to be felt in 2010, when Baby Boomer retirements combine with the lack of trained people becomes a critical problem. Succession management continues to be critical to long-term success.

8. Employers that did not build Bench Strength will pay More to hire Experience Organizations that did not take the opportunity presented by this business slowdown to send their people for more training, will have to pay more to hire trained, experienced people.

9. Some Employers will eliminate Reward Programs Misunderstanding Dan Pink's new book, "Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us", some employers will abolish their reward programs altogether. This ill-advised shift will cause significant, negative, unintended consequences.

10. Burned out Employees will begin Leaving Employers Over 80 percent of today's employees feel overworked and under-appreciated. Too many organizations have survived and maintained some level of profitability by over-loading their long-term employees. Once we begin to see positive job growth in the second half of 2010, some employees will feel confident enough to leave their companies.

11. Employers will accommodate Older Workers like Never Before The exodus of their long-term employees will challenge some employers to get the work done, without resorting to hiring expensive contract help or paying high fees to recruiters. Enlightened employers will mine the rolls of their retired workers and hire them back on a part-time, temporary, or seasonal basis. These seasoned professionals will be welcomed back, in spite of the fact that they will dictate their own terms.

1595 - U. of South Florida Promises a Laptop for All Athletes (Technology)
Chronicle of Higher Education
12/10/09
This week the university announced a program that will lend out, at no cost to the 461 athletes, 13-inch Macbook Pro computers.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/U-of-South-Florida-Promises-a/9166/

1594 - Rebooted Computer Labs Offer Savings for Campuses and Ambiance for Students (Technology)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
12/6/09
Most students have their own computers now. But revamped labs can offer specialized technology and serve as gathering places. More than 11 percent of colleges and universities are either phasing out public computer labs or planning to do so, according to this year's survey of college technology leaders by the Campus Computing Project, released last month. At colleges that have not pulled the plug on their labs, nearly 20 percent are reviewing the option. This is the first year the Campus Computing Project has asked the question.
http://chronicle.com/article/Computer-Labs-Get-Rebooted-as/49323/

1593 - Rutgers University to handle Dunellen police, fire calls starting next year
NJ.com
12/8/09
Call for police in this tiny Middlesex County borough today and you’ll get someone at police headquarters. Make that same call next month, and it will be answered six miles away, at the Rutgers University police dispatch center in New Brunswick
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/rutgers_university_to_handle_d.html

1592 - Most College Students To Take Classes Online by 2014 (Technology)
Campus Technology
10/28/09
Nearly 12 million post-secondary students in the United States take some or all of their classes online right now. But this number will skyrocket to more than 22 million in the next five years, according to data released recently by research firm Ambient Insight.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/10/28/most-college-students-to-take-classes-online-by-2014.aspx

1591 - Cybertheives Find Workplace Networks that are Easy Pickings (Technology)
USA Today
10/8/09
Court records reveal that those record-setting break-ins were almost too easy. Even more surprising: The thieves were able to take their sweet time extracting the data, in each case going undetected for more than a year.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-10-08-cyberthieves-network-hackers_N.htm?csp=&POE=click-refer

1590 - College Technology Catching Up with Students (Technology)
USA Today
10/5/09
Abilene Christian University freshmen receive more than the usual campus map and lists of required books when they enter the Texas university. For the past two years, they've also received an iPhone or iPod Touch from the university before they begin classes.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-10-05-college-technology_N.htm?csp=34&POE=click-refer

1589 - MD Universities to Buy Electricity from Renewable Sources
Baltimore Sun
12/9/09
In a major push for renewable energy in Maryland, the O'Malley administration is planning to buy nearly a quarter of the power needed by state offices and the state's university campuses from four new wind and solar farms, including one of the nation's largest photovoltaic facilities, to be built in Frederick County by Constellation Energy Group Inc.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bal-md.gr.power09dec09,0,6164035.story

1588 - Dishing Up 2010
Smart Meetings
December 2009
With the calendar rapidly turning to 2010 (yeah!), we thought we’d get a jump start on F&B for the coming year. Keeping up on trends—especially when they’re a 360—makes for fewer surprises and easier planning. Here’s an eye-popping set from New York-based Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Co., which creates high-profile restaurants around the world for hotels, restaurant companies, major museums and more.
http://smartmeetings.com/issues/december-2009/articles/dishing-up-2010

1587 - Preventing H1N1
Smart Meetings
December 2009
http://smartmeetings.com/issues/december-2009/articles/healthy-meetings-preventing-h1n1

1586 - High Tech - Technology
Meetings Focus
September 2009
Whether they’re installing futuristic boardrooms, virtual meeting suites, in-room Bluetooth entertainment centers, lobby Internet lounges or interactive cocktail bars, many hotels are upping the ante when it comes to state-of-the-art services and amenities. Technology is fast changing the typical hotel guest experience, everywhere from the meeting room to the disco floor.
http://www.meetingsfocus.com/Topics/ArticleDetails/tabid/162/ArticleID/12637/Default.aspx?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=eNewsletters&utm_term=deborah@acced-i.org&utm_content=Meetings%20Hot%20Topic%2010-29-09%20&utm_campaign=Hot%20Topic%3A%20High%20Tech

1585 - Ten Meetings Technology Trends to Watch for in 2010 - Technology
Corbin Ball
Meetings and tradeshow technology continues to advance with technology products becoming better, cheaper and easier to use. Innovation is bubbling with new options. Here are some of the major technology trends to watch for this coming year.
http://www.corbinball.com/articles_technology/index.cfm?fuseaction=cor_av&artID=7321

1584 - Purdue U Brings Social Networking to the Classroom - Technology
Campus Technology
11/18/09
In most classrooms around the world, using cell phones to send text messages and laptops to access sites like Facebook and Twitter are very much discouraged. Not so at Purdue University, where some professors have come to embrace social networking as an instructional aid.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/11/18/purdue-u-brings-social-networking-to-the-classroom.aspx

1583 - IBM Helps Launch Green Data Centers - Technology
Information Week
12/2/09
IBM has teamed with New York State and Syracuse University to open what the company says is one of the world's greenest data centers
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222000346

1581 - Obama Calls on Colleges to Take the Lead on Better Preparing People for Work – Social/Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
12/3/09
Participants at a White House forum suggested ways of meeting the president's challenge, including the adoption of more accelerated degree programs.
http://chronicle.com/article/Obama-Calls-on-Colleges-to/49340/

1578 - More with Less - Economic
Seven ways to survive the budget crunch
University Business
2/2009
More and more campus administrators are contemplating—or already living with—budget cuts, hiring freezes, and other tough financial decisions. In the first days of December (at the time of this writing), the train of bad news about the crisis hitting higher education had already started to make its way into the columns of newspapers and trade publications: Harvard University’s endowment loss of $8 billion in just four months, an $8 million budget shortfall at Wayne State University (Mich.), and the $38 million loss of state funds for the University of Tennessee, among others—many others
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1227

1577 - RT: More Americans Tweeting - Technology
19% of Internet Users on Twitter
Pew Research
One-in-five online Americans are now on Twitter. Those on social networking websites, mobile internet users and young adults have been most responsible for the proliferation of tweets.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1385/who-uses-twitter-tweets

1576 - Georgetown student advertises for a personal assistant - Social
Washington Post
10/21/09
Georgetown University sophomore Charley Cooper is busy. He has a full load of classes, hours of homework and a part-time job at a financial services company. He's also worried about an illness in the family. And then there are all the other time-consuming aspects of college.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102102833.html?referrer=emailarticle

1575 -A sense of safety shatters at colleges - Social
Boston.com
Oct 22, 2009
The crimes have been stacking up all year: A Wesleyan University student gunned down at a bookstore cafe, a student at Spelman College felled by a stray bullet, a suspected drug dealer shot to death in a Harvard residence hall. In just the short time since the fall semester began, a Yale graduate student was strangled and ..."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/10/21/at_colleges_a_shattered_sense_of_safety/?s_campaign=8315

1574 - Web 2.0 Speakers See Mobile Devices Taking Over - Technology
USA Today
10/21/09
The last few years have seen dramatic change as we shifted our lives to the PC and the Internet, but now it's all about mobile. If you don't sport a cool new iPhone, Android or Palm Pre smartphone yet, you will.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-21-web-future-summit_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1573 - College sports | Study shows most athletic departments lose money - Economic
Seattle Times
10/21/09
Most of the nation's college athletic departments are still trying to get out of the red zone. The NCAA's latest report on revenues and..
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2010103078_ncaa21.html

1572 - Latest bank fee is for paying off credit card on time every month - Economic
USA Today
10/19/09
Starting next year, Bank of America will charge a small number of customers an annual fee, ranging from $29 to $99. The bank has characterized the fee as experimental. But card holders who have never carried a balance or paid late fees could be among those affected.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/2009-10-19-bank-of-america-card-fee_N.htm?se=yahoorefer&POE=click-refer

1571 - Marketers Salivating Over Smartphone Potential - Technology
USA Today
10/20/09
The majority of people who participate on social networks do so from their PCs. Yet a growing number — many of whom can't afford a PC or would rather not use one — are using mobile devices to tell their friends where they are and what they're up to and for sharing pictures.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-20-social-network-smartphone_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1570 - Will a Culture of Entitlement Bankrupt Higher Education? - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
10/18/09
In the wake of our nation's economic crisis, previous levels of government support for colleges and universities can no longer be maintained—regardless of how much we in higher education may wish otherwise. States are appropriating less money to higher education not because legislators and the people whom they represent value us less, but because they can afford less. Practical realities will drive what is possible for colleges and universities in the coming years.
http://chronicle.com/article/Will-a-Culture-of-Entitlement/48819/

1569 - The Millenial Muddle - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
10/11/09
Figuring out young people has always been a chore, but today it's also an industry. Colleges and corporations pay experts big bucks to help them understand the fresh-faced hordes that pack the nation's dorms and office buildings. As in any business, there's variety as well as competition. One speaker will describe youngsters as the brightest bunch of do-gooders in modern history. Another will call them self-involved knuckleheads. Depending on the prediction, this generation either will save the planet, one soup kitchen at a time, or crash-land on a lonely moon where nobody ever reads.
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Millennial-Muddle-How/48772/

1568 - How the Top Colleges are Using Twitter - Technology
U.S. News and World Report
As Twitter use has exploded, it has become an increasingly important communications tool for organizations of all kinds. To understand the effect it has had on educational institutions, UniversitiesAndColleges.org has conducted a study on the Twitter usage of the top 100 colleges and universities in the United States.
http://universitiesandcolleges.org/top-100-colleges-twitter/

1567 - Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None - Sustainability
NY Times
10/20/09
An antigarbage strategy known as "zero waste" is moving from the fringes to the mainstream, taking hold in school cafeterias, national parks, restaurants and corporations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20trash.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

1566- A better diet, under wraps - Social
Boston.com
10/20/09
Colleges trying to encourage a well-balanced diet have a message for students sizing up that all-you-can-eat smorgasbord in the dining hall: What you don’t know can help you.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/10/18/colleges_shrink_portions_sneak_in_healthy_ingredients/?s_campaign=8315

1565 - The Choice: A Former Secretary of Education Backs Exploring 3-Year Degrees - Education
NY Times
10/19/09
But in a cover article in Newsweek, Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, a former federal secretary of education and the former president of the University of Tennessee, warns that American universities may be at risk, like the automakers 40 years ago — victims of their own success and their unwillingness to adopt new ideas. Senator Alexander argues that it is time to consider the three-year college degree, as schools like Hartwick College in New York and Lipscomb University in Tennessee have already done.
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/a-former-secretary-of-education-backs-exploring-3-year-degrees/?emc=eta1

1564 - Uncle Sam's gift to the prudent saver: Less money – Economic
Washington Post
10/19/09
This is a quiz. What do the record-high Wall Street bonuses have in common with the record-low yields for savers? Answer: They show yet another way that prudent people, especially those living on fixed incomes, are being cheated by the government's bailout of the imprudent
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR2009101903569.html?referrer=emailarticle

1563 - The Harried Life of the Working Mother - Social
Pew Research
101/09
A solid majority of Americans (75%) reject the idea that women should return to their traditional roles in society, but many women remain conflicted about the competing roles they play at work and at home.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1360/working-women-conflicted-but-few-favor-return-to-traditional-roles

1562 - 5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook - Technology
NY TImes
9/16/09
When the President of the United States warns schoolchildren to watch what they say and do on Facebook, you know that we've got a problem.
http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/09/16/16readwriteweb-5-easy-steps-to-stay-safe-and-private-on-fac-6393.html?emc=eta1

1561 - Immigration and Income -- Not Race -- Are Seen as Primary Sources of Social Conflict - Social
Pew Research
While conflict over race may be America's most historical and inflamed division, more Americans currently see divisions between immigrants and native-born Americans, as well as rich-poor divides, as stronger social conflicts.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1354/social-conflict-in-america

1560- Companies Cutting Budgets Manage Sustainable Meetings - Sustainable
Meetings Net
7/1/09
Even in an economic crisis , green practices and long-term sustainability goals should not take a backseat to the bottom line.
http://meetingsnet.com/checklistshowto/green_meetings/0701-companies-managing-budget-cuts/

1559 -Recession’s impact felt less in campus coffers - Economic
University Business
9/22/09
Despite the down economy, area universities continue to bring in lots of donation dollars, and one school — the University of Kansas — even set a fundraising record. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, four schools — KU, the University of Missouri, Kansas State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City — received cash, pledges and deferred gifts totaling more than $350 million.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=20442

1558 - Puttering Along The Digital Autobahn - Technology
Washington Post
The most popular politician in Europe isn't Germany's Angela Merkel, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi or France's Nicolas Sarkozy. It's America's Barack Obama. Europeans love his image and charisma, but they especially love the way his 2008 campaign used the Internet to rewrite the rules of American politics. The European political establishment has rushed to follow suit, convening conferences and working groups on how to re-create Obama's online energy. These days every politician has a YouTube channel, Facebook page, Twitter feed and blog. In May, more than 600 German politicos turned out for PolitCamp09, a crash course on campaigning Obama-style. "Obama has set the standard, and now every leading German candidate is falling over himself for a stronger presence on the Internet," wrote the Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091801145.html?referrer=emailarticle

1557 - Microsoft Takes Notice as More People Use Google Docs - Technology
USA Today
9/21/09
Google markets free and paid versions of Google Docs. IDC analyst Melissa Webster surveyed 262 respondents in diverse roles at a broad range of companies; 27% said they are either already widely using Google Docs or expect to be a year from now.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-21-google-docs-microsoft_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1556 - Easing From Combat to Classroom - Social
Washington Post
9/17/09
As more veterans such as Day return to school, drawn by a new GI Bill that offers more-generous benefits than its predecessor, colleges and universities in the Washington region and across the nation are launching efforts to ease the daunting social, psychological and logistical transition from combat to classroom
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/17/AR2009091704680.html?referrer=emailarticle

1555 - Keep Your Guard UP When Using Twitter and Facebook - Technology
USA Today
9/17/09
You're careful about what you post online. You know Facebook and Twitter posts can harm your dating and job prospects. And thieves can use the sites to target you.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2009-09-17-twitter-facebook_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1554 - McDonald's, Burger King serve up premium gourmet burgers - Social
USA Today
9/17/09
Recession be damned, consumers are saying "no" to cheapo burgers. When they head to a fast-food burger joint to save money, many are spending more than ever. It's not as contradictory as it seems: The Angus premium burger can cost more than $6 as part of a Value Meal, but that's still cheaper than the $8 to $12 price of such burgers at sit-down casual dining eateries, so it feels like a bargain.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2009-09-17-premium-fast-food-burgers_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1553 - SJSU Brings Online Students Face-to-Face - Technology
Campus Technology
9/16/09
Over the last 11 years the institution has experimented with technology tools to enhance its Web-based course offerings. One of San Jose State's most recent additions to that lineup is a videoconferencing system that allows faculty and students to interact in a "face to face" format online http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/09/16/sjsu-brings-online-students-face-to-face.aspx

1552 - Pricey private schools expected recessionary 'melt' - Economic
Baltimore Sun
9/21/09
The freshmen arrived in a flood, forcing the Johns Hopkins University to reopen a defunct residence hall, lease a nearby inn and create new sections of popular math and science courses.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.enrollment21sep21,0,2173364.story

1551 - Take this Job and Love It - Social
Self-Employed Significantly More Satisfied With Jobs
Pew Research
9/17/09
The self-employed are far more satisfied with their jobs and more likely to work because they want to and not for a paycheck. But if you decide to strike out on your own, don't count on financial security.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1346/self-employed-significantly-more-satisfied-with-jobs

1550 - Millions Spent to Upgrade College Classrooms - Technology
ESchool News
9/16/09
Across Michigan, colleges and universities are investing millions of dollars to connect with a tech-savvy student body, reports the Detroit Free Press. eMail-ready whiteboards in the front of a classroom capture a professor's notes, sending them instantly in an eMail message to student laptops. Overhead cameras zoom in on a cadaver or a rock on a lab table, shooting minute detail to an overhead screen for all to study. And professors need never turn their back on a class toward a blackboard, as document cameras stream their notes from a wired podium onto an overhead screen. Such modern equipment can better connect faculty to students in a round-the-clock, wired world in which many of those students have grown up. "A lot of this is us catching up with the students and what they're bringing to us," said Michael Reuter, the 42-year-old director of technology operations at Central Michigan University. And faculty -- most of them -- see technology as a way to better connect to students in their interactive, multitasking, apps-ready world.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/around-the-web/?i=60730%3b_hbguid=144edbff-60fb-4468-9d8d-5f9aa1f0f65d

1549 - Luxury dorms: Purdue University, other schools build swanky housing to lure undergrads - Social
Chicago Tribune
9/17/09
Maid service, flat-screen TVs, tanning beds -- no perk is too posh for millennial generation
Inside this pricey new residence hall, Purdue University students enjoy maid service and private bathrooms. Each room has its own climate-control panel, and students don't even have to confer about the settings. There are no roommates.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-purdue-posh-dorms-17-sep17,0,1040772.story

1548 - Average Family Health Insurance Policy: $3,37, up 5% - Economic
USA Today
9/15/09
An average family health insurance policy now costs more than some compact cars, and four in 10 companies will likely pass more of that expense on to workers, according to a closely watched survey of businesses released Tuesday
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2009-09-15-insurance-costs_N.htm?csp=&POE=click-refer

1547 - Many Employers to Raise Cost of Health Benefits, Survey Finds - Economic
Washington Post
9/16/09
Though Americans who already have medical coverage may be wary of change, a new survey indicates that they may be hard-pressed to escape it -- even in the absence of health-care reform.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091501175.html?referrer=emailarticle

1546 - Facebook makes money, tops 300 million users - Technology
CNBC
9/15/09
Facebook is making enough money to cover its costs and now has 300 million users, the world's largest social networking site said on Tuesday, proving the Internet's newest star industry can be a viable business.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/32867022

1545 - Cyberthieves find workplace networks are easy pickings - Technology
USA Today
10/8/09
It took only a modicum of skill for a cybergang to steal 94 million credit and debit card payment records from the TJX retail chain — and follow that up by hauling in 130 million records from credit card processor Heartland Payment Systems. Court records reveal that those record-setting break-ins were almost too easy. Even more surprising: The thieves were able to take their sweet time extracting the data, in each case going undetected for more than a year.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-10-08-cyberthieves-network-hackers_N.htm

1544 - Strategies: Can you answer the question, 'What do you do?' - Social
USA Today
10/9/09
In the business world, fall is networking season. You're going to be going to networking meetings, industry gatherings, trade shows and meetings. And one question comes up repeatedly: "What do you do?"
That's where your elevator pitch comes in. An elevator pitch is a short, clear description of your company. It's called an "elevator pitch" because you might meet a potential customer or investor in an elevator, and you'd need to be able to tell them what you do in just the few seconds you have together.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/abrams/2009-10-08-make-an-elevator-pitch-for-your-small-business_N.htm?csp=&POE=click-refer

1543 - Colleges learn to live with social media - Technology
Baltimore Sun
9/30/09
The newly admitted Johns Hopkins freshman discovered that he was the only member of this year's class from Arkansas. So he joined the university's Facebook site for recently enrolled students, where he mentioned often that he loves sweet tea. By the time he reached campus in late August, he had a first-night sipping date with three fellow tea lovers.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.socialmedia30sep30,0,7058660.story

1542 - College technology 'catching up' with students - Technology
USA Today
10/5/09
Today's college classrooms are high-tech marvels, with overhead projectors and grease pencils replaced by document cameras, handheld clickers and interactive white boards.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-10-05-college-technology_N.htm

1541 - Bringing Alumni Back to the Classroom, Virtually - Technology
10/2/09
Chronicle of Higher Education
In an effort to engage former students with events on the campus, Colgate University is using Webcast technology to allow even the most distant alumni to watch and participate when prominent writers visit the school.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Bringing-Alumni-Back-to-the/8316/

1540 - Who Is on the Other End of Facebook? - Technology
Chronicle of Higher Education
10/9/09
You can't get far in academic PR circles these days without the conversation turning to technology and social networking. It's all the buzz: how best to exploit Facebook and MySpace for marketing purposes, what to make of Twitter. Add in the hardware: BlackBerrys, iPhones, and other ever-more-powerful and sophisticated mobile phones. Then there's YouTube, not a social-networking site per se, but a place where people flock in great numbers and share information.
http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Is-on-the-Other-End-of/48693/

1539 - The Lost Generation - Social
Business Week
10/8/09
Bright, eager—and unwanted. While unemployment is ravaging just about every part of the global workforce, the most enduring harm is being done to young people who can't grab onto the first rung of the career ladder. Affected are a range of young people, from high school dropouts, to college grads, to newly minted lawyers and MBAs across the developed world from Britain to Japan. One indication: In the U.S., the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds has climbed to more than 18%, from 13% a year ago.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_42/b4151032038302.htm

1538 - A Virtual Revolution Is Brewing for Colleges - Social
Washington Post
9/11/09
Students starting school this year may be part of the last generation for which "going to college" means packing up, getting a dorm room and listening to tenured professors. Undergraduate education is on the verge of a radical reordering. Colleges, like newspapers, will be torn apart by new ways ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/11/AR2009091104312.html

1537 - Incentive and Meeting Planners Prepare for Swine Flu Season* - Social
MIM
9/15/09
With concerns that we're heading toward an H1N1 outbreak, planners discuss their strategies.
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004010995

1536 - All you can carry: College cafeterias go trayless – Higher Education
LA Times
9/14/09
Despite some students' complaints about the inconvenience, more schools cut down on food and energy costs with a new policy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trayless14-2009sep14,0,3200940.story

1535 - An H1N1 Humor Injection: Can You Say FluTube? - Social
Press of Atlantic City
9/21/09
You can see him at www.youtube.com/USGOVHHS, home of the Department of Health and Human Services' contest for public service announcements about flu prevention. Launched in July, the contest aimed to enlist public creativity to get out the department's message about washing your hands, not touching your face, and coughing into your sleeve or a tissue. Entries were required to end with a shout-out to the Web site Flu.gov. The contest drew about 240 entries, and most can still be seen on YouTube.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/monday_health/article_40e48669-4155-5e66-a364-b3fc04313b5c.html

1534 - Can the Future Be Built in America?
Business Week
9/10/09
The manufacturing exodus from the U.S. is accelerating, but smarter tax policies, low-cost loans, and industrial zones may help keep factories at home
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_38/b4147046115750.htm

1533 - Password Hackers Are Slippery to Collar - Technology
Washington Post
9/6/09
When Elaine Cioni found out that her married boyfriend had other girlfriends, she became obsessed, federal prosecutors say. So she turned to YourHackerz.com.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/06/AR2009090602238.html?referrer=emailarticle

1532 - Text, Text, Text: Parental Nagging Evolves Electronically - Technology/Social
Washington Post
9/6/09
As school starts again, there's so much more for a parent to nag about. Homework. Bedtime. Lost hours on Facebook and Xbox. The chores that need to be squeezed in.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/05/AR2009090502809.html?referrer=emailarticle

1531 - Techland's Tentative Job Recovery - Social/Technology
Business Week
August 2009
Hiring at small, venture-funded tech firms is on the rise, raising hopes for an industrywide turnaround by 2010.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2009/tc20090830_834127.htm

1530 - Cities turn off streetlights to save money - Economic/Sustainability
USA Today
8/26/09
The old-fashioned streetlight is the recession's latest victim. To save money, some cities and towns are turning off lights, often lots of them.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-26-cities-turn-off-streetlights_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1529 - More marketers use social networking to reach customers - Technology
USA Today
8/28/09
Social-media services, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and countless other websites, have had a profound effect on how millions of Americans — especially those under 35 — interact with others (or don't), shop and view brands. It's a real-time digital lifestyle, powered by smartphones and netbooks, that often colors what products they purchase, how they view brands and where they spend most of their waking hours.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-08-27-social-networks-marketers_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1528 - In a recession, is college worth it? Fear of debt changes plans - Economic
USA Today
8/31/09
For years, an article of faith in this country has been that college is the gateway to a better life. So deeply held is this belief that many students, such as Horn, borrow tens of thousands of dollars to attend prestigious public or private universities. But as the worst recession since World War II trudges into its 21st month, many graduates are discovering that the college payoff could be a long time coming — if it comes at all.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/college/2009-08-30-college-costs-recession_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip&POE=click-refer

1527 - Casinos earn coin from penny slots - Economic
USA Today
8/31/09
The penny slot machine, once a joke among serious gamblers, is the hottest form of betting during this recession.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-31-penny-slot_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1526 - Blue Chip, White Cotton: What Underwear Says About the Economy - Economic
Washington Post
8/31/09
For one answer to the nation's most pressing economic question -- when will the recession end? -- just take a peek inside the American man's underwear drawer.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/30/AR2009083002761.html?referrer=emailarticle

1525 - Reports of Facebook's Death ... Exaggerated? - Technology
Chronicle of Higher Education
8/28/09
We still hear that plenty of students and professors are addicted to the social-networking site, but a new "New York Times Magazine" article says that even though overall numbers on the site are up, a vocal group is heading for the exits.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Reports-of-Facebooks-Death/7856/

1524 - Technology: Friend or Foe? - Technology
Washington Post
9/2/09
Nora Ephron's "Julie & Julia" has plunged us deep into a bout of Julia Child nostalgia. And what could be more delightful, or delicious? The movie has grossed more than $60 million -- not bad for a flick about a cookbook author and a blogger. Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" sits atop...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/01/AR2009090100823.html?referrer=emailarticle

1523 - Flu Trackers Encourage Patients to Blog About It - Technology/Social
Washington Post
9/2/09
Think you have the flu? In some places, you can now go directly to the Internet and report your symptoms to officials eager to spot outbreaks.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/01/AR2009090103809.html?referrer=emailarticle

1522 - Call to Jury Duty Strikes Fear of Financial Ruin - Economic
NY Times
9/2/09
More jurors seem to be trying to get out of service due to financial concerns, forcing courts to call larger pools.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/us/02jury.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

1521 - Rest Stops Get Green Facelifts - Sustainability
USA Today
9/2/09
The folks that help millions of cars and trucks move across the nation — big producers of greenhouse gas emissions — are slowly turning from environmental villains to green heroes. Using goats to keep roadside grass trimmed is one extreme used on a small scale in several states. More significant efforts focus on service plazas, gas stations and toll collections.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-02-greenpikes_N.htm

1520 - Economy, better health lead to longer time in workforce - Social
USA Today
9/3/09
American workers are turning grayer: Older adults are working longer, and younger adults are delaying entry into the labor force, according to a report released Thursday from the Pew Research Center.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2009-09-02-longer-economy-workforce_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1519 - Recession Turns a Graying Office Grayer - Social
America's Changing Work Force
The American work force is graying -- and not just because the American population itself is graying. Older adults are staying in the labor force longer, and younger adults are staying out of it longer. Both trends took shape about two decades ago. Both have intensified during the current recession. Both are expected to continue after the economy recovers. One reason, according to a Pew Research survey, is that older workers value not just the economics benefits of work, but the psychic and social rewards.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1330/american-work-force-is-graying

1518 - Public Worried, Informed About H1N1 - Social
Health Care Remains Public's Top Story
Most Americans are confident in the government's ability to deal with the swine flue, less trust the media to accurately report on it.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1331/public-worry-swine-flu-confidence-in-government

1517 - Bike-riding mom denied at drive-through turns to Twitter
USA Today
8/19/09
She was refused service at the drive-through for, of all things, ordering from a bike. Never mind that the environmentally friendly restaurant chain spent $185,000 on wind energy credits in 2008 to compensate for the electricity used in its 39 stores and at its corporate headquarters. When Gilbert got home, she sent out a huffy tweet followed by a pointed letter to the chain, which she posted on her blog, cafemama.com. By the next day, the company apologized. In short order, the Vancouver, Wash.-based chain, with locations in Oregon and Washington, revamped its policy and will announce a new bicycle-friendly drive-through program on Sept. 8.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2009-08-19-twitter-bicycle-drive-through-bike-tweet_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1516 - Teaching the Quarantined
Inside Higher Ed
8/19/08
Bracing for a season of H1N1, University of Michigan encourages faculty to use distance learning models to reach sick students.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/19/flu

1515 - In Case of Emergency, Breack Tradition: Teach Online
Chronicle of Higher Education
August 17, 2009
Some colleges are training their professors to hold classes online so that education can continue even if disaster strikes.
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Case-of-Emergency-Break/48021/

1514 - University of Memphis students get nudge to dine on campus
Commercial Appeal.com
8/13/09
The University of Memphis is cooking up a new way to increase a sense of community by encouraging students to stay on campus for meals
http://commercialappeal.com/news/2009/aug/13/students-get-nudge-to-dine-on-campus/

1513 - Survey Results Are Webinars Effective?
The Webinar Blog
http://wsuccess.typepad.com/webinarblog/2009/06/survey-results-are-webinars-effective.html

1512 - The Approaching Senior Surge August 12, 2009
Herman Trend Alert
8/12/09
In our book "Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs, Too Few People", we talked about the senior boom that would drive the economy. Beginning in 2012, the Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964), 76.4 million strong, are approaching their 65th birthdays. As their saving-minded parents, pass away, they will inherit billions of dollars.

In fact, according to a report from the McKinsey Global Institute, maturing Boomers will be the most affluent demographic segment in recorded history. McKinsey believes their money will represent 40 percent of all of the transactions in the United States in the next decade. Imagine the political clout they will have!

At this point in time with our contracted economy, Baby Boomers are spending less and saving more. When the recovery gets here and their investment portfolios return to reasonable levels, we will see a significant release of these funds. Some marketers are forecasting significant shortages of computers and automobiles, due to reductions in capacity.

Before the current downturn, we had seen record interest among seniors in "re-careering" to lower-paid less-stressful jobs. For now, we are seeing them choosing to stay in their current position as long as possible. Wise companies are looking for ways to capitalize on this valuable population segment without alienating the Generation Xers who want to move up. Once this recession is history, expect to see a return to previous attitudes and actions.

By the year 2030, more than one-fifth of the US population will be over the age of 65. They represent a phenomenal opportunity to marketers well-positioned to sell them goods and services. Besides the obvious healthcare needs, the affordable housing industry will be the beneficiary of this aging Boomer market as will a wide range of other service suppliers. Affluent seniors will be in the market to buy numerous services to handle tasks they simply do not want to do themselves, including running errands, food shopping, and cooking.

The national and local opportunities presented by this Senior Surge are unprecedented. Enlightened marketers are already preparing to address the wants and needs of this lucrative group and positioning themselves for success with this growing market segment.

1511 - Go West, Old Man: Where Older Adults Feel Young at Heart
Pew Research
Searching for a modern fountain of youth? American's West has the highest concentration of older adults who don't think of themselves as old. Older Westerners also feel healthier and get more exercise than older folks elsewhere.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1301/older-americans-west-feel-younger-healthier

1510 - Preparing for Swine Flu's Return
Washington Post
8/10/09
As the first influenza pandemic in 41 years has spread during the Southern Hemisphere's winter over the past few months, the United States and other northern countries have been racing to prepare for a second wave of swine flu virus.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/09/AR2009080902447.html?referrer=emailarticle

1509 - Breakfast Can Wait. The Day’s First Stop Is Online.
NY Times
8/10/09
This is morning in America in the Internet age. After six to eight hours of network deprivation — also known as sleep — people are increasingly waking up and lunging for cellphones and laptops, sometimes even before swinging their legs to the floor and tending to more biologically urgent activities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/10morning.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

1508 - Feds revise swine flu guidance
8/10/09
eSchoolNews.com
Government seeks to keep school closings at a minimum this fall, but hints schools could become vaccination centers
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=60100

1507 - Community colleges gaining respect, admissions
SF Chronicle
8/2/09
Huge oaks in full leaf, broad greenswards punctuated with rose gardens,stately brick buildings - it looks like any well-funded, exclusive privatecollege. But appearances deceive in this case: Santa Rosa Junior Collegeis one of California's most accessible institutions of higher learning.And like all community colleges in the Bay Area and state, it is becoming increasingly popular with people from all backgrounds.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/08/02/CMDL18EMCG.DTL

1506 - Businesses turn to Facebook for word-of-mouth advertising
USA Today
8/4/09
Facebook, with 250 million members, has gone beyond being just a place where you can alert friends about the music you're listening to, who you're dating or what movies you like. The social network's expanded Pages feature lets businesses, organizations and public figures in on the action. They can create profiles that let them sign up fans, issue status updates and send messages. Businesses like Baja Sharkeez that cater to young people and big companies like Pizza Hut and Coca-Cola are finding it's profitable to be your Facebook friend.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-08-04-facebook-advertising-businesses_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1505 - Homeland security chief: Flu will get jump on vaccine
USA Today
8/4/09
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that pandemic flu probably will flare up soon after schools open in the fall, before vaccine is available.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-08-04-swinefluoutbreak-pandemic_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1504 - Online education comes into its own
SF Chronicle
8/2/09
As the job market grows softer and less nourishing than a jelly doughnut, reports show more people are returning to school to immunize their careers and feed their souls. But "school" is not necessarily the idyll of leafy campuses and long afternoons arguing philosophy in oak-paneled rooms. Online education, long an ugly duckling of the ivory towers of the world, is coming into its swan years.

1503 - College students are flocking to sustainability degrees, careers
USA Today
8/2/09
Students interested in pursuing a job in sustainability now can choose from a variety of "green" degree programs.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-08-02-sustainability-degrees_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1502 -Obama's Great Course Giveaway
Chonicle of Higher Ed
Aug 3, 2009
The Obama administration has released only vague details about its $500-million online-education plan. But a Carnegie Mellon University project could prove to be a model.

1501 - Event Marketers Embrace Digital Media
Web sites, online advertising, social media, blogs, Webcasts, virtual meetings, podcasts … the digital media options for exhibition marketers have exploded. A new report released last week by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research and George P. Johnson reveals that almost 80 percent of event marketers are using these tools in some fashion, and it drills down to explore which ones are most widely used and how their ROI is being evaluated.

1500 - Confidence is High for Security of College and University Networks, Latest ACUTA Survey Finds
ACUTA
June 2, 2009
Security issues continue to concern the people who run higher education computer and communications networks, but despite their need to remain constantly on guard, they believe their networks are secure and that they are safer now than in the past.

These are some of the key findings in the latest member survey by ACUTA, the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, which surveyed members attending its recent Annual Conference in Atlanta.

The survey asked members to identify the threats that most concern them and what they are doing in response, as well as to grade their own networks’ security. Survey respondents, representing scores of college and universities in the U.S. and Canada, gave their networks a strong aggregate ranking of 3.7 on a scale of 1 (poor security) to 5 (best security).

Eighty-four percent of respondents said they believe their campus networks are more secure now than five years ago, with six percent feeling less secure, and the remainder seeing no change. Some have learned their security lessons the hard way. Significant security breaches were reported by 47 percent of respondents, and of those who were hit, 71 percent said the damage was at least limited to only minor exposure of confidential information, along with some inevitable public embarrassment.

The area of their networks that the largest percentage of respondents consider most vulnerable is the usage of mobile devices. Thirty-five percent of respondents see these devices as a weak link in their security chain. Other top vulnerabilities are internal controls (named by 30 percent of respondents), student downloads (29 percent), student hackers (23 percent) and Internet access (20 percent).

The most common approach to dealing with security threats is education of students and staff, which 58 percent of respondents said they are doing. Tightening internal controls and addressing problems through new and improved systems were strategies each named by 44 percent of respondents.

Asked to consider nine specific threats or weaknesses, respondents ranked them in this order, based on what they view as their comparative danger: 1) viruses and malware; 2) internal controls; 3) phishing or vishing; 4) student or external hackers; 5) student downloads, 6) physical access; 7) spam; 8) mobile devices; and 9) Internet intrusion.

In other survey findings, 72 percent of respondents said their schools do have individuals or teams who are dedicated to security, but only 18 percent of schools use enhanced login, in which a user must type letters from a graphic or identify an icon to gain access. Also, the number of schools that have delayed any technology projects out of concern over security is fairly low, at 24 percent.

“The results of this survey demonstrate that ACUTA members are standing up to the challenges of network security, by continually strengthening their networks and attacking vulnerabilities that come to light," said Jeri Semer, executive director of ACUTA. "Their goal is to protect not only the networks themselves, but also the valuable confidential information that their institutions store on those networks. The unfortunate truth about the advancements in information communications technology is that the burden of keeping networks safe has only grown more challenging.”

1499 - Langham Hotels Announces 'No Strings Attached' Pledge
Langham Hotels International has introduced a "No Strings Attached" pledge for meeting planners meeting at any of its 15 hotels worldwide during the recession. Valid for new bookings through March 2010, the pledge offers a waived cancellation fee—so long as the meeting is cancelled at least 60 days prior to the event, in which case 50 percent of the cancellation fee will be credited to the planner's next 2010 Langham meeting—no attrition rate charges, no food and beverage minimums and no Internet charges. http://www.langhamhotels.com

1498 - To Make Room in City Schools, NYU Offers Space to Pre-Kindergartners (Economic/Social)
NY Times
5/14/09
New York University, whose expansion efforts have put it at odds with some Greenwich Village residents over recent years, is extending an olive branch — in the form of classroom space for students who are not exactly its demographic.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/education/14nyu.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

1497 - Hotel crime rises in recession, but hotels say they're still safe (Social)
USA Today
5/17/09
More than a billion travelers stay at U.S. hotels each year, and some, like Tubbs, become victims despite the sense of security that locked doors, surveillance cameras and hotel staff provide. And now that the country is in recession, several veterans of hotel security say, there's a greater likelihood that what happened to Tubbs could happen to other travelers.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-05-17-hotel-crime-recession_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1496 - Volunteer days engage scattered alumni (Social)
USA Today
5/10/09
Alumni service days are fast becoming a rite of spring for colleges and their graduates across the country. At least 10 schools have launched such days in the past two years and plan annual events.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-05-10-alumniservice_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1495 - Five Steps to Developing a Powerful Social Networking Strategy (Technology)
University Business
May 2009
HIGHER EDUCATION IS JUMPING ON THE social media bandwagon. A 2008 UMass-Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research study states that colleges and universities are adopting social media tactics faster than Fortune 500 companies. More than 700 institutional Facebook pages were launched by December 2007 shortly after the site opened its doors to corporations and nonprofits
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1289

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1494 - 2009's Top 10 Hotel Investment Trends and Challenges Released by The Lodging Industry Investment Council (LLIC) (Economic)
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_2nd/May09_LIICTopTen.html

1493 - Despite Lower Rates, Major Global Hotel Brands Have No Plans to Compromise Service or Scale Back Amenities (Economic)
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_2nd/May09_AMEX.html

1492 - nternet is fostering a 'want it now' culture among students
The evolution of the internet has produced a generation of students with "a preference for quick answers" and a "casual" approach to the evaluation and attribution of information, an inquiry has found.
Comment from Deb Blom "I think this "culture" is prevalent among younger people in general -- not just college students but this will impact expectations that must be set with student staff"
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=406429&encCode=6051576121BC58509875JTBS737226611

1491 - ACTE Survey: In Response to Swine Flu, Companies Cancel Meetings (Economic)
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=ACTE+Survey%3A+In+Response+to+Swine+Flu%2C+Companies+Cancel+Meetings&page=1&qsrc=121&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.successmtgs.com%2Fmimegasite%2Fnews%2Farticle_display.jsp%3Fvnu_content_id%3D1003968601

1490 - Recession puts pressure on budgets for business conferences (Economic)
USA Today
When the commercial real estate market was booming, Margaret Bowles would attend conferences to schmooze with new business leads and complete continuing education classes. ... To accommodate members on tight budgets, the American Institute of Architects extended its early registration this year.
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Recession+puts+pressure+on+budgets+for+business+conferences+&page=1&qsrc=121&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Ftravel%2Fflights%2F2009-05-04-business-conferences-recession_N.htm

1489 - Chancellor Scales Back Installation (Economic)
With the ongoing recession, layoffs and budget cuts across the UNC system, Brady said she asked UNC President Erskine Bowles if the campus could do without the festivities
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/05/03/article/chancellor_scales_ back_installation

1486 - Innovation Jublilation (Social)
trendwatching.com
May 2009
http://www.trendwatching.com/briefing/

1485 - Flu Fears Alter Life at US Universities (Social)
Coast to coast, fears of the H1N1 flu strain are altering American campus life in both subtle and dramatic ways after a dozen universities have reported probable or confirmed cases of the virus.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5410IL20090502

1484 - Florida Universities Launch Campaign to Stop Cuts (Economic)
Faced with massive state cuts that could cripple their universities, 11 Florida university presidents on Friday were urged to launch a weekend emergency campaign aimed at reaching out to Florida lawmakers nearing a decision on a final education budget.
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/acuho/talkingstick_20090304/#/42  

1483 - Maybe Your Company Shouldn’t Tweet (Technology)
Colorado Meetings and Events
4/7/09
But should every company really be on Twitter? Probably not. Especially if those in charge of the tweeting aren’t very good at it. 
http://www.comeetingsmag.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=8C60F825D09B410EB47ECFE93D970A81&tier=7&id=6C8DDCBD83084E92AD06A0225FF559C1&AudID=765954FDCE1843AD955978A18BD9AB3D    

1482 - How the Recession is Changing Students College Plans (Economic)
4/8/09
A recent survey found that the recession is forcing more than 70 percent of prospective college students to alter their plans for the upcoming school year, sometimes in drastic ways. When asked how their college plans might change, 53 percent of students said they are considering attending a less expensive college, and 47 percent said they are planning to work as freshmen. Many incoming freshmen are also likely to rely more heavily on financial aid counseling (43 percent) and to borrow more heavily (38 percent).
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2009/4/8/how-the-recession-is-changing-students-college-plans.html

1481 - Why is Web 2.0 Important to Higher Education?
Web 2.0 is not just hype or a series of fads. It's a turning point for higher education, an opportunity to rediscover the ways we learn, cooperatively and gregariously.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/04/15/why-web-2.0-is-important-to-higher-education.aspx

1480 - Stimulus Spurs Campus Building
While the biggest ticket items, such as tens of billions in research and state stabilization dollars, are not yet flowing in any meaningful way, colleges have begun to take advantage of separate provisions in the new law designed to make it easier for them to borrow money to finance capital projects.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/13/bonds

1479 - Community Colleges Play Key Role in Tough Economic Times
In Pennsylvania, all 14 community colleges are offering or finalizing plans for tuition assistance to locals who've lost jobs; similar gestures are underway across the nation.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0411/p99s01-usgn.html

1478 - Large Salaries at Ohio's Public Universities Take Heat
Ohio has the country's highest-paid university president at the nation's largest university, and many other highly paid university employees, prompting debate over whether these salaries deserve scrutiny.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/04/large_salaries_at_ohios_public.html

1477 - Are you a twit if you don't want to Twitter? - USATODAY.com * (Technology)
USA Today
4/8/09
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2009-04-08-sociability-fatigue_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1476 - Community colleges add dorms to boost appeal
LA Times
April 7 2009 Experts say rising university tuitions are pushing more traditional college-age students into two-year schools, and community colleges are also aggressively recruiting athletes and international students, who often prefer or need on-campus housing.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jrdorms7-2009apr07,0,5938473.story    

1475 - The Changing Shape of Community Colleges (Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Ed
4/7/09
With some offering bachelor's degrees and others building dorms or creating campuses for businesses, institutional leaders consider how to define missions and emphasize the associate degree.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/07/aacc  

1474 - Banned Film Screening at U of Maryland (Social)
Washington Post 4/7/09 A portion of a canceled film was screened last night on the University of Maryland campus despite a new threat from a state legislator to deny the school construction funds.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/06/AR2009040603581.html?wprss=rss_education    

1473 - The Main Event (Social)
University Business
April 2009
Whether it’s a famous or controversial person’s speech, a rival sports matchup, or a huge community event taking place on campus, a special occasion calls for a comprehensive security plan.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1271

1472 - Online Education Offers Access and Affordability (Technology)
US News & World Report
4/2/09
The timing couldn't be better. Just as millions of working-age Americans are realizing they need extra education and skill-sharpening to thrive in a recession, a flowering of competition promises to dramatically drive down prices and raise the quality of online college courses.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/online-education/2009/04/02/online-education-offers-access-and-affordability.html  

1471 - Community Colleges Anticipate Boom in Baby-Boomer Students (Social)
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=jDttMvfvdbmbnfx2zdmkfqNh8yBymphv  

1470 - Facebook, YouTube at work make better employees: study (Technology)
Washington Post
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2009/04/reuters_us_work_internet_tech_life

1469 - Community Colleges Reach Out to Senior Learners (Social)
American community colleges are increasingly reaching out to seniors. What's more, they're planning to expand programs and services specifically aimed at students 50 and older, according to new research from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/03/31/community-colleges-reach-out-to-senior-learners.aspx

1468 - Can We Gauge Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes? (Technology)
Recently, some universities have decided to end their laptop programs for students because of the economic challenges facing those institutions. But what has been the effect on students? There's no clear or consistent answer.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/03/25/does-technology-improve-learning-outcomes.aspx

1467 - A New Model for American Colleges Abroad: Quiet Partner (Higher Ed)
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i29/29a02601.htm

1466 - Internet Typology: The Mobile Difference (Technology)
Wireless Connectivity Has Drawn Many Users More Deeply into Digital Life Glance at any coffee shop, train station or airport boarding gate, and it is easy to see that mobile access to the internet is taking root in our society. A new Pew Internet Typology study divides information and communication technology users into 10 groups ranging from the "Digital Collaborators" and "Media Movers" to "Tech Indifferent" and "Off the Network."
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1162/internet-typology-users-mobile-communication-devices

1465 - Schools Stuff Students into Dorms as Economy Pares Endowments (Economic)
Wesleyan University plans to add 120 students to help shore up finances after its endowment fell 22%, converting some dormitory rooms to double or triple occupancy; other schools are planning similar increases.
http:// www.nasfaa.org/publications/2009/awstuff040109.html

1464 - Comfort Foods are Back (Social)
Convention South
Feb 2009
Often connected to times of economic recession comfort food is what people ... putting new twists on traditional comfort foods and preparing the dishes using ... of operations for Courtesy Associates said she knew comfort food was back ...
http://conventionsouth.epubxpress.com/link/csm/2009/feb/17

1463 - College Endowments Lost 24% in 6 Months (Economic)
Reuters
College endowments in the United States lost an average of 24.1% in the last 6 months of 2008, according to a survey from Commonfund Institute, which recently provided an update on an estimate the organization released two months ago.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5240WZ20090305

1462 - Bailout Backlash Causes Companies to Cancel Meetings (Economic)
Travel Weekly
3/5/09
About one-fifth of meeting planners are canceling events because of media backlash against the reported travel expenditures of some companies receiving federal bailout funds, according to a Meetings & Conventions survey
http://www.travelweekly.com/article3_ektid190532.aspx

1461 - "I'm Here to Make You Feel Better" (Technology)
Washington Post
3/10/09
Before consumers send their Roombas for repair, they sometimes etch their names on the machines in the hopes of getting their own robots back. Somehow, they grow attached to the squat, disk-shaped sweepers and worry that a new robot will have a different personality.
http://www.netlingo.com/more/Robots_provide_therapy_and_support.pdf

1460 - What's behind the rash of university data breaches? (Technology)
Computer World
3/9/09
According to my records, over 300 publicized privacy incidents have occurred at U.S. institutions of higher learning since 2001, with at least 53 colleges and universities experiencing multiple breaches (see table at end of article). http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129036

1458 - Five trends that will shape business technology in 2009 - Technology
McKinsey Quarterly
February 2009
Much has changed, however, since the last big downturn, in 2001: technology budgets are larger, businesses have automated more processes, employees make greater use of tech-based productivity tools, and e-commerce has moved to the core of day-to-day operations. At the same time, IT organizations have established better mechanisms to govern IT decision making and have consolidated local IT operations to cut costs. Taken together, this combination of cost pressures and IT organizations that are leaner, larger, and more vital to company goals will have new implications for business technology in 2009. Here’s what may be in store.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Five_trends_that_will_shape_business_technology_in_2009_2296

1457 - Special Report: Higher Ed and the Economy - Economic
University Business
March 2009 http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1247  

1456 - Colleges Stand to Benefit from 'Earmarks' in 2009 Budget - Economic
Inside Higher Ed
3/3/09
Critics of Congressional earmarks have attacked President Obama and members of his administration, but it's unlikely that many of those complaints will be coming from colleges, which stand to benefit -- to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars -- from earmarks in the fiscal 2009 spending bill.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/03/pork  

1455 - U of Washington Cuts 34 Fundraisers - Economic
Puget Sound Business Journal
3/2/09
Due to losses sustained by its investment endowment, the University of Washington (Seattle, WA) will cut 34 full-time fundraisers from its Advancement office and reduce 16 full-time positions to part-time status. A number of vacant positions will be eliminated.
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/02/daily11.html

1454 - Your Cell and Your Berry: Tools of the Enemy – Technology/Social
Washington Post
3/3/09
In the new electronic information world, your cellphone or BlackBerry can be tagged, tracked, monitored and exploited by a foreign intelligence service between the time you disembark from a plane in that country's capital and the time you reach the airport taxi stand.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/02/AR2009030202852.html

1453 - One Step Off The Superhighway - Economic
Washington Post
2/28/09
President Obama made his first major push for the Web this month when he signed off on the stimulus bill that includes $7.2 billion to bring high-speed Internet to rural America. But some critics say the administration's plan largely overlooks the biggest group of disconnected people: the urban p...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022702959.html

1452 - 'iTunes university' better than the real thing - Technology
New Scientist
2/18/09
Students have been handed another excuse to skip class from an unusual quarter. New psychological research suggests that university students who download a podcast lecture achieve substantially higher exam results than those who attend the lecture in person. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16624   Ernst & Young LLP Identifies Ten Key Trends to Shape the Hotel Industry in 2009 - Hospitality Hotel Online
2/224/09 http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_1st/Feb09_EYTrends.html

1451 - 'Smart' parking meters catching on across U.S. - Technology
USA Today
2/23/09
Although some form of the technology has been used outside the USA for about 20 years, and here for at least 10, "it's catching on in more and more cities as aging parking meters need to be replaced and new technology is being introduced," says Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, a non-profit association working to spread the use of smart-card technology.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2009-02-23-smartmeters_N.htm?csp=&POE=click-refer

1450 - For Education Chief, Stimulus Means Power, Money and Risk - Economic
February 17, 2009
NY Times
In the coming weeks, Arne Duncan must develop procedures on the fly for disbursing a budget that has, overnight, more than doubled, and communicate the rules quickly to all 50 states and the nation’s 14,000 school districts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/education/17educ.html?ref=us

1459 - Businesses Get Goodwill by Giving Away Services for Free
USA Today
4/30/09
In the midst of this job-eating, business-depleting recession, some entrepreneurs — particularly owners of small businesses — are taking a step few could have seen even one year ago: working for free for their best clients.
Some are doing it to stay in the good graces of key clients. Others are doing it to keep their names and faces in the public eye — to market themselves or their businesses. Some are just trying to keep their employees busy. And a few are doling out free labor, in part, to help folks that need a lift.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2009-04-29-small-businesses-work-for-free_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1458 - How is the Economy Changing the Way We Travel
USA Today
2/18/09
Cities such as Tucson, Palm Springs, Calif. and Portland, Ore. are also becoming popular destinations, with Travelocity data showing increases of 12%, 13% and 38% over last year. Brown said it's hard to pinpoint the reason for the spikes: it could be a decrease in airfare or hotel prices, excellent marketing or a larger travel trend.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-02-18-travel-trends_N.htm?csp=&POE=click-refer

1457 - Tight Travel Budgets Spark Interest in Videoconferencing
Business Week
Feb 09
As companies slash travel budgets, some are turning to videoconferencing for meetings. Business intelligence software company Sybase plans to add more videoconferencing facilities at the company as it reduces travel spending by 10 percent to 15 percent in 2009, according to Patricia Carlin, a purchasing manager for global card and travel at Sybase. Carlin told Business Travel News Magazine that company trips are being scrutinized and managed carefully: “As a company we are on such a great path that we don’t want to interfere with our ability to do business, but where we can we’ll use videoconferencing to keep people off of airplanes.”
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/technology_at_work/archives/2009/02/tight_travel_bu.html?link_position=link6

1456 - Software: Lean and Green
Business Week
February 2009
Software vendors are competing for shrinking IT budgets by touting products that can save energy, save money, and save the environment.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2009/tc2009028_946614.htm

1454 - Securing Cyberspace: What It Means for Higher Education
Campus Technology
2/13/09
Prior to his election President Obama identified three 21st century threats that he felt had received insufficient attention: nuclear, biological, and cyber threats. He then made specific proposals about what he would do if elected President. What do his proposals mean for higher education?
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/02/13/securing-cyberspace-what-it-means-for-higher-education.aspx

1453 - Real-Life Teaching in a Virtual World
Campus Technology
2/18/09
Few technologies have been subject to more hype and subsequent disappointment than Second Life. Corporations from shoe manufactures to cruise lines to news services set up shop with hopes this new frontier would bring soaring profits. Most evacuated shortly thereafter when the effort resulted in spaces devoid of audiences and buyers. A notable exception, though, is education.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/02/18/real-life-teaching-in-a-virtual-world.aspx

1451 - Security Infiltrates College Classrooms
USA Today
2/17/09
There has been huge growth in the popularity of security-related programs since 2002, when the Department of Homeland Security was created, says David Silverberg, editor of the trade magazine Homeland Security Today. The programs began popping up at community colleges and online-only institutions five or six years ago, and now they are being offered at some of the nation's most prestigious universities.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-02-17-homeland-security-classes_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1450 - Twitter’s Growth, and Who’s Behind It
Chief Marketer Blob
2/17/09
new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that plenty of U.S, users are way beyond willing and are already incorporating Twitter and other updateable what-I’m-doing-now social platforms into their online and mobile lives.
http://mail.acced-i.org/getattach/Twitter%27s_Growth%2C_and_Who%27s_Behind_ItThe_Big_Fat_Marketing_Blog.htm?folder=INBOX&msg_uid=1234988975&filename=Twitter%27s_Growth%2C_and_Who%27s_Behind_ItThe_Big_Fat_Marketing_Blog.htm&partsno=2

1449 - The New Reverse Transfer – Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed.com
2/18/09
Part of the enrollment boom at community colleges comes from those who have left four-year institutions. Their choices — surprising to some — are saving money and may improve their odds at earning bachelor's degrees.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/18/reverse

1448 - 2009 Industry Outlook: Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure
Hospitality Trends
2/17/09
http://www.htrends.com/article37028.html

1447 - Schools Lose in Senate Stimulus ‘Compromise’ – Economic
eschoolnews.com
2/10/09
Despite $1 billion in ed-tech funding and increases in college Pell Grants, education took a major hit when the U.S. Senate cut all $20 billion in proposed funding for school modernization from its version of the economic stimulus bill, which passed in that chamber on Feb. 10. The $20 billion appeared, and passed, in the House's version of the bill late last month. Key concepts: education technology funding, economic stimulus bill, school modernization
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/related-top-news/index.cfm?i=57234

1445 - Industry Associations Respond to TARP with Meeting Guidelines – Hospitality/Economic
Hotel World Network
2/9/09
Eight associations serving the hospitality, business travel and meetings industries jointly have developed guidelines that define accepted meetings practices for companies that have received emergency funds from the U.S. government. The guidelines come in response to last week's announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department that companies receiving emergency aid will have to develop and publish policies governing, among other things, business travel and meeting and events, and have CEOs sign off on any expenditure that could be construed as a luxury purchase.
http://www.hotelworldnetwork.com/nationalinternational-associations/ahla-responds-tarp-restrictions-4103

1444 - Young, Green, and in Charge - Sustainability
Chronicle of Higher Education
2/13/09
The second biennial conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education took place in Raleigh, N.C., in November. It was there that many of the young administrators looked around the room and saw for the first time, mixed in among the crowd, people similar to themselves in both age and experience — or lack of it. While they all had a deep passion for the issues, they quickly learned in talking with one another that they shared a relative cluelessness about how to actually get anything done.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=9BHfzvnk9cKrQ6dxfVdRsXqfWHf4bftb

1443 – Google Quietly Declares War on Yahoo - Social
Washington Post
2/4/09
As part of its quest to attract users to its Gmail service, the Internet search company has introduced dozens of features, including one that, after a certain time, makes a user solve a math problem before sending an email, giving them time to rethink it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020401035.html?referrer=emailarticle

1442 - It's cooler than ever to be a tween, but is childhood lost?
USA Today
2/3/09
Retailers know tweens are a hot market for clothes, music and entertainment. But now psychologists and behavioral researchers are beginning to study tweens, too. They say tweens are a complicated lot, still forming their personalities, and are torn between family and BFFs, between fitting in and learning how to be an individual.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-02-03-tweens-behavior_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1441 – Postal Service Seeks to Weather the Storm - Economic
USA Today
2/2/09
These days, the check isn't in the mail. It's increasingly on the Internet — and that's bad news for the U.S. Postal Service. Electronic communication and a withering economy have pushed the Postal Service into its worst financial crisis since Benjamin Franklin founded the institution in 1775.
http://usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-02-02-postal_N.htm?POE=click-refer

1440 – Reinvent Wheel? Blue Room. Defusing a Bomb? Red Room - Social
NY Times
2/6/09
In the study, published Thursday on the Web site of the journal Science, researchers at the University of British Columbia conducted tests with 600 people to determine whether cognitive performance varied when people saw red or blue. Participants performed tasks with words or images displayed against red, blue or neutral backgrounds on computer screens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/science/06color.html

1439 - Cut-rate campus - Economic Boston.com
2/4/09 In this border town where shoppers hunt for tax-free bargains, they can get something else on the cheap: a college education. A private one, at that." http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/02/03/cut_rate_campus?s_campaign=8315    

1438 - California 's community colleges near the breaking point - Economic LA Times
2/3/09 As the two-year campuses strain to serve an influx of students, officials worry that a key promise - easy transfers to four-year schools - will go unfulfilled for many.Facing yawning budget gaps, California's public universities are shifting thousands of applicants into a community college system already swamped by newly unemployed adults and students priced out of other schools. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transfer3-2009feb03,0,5651037.story

1437 – The Politics of Travel - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
2/5/09
Should a university cut back on travel costs to save money? And if so, who should stay home?
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=X3nxxxk4vTGrBYtsjrShzvgxvnFFzgjp

1436 – 36 Students Hit by Norovirus at Catholic U - Social
Washington Post
2/2/09
Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) officials say 36 students have fallen ill in a norovirus outbreak -- the latest in a series of norovirus outbreaks at universities.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020201732.html

1435 – Stimulating Boon for Small Colleges - Economic
Inside Higher Ed
2/2//09
A comparatively little noticed tax provision in both the Senate and House measures could make it significantly easier for small private colleges to raise money to build or renovate facilities, buy equipment, or refinance debt.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/02/stimulus

1434 – House approves record $142 Billion for Education - Economic
eschoolnews.com
1/29/09
The US House of Representatives approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill on Jan. 28 that includes some $142 billion for education as part of the Obama administration's plan to revive a badly ailing economy.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=57000

1433- Money for bricks, but not talent
Globe and Mail.com
1/28/09
Ottawa is giving Canadian campuses billions for brick-and-mortar projects, but yesterday's budget offered few assurances to universities that they will have the money needed to fill those refurbished labs and lecture halls with top talent.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090128.BUDGETSCIENCE28/TPStory/National

1432 – Senator Urges Colleges to Avoid Tuition Increases
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
1/28/09
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, says in a statement he hopes the big drop in the value of college endowments due to the falling stock market does not lead higher education institutions to put the squeeze on students.
http://philanthropy.com/news/government/index.php?id=6946

1431 – Missouri Halts College Construction Projects
Kansas City Star
1/28/09
Millions of dollars worth of planned college construction projects that were to be paid for with money from Missouri's student loan authority have been stopped.
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/1006250.html

1430 – 1,000 Arizona Students Protest Budget Cuts
Arizona Central
1/28/09
More than 1,000 students from Arizona state universities staged a protest at the Capitol this week, calling for lawmakers to spare higher education from draconian budget cuts.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/01/28/20090128studentprotest0129-ON.html

1429 – Despite Crunch, Some Colleges Go on Hiring Spree
Boston.com
1/29/09
Amid the gloom of hiring freezes across much of academia, some New England colleges are seizing on the opportunity to scoop up the brightest newly minted PhDs to bolster their faculty ranks and gain ground on their competition.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/01/29/despite_crunch_some_colleges_go_on_hiring_spree/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news

1428 – Data Scams Have Kicked Into High Gear as Markets Tumble
USA Today
1/28/9
Cybercriminals have launched a massive new wave of Internet-based schemes to steal personal data and carry out financial scams in an effort to take advantage of the fear and confusion created by tumbling financial markets, security specialists say.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-01-28-hackers-data-scams_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1427 – Data Show College Endowments Loss Is Worst Drop Since ’70s - Economic
NY Times
1/26/09
The steep declines are forcing colleges and universities across the country to contemplate wage freezes, layoffs and a halt to construction projects.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/education/27college.html?th&emc=th

1426 - Old TVs cause new problems - Sustainability
USA Today
1/26/09
Televisions carelessly disposed of can be toxic to the environment. A huge backlog of unused old ones (99.1 million, the EPA says) is sitting around in people's homes.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2009-01-26-tv-waste_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1424 - Why Social Media Is Worth Small Business Owners' Time - Technology
Business Week
1/1/09
Columnist Steve McKee explains why experimenting with free Web tools and using them to promote your company or forge connections makes sense
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jan2009/sb20090116_666697.htm  

1423 - Colleges & Universities Adopt Social Media to Recruit & Research Potential Students; Outpace Corporate Adoption of New Communications Tools & Technologies - Technology
New Communications Review
1/19/09
Colleges and universities are using social media to recruit and research prospective students, and it is becoming increasingly clear that online behavior can have important consequences for young people. This was one of the key findings of a new research study, “Social Media and College Admissions: The First Longitudinal Study” conducted by Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Research Chair of the Society for New Communications Research and Chancellor Professor of Marketing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Eric Mattson, CEO of Financial Insite Inc., a Seattle-based research firm. http://www.newcommreview.com/?p=1389

1422 – States Put Squeeze on Public Universities - Economic
US News & World Report
1-13-09
Public universities and colleges are expecting midyear budget cuts, again. Pick a state, and more likely than not, its sour economy is affecting higher education. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities wrote in December that 44 states are facing budget shortfalls this year (the ones that aren't? Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming), and 24 states have already proposed college/university cuts .
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2009/01/13/states-put-squeeze-on-public-universities.html

1421 - The I.R.S. Considers Pressing Schools to Further Reveal Their Business Activities - Economic
NY Times
1-14-09
The Internal Revenue Service is considering expanding its scrutiny of colleges and universities to focus on billions of dollars associated with academic research, federal financing and intellectual property, a senior agency official said on Tuesday.
Comment from Treber: Conferences and events are not included in this article but can never be far from the discussion.  Although what we do tends to be small potatoes compared to the research grants world, and I think we've done a good job regulating this with our UBIT obligations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/education/14tax.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

1420 – Older Adults Among Newer Members on Social Networking Sites - Technology
USA Today
1/14/09
Move over kiddos, social networking is attracting new — and older — devotees, according to a Pew Research Center analysis released Wednesday. It finds that 35% of adult Internet users now have a profile on at least one social networking site. And among online adults ages 35-44, 30% have a profile.
http://www.usatoday.com/_ads/interstitial/2008/page/interstitial.htm?http://www.usatoday.com/tech/hotsites/2009-01-14-social-networking_N.htm

1419 – Meeting Trends, an Analysis by Market Segment
MeetingsNet magazines--which include Association Meetings, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Financial & Insurance Meetings, Medical Meetings, and Religious Conference Manager
We took the pulse of its readers in late fall to assess the effects of the economic downturn on meetings and incentives. There is no way to sugarcoat the news about cancellations and cutbacks, but there are trends that can—and should—be treated as opportunities for planners and suppliers. Here’s our analysis for each of the major meeting market segments.
http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/economy_impact_meetings_incentives_1208/index.html

1418 – Data Breaches Up Almost 50Percent, Affecting Records of 35.7 Million People – Technology/Social
Washington Post
1/6/09
Businesses, governments and educational institutions reported nearly 50 percent more data breaches last year than in 2007, exposing the personal records of at least 35.7 million Americans, according to a nonprofit group that works to prevent identity fraud.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/05/AR2009010503046_pf.html

1417 – Energy Drain by Computers Stifles Efforts at Cost Control – Technology/Sustainability/Economic
Chronicle of Higher Ed
1/7/09
In response, some institutions are embracing greener technologies, as much to keep costs down as to help the environment. Stanford is moving toward building a new center that uses outside air instead of chilled water, and it hopes to save just over $3-million per year. "Arguably, this pays for itself," says Phil Reese, the university's faculty and research computing strategist. "There's not many arguments you can give that are that strong." And there are other steps, like consolidating servers and outsourcing services, that are less expensive than building a new facility and reduce data's budget-devouring appetite, computer experts told The Chronicle.
But compared with other industries, colleges and universities have been slow to understand the problem and to adopt energy-saving techniques, experts say. Colleges are decentralized, and they often lack a cohesive strategy to reduce energy use. Researchers, in fact, often resist plans for centralization because they want their own servers just down the hall. As a result, many institutions waste millions of dollars per year powering inefficient machines, outdated cooling systems, and improvised clusters of servers stored in lab closets and back rooms.
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i18/18a00103.htm

1416 – Colleges Plan for Obama’s Inauguration - Social
Inside Higher Ed
1/7/09
The historic nature of President-elect Obama's upcoming inauguration — which some see as a fulfillment of King's dream for America — has influenced many colleges and universities across the country to celebrate and observe the inauguration and the holiday together.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/06/inauguration

1415 - Five ed-tech stories to watch for 2009 - Technology
eSchool News
1/5/09
Recently, we posted a look back at the 10 most significant educational technology stories of 2008 . Now, here's a look ahead at five stories that could have a huge impact on educational technology in the new year. (You can follow the latest developments regarding these and other stories at eSchoolNews.com.)
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=56573

1414 – Bring Rifles and Books College on a US Base in Bagdad - Social
Washington Post
1/5/09
It makes for a strange college campus: Cement blast walls, helicopters roaring overhead, packs of wild dogs howling, the risk of mortar and rocket attacks. Faculty keep Kevlar flak jackets at the ready. Students bring their rifles to class and leave them on the floor with the barrel pointing toward the front of the room.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/04/AR2009010401459_pf.html

1413 – Cribs, Not Just Another Dorm - Social
NY Times
12/24/08
Campuses that have recently added their first residence halls range from Metropolitan Community College in Omaha (Dr. VanWagoner’s previous institution) to Niagara County Community College in upstate New York to Hillsborough Community College in Florida, which opened a $14 million student apartment complex a year ago. Itasca Community College in Minnesota offers hous­ing with priority for engineering students, who spend a lot of time on campus working on projects and in labs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/education/edlife/cribs-t.html?scp=1&sq=Cribs%20-%20Not%20Just%20Another%20Dorm&st=cse

1412 - Eight Business Technology Trends to Watch - Technology
The McKinsey Quarterly
December 2007
Eight emerging trends are transforming many markets and businesses. Executives should learn to shape the outcome rather than just react to it.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Eight_business_technology_trends_to_watch_2080

1411 – Community Colleges Squeezed by Financial Crunch - Economic
Newsweek
12/15/08
Like Tibbling and Tibbitts, high-achieving high-school graduates nationwide are increasingly putting four-year institutions on hold and enrolling at community colleges for part of their education. According to a survey from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, nearly one-fifth of private colleges and universities reported a smaller than anticipated freshman class this fall. At the same time, the American Association of Community Colleges reports that community-college enrollment rose 8 to 10 percent. That's not unexpected—community-college enrollment usually climbs during a down economy as newly unemployed workers look to get additional training. But normally, the age of the average student rises, whereas this time around, the average age on campus has remained low because there are so many more traditional-aged students, say administrators. "The segment of fresh high-school graduates is growing fast," says Anson Smith, public relations coordinator for Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Conn.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/175061

1410 – News, Analysis Colleges That Re Cutting Might Want to Consider What Would Warren Do - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
12/12/08
Perhaps the country's well-endowed colleges need a Buffett moment of their own—not to invest in the financial markets, but to invest in themselves.That's not quite the way most colleges appear to be responding. With endowment values plummeting, scores of institutions have announced budget cuts and hiring freezes. Most have cited declines in their endowments as one of the reasons.Given all the economic uncertainty—How long before the stock markets turn around? How will year-end donation totals stack up? How much extra student aid will colleges need to provide next year, or even next semester?—those might be prudent moves (or, less charitably, evidence of panic or posturing).
http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/12/8590n.htm?rss

1409 – For the Web, Change All Sides Can Believe In - Technology
Washington Post
12/17/08
President-elect Barack Obama 's call to bring high-speed Internet to all Americans has set off a scramble among service providers for a piece of the action. Building out networks to rural and underserved urban areas -- with possible help from the economic stimulus plan being crafted by Congress -- could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and enrich telecom, wireless and cable companies whose businesses have suffered as households tighten spending.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/technology/

1408 – Join the jobless club Groups grow as the economy shrinks - Economic
USA Today
12/17/08
Such informal gatherings have always existed, typically sponsored by church groups and local career centers. But the economic collapse has placed renewed importance on this homespun salve, one that some attendees describe as a lifeline out of anger, fear and loneliness.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2008-12-17-job-club_N.htm

Reports turned in prior to December 2008 Conference Call

1407 – Trend Tracking
Smart Meetings
November 2008
Where the industry is headed–and what planners need to know (and do) to keep up
Over time, people have had to cooperate to produce communal benefits. Though humans started by simply conferring over a campfire or heading out in a grunting group to hunt, our species’ evolution has strongly affirmed the need to find more and better ways to work together, a need that has demanded an ever-increasing sophistication to satisfy.
http://www.smartmeetings.com/issues/november-2008/articles/trend-tracking

1406 - 2008_The_Year_of_Living_Cheaply - Economic
Business Week
12/10/08
It was mid-2008, and Americans were struggling to make mortgage payments and credit-card minimums. To top it off, gas prices were surging. No wonder many would-be vacationers spent their time off not in lavish hotels or posh resorts but rather right at home. It was the summer of "staycations," a catchphrase that captured part of the ethos of the year and made it onto BusinessWeek.com's Best and Worst of 2008 list.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081210_696392.htm

1405 - With Budget Crunch Hitting IT, Time to Rethink Role? – Technology/Economic
Inside Higher Ed
12/11/08
Information technology, the backbone of colleges’ network and security operations, faces the same wave of cuts as any other line in the budget these days, at least at institutions imposing across-the-board cuts. But rather than lament the fewer resources they have to work with, some chief information officers see the latest economic downturn as an opportunity to rethink their role and, in the process, revive an ongoing debate about what exactly they should be doing to serve the mission of higher education.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/12/11/it

1404 - Community colleges foresee spike due to lost savings, layoffs - Economic

Marketwatch
12/9/08
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Community colleges nationwide are bracing for a jump in enrollment as decimated college-savings accounts force parents to seek less-expensive higher-education options and rising unemployment sends laid-off workers back to school for retraining. Wall Street's little-noted casualty has been the college savings amassed by parents for children, accumulating since birth in many instances. Those who failed to move 529 plan and Coverdell education savings account assets out of stocks and mutual funds and into money-market accounts as their children approached college age have seen their savings drop as much as 35% or more in the last year.
http://www.marketwatch.com/m/story/50fae783-2856-4c4c-9a76-f44e1cf125ca/0

1403 - Funding Crunch has Colleges Scrambling - Economic
Boston Globe
12/8/08
For years, it seemed simple: Donations rolled in, the booming stock market multiplied them, and college endowments swelled. At the wealthiest schools, millions became billions, and even small colleges amassed sizable fortunes.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/12/08/funding_crunch_has_colleges_scrambling/

1402 - IT Security: Expect More Misery in 2009

12/9/2008
Campus Technology

By Jabulani Leffall

This year, the IT industry reached an inflection point, where more new malicious programs were created than useful ones. So says security solution provider Symantec in its latest report highlighting some of the top security trends in 2008.
http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2008/12/IT-Security-Expect-More-Misery-in-2009.aspx

1401 - Huge_demands_on_today's_vice-chancellors
University World News
12/7/08
It's a bird, it's a plane...it's Super-scholar! Leadership of universities today, especially large, complex and transforming institutions, is hugely demanding. To succeed, experts say, a vice-chancellor, principal, rector or president must be a strategic visionary, a change-manager and negotiator, fund-raiser, public figure and the bold, jet-setting workaholic chief executive of an unwieldy organisation staffed with critical minds and big egos. Ideally, he or she should also be a respected academic.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20081205092448996

1400 - Economy Gives College Leaders Impetus to Explore Longer-Range Changes
Chronicle.com
12/8/08
As the economy worsens and pressure increases for colleges to cut costs and be affordable to financially squeezed families, institutions should consider long-term changes rather than short-term fixes, higher-education leaders and economists said at a conference here on Friday. Colleges need to make such changes not only to survive this downturn but to thrive afterward, they said.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/12/8150n.htm?rss

1399 - Recession_Is_Shaping_Up_to_Be_the_Worst_Since_the_1940s
Business Report
12/7/08
Despite months of rescue efforts, hundreds of billions of dollars in government spending and an avant-garde apparatus of financial tools, the American economy has only worsened, and at a faster rate than nearly anyone predicted.
http://www.businessreport.com/news/2008/dec/08/recession-shaping-be-worst-1940s-fnc1/

1398 - Hot Tech Toys: Small, Lightweight Laptops

USA Today
12/3/08
You see them on tables in coffee shops, under the arms of college students and on the laps of travelers waiting for a flight. Called "netbooks" or "mini-notebooks," these small, lightweight and relatively affordable computers are one of the hottest tech toys of the year.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-12-03-mini-notebooks-2_N.htm?csp=34

1397 - UNR facing program, job losses next year - Economic
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
12/3/08
RENO -- Milton Glick, president of the University of Nevada, Reno, warned students, faculty and staff that more programs and jobs will be eliminated next year.
http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/University%20of%20Nevada,%20Reno

1396 - WSU cuts jobs, program spending to plug $8 million budget shortfall
The Detroit News
12/3/08
DETROIT -- Wayne State University eliminated vacant positions and reduced funding to its schools to plug an $8 million budget shortfall, signaling the beginning of what's expected to be more belt-tightening as the economy worsens and enrollment falters.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081203/METRO/812030449/1409/METRO

1395 - Ga. college system approves higher student fees - Economic
Boston.com
12/3/08
ATLANTA --Georgia college students will pay more fees and employees will shell out hundreds more dollars for health care under stopgap budget measures passed by the state Board of Regents on Wednesday.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=17555

1394 - University of Pittsburgh freezes salaries for top officers, Nordenberg
Pittsburgh Business Times
12/3/08
The University of Pittsburgh’s Board of Trustees froze the salaries for school’s top officers, citing the difficult economy.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=17556

1393 - Notre Dame and Syracuse Battle for Green in the NBC Rally! - Sustainability
Our friends at NBC Universal threw down $10,000 to the rival who could build the largest Carbonrally team by December 1. After a HUGE turnout from both sides, Notre Dame’s team took first place with 1,935 members. They’ll receive $10K from NBC to support campus eco initiatives
http://www.carbonrally.com/pages/nbc-rally?utm_campaign=nbc_nd_sy_20081122&utm_medium=partnerlink&utm_source=nbcu

1392 - How the Economic Hard Times Will Affect Colleges
Chronicle

11/14/08
So what next? In rapid succession and over what seems like an impossibly short period of time, our nation's economy has absorbed a series of staggering body blows. In ordinary times, any one of them would have been the biggest business story of the year.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i12/12a12001.htm

1391 - You've Gotta Think Like Google

The Washington Post
Tuesday, November 11, 2008; Page HE01
What are the keys to success and well-being? Being able to manage the stresses of your work and personal life, right? And to cope with the emotional conflicts you brought with you into adulthood.
In the office, that has meant being clear about your goals and working your way up a fairly predictable set of steps to achieve power, recognition and financial success.
But, like the stock market, that dependable formula has taken a nose dive. It's still important to be able to manage conflicts that could derail your career or personal life, but it's not enough anymore. And it alone won't produce success, well-being or sanity in our globalized, turbulent and interdependent world.
The traits you most need today are to be transparent, flexible, focused and collaborative.
You need to adopt the psychology of Google .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/07/AR2008110703319.html

1390 - Fliers go for cheap fares, with a la carte fees for bags, food
USA Today
11/11/08
More than half of US air travelers now prefer buying the cheapest available ticket, then paying fees for "extras" such as food and drink, preferred seating and checking bags.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-11-11-airline-fees-services_N.htm

1389 - Because of Economy, TIA Projects Downturn in Business Travel
MIMegasite
November 04, 2008
Amid national economic uncertainty, the Travel Industry Association (TIA) has released its annual travel forecast, predicting a stable market for leisure travel in 2009 and a measurable decline in business travel.
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003886865

1388 - Airline Forecast ‘09
Corporate Meetings & Incentives
11/1/08
So This is What it's Come to: Enterprise Rent-a-Car wants to send employees from various Georgia and South Carolina offices to its 2008 national meeting in Orlando. The managers weigh their choices: Fly attendees from their small-town airports to Atlanta and hope they make their connections; have them drive a few hours to Atlanta, then take a direct flight to Orlando; have them make the seven- to nine-hour drive to Orlando. Or, charter a flight for them.
http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/airline_forecast_09_1108/

1387 - UPS Takes the Lead on Hydraulic Hybrids
Business Week
11/7/08
The delivery company will deploy seven trucks with a technology to challenge the electric hybrid—and may point the way for more green vehicles
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2008/db2008116_037066.htm?site=cbs

1386 - The Vote: A Victory for Social Media, Too
Business Week
11/5/08
The '08 election was a triumph for the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr as voters chronicled their experiences in words, photos, and video
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc2008115_988160.htm

1385 - Weathering the Storm
11/10/08
Cannot find correct URL

1384 - Down 36 Students, College Will Lose 40 Jobs

Inside Higher Ed
11/10/08
As the economy has declined rapidly this fall, experts on liberal arts colleges have warned many times that it doesn’t take more than a few dozen students not showing up to upset an institution’s economic assumptions — with serious consequences for students and professors. On Friday, Beloit College provided a perfect example of this reality
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/10/beloit

1383 - Pizzas Get Sliced, Bugs Snubbed as Universities Tighten Belts
Bloomburg
11/10/08
The state of Georgia, pinched by falling tax revenue, is slashing $136 million from the budgets of its public colleges. To save, the schools are cutting jobs, services and even subscriptions to obscure academic journals.
http://www.rowan.edu/open/irp/newsletters/documents/DidYouKnow_Vol1_Iss27_000.pdf

1382 - Tough Times Strain Colleges Rich and Poor
University Business
11/7/08
Tough economic times have come to public and private universities alike, and rich or poor, they are figuring out how to respond. Many are announcing hiring freezes, postponing construction projects or putting off planned capital campaigns.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=17311

1381 - Virtual Heist Nets 500,000+ Bank, Credit Accounts – Economic/Technology

A single cyber crime group has stolen more than a half million bank, credit and debit card accounts over the past two-and-a-half years using one of the most advanced strains of computer spyware in existence, according to research to be published today. The discovery is among the largest stolen data caches ever recovered.

1380 - ROTC Seeks to Expand on Campuses, and Colleges Cope With a Conflict
Chronicle of Higher Education

10/31/08

With its forces stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is looking to significantly expand the number of Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs on college campuses for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, which led the Army to close more than 80 programs. At UMBC and other colleges that have applied for a program, the effort is being celebrated by cadets but criticized by faculty members and students who oppose the military's exclusion of openly gay service members.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i10/10a03001.htm?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

1379 - College Tuition Just Keeps Climbing - Economic
Business Week
10/30/08
Tuition and fees at four-year public colleges and universities rose faster than those of private schools, yet again outpacing the rate of inflation, the College Board said in a report released Oct. 29.
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/oct2008/bs20081028_629823.htm

1378 - 3 States Agree to Transform Education, One Small Step at a Time – Higher Ed
Chronicle Of Higher Education
10/30/08
Education officials from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Utah announced here today that they were moving, in principle, to adopt a sweeping set of education reforms laid out two years ago by the National Center on Education and the Economy.
http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=5419&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

1377 - Downturn Expected to Drive Tuition Up - Economic
NY Times
10/29/08
Tuition costs rose slightly faster than the Consumer Price Index last year, and students received record amounts of financial aid, according to the annual reports on college pricing and student aid released Wednesday by the College Board .
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/education/30college.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

1376 - The Coming College Bubble? – Economic/Higher Ed
Forbes
10/23/08
America's undercapitalized independent schools could be the next industry to pop.
http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/22/college-debt-loans-biz-beltway-cx_md_1023schools.html

1375 - The Coming Pink Slip Epidemic - Economic
Business Week
10/21/08
When the dot-com and housing bubbles burst, it was easy to see what types of jobs would disappear. But these days as nervous lenders cower and credit contracts, virtually every industry is likely to be scathed in the widely predicted downturn starting this autumn. Nearly every business relies on credit to operate—just as they need customers to have spending power.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2008/db20081020_022663.htm

1374 - Managing Employees in a Downturn - Social
Business Week
10/23/08
CEOs may have cut back sharply on management consulting in the last downturn, but that's not stopping Bain & Co.'s worldwide managing director, Steve Ellis, from doing the same thing Bain did during the dot-com bust: hiring. He's adding consultants in hot-growth areas such as emerging markets and corporate turnarounds, and he's more aggressively targeting former consultants who went to financial-services firms and are now "stranded." Plus, despite expectations that 2009 will be a challenging year for consulting, he's pushing full speed ahead in recruiting from an MBA class that suddenly has far fewer options. "This is a huge opportunity to grab very talented people," says Ellis.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_44/b4106051107138.htm

1373 - Newest Source of Teen Webcams in Their Cars – Technology
Washington Post
10/24/08
The Richardsons are among more than 100 families in Southern Maryland enrolled in a state-sponsored study to install camera systems that record the moments before and after an unusual driving maneuver, such as sudden braking or a too-sharp turn. State officials say the cameras could decrease the number of teen drivers killed in crashes.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102303821_pf.html

1372 - Online Divorcee Jailed after Killing Virtual Hubby – Technology
San Francisco Chronicle
10/23/08
A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/23/international/i063235D45.DTL

1371 - Campuses Find Going Green Can Be Tough – Sustainability
Christian Science Monitor
10/26/08
Go carbon neutral? That one’s not so easy. But with 587 presidents having pledged their colleges and universities to reduce their greenhouse-gas impact to zero, lessons are beginning to emerge about what it will really take to get there – on campus and beyond.
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/10/26/campuses-find-going-green-can-be-tough/

1370 - New College Aid Food Stamps - Economic
Denver Post
10/27/08
The nation's economic downturn appears to be affecting all ages, as even the number of young, single people seeking food stamps is on the rise.
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_10824190?source=rss

1369 - Public Worried But Not Panicked About Economy
Pew research Center
10/17/08
Americans are concerned about the nation's economic problems almost to the exclusion of every other issue, and they register the lowest level of national satisfaction ever measured in a Pew Research Center survey. Just 11% say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country -- down 14 points in the past month alone.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/992/public-not-desperate-about-economy-or-personal-finances

1368 - More Companies May End 401K Match – Economic
USA Today
10/28/08
As the economic slump deepens, more companies are expected to join General Motors in suspending matches of contributions to their employees' 401(k) retirement accounts.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/retirement/2008-10-28-pension-401k-match-ending_N.htm

1367 - Technologies Changing our Lives - Technology

Herman Trend Alert:

October 29, 2008

1366 – Students Eye Cheaper Colleges as Crisis Deepens
Christian Science Monitor
10/23/08
The nation's financial crisis is forcing college students and college applicants to take a long, hard look at what they can afford and what value they place on investing in higher education.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1023/p01s02-usec.html

1365 – More Colleges Stamping Out Smoking
USA Today
10/12/08
College campuses are going smoke-free in rapidly growing numbers across the USA. More than 140 campuses now are completely smoke-free, more than triple the number that had banned smoking as recently as March 2007, said Frieda Edgette, of the lobbying group Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-12-smokingban_N.htm

1364 - 5 Afghan students missing from U of Wash. Program
Associated Press
10/15/08
Five Afghan scholars visiting the University of Washington to work on their master's theses were reported missing after failing to show up for training sessions, university officials said. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jyV3N9YNLtpaS7Tkp7AmKJGS7iPgD93QQG8G0

1363 - Economy, Costs Force Students to Rethink College Choices
USA Today
10/14/08
Around the country, students deciding where to apply may have to scale back their dreams. Some private schools worry they could lose business to public universities - and a recent survey found 57% of students were considering a less prestigious school for money reasons.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-10-14-college-costs_N.htm

1362 - The New College Major: Homeland Security
Boston.com
10/9/08
7 years after 9/11, about 300 schools have homeland security programs. About a third are certificate programs, often for mid-career workers returning to school. The rest are split fairly evenly into master's, bachelor's, and associate's programs.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/09/new_college_major_homeland_security/

1361 - Amid Protests, Bans Lifted on Dorm Displays at U of Texas
Dallas News
10/9/08
In the interest of freedom of speech, students at the University of Texas at Austin will be allowed to put political signs in their dormitory windows, reversing a policy that has caused a growing uproar across campus in recent days.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-utsigns_10tex.ART.State.Edition1.4b273ed.html

1360 - 14 state technical colleges to merge; 7 presidents’ jobs to be cut
Atlanta Journal Constitution
10/9/08
The state’s deepening fiscal crisis has prompted Georgia technical college officials to merge 14 of the system’s 33 schools. The 14 colleges will be merged into seven. The move, which include the pairing of Chattahoochee Tech in Marietta and North Metro Tech in Acworth, will save about $3.5 million in top administrators’ salaries, fringe benefits and other expenses, officials said.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/10/09/georgia_technical_colleges_merge.html

1359 - Vocational Training Among Leading Trends in Christian Higher Education
The Christian Post
10/9/08
Christian liberal arts colleges are providing vocational training as an integral part of the education offered to students, according to an international association of Christian colleges and universities. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20081009/vocational-training-among-leading-trends-in-christian-higher-education.htm

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1358 - Social networking sites help companies boost productivity – Technology/Social

USA Today
10/7/08
Social networking is going corporate. The popular technology used by millions of people to share ideas and photos on MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and others is catching on at companies to improve productivity and communication among workers.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-10-07-social-network-work_N.htm

1357 - Smiling Parisians show you their city, for free - Social
USA Today
11/6/08
The city of light has an unfortunate blight: the locals' reputation for rudeness. That's why a group of friendly Parisians have banded together to show complete strangers around their Paris, the one not found in travel books — for free. And forget stereotypes of the francais-only French. The Paris Greeters are happy to speak English, or nine other languages of your choosing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20081006/ap_tr_ge/travel_trip_paris_greeters_1

1356 - Social Networks Get Down to Business - Technology
Ad Age: Digital marketing Analysis Channel
E-Marketer
Submitted by Connie Castellano
With the number of business users of social networks on the rise, advertising expenditures will also rise. In the UA, this year, advertisers will spend $40 million to reach business audiences on online social networks….
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006482

1355 - College Campuses are ripe for the picking - Social
The state
8/31/08
Amid all the back-to-school activities and tasks that college students face, one of the most important is to protect their identities. They have such busy schedules that they may unknowingly expose themselves to identity theft and fraud, particularly when they’re making online purchases or engaging in social-networking Web sites. “They’re living in an extremely open environment where free flow of information is the norm, as opposed to the exception,” said Adam Levin, co-founder of Identity Theft 911, which provides identity-theft products for companies and helps victims of the crime.
http://www.thestate.com/education/story/507434.html?RSS=general_news

1354 - Ripon College gives freshmen free bikes for no-car pledges - Social/Sustainability
JSOnline
8/28/08
To save parking spots and go green, the 1,000-student college offered incoming freshmen a brand-new Trek 820 mountain bike, a Trek Vapor helmet and a Master Lock U-Lock - all to keep - if they pledged to leave their cars at home. Collier signed up.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=788470

1353 - For Students, the New Kind of Literacy Is Financial
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=2cdkSYvbtSvcFjfczCmSxmSYfsrqByst

1352 - It’s Not Easy Being Green - Sustainability
Inside Higher Ed
9/4/08
As higher education has become more conscious of issues such as sustainability , a number of independent assessments have arisen from both nonprofit and for-profit sources. For better or for worse, they all have different methods of evaluation and serve disparate audiences — and many of these assessments rely on self-reporting. As these green ratings have proliferated, many college officials have said they would prefer a national standard. And some experts think a new environmental rating being created may become one.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/09/04/green

1351 - Blockbuster learning environment helps Ontario University keep pace - Social
Globeandmail.com
The smell of popcorn is the first thing that hits you as you ride the escalators. Then there are the signs for coming blockbusters that line the walls. By afternoon, Theatre 13 at the AMC cinema in downtown Toronto will be screening Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, but this morning the main attraction is Manufacturing Fundamentals, a second-year mechanical engineering course at Ryerson University.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080912.RYERSON12/EmailTPStory/National

1350 - UCSD Plants Solar Trees on Parking Structures - Sustainability
Campus Technology
9/8/08
University of California, San Diego is taking a novel approach to generating sustainable energy on its campus by transforming its parking garages into solar power plants. With the help of Envision Solar, the
university is "planting" Solar Trees on the roofs of two of its parking structures to generate electricity for the campus and provide infrastructure for supporting electric vehicles.
http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/67269/

1348 - Should You Be Reading This at Work? - Social
Pew Research Group
The internet is allowing Americans to stay constantly informed about  the news of the day -- on the company dollar - regardless of whether keeping up-to-date is important to their job.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/952/online-news

1347 - News Analysis: The Green Era Should Propagate Smarter Building - Sustainability
Chronicle of Higher Education
9/18/08
We are in a different era now—the green era—and we need a new kind of star architecture to go with it, one in which the building is a star for its efficiency as well as its elegance. This should go beyond what colleges currently define as "green"—hitting, say, silver on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. Silver is a minimum requirement in many states and cities these days.
http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=hlgvjszhtk26ccw8pzjsvm94pj2prfl7

1346 - Fund Raisers Keep Close Eye on Market Movements - Economic
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=g8tbTT6kxndfntJmyZds5FnbxZfcpB9t

1345 - As Insurance Giant Stumbles, Colleges Fret Over Policies - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
As the nation's largest insurance company teetered toward bankruptcy this week, many colleges worried that they would have to scramble to replace their policies. The federal government's $85-billion bailout of American International Group eased some of those concerns but left many institutions wondering... http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=PkMbbwsxtngGmCDkCy6DkJckcNgC9dvN

1344 - Pa. state university system snuffs out all smoking - Social
University Business
9/16/08
With virtually no warning, smoking at 14 of Pennsylvania's state-owned universities has been banned anywhere on campus — even outdoors.The action has sparked protests around the state by some of the 110,000 students in the State System of Higher Education, who received word of the ban by e-mail late Wednesday — a day before a new state law forbidding smoking in most workplaces and public spaces took effect.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=16773

1343 - Drive-through vaccination effort a success in Amherst - Social
1,385 people receive hepatitis A booster

Buffalo News
9/22/08
Perhaps it should be renamed the Fast-food Response Design — or FReD. That seems appropriate for a mass-vaccination event that makes use of a key fast-food feature — drive-through lanes.
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/445122.html

1341 - Lawmakers See Challenges for TV Transition - Technology

In the next five months, federal officials preparing Americans for the conversion to digital television have to clear up reception glitches, sort out problems with hooking up converter boxes and find a way to make sure coupons for those converters get to the viewers who need them.

1339 - Cornell U. Produces a Safety Video of Dos and Dont’s for New Students Social
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=njz5qHp6DhYvBsxsZNXrV6tc3zjz593j

1338 - Live Versus Recorded Webinars: A Case Study - Technology
Technoscope
August 2008
The American Dietetic Association recently moved from offering training sessions via conference call to via webinar. In the process, the association evaluated two popular systems, GoToWebinar and Camtasia, to compare product features as well as time and resource investments required to use the systems. In the end, staff determined each system has specific benefits and continues to use both systems for different types of projects.
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/eNewsletterArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=36181

1337 - Is Facebook All It's Cracked Up To Be? - Technology
Technoscope
Though it may be tempting to create a Facebook page for your organization, it's critical to do your research before signing on. Your association may benefit from creating a page on Facebook and similar social networks, but first you must determine what you hope to achieve in creating the page. Be sure your presence on a network adds value for your members before you make the leap.
http://www.silive.com/today/index.ssf/2008/09/is_facebook_all_its_cracked_up.html

1336 - More Hotels Spruce Up Breakfast Offerings - Social
USA Today
9/22/08
A growing number of hotels, particularly upscale ones, are treating breakfast like dinner, offering gourmet specials in addition to common breakfast foods.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2008-09-22-hotels-gourmet-breakfasts_N.htm

1335 - Matchmakers, Matchmakers, Making a Mint – Social/Economic
Washington Post
9/24/08
This is the fifth-best city for singles, according to a recent report by Forbes magazine . It's also a first-rate city for very-busy-and-important types who have high standards, healthy bank accounts, and limited patience for the wearying efforts that dating can entail. Little wonder then that so many romance entrepreneurs have rushed to the rescue. Now available locally: a scribe to dash off a personal essay for your online profile ($150); a wingman to cruise the aisles of Macy's with you while you practice pickup lines on strangers ($50 an hour, two-hour minimum); a personal dating coach to refine your approach to finding that special someone (three-month one-on-one immersion program, $5,000).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/23/AR2008092303669.html?nav=rss_technology

1334 - A Concierge in the Palm of Your Hand - Social

New mobile applications can help business travelers with everything from tipping to traffic.
Washington Post
9/23/08
For many business travelers, it's a recurring problem: You're wooing clients in an unfamiliar city and are faced with an even more unfamiliar wine list. That's exactly what happened to Tina Liao, media director at Freestyle Interactive, an online design firm in San Francisco, at a recent business dinner at STK in Los Angeles.
http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2008/1/2008-1-2-Tip-Windows-Mobile.html

1333 - Baby boomer retirements impact higher education – Economic/Social
University Business
9/13/2008
The baby boomer generation of workers, just like those veteran baseball players, is headed toward a mass retirement from the job market. At 76 million, this biggest of all generations has had a major impact on every aspect of society, the workplace being the most high profile. When these 76 million exit the workplace, there will be only 46 million workers in the generation behind them ("Generation X") to serve as replacements.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news=yes&postid=16749

1332 - University of Michigan Aims to Save on Energy - Sustainability
9/14/08
Ann Arbor News
Burdened by skyrocketing prices for utilities that cost $111 million last year, the University of Michigan is rolling out a campus-wide energy savings campaign that marries high-technology with old-fashioned reminders on how to conserve.

1331 - UC to Offer Active Shooter Training - Social
9/15/08
Ten Forcases for 209 and Beyond
World Future Society
http://www.wfs.org/foresight/

1330 - eDecorating – Social/Technology/Economic

Web-Based Designers Click With Budget-Conscious Clients Who Want to Tackle Rooms Fast
Washington Post
9/25/08
Web-based interior design services are growing in popularity, even though the designer never steps foot in the room. These services are faster and less expensive than the usual terms of a designer-client relationship, and they are largely conducted online. Clients typically e-mail photos of their rooms, fill out a questionnaire and pay a flat fee. Weeks later, sometimes sooner, they receive a customized design plan that can be implemented with pieces from retail stores and Web sites.

1329 - Women Call the Shots at Home; Public Mixed on Gender Roles in Jobs - Social
Washington Post/Pew Research Center
9/25/08
To explore decision-making in the typical American home, a Pew Research Center survey asked men and women living in couples which one generally makes the decisions in four familiar areas of domestic life. Who decides what you do together on the weekend? Who manages the household finances? Who makes the decisions on big purchases for the home? And who most often decides what to watch on television?
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/967/gender-power

1328 - Health Insurance Costs to Spike an Average 8 Percent - Economic
Friday, September 26, 2008; Page D01
Washington Post
Health insurance premiums for federal employees will jump almost 8 percent, on average, in 2009, a sharp increase over the 2.9 percent increase this year and the 2.3 percent increase in 2007, the Office of Personnel Management announced yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092502677.html

1327 - Colleges Chew on Local-Food Phenomenon - Social
Dining halls weigh practical benefits against diverse needs and corporate interests
Chronicle of Higher Education
9/26/08
The local-food movement might be popular in California, where people can sip biodynamic wines grown in local vineyards. The word "locavore" might be familiar in Vermont, with its grass-fed dairy cows and boutique cheeses. But in Georgia, where about 1 percent of farms are organic, far fewer than in even its neighboring Southern states, a different kind of thinking prevails for now.
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about-smc/sustain-smc/our-commitment/CollegesChewonLocalFoodPhenomenon.html

1326 - 2 out of 3 colleges improve on eco-friendly grades - Sustainability
9/25/08
Boston.com
Two out of three colleges and universities are more environmentally friendly than they were a year ago, according to a leading annual survey, as students press for more sustainable practices on their campuses.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/25/2_out_of_3_colleges_improve_on_eco_friendly_grades/

1325 - High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom - Economic
NY Times
7/11/08
First, Ryan Gibbons bought a Hyundai so he would not have to drive his gas-guzzling Chevy Blazer to college classes here. When fuel prices kept rising, he cut expenses again, eliminating two campus visits a week by enrolling in an online version of one of his courses.
http://www.umassonline.net/news/1735.html

1323 - IBM: Cloud computing will transform computing services: Big Blue commits $100 million to several 'cloud development centers' - Technology
Statesman.com
Monday, September 29, 2008
When you want water, you walk over to the faucet and turn the handle. And most of the time, you get water. It just works. Computer networks don't operate that simply, at least not yet. But some prophets say the industry is pointed in that direction.
http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/09/29/0929plugged.html

1322 - Top Takeaways from CMI Thought-Leaders Panel at The Motivation Show
Sep 29, 2008 3:27 PM
Corporate Meetings and Incentives
The crowd at last week’s Motivaton Show was abuzz with talk of the economy and the future of meetings and incentives. That buzz started in a Tuesday morning session room, where a panel of experts offered their thoughts on the state of the industry. Moderated by Betsy Bair, editorial director, MeetingsNet, and Barbara Scofidio, editor, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, the panel included Beth Cooper-Zobott, director, conference services, Equity Residential; Brenda Anderson, CEO, Society of Incentive & Travel Executives; Cynthia Dugan, CMP, CMM, manager, meetings & events, Abbott Nutrition International; Scott Graf, president, BCD Meetings and Incentives; and Louann Cashill, CMP, CMM, meeting services manager, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Here’s a taste of the conversation:
http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/cmi_motivation_show_0908/

1321 - Business Travelers Will Spend, Travel Less in 2009, ACTE Predicts - Economic
September 26, 2008
MIMegasite
In 2009, business travelers will travel less frequently and, when they do travel, spend less money, predicts a new survey of 131 corporations conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003855506&imw=Y

1320 - The New Face of Giving – Economic/Social
USA Today
The United States long has been a nation of givers, but a new generation is transforming the way we do good. Millennials and Generation Xers, especially those 20- and 30-somethings starting careers, may not have the bucks to be major donors, but they are finding ways to help others and prompting big changes in the way charities raise money.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/charity/2008-10-07-newface-giving_N.htm

1319 - What's Hot in Future Travel Trends and Destinations
2009 TripAdvisor-Survey
Lori has hard copy.

1318 - Hotel Industry Downturn Predicted for 2009 - Economic
Oct 6, 2008 4:27 PM
Corporate Meetings and Incentives
The hotel industry will continue to feel the effects of the economic downturn into 2009 when occupancy rates will bottom out, according to a new report by PKF Hospitality Research.
In its Hotel Horizons report, PKF projects a 0.2 percent decrease in lodging demand in 2008, followed by a 1.1 percent drop in 2009. If projections hold true, next year would be the third consecutive year that demand has declined, marking the first time that’s happened since 1988. The drop in occupancy is due to an extended slowdown of the U.S. economy and airline capacity reductions, explained Mark Woodworth, president, PKF Hospitality Research, Atlanta, in a news release.
http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/hotel_industry_downturn_2009_1008/index.html?imw=Y

1316 - Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says - Technolgoy

MSNBC
Thursday, October 2, 2008; 9:42 AM
The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the last few years, according to data sleuths at Verizon Communications Inc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26990313/

1315 - Dementia Patients Find Comfort in Robot

Washington Post
Thursday, October 2, 2008
One of the hottest therapeutic toys for people with dementia looks like a stray from the North Pole . And it is a toy, sort of. Paro is a fur-covered robot that resembles a seal pup. To some of residents of Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean, Paro has become a beloved creature.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/01/AR2008100101054.html

1314 - College students adapt to high gas prices: Instead of driving, students opt to walk, ride public transportation, or use Zipcar. – Sustainability/Economic
Christian Science Monitor
College students are arguably the group most sensitive to swings in gasoline prices and the quickest to adjust. So how has the dorm set reacted
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0930/p03s03-usec.html

1313 - Boston U. Cites Economic Uncertainty in Call for Hiring and Building Freeze - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
October 1, 2008
Boston University’s president announced a plan last night to freeze hiring and hold off on future construction projects, citing economic uncertainty in one of the first examples of a higher-education institution’s responding to the upheaval on Wall Street, The Boston Globe reported this morning.
http://chronicle.com/news/article/5254/boston-u-cites-economic-uncertainty-in-call-for-hiring-and-building-freeze

1312 - The Admissions Office Finds Facebook: With an eye on the demographics, schools are seeking applicants through social networking sites - Technology
9/28/08
Business Week
Minto is part of a small but growing number of graduate school and college admissions officers who are aggressively using Facebook to recruit students for their programs. Many have built their own Facebook fan pages, which they are using as a tool to display videos, pictures and news articles about their schools. Others are using the site as a marketing tool, purchasing advertisements and targeting them towards certain demographic of students, based on their age and location. By drawing students to Facebook, schools hope to keep in constant touch with potential students, as well as provide them with important updates on the school, without bombarding them with dozens of e-mails and mass mailings.
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/sep2008/bs20080928_509398.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

1311 - Emergency Alerts via Facebook and MySpace Are New Ways to Reach Students - Technology
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=GdgpxqFfqB9VPsQhScqqSvPbvTwHTynq

1310 - Bed Bugs Move Into Dorm Rooms
USA Today
8/21/08
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-08-20-bedbugs-dorms_N.htm

1308 - Free grocery bags targeted for extinction in California – Economic/Social
Sacramento Bee
8/25/08
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1182615.html

1307 - Money tight, loans scarce, some do college in 3 years – Economic
Boston.com:
Aug 26, 2008
For most students, college is a four-year rite of passage - a time to dabble in multiple subjects before settling on a major or a chance to spend a semester abroad - with frat parties sprinkled in between."
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/08/24/money_tight_loans_scarce_some_do_college_in_3_years?s_campaign=8315

1306 - Governor signs bill demanding colleges set up emergency-response plans - Social
Chicago Tribune reporter
August 22 2008, 6:10 PM CDT
Colleges and universities across the state will now be required to develop and practice emergency-response plans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-safety-laws-both23aug23,0,2506717.story

1305 - LIVE VERSUS RECORDED WEBINARS: A CASE STUDY - Technology
TECHNOSCOPE
08/28/2008
The American Dietetic Association recently moved from offering training sessions via conference call to via webinar. In the process, the association evaluated two popular systems, GoToWebinar and Camtasia, to compare product features as well as time and resource investments required to use the systems. In the end, staff determined each system has specific benefits and continues to use both systems for different types of projects. Read Full Story.
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/ENewsletterTechnoscope.cfm?It emNumber=36181

1304 - IS FACEBOOK ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE? - Technology
Though it may be tempting to create a Facebook page for your organization, it's critical to do your research before signing on. Your association may benefit from creating a page on Facebook and similar social networks, but first you must determine what you hope to achieve in creating the page. Be sure your presence on a network adds value for your members before you make the leap. Read Full Story.
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/ENewsletterTechnoscope.cfm?It emNumber=36182

1303 - Foodmakers won't be rushing to irradiate greens - Social
USA Today
8/28/08
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-08-27-produce-irradiate_N.htm?csp=34

1299 - Facebook group may be the next step for UTPD - Technology
The Daily Texan
8/29/08

A Facebook group could be the next step for University police to inform students of emergency situations. UTPD Chief Robert Dahlstrom said the department will consider any means of distributing emergency information to the campus community, including social networking sites.
http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/sections/20080828TopStories.html

1298 - When IM Is the Best Way to Stay on Top - Technology
insidehighered.com.
8/29/08
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/29/im

1297 - Virginia Tech Adds LED Message Boards for Emergency Notification - Technology
September 3, 2008
Chronicle
Virginia Tech has installed electronic message boards in more than 100 classrooms and in other locations around campus to deliver information during emergencies.
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=3288

1296 - Universities Try Out New Digital Devices –Technology
Business Week
8/27/08
From iPods and video cameras to the high-speed Internet2, schools experiment with ways to improve how teachers teach and students learn
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc20080827_274161.htm

1295 - New Books Shed Green Light on Eco-Practices - Sustainability
Meeting News
8/11/08
Submitted by Chris Baxter
A review of two new resources that shed light on green or eco-friendly practices. Of particular note is an “AV Primer” published by Meeting Strategies Worldwide and Hollywood Lighting Services..
Implications: Offers practical and concrete standards for making sound and lighting production more eco-friendly.
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/articles/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844065

1294 - Sizing Up Second Life - Technology
University Business
March 2008
Higher ed learns how to live in a virtual world.
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1023

1293 - The Rainbow Connections – Convention and Visitors Bureaus find a pot of gold working with multi-cultural and minority Groups - Social
Successful Meetings
2/08
Submitted by Hugh Daschbach

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1292 - Technology Talk: How Real Are Virtual Meetings? - Technology
MIM
8/8/08
Virtual meetings gained credence and urgency when 9/11 devastated the meetings industry. Today's reduced corporate budgets, high gas prices, and the joy of flying—with reduced schedules, steerage-like conditions, and a big carbon footprint—have returned virtual meetings to the spotlight.
Virtual meetings include everything from Web conferencing to Webcasts, Webinars, videoconferencing—even teleconferences. More recently they've also come to include meetings in "virtual worlds" like Second Life.
Yet there's little agreement as to how "real" virtual meetings are in terms of how often they occur or how often they replace face-to-face meetings
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/articles/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003837375

1291 - Police Turn to Secret Weapon: GPS Device - Technology
By Ben Hubbard
Washington Post
8/12/08
Someone was attacking women in Fairfax County and Alexandria, grabbing them from behind and sometimes punching and molesting them before running away. After logging 11 cases in six months, police finally identified a suspect.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/12/AR2008081203275.html?referrer=emailarticle

1290 - More college students turn to food stamps - Economic
By EVAN S. BENN AND SCOTT ANDRON
Miami Herald
8/13/08
In a down economy, some Florida college students have found a new form of financial aid: food stamps. The number of Sunshine State students receiving stamps was up 44 percent in July compared with the same time in 2007. That's about twice the rate of increase for food-stamp recipients in the population as a whole.
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/639676.html

1289 - Census Data project more diversity at work - Social
USA Today
8/13/08
The U.S. workforce will become increasingly diverse over the next three decades, a shift that could bring changes in education, training and public policy, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Census data released Thursday.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2008-08-13-censusinside_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1288 - Psychologists determine what it means to think 'green' - Sustainability
USA Today
8/13/08
Armed with new research into what makes some people environmentally conscious and others less so, the 148,000-member American Psychological Association is stepping up efforts to foster a broader sense of eco-sensitivity that the group believes will translate into more public action to protect the planet.
http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=331448213

1287 - Fewer American Hit the Road in June - Economic
USA Today
8/13/08
The 4.7% decline, which came while gas prices were peaking, was the biggest monthly driving drop in a downward trend that began in November, the Federal Highway Administration said Wednesday
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-08-13-june-car-travel_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1286 - Subsidies Help Residents Go Solar – Sustainability/Economic
By James Hohmann
Washington Post
8/13/08
In the house that Tim Dowd is building in Howard County, he wants to keep the monthly electricity bill as low as possible. He has done everything he can think of, installing thicker walls with more insulation and buying higher-grade windows.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/13/AR2008081301926.html?referrer=emailarticle

1285 - Business Conditions in the Hospitality Industry: A Buyer’s Market? Or Are Sellers Still in Control? - Economic
MeetingsNet
8.1.08
“Business conditions have deteriorated in the U.S.,” said Marriott International Chairman and Chief Executive J.W. Marriott, Jr., in a release announcing Marriott’s second-quarter results. “While there is much economic uncertainty, we expect weak economic growth and soft U.S. lodging demand to persist into 2009.” So, is the long-running hotel seller’s market finally over?
http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=684745650

1284 - Four-day week on the rise in education - Economic
High gas prices, long commutes have colleges and K-12 schools taking a close look at longer days, shorter weeks
Eschoolnews
8/14/08
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?D=top-news&I=54858;_hbguid=07d795de-bd38-47b2-9a63-ce8e11118815

1283 - Renewable Power's Growth in Colorado Presages National Debate - Economic
By Peter Slevin
Washington Post
8/17/08
When Colorado voters were deciding whether to require that 10 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable fuels, the state's largest utility fought the proposal, warning that any shift from coal and natural gas would be costly, uncertain and unwise.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702193.html?referrer=emailarticle

1282 - New Program to Help Residents Finish College Degrees – Higher Ed
Philadelphia Inquirer
8/8/08
Community College of Philadelphia and Mayor Nutter yesterday announced a plan to pick up the tab for tuition, fees, and some of the cost of textbooks for Philadelphia residents who have completed 30 or more credit hours toward an associate degree and who have been out of school for at least two years.
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20080808_New_program_to_help_residents_finish_college_degrees.html?adString=ph.living/education;!category=education;&randomOrd=081908075344

1281 - Colleges Link Up to Cut Costs – Economic
Business Week
August 2008
As expenses of running colleges and universities continue to rise, schools are banding together to increase their purchasing power
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/aug2008/bs20080810_784138.htm

1280 - Education Realty Trust to own $28M housing facility at Syracuse University - Economic
Memphis Business Journal
8/18/08
Based in Memphis, Education Realty Trust (NYSE: EDR) is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, develops and manages student housing communities throughout the U.S. Its portfolio includes 69 communities in 21 states with 41,329 owned and managed beds.
http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2008/08/18/daily7.html?b=1219032000^1686891&surround=etf

1279 - How a Lack of Rising Talent is Threatening Our Industry - Social
Convention South
July 2008
The meetings industry needs new talent to meet the growing demand, but not enough young professionals are entering the profession. Why? Some experts blame a lack of mentoring and educational opportunities.

1278 - Top 10 Auxiliary Services Trends for 2008
College Services
August 2008
Campus Administrators & Consultants offer Valuable Insights

1277 - The true “state-of-the-art” is in the infrastructure
Unique Venues Viewpoint
Autumn 2007

1276 - Pressure Points: Four Industry Experts Alert Campus Leaders to Emerging Forces that Require Action Now
NACUBO Business Officer
July/August 2008

1275 - Virtual Worlds Get Real About Punishment - Technology
Washington Post
8/19/08
Virtual worlds have often been called the digital equivalent of the Wild West, where animated alter egos can live in a fantasy frontier. But in some of these universes, a sheriff has come to town.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/19/AR2008081902706.html?referrer=emailarticle

1274 - College degree's value in decline
Courier Journal
8/11/08
A four-year college degree, seen for generations as a ticket to a better life, is no longer enough to guarantee a steadily rising paycheck.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200808110430/BUSINESS/808110342

1273 - Colleges peddle bikes to car-loving students
Associated Press
8/10/08
Emory University is hoping to make bikes the must-have back-to-school accessory this fall. The school is selling discounted bicycles to students and faculty, adding bike lanes to campus roads and stocking bikes that can be borrowed for free. The university is pushing its $250,000 "Bike Emory" initiative, launched a year ago, in hopes of convincing students and faculty that the eco-friendly bikes are a better alternative to their four-wheeled, gas-guzzling counterparts.

1272 - University of Colorado Books Hotel Rooms to Accommodate Freshman Class
Boulder Daily Camera
8/9/08
The University of Colorado at Boulder has reserved hotel rooms near campus for 40 students to help ease a housing crunch caused by a record-size freshman class this month.
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/aug/09/cu-books-hotel-rooms-help-freshman-housing-crunch/

1271 - Campus Housing Options Scarce at U of Massachusetts Amherst
Boston Globe
8/11/08
As the economy spurs a rush in applications for the dorms, the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds itself denying residence hall applications from hundreds of incoming students.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/08/11/campus_housing_options_scarce/?page=1

1269 - Schools Move to Eject Cars from Campuses
USA Today
8/6/08
High schools and colleges are steering students away from cars to save money on gas, save the environment and promote physical fitness.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-08-06-Outofcars_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip&POE=click-refer

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1268 - U of Hawaii Campuses See Enrollment Surge
Star Bulletin
8/6/08
Three weeks before classes begin, many of the 10 campuses in the University of Hawaii system are seeing an enrollment surge that officials say is both a reflection of the slowing economy and better marketing efforts to attract students.
http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/06/news/story01.html

1267 - Pennsylvania Governor Gives $13 Million for Construction to Local Universities - Economic
The Daily Item
8/7/08
The Pennsylvania governor has set aside a total of $13 million for Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA) and Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA) for facilites projects.
http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_220072516.html?keyword=topstory

1266 - Sharp Rise in Utility Costs Hits Florida Universities Hard - Economic
Tallahassee Democrat
8/7/08
Utility costs for most of Florida's public colleges and universities have skyrocketed - most have seen at least a 20% increase since last year.
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080807/NEWS01/808070319

1265 - Electronic Displays a Sign of the Times: Campuses Use Digital Signage to Deliver Emergency Information and More - Technology
e-school news
8/7/08
Billboards are getting a makeover, and not just at the mall or the local bank: on university campuses from coast to coast, administrators are realizing that digital signage can enhance communication and maybe help save lives.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=54809;_hbguid=a1b565e5-3687-4378-9308-6a635670d386&d=top-news

1264 - Tech tools bring big success for small businesses - Technology
USA Today
5/8/08
But then Turner attended a small-business, e-commerce seminar co-sponsored by Internet giant Yahoo and AT&T. After the disaster, it was like tech manna from heaven. Yahoo offered free online small-business services. E-commerce firm Solid Cactus designed a professional-looking website (www.silkroadcollection.com). Google provided free online software to analyze Internet traffic to Silk Road's website. And online marketing firm Constant Contact created an e-newsletter for thousands of customers. Total cost: $5,000.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/industry/2008-05-08-small-business-tech_N.htm?csp=Daily%20Briefing&POE=click-refer

1263 - Cornell planning student winery -
Ithaca Journal
5/5/08
Cornell University announced plans last month for a 2,400-square-foot teaching winery to be built alongside the school's Pomology Cold Storage Building, on the south side of campus by the orchards. The facility will take students through every step of the winemaking process, from processing fresh grapes to fermentation, bottling and chemical analysis
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/NEWS01/805050319

1262 - The New Paternalism - Social
Chronicle of Higher Ed
5/9/08
What does a peculiar pattern on the road have to do with fixing the nation's health-care woes, protecting the environment, resolving the thorny issue of gay marriage, and increasing donations to charity? Everything, according to Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, a professor of law and political science at the University of Chicago. They are authors of a new book, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Yale University Press), in which they articulate an approach to designing social and economic policies that incorporates an understanding of people's cognitive limitations.
They call this governing philosophy "libertarian paternalism."
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=cqkyxppwNDssdgqpGzwCgp2YPhbXDmSG

1261 - Air Travelers Need to Pack More Money - Economic
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
5/9/08
NY Times
Airlines are passing their financial pain to their passengers in the form of sharply higher airfares and new fees.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/business/09fares.html?ex=1210996800&en=355d36e0a7a03fee&ei=5070&emc=eta1

1260 - Despite Economic Woes, Many States Spare Colleges From Major Budget Cuts - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Ed
5/8/08
But the budget news emerging from many statehouses for colleges and universities has been better than expected. In many states, higher education has been spared the deep cuts being required of other state agencies. In some states, lawmakers are even providing increases
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=X5Rmz4ypGJhZvMQtRqYHzkb9yRJCgfyv

1259 - Survey: More Americans feeling 'green guilt' - Sustainability
USA Today
5/7/08
In fact, more people (primarily women) are feeling guiltier this year than they were last about their not-so-carbon-neutral habits.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2008-05-07-green-guilt_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1258 - Growing Deficits Threaten Pensions - Economic
By David Cho
Washington Post
5/10/08
The funds that pay pension and health benefits to police officers, teachers and millions of other public employees across the country are facing a shortfall that could soon run into trillions of dollars.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/10/AR2008051002883.html?referrer=emailarticle

1257 - Switch to Español - Social
By Joe Mathews
Washington Post
5/9/08
Why Spanish-language television has the nation's smartest newscasts.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902540.html?referrer=emailarticle

1256 - Let's Make It Cool to Save - Economic
By Michelle Singletary
Washington Post
5/11/08
A coalition of consumer advocates, public policy groups and academics wants to attack our country's dependence on debt by creating a national campaign much like the one used to curb smoking.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/10/AR2008051000189.html?referrer=emailarticle

1255 - Colleges Putting Their Own Spin on YouTube - Technology
By Susan Kinzie
Washington Post
5/11/08
One of the first things that pops up if you check YouTube to find out about a public school in Western Maryland is a video that starts: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY. ITS GREAT!!! An edgy new-wavy punkish Electric Six song cranks in, and the camera lurches as people down shots, chug beer and do keg...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/11/AR2008051102214.html?referrer=emailarticle

1254 - States remove local barriers to eco-friendly homes - Sustainability
USA Today
5/12/08
States eager to promote renewable energy are increasingly passing laws that allow homeowners to overcome local opposition to home solar panels and wind turbines
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-05-12-green_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing&POE=click-refer

1253 - New Google Service Makes Web Pages Social – Technology/Social
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post
5/12/08
To socialize these days, hundreds of millions of people every month turn to social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051200823.html?referrer=emailarticle

1252 - Searching for Strategy in Tough Times – Economic/Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
5/12/08
Course redesign, more merit pay, and expanded outsourcing are among the ideas administrators and experts consider for how to manage colleges through economic uncertainty.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/12/tiaa

1251 - Consumers ditching land-line phones - Economic
USA Today
5/14/08
Traditional land-line phones, once the bedrock of communications in the USA, are quickly going the way of eight-track tapes as consumers go wireless or choose Internet-based phone calling.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2008-05-13-landlines_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip

1250 - The Less the Education, the Higher the Risk of Dying Early- Social
By David Brown
Washington Post
5/13/08
The difference in death rates between highly educated and poorly educated people in the United States is very wide and growing wider, according to new research.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/NewsSearch?sb=-1&st=The%20Less%20the%20Education,%20the%20Higher%20the%20Risk%20of%20Dying%20Early&

1249 - Burdened by the Weight of Inflation - Economic
By Jon Cohen and Steven Mufson
Washington Post
5/13/08
Nearly seven in 10 Americans are worried about maintaining their standard of living, as concern has spiked higher in just the past five months, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Soaring consumer prices are a major challenge, with many people struggling under the weight of the risi...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051303120.html

1248 - Banker Sees a Rich Market in the Poor - Economic
By Craig Timberg
Washington Post
5/13/08
JOHANNESBURG -- To Brian Richardson, the next frontier in banking looks like this: A farm laborer gets her wages not in cash but in an account she can access with her cellphone. With a few punches on the keypad, she pays her rent, buys groceries and sends money to her parents.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/14/ST2008051400233.html

1247 - Closing the Door to Microsoft Vista - Technology
Business Week
May 2008
A number of companies are opting not to embrace Redmond's latest operating system and, like GM, are waiting for Windows 7 instead
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2008/tc20080512_157155.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories

1246 - Colleges Foot a Large Share of Athletics Expenses, New NCAA Data Show - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=DXbd32w8PmGXgbsPN9n433Kh2xmdgrg9
As Campuses Become More Diverse, Colleges Must Alter Fund-Raising Approaches, Report Says - Economic
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=wjxMKxbrxwrzDxDYTC2thTrjrzdtkbkG

1245 - The Lectures Are Recorded, So Why Go to Class? - Technology
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=nGVdfQnc4tmQBJ5mqtYFpRdQywg6STt5

1244 - Food Costs Jump Most in 18 Years - Economic
By Howard Schneider
Washington Post
5/14/08
Rising global grain prices helped spark the largest increase in monthly food costs in nearly 20 years, as consumers paid more in April for cereals and baked goods, and the dairy, meat and other animal products that rely on feedstocks, the government reported yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051403670.html

1243 - United Way to Target Health, Education and Income - Social
By Philip Rucker
Washington Post
5/14/08
The United Way of America, alarmed at the nation's fraying safety net, will announce today that it will direct its giving toward ambitious 10-year goals that would cut in half the high school dropout rate and the number of working families struggling financially.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/14/ST2008051404240.html

1242 - Shortsighted Nostalgia for XP - Technology
By Rob Pegoraro
Washinton Post
5/14/08
By the strictest definition, Windows XP has been dead since Jan. 30, 2007 -- the day its replacement, Windows Vista, arrived in stores and XP promptly vanished from most new computers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051403552_pf.html

1241 - For the Kids, Robot Conducts in the Key of Cool - Technology
Washington Post
5/14/08
Classical music enthusiasts long have sought to drum up support for the musical genre among young people, and now they have a secret weapon: a 4-foot-3 childlike robot.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051403619.html

1240 - How States Make Use (or Not) of Community Colleges – Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
5/13/08
The various roles of community colleges in state higher education systems — educating students who will transfer to four-year institutions, providing job training and so forth — may seem similar from state to state. But a study being released today by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government — a research arm of the State University of New York — highlights vast differences in the way states make use of and support their community colleges.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/15/cc

1239 - Airline fuel cuts concern pilots – Economic
USA Today
5/15/08
Airlines have reduced the amount of spare fuel on airplanes in a money-saving effort that is raising concerns among some pilots and a government watchdog.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/delays/2008-05-15-fuel-diversions-flights_N.htm?csp=34

1238 - Can restaurants go green, earn green? – Sustainability/Economic
USATODAY.com
5/15/08
If the restaurant industry can dial down the enormous environmental damage it does daily even slightly, it would be huge. Restaurants are the retail world's largest energy user. They use almost five times more energy per square foot than any other type of commercial building, says Pacific Gas & Electric's Food Service Technology Center (FSTC).
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2008-05-15-green-restaurants-eco-friendly_n.htm

1237 - Women still trail in tech jobs - Social
USATODAY.com
Tell TIAA-CREF You Do Not Want Your Retirement Money to Support Genocide - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=hJbkfmcvHKnNJKFBRkjYPnNnDNvzzzsH

1236 - IBM's Answer to the Food Crisis Big Blue's World Community Grid and a University of Washington team are using PCs globally to develop better strains of rice - Technology
Business Week
May 2008

1235 - IT pros are having a hard time balancing security, software patch management and IT auditing with a host of other duties, according to a survey released Monday by Shavlik Technologies. - Technology
Campus Technology.com
http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/62577/

1234 - Doctors Say 'I'm Sorry' Before 'See You in Court' – Social
NY Times
5/18/08
Some prominent medical centers are offering apologies and compensation to try to dilute patients’ anger.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/us/18apology.html?ex=1368936000&en=c9496b7eb97e3235&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

1233 - As Deaths Outpace Births, Cities Adjust - Social
NY Times
5/18/08
Changing demographics, a new phenomenon in some areas, are forcing municipalities to rethink how to serve the needs of an older population.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/us/18pittsburgh.html?ei=5124&en=12ee367d96cf9840&ex=1368763200&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all
As Campuses Crumble, Budgets Are Crunched - Economic
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=sbfvrnrHdrhsg9bNsXfxgPTVy3w8t3fK

1232 - 3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones - Technology
Washington Post
5/14/08
WASHINGTON -- For nearly three in 10 households, don't even bother trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone.

1231 - U.S. Outlook Is Worst Since '92, Poll Finds - Political
By Jon Cohen and Dan Balz
Washington Post
5/12/08
Americans are gloomier about the direction of the country than they have been at any point in 15 years, and Democrats hold their biggest advantage since early 1993 as the party better able to deal with the nation's main problems, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051201073_pf.html

1230 - Obesity Threatens a Generation - Social
Washington Post
5/17/08
An epidemic of obesity is compromising the lives of millions of American children, with burgeoning problems that reveal how much more vulnerable young bodies are to the toxic effects of fat.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/09/ST2008050900425.html

1229 - 'U' opens Business Engagement Center - Social
Michigan Daily
Relationships between businesses and the University used to be coordinated by individual schools and fundraising staffs. But that's changing with the creation of the Business Engagement Center, a new office set up to solicit and coordinate corporate involvement with the University.
http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2008/05/19/UAdministration/u.Opens.Business.Engagement.Center-3373136.shtml

1228 - Dropping a Day to Save on Gas - Economic
insidehighered.com
5/19/08
A number of two-year colleges across the country with significant commuter populations — especially in areas where public transportation isn’t much of an option — are beginning to experiment with reducing the length of their academic week from five to four days, mostly dropping Friday classes to save their students a round trip.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/19/4day

1227 - BSU alumni tour the university's Second Life - Technology
http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200805160317/NEWS01/805160337 
 

1226 - College Graduates Say Their Education Was Worth the Time and Money - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=wsbK225dFnbBw3XWSdmbqXpByJG3dbfz

1225 - 8 U.S. Metropolitan Areas Dominate in Granting Degrees - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=gyBcnVxCGp34dV4bmmfpdPnJrDmcxm9D

1224 - Radio Frequency Tracking Technology: the Answer to Campus Safety? - Technology
eschoolnews.com
Computer science researchers at the University of Washington are tracking students and faculty in an experiment they hope will show the benefits and drawbacks of using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to bolster school safety and security initiatives.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53854;_hbguid=feef2f35-38ac-4a41-8eacd2b346c649b4

1223 - Longer Days and Darker Nights as Colleges Adjust to Soaring Energy Costs - Sustainability
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=NpNSFzvXdncgp8RHhKb5hsc9HgfGXwsz

1222 - A Computer Lab That Students Use but Never See - Technology
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=w4kmdnffHMmRgKrHwX2bcddfhKvqj5RF

1221 - Rising food costs a recipe for change at universities - Economic
Canada.com
5/27/08
The effects of the spike in world food prices are trickling down to university and college campuses, prompting schools to take a hard look at how they do business.With thousands of students paying for dining hall meal plans or buying food from other on-campus outlets at Canada's post-secondary institutions, it's big business.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=1fabf28d-2514-4bc5-ad88-78b307a61bbc&k=79139

1220 - Colleges try composting to recycle wasted food - Sustainability
5/26/08
Boston.com
Composting projects at several Connecticut universities are helping
turn cafeteria leftovers into environmentally friendly soil for farms
and campus gardens.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/05/26/colleges_try_composting_to_recycle_wasted_food?p1=email_to_a_friend
1219 - Wii Fit, Tipping The Scales on Exercise - Technology
By Mike Musgrove
Washington Post
5/24/08
After all the good times we've had together, it's nice to know my Wii doesn't think I'm fat.
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/arts/articles/2008/05/30/20080530wiifit.html

1218 - Shuttered Homes, Thriving Wildlife - Social
By Nick Miroff
Washington Post
5/26/08
For a while, the two-story house with the burgundy shutters at Copeland Drive and Strasburg Street in Manassas appeared to be growing wheat in the yard. Rangy, hip-high green stalks swayed in the breeze, their bushy yellow tips glowing in the late afternoon light. In one especially thick stand of...

1217 - Retailers promote 'staycation' sales – Social/Economic
USATODAY.com
5/24/08
That's what you call a vacation spent at or near home, and with gas prices still climbing in a belt-tightening economy, the Schwarzes are among the many Americans expecting to be in their backyards a lot this summer.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2008-05-24-staycations_N.htm

1216 - Sign of tough times: Acadia tightening belt - Economic
5/23/08
The Chronicle Herald
Acadia University is trimming the fat on funding for travel, training, advertising and equipment.
Spokesman Scott Roberts said Thursday that the post-secondary school in Wolfville is trying to cut back on discretionary spending, a section of Acadia's budget \"related to the operation of the university.\"
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1057636.html

1215 - The Fading of the Mirage Economy - Economic
By Steven Pearlstein
Washington Post
5/27/08
Suddenly, it seems, we're getting hit from all directions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052703077_pf.html

1214 - Choosing Bankruptcy to Stay Afloat - Economic
By Nancy Trejos
Washington Post
5/27/08
Danielle Lancaster makes $28,000 a year as a bank employee in Richmond. She owes almost twice that on her credit cards, student and car loans.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052703330.html?nav=rss_business

1213 - Tax Exemptions of Charities Face New Challenges - Economic
By STEPHANIE STROM
NY Times
5/26/08
The Minnesota Supreme Court’s ruling that a day care agency had to pay taxes because it essentially gave nothing away has alarmed nonprofit groups.
Found story at:
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/05/25/exemptions-for-charities-face-new-challenges//

1212 - Colleges Naturally Foster a Start-Up Culture a la Facebook - Technology
The Ledger
5/26/08
www.theledger.com/article/20080526/NEWS/805260347/1326

1211 - Social Networking: Learning Theory in Action - Technology
Campus Technology.com
There has been a lot of recent debate on the benefits of social networking tools and software in education. While there are good points on either side of the debate, there remains the essential difference in theoretical positioning. Can social networking both as an instructional concept and user skill be integrated into the conventional approaches toteaching and learning? Do the skills developed within a social networking environment have value in the more conventional environments of learning?
http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/63319/

1210 - How Green Is the College? Time the Showers - Sustainability
5/26/08
As part of a growing campus sustainability movement, students are reducing carbon emissions in their own lives.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/26/america/26green.php

1209 - Firewalls: A Hammer in Search of a Nail - Technology
CampusTechnology.com
The use of a firewall to protect a local or campus network from external threats has become enshrined as "best practice."  But how well does it really work, how much protection does it really provide, and what are the negative impacts on advanced applications?
http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/62946/

1208 - You Think Flying Is Bad Now... - Social
Business Week
5/27/08
Something has to give as airlines adjust to $130 oil and brace for a record yearly loss. Not all of the majors will survive
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/may2008/db20080527_408257.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

1207 - Inspired by Clinton, Undergraduate Women Discuss Jumping Into Politics - Political
Chronicle of Higher Education
Undergraduate women who gathered at a Rutgers University leadership conference said that Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, although unsuccessful, gave them hope and assurance that women have a better shot than ever at winning elected political office. But attendees also said on Friday that they had learned some sobering lessons about uncomfortable realities of politics, like mudslinging.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=gg9CDgd4kjgfNbgyGdxW9TwFp43JCpXJ

1206 - Train Students to Use Empathy as Well as Facts, Speaker Tells College Leaders - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
Lawyers, accountants, engineers, and other employees traditionally treasured for their strictly "left brain" outlook on the world can no longer rely on that fact-focused mentality as a ticket to success, said Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author of A Whole New Mind, on Sunday.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=fjbMvqnjNYzrysvkdtjVf4pYyyDhsbyx

1205 - Rising Cost of Gas Pinches Rural Community Colleges - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
But with gasoline prices averaging $4 per gallon, students in the community-college district that stretches between those two West Texas towns, like their peers in other rural communities, are feeling the sting.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=WyXgB95cSxzxXvwpZrhncgxGtfh2Mcsy

1204 - Law Professors Rule Laptops Out of Order in Class – Technology/Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
The forbidden-laptop zone is territory into which few professors dare tread. Students have been known to protest when laptops are banned from a classroom, and even claim that they are being denied a proper education. Professors who have taken the bold step, though, sound like they've experienced an epiphany.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=jwdy28xWzShnksdGfd828xpgkX3zNQdV

1203 - Don't Fear the Bubble - Economic
Business Week
June 2008
Speculative booms and busts are actually good for the long-term health of the economy. Here's why
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/jun2008/pi20080611_987593.htm

1202 - There Will Be Water - Economic
Business Week
T. Boone Pickens thinks water is the new oil—and he's betting $100 million that he's right
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_25/b4089040017753.htm

1201 - Double Whammy of Disadvantage
insidehighered.com.
Much has been made of the need to improve access to higher education for students from low-income backgrounds and those who are part of the first generation in their families to attend college," Inside Higher Ed reports. "But the many recent initiatives by colleges to increase their recruitment of and financial aid for such students will only truly succeed if the traditionally underrepresented students thrive academically once they're there.
http://www.nasfaa.org/publications/2008/awdouble061608.html

1200 - First-generation students struggle to find their place in college - Social
More first-generation students are pouring into the country's community colleges and universities than ever before, but those students are struggling to find a place in academia.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/367082_first14.html

1199 - Red Cross Disaster Fund Is Depleted - Economic
Washingotn Post
6/16/08
The American Red Cross said yesterday that it has depleted its national disaster relief fund and is taking out loans to pay for shelters, food and other relief services across seven Midwestern states battered by floods.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/16/AR2008061601734.html

1198 - May We Have Your Attention, Please? - Social
Business Week
With the workplace ever more full of distractions, researchers are developing tools to keep us on task
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803359.html

1197 - Schools drop landlines as more students carry cell phones - Social
Chicago Tribune
6/15/08
Consumers are moving away from being tied-down by landlines. And so too are universities as more students carry cell phones.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-droppedlandlines,0,7992195

1196 - Why We're Gloomier Than The Economy - Economic
Washington Post
6/18/08
Ask Americans how the economy is doing, and their answer is stark: It is not just bad, it is run-for-the-hills terrible. Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in almost 30 years. Only 12 percent of Americans think the economy is in good shape. On the Internet, comparisons to the Great...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061702463_pf.html

1195 - Dropping a day to save on gas - Economic
Inside Higher Ed
5/19/08Some community colleges are dropping Friday classes and doubling up on Mon-Thursday class times to help students with gas bills.  Nice idea!
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/19/4day

1194 - Despite Economic Dip, Giving Rose in 2007 - Economic
Washington Post
6/23/08
Americans donated $306 billion to charities in 2007, as U.S. philanthropic giving rose to a record level despite a downturn in the national economy, a survey being released today has found.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/22/AR2008062201864_pf.html

1193 - Tough Climate: Economic Woes Put Damper on Some Donations in 2007 - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
Giving to American charities outpaced inflation by just 1 percent last year, according to a report released this morning, and interviews with dozens of fund raisers suggest that the current state of fund raising is even weaker. Fund raisers at colleges and other organizations say that donors have been increasingly reluctant to...
http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/06/3504n.htm

1192 - Colleges Wade Into Survival Training for Campus Shootings - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=ZCVcjwDFBjyphnNPm8qNjnjtJ9msfrj4

1191 - At Inaugural Galas, Nothing Succeeds Like Excess -
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=wsPJvH8gsTqpS4wygdhQfxjnfftrgNC3

1190 - State Budgets Are Weakening, and the Worst May Be Yet to Come - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=GtykY5W9tp4YXqVrynsNj2yb4RVc8PSD

1189 - Continued Growth for 2 Distance Ed Models – Higher Ed
insidehighered.com
6/19/08
Two unique models of providing distance education to mainly nontraditional students are coming into their own, each showing a healthy expansion of enrollments and growth in available course offerings. One, the Online Consortium of Independent Colleges & Universities, has been enlarging since its inception, while the other, Western Governors University, faced years of skepticism from critics who said its ambitious goals would never be met. Now, both are touting their success with fresh numbers and statistics, suggesting that online education needn’t only come from large for-profit companies or local community colleges.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/19/distance

1188 - Liberal Arts Colleges: A Dying Breed? – Higher Ed
Kansascw.com
6/23/08
As career-focused education programs become increasingly popular, traditional liberal arts colleges are finding it more and more difficult to remain competitive -- or even survive.
http://www.kansascw.com/global/story.asp?s=8519634

1187 - Putting Prices Into Focus - Economic
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Washington Post
6/23/08
The day Steve Jobs announced the new iPhone, I drove home from work nervous. I imagine that lots of first-adopter-types felt a similar queasiness at the idea of walking through the front door and rationalizing to their spouses that it wasn't enough to own just the first iPhone. Now we had to have...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/21/AR2008062100149.html

1186 - How to Turn On a Robot - Technology
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=fTxdV9dmF5JvGp6tH3sdpjffFRpY4ysz

1185 - Community colleges see enrollment surge - Economic
Sign On San Diego.com
6/24/08
Similar scenarios are playing out across California. With a sputtering economy pushing up the unemployment rate, enrollment at community colleges is booming as laid-off employees retrain for other careers and students look for a more affordable college education.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20080624-9999-1m24enroll.html

1184 - The Money Squeeze: Colleges look at curbing student commute - Economic
For millions of commuter students around the country, gassing up the car is turning into a costly part of getting an education.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/368017_colleges23.html

1183 - College Admissions: Online enrollment up with gas prices – Economic
Metro Philadelphia
6/24/08
High gas prices and a struggling economy are contributing to an increase in registration for online courses this summer.
http://philly.metro.us/metro/local/article/College_Admissions_Online_enrollment_up_with_gas_prices/12728.html

1182 - M-Commerce is Here, Get Used To It
Chief Marketer
6/24/08
Launching a mobile app by the end of the week is most certainly not a matter of life or death. But, said speakers at the recent Internet Retailer Conference and Expo, it is something worth trying.
http://chiefmarketer.com/cm_report/mcommerce_0624/

1181 - Sight for the Blind and Speech for the Deaf" - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=tShqq6dwTbZzDQjszCcssbzjsrrjmB54

1180 - CSR Meets Meetings - Social
Herman Trend Alert
6/25/08
Over the last couple of years, we have written about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance to the younger generations. Not surprisingly, we now find CSR has a rising importance in the meetings industry.

At its annual meeting last January, the Convention Industry Council (CIC) Task Force on Sustainability and Accountability for the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) held its first meeting to determine how CIC organizations can serve as resources on environmental and social responsibility issues. A short time thereafter, MPI, the association of Meeting Professionals International, convened its own group of CSR experts to develop resources for its members. Meeting Planners worldwide recognize that there is a strong trend toward the importance of CSR and green everything (www.hermangroup.com/alert/archive_6-27-2007.html).

Not only are there more programs presented that focus on this vital topic, but hotel chains have developed attractive programs and meeting planners are buying. Throughout North America, Kimpton Hotels has responded with a program called "Great Meetings Great Causes" which offers options from a menu that might include donations to favorite charities and/or help organizing volunteer efforts scheduled during meeting times.

The Ritz Carlton Hotel chain offers "Give Back Getaways". Individual guests are offered opportunities to participate in various local causes, including working with marine biologists to return nesting sea turtles to the ocean or helping at a local center for "psychologically challenged children". Ritz believes many of their guests are philanthropic and often volunteer in their local communities.

Another concept is to set aside a block time for all attendees at a conference to give back by adopting a community project, e.g., assembling bicycles for needy children or other tasks that may take place en masse in a hotel ballroom. Can you imagine what a sense of accomplishment attendees will experience at the end of a day devoted to helping others in such a unique way?

Our forecast: more hotels across the planet will jump on the CSR bandwagon, coming up with innovative ways to support their local communities, giving their meeting planner clients what they are looking for, and giving attendees the opportunity to feel good about themselves.

 1179 - Defensive, or Offensive
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=tBx4mqngrJHmZRMybsJFkwp8GkwKJQp3

1178 - Playing a video game? No, it's health therapy - Technology
By John Gaudiosi
Washington Post
6/26/08
North Carolina (Reuters) - Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight?
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSSP23526520080626

1177 - In Energy-Stingy Japan, an Extravagant Indulgence: Posh Privies - Economic
By Blaine Harden
Washington Post
6/28/08
When it comes to saving energy, the Japanese have much to teach the United States and other rich countries, whose leaders descend on Japan next month for a Group of Eight summit.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062401285_pf.html

1176 - "University funding down, study shows" - Economic
This month, Dalhousie University president Tom Traves attended 14 graduation ceremonies at the Halifax campus, a marathon repeated across the country thanks to the growing appeal of a university degree.
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080626.UNIVERSITY26/EmailTPStory/National>

1175 - Comment: American colleges and universities are not the only ones hurting
Lyon's 1:1 Laptop Program Aims To 'Level the Playing Field' for Students – Technolgoy
http://campustechnology.com/articles/64734_1/

1174 - This Recession, It's Just Beginning - Economic
By Steven Pearlstein
So much for that second-half rebound. Truth be told, that was always more of a wish than a serious forecast, happy talk from the Fed and Wall Street desperate to get things back to normal.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062604030_pf.html

1173 - New ID Card Serves Students, Rec Centers, Libraries in D.C. - Technology
By Michael Birnbaum
The District is rolling out an ambitious identification program this summer in what it calls a first-of-its-kind effort by a major U.S. city to unify services on one ID card.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062603962.html

1172 - More Upperclassmen Decide to Live on Campus – Social
Inside Higher Ed
6/27/08
In what some see as a response to the recent downturn in the US economy, more juniors and seniors are choosing to live in college and university housing to save money, intensifying the housing squeeze many colleges are feeling.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/27/housing

1171 - Wind: The Power. The Promise. The Business - Economic
A partial answer to America's energy crisis is springing up. But the struggle to harness the winds of Kansas shows the difficulty in building an industry that threatens the status quo
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/06/looking_into_th.html

1170 - Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges – Social
Chronicle of higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=vHqvn9tfXfZvGRyp4vjwsffWrfh4cxhW

1169 - The Food Chain:  Hoarding Nations Drive Food Costs Ever Higher - Economic
By KEITH BRADSHER and ANDREW MARTIN
6/30/08
After at least 29 countries sharply curbed their food exports, impoverished importing countries are finding it more difficult to afford the food they need.
http://www.fairness.com/resources/one?resource_id=78293

1168 - Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth – Sustainability/Economic
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
The Free Press, Mankato MN
6/30/08
A simple change to the design of the gallon milk jug keeps the milk fresher and holds costs down.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/30/healthscience/30milk.php

1167 - MSU uses Facebook to attract international students
The Free Press, Mankato MN
6/30/08
MSU is using a social networking site to seel itself to students in other countries.
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/local/local_story_182001835.html?keyword=topstory

1166 - Energy boom = 12,000 new college seats - Economic
Posted By Nick Taylor-Vaisey
June 26, 2008
The New Brunswick’s government ambitious plan to create thousands of new college spaces is driven by an energy industry construction boom in the province, and the growing need for skilled w! orkers to staff these projects, according to the minister responsible for the plan released yesterday.
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/06/26/energy-boom-prompts-nb-college-expansion/

1165 - Growth in State Tax Revenues Is the Slowest in 5 Years, Report Says - Economic
Chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=4772&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
 

1164 - High gas prices threaten to shut down rural towns – Economic
USA today
7/1/08
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-01-small-town-gas_N.htm

1163 - Soaring fuel prices drive some to try four-day workweeks - Economic
USA Today
6/1/08
http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2008-06-01-work-week-four-day-gas-prices_N.htm

1162 - Gas Prices Afford Adjuncts Tough Choices - Economic
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=gFzvrhB3WCsfvzGjGkpWmQPgWsGTW2kt

1161 - Small Colleges Sweat Over Sports Facilities - Higher Ed
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=STVqjFqwjpDj6vbGrbhNVYpqwJDHtzyb

1160 - In a twist, USA's Asians are heading to the Mountain West - USATODAY.com* - Social
USA Today
7/6/08
This decade, the Asian population has grown at a faster rate than that of the Hispanic population in 14 states — including Nevada, Arizona and Texas — as well as Washington, D.C.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-06-Asians-West_N.htm?csp=34

1159 - Gas Prices Drive Students to Online Courses
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=fhpVpdVx6GJ3dfMgjTsVbwHxvrXkhhcn

1158 - California Moves to Curb Bad Habits of Motorists – Social
7/8/08
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Long commutes and a passion for the auto have long combined to make the California car a second home. But that way of life is being chipped away slightly, with a series of new laws — and more being contemplated by state legislators — that take aim at the bad habits of the state’s 22 million drivers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/us/08angeles.html?em&ex=1215662400&en=335374e5d3c91d44&ei=5070

1157 - Foreign Students Flock to the US - Social
Boston Globe
7/5/08
The faltering US dollar, which has steadily lost value against major currencies around the world, has produced a silver lining for foreign students, and the American universities that recruit them.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/05/foreign_students_flock_to_the_us/

1156 - Diploma Mill Names Will Be Kept Secret - Social
News Tribune
7/7/08
Operators of a Spokane diploma mill are heading to federal prison, while senior justice department officials say they are going to keep secret the names of buyers who used the bogus degrees to get jobs, promotions, and enhanced retirements.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/406520.html

1155 - Community College Tries Electronic Textbooks - Technology
9News.com
Colorado Community Colleges Online just signed a deal with the Pearson Publishing Company to start getting required textbooks over the internet.
http://www.9news.com/seenon9news/article.aspx?storyid=95049&catid=509

1154 - Colleges, universities take the lead in building green - Sustainability
By Tiffany Hsu
Los Angeles Times
July 7 2008
There's a green sheen settling over colleges and universities.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ecocollege7-2008jul07,0,2908946.story

1153 - US: Rapid progress in 'greening' campuses - Sustainability
North American universities and colleges have made rapid progress in
'greening' campuses, according to the _College Sustainability Report
Card 2008_. Half of the 200 institutions with the largest endowments
in the US and Canada are cutting carbon emissions, a quarter have
pledged to achieve carbon neutrality, more than two-thirds have green
building policies and nearly a third have endowment investments in
renewable energy or similar funds.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20080627104602173

1152 - High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom – Economic
7/11/08
By SAM DILLON
As fuel prices rise, thousands of students nationwide have suddenly decided to take college classes over the Internet.
http://www.lisnews.org/high_cost_driving_ignites_online_classes_boom

1151 - Japan's Killer Work Ethic - Social
By Blaine Harden
Washington Post
7/12/08
Death from too much work is so commonplace in Japan that there is a word for it -- karoshi.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/12/AR2008071201630.html

1150 - Older Americans May Be Happier Than Younger Ones - Social
By Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post
7/14/08
Many times in science, research studies point in conflicting directions. Part of the challenge -- and the fun -- of watching science is to try to sort out lines of intersecting evidence hidden amid a welter of confusing data.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/13/AR2008071301641_pf.html

Financial planners warn cost of retirement is creeping higher - Economic
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080713/BUSINESS/807130330

1149 - A Midlife Crisis Hits College Campuses
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=GWHGzJm5bcchnwFHrSNZvpnTtNJtqzqm

1148 - When the Old-Timers Mingle With the Upstarts - Social
By Zachary A. Goldfarb
Tech Post, which looks at people and ideas driving the local technology industry, runs Friday on the WashBiz Blog,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/washbizblog

1147 - The Hardest Sell in Fund Raising: Attracting Talent
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=vzhsdsR2wVXhGx9ptCchD8hscMrYxmyj

1146 - As Economy Slumps, Donations to Colleges Expected to Slow - Economic
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=HgdYGhxfwtnZnYBs9SwPdt6mcKSkcBwb

1145 - Forecasting Slower Growth in Fund Raising - Economic
Inside Higher Ed
7/15/08
A new forecasting tool projects that giving to schools and colleges will increase by 5.3 percent over the next year, representing overall growth, but, given weaker economic conditions, below the 7 percent average annual growth rate over the last 20 years
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/15/fundraising

1144 - Desk rage spoils workplace for many Americans – Social
Reuters
7/10/08
Anger in the workplace -- employees and employers who are grumpy, insulting, short-tempered or worse -- is shockingly common and likely growing as Americans cope with woes of rising costs, job uncertainty or overwhelming debt, experts say.
http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN0947145320080710

1143 - When Politicians Come Calling – Political
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=vVPkpXzK3cvqddvwgxtpTHQVvP4pxpqS

1142 - When Generations Collide
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=MSkG3k2z6zxSv5mRrsdF8NwsK8KfVfpw

1141 - Back to a More Basic Dorm – Social/Economic
Academic Impressions
8/5/08
As college students feel the crunch of the economy, spending on college merchandise and dorm furnishings is expected to drop.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/04/AR2008080402126.html?hpid=topnews

1140 - Business Conditions in the Hospitality Industry* - Social
MeetingsNet
8/8/08
Early in July, the hospitality industry was rocked by Marriott International’s announcement that second-quarter profits fell by 24 percent and that revenue per available room, or RevPar, would decrease by 1 percent in the United States in 2008. Two weeks later Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide lowered its annual revenue projections and announced its second-quarter profits had fallen by 16 percent.
http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/buyers_sellers_market_0808/

1139 - Sociologists Ponder the Costs of Overwork – Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=m2qsdmTz3hwwxfZNDqXjqbBvk2hxCHMf

1138 - Community colleges: a great return on investment - Economic
Christian Science Monitor
8/4/08
Over the next month, millions of students will head to college campuses across the United States. Some have chosen an expensive route, selecting private schools that charge nearly $50,000 a year for room, board, and tuition. But a growing segment is taking a path that's easier on their wallets. More than 6.5 million students attend approximately 1,200 community colleges throughout the US, according to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). That's close to half of all undergraduate students
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0804/p16s01-wmgn.html

1137 - Longer lives, less pay _ women not saving enough - Economic/Social
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Right?
As it turns out, women probably aren't saving enough to bankroll those extra years in style. They invest more conservatively, start saving later and are more likely to be in and out of the work force, according to a study released Wednesday by Hewitt Associates, a human resources consulting firm.

1136 - States Avoid Slashing of Higher Ed Money - Economic
Stateline.org
7/17/08
Tuition at the University of Kentucky will increase 9 percent this fall, University of Maine students will pay about 10 percent more and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor tuition will rise 5.6 percent. Yet students at those schools could feel lucky they aren’t paying even more. Despite a tough economic climate, several states are attempting to hold down college tuition — or at least not let increases get out of control — by avoiding deep cuts to higher education, an area that states have been quick to slash in past years when funds were low.

1135 - Campuses See Rising Demand for Housing - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
8/1/08
After years of seeing more and more students move off the campus after a year or two, Mr. Minor and his staff confronted an unexpectedly large crop of upperclassmen who wanted to return in the fall — about 40 percent more than last year. Meanwhile, the freshman class had increased by 14 percent over 2007, and more of them wanted housing.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=NCr4zft63pRDyRtFFc2HkK8mrBtDhbhT

1134 - Commonfund Issues a Truer Measure of Colleges’ Inflation Costs - Economic
Chronicle of Higher Education
8/1/08
The organization that tracks inflation for higher education has issued an addendum to the annual Higher Education Price Index figure it reported last week, this time including the effects of the recent spike in utilities costs. With that, the more-accurate estimate of colleges' overall annual cost increases for the year ending June 30 is 4.6 percent, the Commonfund Institute said.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=sctjs3h8K5cjppMsrrsKvHqwJ8kDHrGr

1133 - Arming Security on Campus - Social/Political
College Planning and Management
July 2008
Colleges and universities across the nation have been making the decision to allow security officers to carry firearms. This month we talked with Bill Corner, Calvin College's campus safety director. Located in Grand Rapids, MI, Calvin College, will be the region's first private college to allow a select few of their campus security personnel to carry firearms.

1132 - A Hidden Toll on Employment: Cut to Part Time - Economic
NY Times
7/31/08
The number of Americans who have seen their full-time jobs chopped to part time because of weak business has swelled to more than 3.7 million — the largest figure since the government began tracking such data more than half a century ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/business/economy/31jobs.html?ex=1218168000&en=a579515b7000e5b2&ei=5070&emc=eta1

1131 - Colleges' Undercover Battle Against Bedbugs - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
8/1/08
After decades of decline, bedbugs have crawled back into the nation's mattresses. Blame the rise in international travel, the failure of chemical pesticides, or plain old bad luck.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=dd5kkTMhgbRVfVZPkXFgrY66rxkfvCpx

1130 - They Know Where You Are - Technology
Washington Post
7/30/08
Your computer knows what you did last weekend -- but that's okay because most of your other gadgets do, too. Your browser remembers your Web reading list, your cellphone saved your calls, and your MP3 player can recite the songs you heard.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073003067.html?referrer=emailarticle

1129 - Rockville Firm Wants to Give Cancer a Nanotech Poison
Washington Post
Nanoparticles are seriously small. How small? If you have hair available on your head, take a strand -- a single strand -- in your fingertips. If you line up the smallest nanoparticles side by side, you would need 10,000 of them to form the width of that strand.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/23/AR2008042303585.html?referrer=emailarticle

1128 - Justice Dept. Sees Surge In Global Crime Networks
By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post
At least three times this year, from a computer station in Romania, a hacker nicknamed Vladuz posed as an eBay customer service representative in a bid to steal sensitive information from Americans who visited the popular auction Web site.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/23/AR2008042303624.html?referrer=emailarticle

1127 - U of I Extension Program short on funding
ABC7Chicago.com
Money for everything from health and education programs to 4H clubs is in short supply.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6099633

1126 - Over budget, new UGA swine facility put on hold
Rome News Tribune
04/23/08
ATHENS, Ga. -- A University of Georgia plan to build a high-tech swine facility is on hold while UGA planners try to fit a $6 million project into a $5 million budget.

1125 - Colorado State Announces $20 Million Plans to Construct Athletic Facilities
This Summer, Colorado State University ( Fort Collins, CO) will begin construction of a $13 million indoor practice facility and a $7 million academic and training center.
http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/042308aat.html

1124 - Major College Software Vendor Puts Students at Many Campuses at Risk of Identity Theft
Chronicle of Higher Ed
4/24/08
At least 18 colleges are scrambling to inform tens of thousands of students they are at risk of having their identities stolen after SunGard, a leading software vendor, reported that a laptop owned by one of its consultants was stolen.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=WKqkY3vkhCxv8kGBzkfGpdttm4QBYKwK

1123 - The Spending Side of the Equation
Inside Higher Ed
5/1/08
Across sectors of higher education, only a minority of spending by colleges supports direct instructional costs, according to a report being released today as part of an effort to reframe the debate over college costs .
Treber comment: My limited data sampling of a few that I know -- many schools are feeling tremendous pressure to compete for students on the "experience" of college and there has been an explosion of spending outside the classroom, for extra campus activities and services.  This would confirm that Iand I also believe auxiliaries like ours are increasingly raising being asked to generate revenue to meet that need.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/01/spending

1120 - Herman Trend Alert: Social Responsibility is Good Strategy   
May 7, 2008

Many indicators point to the fact Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a wise business strategy. In our book, "How to Become an Employer of Choice", we discussed why people want to work for companies that are good corporate citizens.

Moreover, one of the elements of being an Employer of Choice® is "Making a Difference". We know, when employers give their people opportunities to make a difference that the workers feel more "bonded" to the organization. In these times of a tight (and getting tighter) labor market, it is particularly important to press whichever buttons are effective in keeping people and keeping them engaged and productive.

>From the scrolling list of CSR goals in the lobby of Marks and Spencer's headquarters to a handful of enlightened employers in Singapore reaching out to older workers to corporate entities like Coca-Cola working with Greenpeace to eliminate carbon emissions from its vending machines and coolers, employers around the world are expressing their support for social causes and the environment.

On a related note, a recent study of managers in Fortune 500 companies conducted by Deloitte Service LLP in the United States found that 91 percent are looking at their pro bono community outreach to non-profits and small businesses as a way to develop their employees' skills. According to Evan Hochberg, National Director of Community involvement for Deloitte, USD100 billion is spent nationally on training and development every year, thus making volunteerism an attractive and less costly alternative.

An earlier Deloitte study suggests Generation Y, those we call "The Millennials", believe US employers are doing "too little, too late". They are looking for employers that will provide them opportunities for CSR involvement---for both personal and professional growth.

One another note, when asked by "The Economist" Magazine for the "main benefits" to having a "defined corporate benefit policy", almost 40 percent said "Being more attractive to potential and existing employees", while over 50 percent reported that an important benefit was "Having a better brand reputation".

We expect CSR to increase in importance, helping wise employers to recruit, engage, develop, and retain employees.

1119 - Boys, Girls Share Living Space on Campus
Rutland Herald
5/5/08
In the Woodstock era, the advent of coed dorms caused a stir, with Life magazine proclaiming the development "an intimate revolution on campus." Coed floors came along over the next two decades, giving college students immediate proximity to each other. The next step, coed suites and bathrooms, brought the sexes even closer together. Now, some colleges are crossing the final threshold, allowing men and women to share rooms. At the urging of student activists, more than 30 campuses across the country have adopted what colleges call gender-neutral rooming assignments, almost half of them within the past two years.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53725;_hbguid=4de3fd5b-f2ef-4c87-b98f-0a284eb5957d&d=top-news

1118 - Colleges, schools deal with higher food costs
5/7/08
Mexia Daily News.com
Several schools have eliminated trays, on the theory that students will grab less if they have to carry the food in their hands. Still other schools, which charge students by the item, are increasing the cost of healthier choices. Food prices rose more than 4 percent in the United States last year, the biggest jump since 1990, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A similar hike is predicted this year.
http://www.mexiadailynews.com/variety/local_story_128102301.html?keyword=secondarystory

1117 - New Wireless 'N' Networks to Transform College Campuses This Year
Colleges and universities nationwide are launching the newest generation of wi-fi networks even before a final version of the standard has been ratified, a move that technology experts say could allow schools to do away with wired networks in the coming years.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53725;_hbguid=4de3fd5b-f2ef-4c87-b98f-0a284eb5957d&d=top-news

1116 - Colleges Have Better-Prepared Police and Less Crime Than They Used To, Report Says
Chronicle of Higher Ed
http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/02/1852n.htm

1115 - Yahoo Reports Jump in Profit; Suitor Microsoft Is Unimpressed - Economic
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post
4-23-08
Yahoo reported first-quarter results yesterday that surpassed Wall Street's expectations, but analysts said it might not be enough to fend off an unsolicited takeover bid from Microsoft.

1114 - Technology in the Workplace - Technology
Business Week
7/16/08
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2007/tc20070710_432189.htm?chan=technology_ceo+guide+to+tech_ceo+guide+to+tech+--+consumer+tech+at+work

1113 - Tech Trends - Technology
Business Week
2/20/08

1112 - Marketing Through Social Networking - Technology
Multi-Channel Merchant
2/1/08
If you think online social networking is all about fun and games, you're missing the boat. Social computing strategies represent a new frontier of marketing, and new opportunities for savvy merchants. New technologies such as social networking sites, blogs, podcasts, and RSS feeds are dramatically changing the speed and availability of information that is reaching consumers.
http://multichannelmerchant.com/webchannel/marketing/give_myspace/

1111 - Surprise Your Most Loyal Customer - Social
Multi-Channel merchant
2/19/08
How much is a loyal customer worth? Most multichannel sellers have a small group of extremely loyal customers who buy year in and year out, or come back annually making substantial purchases. Yet they are often treated no differently than the balance of the house list. What do you do to make your very, very best customers feel appreciated? Considering how much they purchase, and how you spend almost nothing to bring them back again, probably not enough.
h ttp://multichannelmerchant.com/crosschannel/lists/surprise_loyal_customers_0219/

1110 - Riding Brain Waves At a Game Expo - Technology
By Mike Musgrove
Washington Post
2/21/08
The next video game controller you use might be between your ears. A start-up company called Emotiv Systems has developed a helmet-like headset that, it says, lets users control game characters with their thoughts.

1109 - The Seven Saving Graces for Managers - Social
Business Week Online
2/14/08
In managerial and executive success, it is what comes after the "but" that is important. Executives are generally hard-charging drivers with rough edges. They are often not out to please people but are focused on getting things done. What does the research say about the characteristics that keep an executive in favor, even if he or she possesses some flaws or shortcomings?
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/feb2008/ca20080214_897929.htm

1108 - E-Tickets Only Starting June 1 – Technology/Economic
By Kendra Marr
Washington Post
2/25/08
Mark your calendars: In 100 days, airlines around the world plan to stop issuing paper tickets.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202882.html?referrer=emailarticle

1107 - Brown Ends Tuition for Lower-Income Students - Economic
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
NY Times
2/25/08
Brown University is eliminating tuition for students whose parents earn less than $60,000, after decisions by fellow Ivy League universities to bolster financial aid as their endowments grow.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/education/25brown.html?_r=1&ex=1204606800&en=fab4c366e683da62&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin

1106 - Colleges Have Better-Prepared Police and Less Crime Than They Used To, Report Says - Social
Chronicle of Higher Ed
2/26/08
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=nncyq2qHkjtbwYc6DKm94yVznxkMnZDy

1105 - The Future Was Then - Social
By David Segal
Washington Post
2/27/08
For all of its flaws as a business, nobody can accuse the Sharper Image of over-promising. The name explains precisely what it can do for you. Spend money here, it says, and we will improve the way you are perceived . You want an actual enhancement? Try the Greater Substance store, if one opens up....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022603143.html?referrer=emailarticle

1104 - Come back to college, UW says Adults might get 4-year degrees at 2-year schools – Higher Ed
JS Online
2/26/08
Faced with a lackluster number of college-educated adults in the state, University of Wisconsin System officials have their eyes on what they say is an under-served market: adults who have some college credits but never finished four-year degrees.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=722392

1049 - Environmentally Friendly Meeting Blog Launched – Sustainability
USAE News
2/19/08
Authors of the book “Simple Steps to Green Meetings and Events” launched a blog to provide information about environment-friendly meetings and events. Nancy J. Wilson, CMP and Amy Spatrisano, CMP, principals at Meeting Strategies Worldwide, started the blog at http://blog.meetingstrategiesworldwide.com/.

1048 - Princeton Plans for an Early Year Abroad – Higher Ed
NY Times
2/19/08
Princeton University is working to send a tenth or more of its newly admitted students to a year of social service work in a foreign country before they set foot on campus.

1047 - Gen Y Time - Social
Event Solutions
2/08
”Gen Y’ers will not feel bad about walking out of your next program if they do not feel personally engaged.”…
Submitted by Connie Castellano
http://www.event-solutions.com/current_issue

1046 - Do Tell: Condo-tels Go Mainstream
Smart Meetings
January 2008
With today’s evolving crop of hotel products, condo-tels and timeshares provide meeting planners with additional options for group lodging – particularly in urban and resort areas.
Implication: more competition!
www.smartmeetings.com

1045 - Charities Trying Mergers To Improve Bottom Line - Economic
NYTimes
11/11/07
Hands On Network and Points of Light Foundation have merged to form a $30 million charity with 370 affiliates.  “This is a trend that is going to accelerate.  Donors are becoming more like investors and expecting a greater return on their non-profit investments and many people on nonprofit boards have been through for-profit mergers and see the benefits” says a consultant.

COMMENT:  Same trend for trade associations and professional societies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/us/11merge.html?_r=1&sq=Charities%20Trying%20Mergers%20To%20Improve%20Bottom%20Line&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&scp=1&adxnnlx=1203450229-iy98yav/OJnolDeTmYVg3A

1044 - Feeling Betrayed, Facebook Users Force Site to Honor Their Privacy - Technology
Washington Post

Sean Lane's purchase was supposed to be a surprise for his wife. Then it appeared as a news headline -- "Sean Lane bought 14k White Gold 1/5 ct Diamond Eternity Flower Ring from overstock.com" -- last week on the social networking Web site Facebook.

1043 - An Old-Time Touch for the Modern Shopper – Economic/Technology

Washington Post
11/28/07

Credit cards and debit cards are still king when it comes to online transactions. But as more consumers turn to Internet-based merchants, Bill Me Later of Timonium, Md., and several other companies are hoping to lure more users with payment systems that don't require them to share their billing information online.

1042 - Under Pressure to Give Speedy Crime Alerts, Campus Officials Worry About the Information’s Usefulness
Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=y5yZgwbtHJjB5hz6XWqvhQfcF2g9vzcj

1041 - A Glance at the June Issue of Academic Questions: Why Wimps Are in Charge of Campuses – Higher Ed

Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=Ns2qxFhvxVFPNFZ8YyCTbhxdwG6gkmBW

1040 - Minority Students Increasingly Cluster at Minority-Serving Institutions, Federal Report Shows - Social

Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=d4KkmPwdhbktkSvd3fc3jGSqytcQRyjV

1039 - As Lenders Tighten Flow of Credit, Growth at Risk - Economic
NY Times
11/29/07
Credit flowing to American companies is drying up at a pace not seen in decades, intensifying fears of recession.

1038 - Russians live the caviar dream - USATODAY.com * - Economic
USA Today.com
11/28/07
Less than 20 years after the demise of communism and less than 10 after economic collapse, Russia's economy is on the rise, fueled by ever-higher prices for its government-controlled oil and gas exports and an insatiable demand for consumer goods.

1037 - Smoke-free college trend growing - Social
CNN.com
11/12/07
The American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation reports nearly 60 college campuses around the United States have smoke-free policies that affect the entire campus.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/12/hm.smokefree.campus/index.html

1036 - Tech giants target older buyers and their cash - USATODAY.com - Economic
USA Today.com
11/29/07

"Today's older generation is primed to buy and consume new technologies like no previous group of seniors," says David Kelly, president of technology research company Upside Research.

1035 - Catch of the day: Sustainable fish - USATODAY.com * - Sustainability
USA Today.com
12/2/07
Out of that sentiment came EcoFish, an 8-year-old company considered a pioneer in the market of "sustainable" seafood — a movement increasingly embraced by major seafood producers and retailers, including Wal-Mart.

1034 - Top Ten Luxury Travel and Lifestyle Trends for 2008 - Social/Hospitality
Hotel Online
12/4/07

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_4th/Dec07_TravelTrends.html

1033 - The Once Hot Condo-hotel Trend Continues to Chill; Trump Has Contracts for About 65% of the 339 Condo-hotel Units at Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower - Economic
Hotel Online
12/4/07

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_4th/Dec07_TrumpChicago.html

1032 - Business travel costs expected to rise 6% next year - USATODAY.com * - Economic
USA Today
12/3/07
t's getting repetitive: Business travel costs will rise next year. According to the American Express Global Business Travel Forecast, the average cost of a domestic business trip — including airfare, lodging and car rental costs — will rise 6% in 2008 to $1,110. The average cost of an international business trip will rise nearly 7% to $3,171.
Comment: will this impact on the number of attendees at some of the conferences?

1031 - U.S. debt: $30,000 per American - USATODAY.com * - Economic
USA Today.com
12/3/07
Comment: This is alarming and doesn’t appear to be getting any better.

1030 - Airlines cut U.S. schedules despite strong demand - USATODAY.com * - Economic
USA Today.com
12/3/07
Comment: Travelers will be even more cranky

1029 - 'Look, Ma, no hands' or feet - USATODAY.com * - Social
USA Today.com
12/3/07
They're everyday (mostly) guys practicing the art of parkour and an offshoot known as free running. Sprinkle in a little Spider-man, ninja and Tony Hawk-style skateboarders (without the boards), and you've got the picture.
Comment: Interesting new sports/fitness trend

1028 - Hiring continues at USM despite freeze - Economic
Maine Today.com
12/3/07
The University of Southern Maine hired 69 employees in the first four months of this fiscal year at an annual cost of more than $3 million in wages and benefits, even though USM has a hiring freeze and the university is now in the red for a fourth consecutive year.

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=152364&ac=PHnws

1027 - Cellphone could be boarding pass, too - USATODAY.com * - Technology
USA Today.com
12/4/07
Continental Airlines passengers in Houston will be able to board flights using just a cellphone or personal-digital assistant instead of a regular boarding pass in a three-month test program launched Tuesday at Bush Intercontinental Airport. The program could expand to airlines and airports nationwide.

1026 - Eleven Dining Trends for 2008 - Hospitality
Forecasted by Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Co.

Hotel online.com
12/4/07

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_4th/Dec07_DiningTrends.html

1025 - 10 Easy Tips – Sustainability
Blue Green Meetings
Here are 10 easy tips you can apply to any meeting to make it more environmentally responsible.
http://www.bluegreenmeetings.org/HostsAndPlanners/10EasyTips.htm

1024 - Traditional-Age College Students Are Not Adults in Most Parents’; Eyes, or Their Own, Study

Finds - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education
Comment: this says a lot about the college students we hire for the summer

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=gCkbRnXvywkm3BvwGcHM3ymnmsmRkcfq

1023 - Hotel Industry Outlook: Industry Fundamentals - Where have we been? Where are we going? / Global Hospitality Advisor - Hospitality
Hotel Online.com
12/4/07

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_4th/Dec07_RoundtableJMBM.html

1022 - Top Trends Impacting the Travel Industry Revealed at HEDNA's Conference - Hospitality

Hotel Online.com

12/4/07

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_4th/Dec07_HEDNATrends.html

1021 - Wind Turbines: Not Always a Breeze for Colleges - Sustainability

Chronicle of Higher Ed

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=BHMyTfVnvz5MsN5hWkbcfsjzcxf4j6j9

1020 - Colleges Strain to Reach Climate-Friendly Future - Sustainability

Chronicle of Higher Ed

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=tkBPbyQYqTpNQ4TQbnRFNgb6NkmhpnHH

1019 - U. gun policy: Student whose roommate has gun permit may ask for a reassignment - By Brian Maffly
The Salt Lake Tribune - Social
University of Utah administrators say the school's new gun policy for residence halls is designed to balance the legal right of concealed-carry permit holders to bring a firearm anywhere on campus against the interests of dorm residents who don't want to share a suite with an armed student. View Full Story

1018 - Workplace tensions rise as dads seek family time - USATODAY.com * - Social
USA Today
12/10/07
Their situation reflects the conflicts that are becoming increasingly common in workplaces across the nation, as fathers press for more family time and something other than a traditional career path. As dads demand paternity leave, flexible work schedules, telecommuting and other new benefits, they've ignited what workplace specialists are calling the Daddy Wars.

1017 - At Reykjavik University, 95% of staff are happy at work and each year the finances get healthier. Could that be because of all the women in top jobs? Anthea Lipsett reports
12/11/07
EducationGuardian.co.uk
With a population of 300,000 and nine universities, Iceland is hardly a heavyweight in international higher education. Nor has it been held up as an exemplary Nordic model, in the way British politicians have recently done with Sweden's education system.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2225347,00.html

1016 - Housing Market’s Credit Crisis Raises Worries in Higher Education – Economic
Chronicle of Higher Ed

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=SnNHbVJtmcqkqBncTFyXj9d6yYKtrfX9

1015 - Back (or Forward) to School - Social
insidehighered.com
12/13/07
Welcome to Grandparents University, a once-a-year academic program put on by several colleges as a way to attract more people to campuses and, perhaps, expand the institutions’ donor pools. The programs, arranged for grandparents and their pre-high school grandkids, are typically two or three days long over the summer and run a few hundred dollars for participants. They take classes together from university professors or graduate students, and live and eat meals together in the dorm.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/12/13/grandparents
Comments: good idea to generate new revenue

1014 - Canadians pay more out of their own pockets for education - Economic

The Globe and Mail.com

12/13/07
Private spending on education is on the rise, with individual Canadians shelling out more of their own dollars for everything from school supplies to university tuition fees, new numbers show.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071213.EDUCATION13/EmailTPStory/National

1013 - It's lights out for traditional light bulbs - USATODAY.com * - Sustainability
USA Today

1012 - About Facebook! Forward March! - Technology
Washington Post
12/14/07
First to Facebook were the teens. Then came the money, the market researchers and the media. And now come . . . the academics. In the last six months, Rochester Institute of Technology scored $150,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop courses in computer-based social networking, Cornell got $2 million for research, and the University of Michigan added a "social computing" concentration to its School of Information. You can now major in MySpace, sort of.

1011 - The Right Road to America? - Social

Washington Post
12/14/07

If you don't speak Spanish, Miami really can feel like a foreign country. In any restaurant, the conversation at the next table is more likely to be Spanish than English. And Miami's population is only 65 percent Hispanic. El Paso is 76 percent Latino. Flushing, N.Y., is 60 percent immigrant, mainly...

1010 - Minding the New Generation: Presidents Message - Social
Industry Insights
2/2008
Brian Stevens
In a family, we easily observe the generational relationships – how younger people relate to older people, and vice-versa. We see quickly how children pick up time-honored techniques and how their elders pass along the proven ways. As we plan meetings for the future we should consider who comprises our future audiences.

1009 - Restaurant consultants predict Top 11 Dining Trends for 2008

Restaurant consultants Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Co. have forecast eleven major dining trends that impact how Americans will eat in the year ahead.

1008 - Top Tech Trends You Should Know
Thomasnet.com
Technology can be your best friend or your worst nightmare. Here we look at some emerging (or ongoing) tech trends that are creating competitive advantages, new business models and a sea change in markets.
http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2008/01/top_business_technology_trends_to_watch_wireless_automation_robotics.html?WT.mc_t=upd&WT.mc_n=G_208&channel=email

1007 - Making conventions environmentally friendly - Sustainability
SF Chronicle
2/10/08
Imagine a stack of a hundred plastic name badges, resting on top of

600 disposable water bottles, 1,200 Styrofoam cups and plastic utensils,

thousands of pages of printed brochures and handouts, and an untold

number of promotional geegaws such as plastic pens, mouse pads and

magnets. That illustrates just part of the environmental impact of America's

convention and meeting industry - a $107 billion industry that serves

136.5 million people attending 1.2 million business events each year.

1006 - Virtualis Convention and Learning Center Opens In Second Life - Technology
Today Corporate Planners Unlimited, Inc. announces the opening of its new Mega Convention Center, VIRTUALIS, the largest virtual tradeshow, meeting, conference and community gathering and special event space in Second Life. These new facilities give industry professionals and clients a virtual solution created, managed and operated by hospitality and meeting industry professionals. Virtualis will provide an optimum venue to host events of all types offering global reach while addressing growing needs of fiscal stewardship, reduction of carbon imprinting and a method where face-to-face meetings can be augmented.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/second+life/Virtualis/prweb576794.htm

1005 - Changes for better on horizon for fliers in 2008 - USATODAY.com * - Social
USA Today
12/17/07

1004 - Montclair State U Requires Students to Carry Gps Phones – Technology/Social
inside Higher Ed
Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ) has issued a rule requiring students to own and carry school-distributed cell phones equipped with location-marking GPS technology, the school announced.

1003 - 9 Food Trends to Watch in 2008:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/food-trends-47122705

1002 - Universities consider naming rights
News Observer
As institutions smothered in tradition, universities aren't inclined to break with the past.
 As institutions smothered in tradition, universities aren't inclined to break with the past.
For the complete story ... http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/872022.html

1001 - Americans Cut Back Sharply on Spending - Economic
NY Times
1/14/08
Strong evidence is emerging that consumer spending, a bulwark against recession over the last year even as energy prices surged and the housing market sputtered, has begun to slow sharply at every level of the American economy, from the working class to the wealthy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/business/14spend.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

1000 - Identity Theft Gets Personal - Social
Washington Post

It had been a pleasant Saturday afternoon until I got the dreadful cellphone call. The woman on the other end said she was from Bank of America. I immediately thought she was going to offer me another credit card. I told her I was busy.

999 - Strains and Joys Color Mergers Between Libraries and Tech Units

Chronicle of Higher Ed

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=yhr4sx3kgJy9ZDhptZNpRfTf8ffFjCn8

998 - Blackboard Buys Emergency-Notification Company
Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=Jbj3xfnmMPRbJqvcPJdxTPpZgtsWqbyY

997 - Colleges Are on Solid Financial Ground but Face New Demands, Moody’s Says - Economic

Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=BJbztwGWsHswrcsHw8K5qCqddSxzYNbr

996 - MySpace To Act Against Predators - Technology

Washington Post

The social network site MySpace said yesterday that it has agreed with 49 states and the District to adopt new online safety standards to better protect children from sexual predators.

995 - Blue-Collar Boomers Take Work Ethic to College - Social

Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=pck8WxZC9kyfdzpyQwYP6Fhmyqq2dyyr

994 - International Education Group’s Report Provides Principles, but Not Prescriptions, for Study

Abroad

Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=jrCWFhyxvXRRxYvrh2MFVrBJsQ9Kf5Np

993 - Conscious of its image, FGCU trustees change alcohol policy - Social
Naples News
1/15/08

http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jan/15/conscious-its-image-fgcu-trustees-change-alcohol-p/

992 - A Prestigious Degree Doesn't Always Equal Success - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=ZwYcGvcFrBVCGjkgygdfghxCkcWyZpmQ

991 - Colleges Brace for Cuts as State Economies Take a Turn for the Worse

Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=RdZnkyxW5NdzddpjNXbNVz4nBwJbBX2h

990 - Reports: Online Activities and Pursuits
Pew Internet
12/30/07
There are several major findings in this report. One is this: For help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources.

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/231/report_display.asp

989 - Bill Targets Workers Who Lack English - Social

Washington Post
1/16/08

A Republican state senator from Fairfax County has introduced a proposal that would allow a boss to fire employees who don't speak English in the workplace, which would make them ineligible for unemployment benefits.

988 - A Different Recession - Economic

Washington Post
1/15/08
In a normal recession, the to-do list is clear. Copies of Keynes are dusted off, the Fed lowers interest rates, the president and Congress cut taxes and hike spending. In time, purchasing, production and loans perk up, and Keynes is placed back on the shelf. No larger alterations to the economy are made, because our economy, but for the occasional bump in the road, is fundamentally sound.

987 - Visions of a Disc-less World - Technology

Washignton Post

SAN FRANCISCO Steve Jobs's keynote at the Macworld Expo is almost never a dull show. His opening presentation Tuesday showed how well Jobs pitches his own products, bubbling with an isn't-that-cool enthusiasm the rest of the business seems to have forgotten. But a "Stevenote," as it is known in t...

986 - Two-year colleges fear CSU squeeze – Higher Ed
Sacramento Bee
1/17/08
California community colleges are likely to bear the burden of 10,000 additional students this fall – students who can't get into the California State University system because it suddenly moved up its application deadline this week.
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/641089.html

985 - Record rise in UK undergraduates – Higher Ed
BBC News

The number of students starting university in the UK has risen to its highest level ever - to more than 400,000 in 2007.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/education/7194396.stm

984 - FutureWatch Predicts Solid 2008 for Meetings Industry *
MIM Megasite

983 - The Key to Meeting-Cost Savings – Hospitality/Economic
CFO.com
1/16/08
Having cut travel costs drastically through the use of online travel services, in 2004 Xerox began to explore the idea of doing the same for its hundreds of annual meetings and events. In doing so the company joined a trend that had been gathering strength since the late 1990s, though there are many holdouts — even today, analysts often point to meetings as "the next big opportunity" for companies interested in cutting travel costs and related expenses. And so it has proved for Xerox, which estimates that it has saved 40 percent on costs through its aggressive meetings-management program.

982 - If Everyone's Finger-Pointing, Who's to Blame? - Economic
NY Times
1/22/08
The turmoil in the mortgage markets has incited a wave of legal tangles, as homeowners are suing lenders, lenders are suing banks, banks are suing loan specialists. And investors are suing everyone.

981 - Study Abroad Inquiry Expands.

Inside Higher Ed.com
1/21/08

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/01/21/alfred

980 - Highly Skilled And Out Of Work - Economic

Washington Post

An unusually large share of workers have been out a job for more than six months even as overall unemployment has remained low, a little-noted weakness in the labor market that analysts said threatens to intensify the impact of the unfolding economic downturn.

979 - A Big Drop In Emissions Is Possible With Today's Technology – Sustainability/Economic

Washington Post

You can flip off your widescreen TV with the remote control. Power down your computer to standby. Unplug your cellphone from its charger. But as you leave the room, the "wall warts" -- those small boxes plugged into the wall sockets that power your electronics -- stare with glowing diode eyes in ...

978 - IP Addresses Are Personal Data, E.U. Regulator Says - Technology

Washington Post

BRUSSELS -- IP addresses, strings of numbers that identify computers on the Internet, should generally be regarded as personal information, the head of the European Union's group of data privacy regulators said Monday.

977 - Expectation Economy - Social
Trendwatching.com
2008 is well underway now, so it's about time we highlighted the EXPECTATION ECONOMY, a trend that neatly captures the current zeitgeist of demanding consumers and their ever-higher expectations. Rest assured it will keep you busy.
http://trendwatching.com/briefing/

976 - Students flocking to online study as a flexible way to work for degree
Seattle Post

Millions of college students around the country attend class from living-room sofas, kitchen tables, home offices and even park benches -- part of an ever-escalating trend toward attending school online.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/348198_online22.html

975 - "It's a Mac! It's a PC! It's ... Both?" - Technology
Inside Higher Ed

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/01/22/maclabs

974 - Business travelers can eat well while saving - USATODAY.com * - Economic/Social
USA Today
1/21/08
Business travelers can savor great food on the road without taking a big bite out of their companies' expense budgets. For about $50 per day, it's possible to enjoy three sensational meals at restaurants in the nation's largest cities.

973 - Free Web-Based accounts offer more than just e-mail - Technology
USA Today
http://usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2005-08-28-email-tips_x.htm?POE=click-refer

972 - Employers pay more to relocate workers - USATODAY.com * - Economic
USA Today

971 - States combat global warming - USATODAY.com *- Sustainability
USA Today

970 - Investors of All Ages, Take a Deep Breath - Economic

Washington Post

The stock market is plummeting, the housing market is tanking, and talk of recession has reached a fevered pitch. So what does this mean for the American consumer?

969 - Whole Foods sacks plastic bags - USATODAY.com * - Sustainability
USA Today

968 - Employers want new way to judge graduates beyond tests, grades - USATODAY.com * - Social
USA Today

967 - Surveys of Students’ Views Complicate Spin on “Helicopter Parents’ " - Social
Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=r24s6HbjmhxvrJgyW2qfNtm2kPPcrVG6

966 - Personal service propels Ritz-Carlton Chicago to top ranking - USATODAY.com * - Social
USA Today