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"Some college administrators seem so distracted with fund raising, academic infighting, and community initiatives that they set up their emergency communications departments very poorly. Training is poor to nonexistent, secretaries are pressed into service with tremendous responsibilities for running 'notification systems' 24/7 and on weekends because no one else knows how to do it and the administration won’t pay for additional staff. Procedures are seat-of-the-pants and dependent on HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion), except when something like Virginia Tech happens and there is some sort of scramble to do something different." --Donna
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Jill Biden Shines a Global Spotlight on American Community Colleges
Speaking at a Unesco conference in Paris, the vice president’s wife stressed the importance of two-year institutions to the nation’s educational goals.
Connecticut Public Colleges Lose 200 Professors to Early Retirement
Administrators are scrambling to plug holes in their course schedules for fall, with most expecting to do so by hiring more adjuncts or increasing class sizes.
U. of Georgia Paid 2 Fraternities $2.4-Million to Relocate, Contracts Show
The two were among five with houses on property where the university plans to build new academic facilities.
New Allegations in Admissions Controversy at U. of Illinois Suggest Ex-Provost Played a Role
Linda P.B. Katehi, the incoming chancellor of the University of California at Davis, has insisted she knew nothing of the admission of politically connected applicants at Illinois.
Sonoma State U. Foundation May Lose $350,000 on Loan to Former Board Member
The foundation will be forced to issue fewer scholarships in the 2010-11 academic year because of a diminished endowment, a university official said.
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President Obama's Visit to Notre Dame Carries Barely a Hint of Controversy That Preceded It | 58
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September 9, 2008
Company Unveils Wind-Powered Instant-Messaging System
Ever worry about the carbon footprint you leave behind when you fire off an instant message to your professor or student? Probably not, but, in case you did worry, a company called Wimba Pronto has retooled its instant-messaging platform to put your mind at ease. It’s now powered by wind, the company announced today.
The education-technology company has purchased renewable energy credits from a wind-power supplier called Community Energy to subsidize the electricity its servers and routers consume.
As a result, the company says, it now offers the world’s first wind-powered instant-messaging system for education.
Wimba Pronto says the wind-power switch reflects the company’s commitment to sustainability. More than 200 academic institutions use the company’s instant-messaging products, many of them for distance education.
The company says one user, the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, saved 2,328 gallons of gas and cut carbon emissions by 5.7 tons in one semester by teaching 35 sessions online using Wimba. —Katherine Mangan
Posted on Tuesday September 9, 2008 | Permalink |
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