Leading the Tech Charge
To prepare their students to compete in today’s global economy, institutions of higher education must be at the forefront of technology use. |
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Security Is Serious Business
Attacks on campus networks are increasing, but funding isn’t. The remedy involves a combination of investment and technology. |
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Serving the System
CIO Annie Stunden of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has seen a lot during her 46-year IT career, but she hasn’t changed her focus on ensuring that technology supports the overall mission. |
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Libraries and IT: A Marriage Made in Reno
At the University of Nevada, Reno, the administration has combined the library and IT staffs to improve services and increase support. |
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MobileU
Wake Forest University is piloting a set of projects, MobileU, to test the effectiveness of Pocket PC phones for both academic and personal use by students. |
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Sky Patrol
Colleges and universities are getting smart about wireless security. Here’s how they’re keeping their wireless networks secure. |
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Smart Procurement
Learn how institutions of higher education are using e-procurement to save time, lower costs and increase purchasing efficiencies. |
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Are Your IT Projects Successful?
One objective way to know if an IT initiative meets its goals is to measure and score it, possibly with a Balanced Scorecard. |
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How IT Training Pays Off
Today’s complex, rapidly changing technologies require that IT professionals be trained and proficient in all aspects of their job. |
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How to Manage a Wireless Campus
IT personnel are grappling with issues of security, easy access and cost containment as wireless networks proliferate on campus. |
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Students and Professors Click With Technology
Purdue utilizes classroom audience response systems to boost student participation and help faculty spice up their presentations. |
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| By merging library and IT responsibilities, universities are saving time and money, while also increasing their staffs’ productivity. |
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| The IT staff at Illinois Wesleyan University protects the school’s network by educating first-year students about viruses and spyware and giving them diagnostic tools, as well as antivirus and antispyware programs. |
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| To ensure the stability of their server environments, colleges and universities are staying ahead of user needs and adopting policies that recognize the interconnected nature of their systems. |
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Taming the Network Monster
Montana State University-Northern overhauled its network and gained a tenfold increase in speed and capacity for many network tasks. |
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Screen Stars
The University of the Incarnate Word uses electronic presentation panels to separate itself from the competition. |
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| The art of negotiating IT contracts involves understanding the value of flexible contracts, balancing the needs of both parties and other fine points. |
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Dartmouth's LAN Takes to the Air
Here’s the story behind the story of how Dartmouth College set up its user-friendly wireless network. |
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2006 Technology Outlook
What’s technologically top of mind for next year? Read this roundup of the most important priorities for IT professionals and administrators. |
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| A roundup of facts on IT planning, distance learning, online usage and students’ use of Dayton University’s Virtual Orientation Web site. |
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Small Wonders
Clean Air
Universities’ Disaster Recovery Powers Up