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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
St. Edward's University - Completion of the 10 Year Strategic Plan
10 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
By 2010 they have accomplished these goals and many more. The enrollment has increased from about 3,700 to nearly 5,300 students. Although the university wanted to increase the population on campus, they also wanted to preserve the personalized education by making sure the student to teacher ratio was appropriate for small classrooms. With the increase of students the faculty was increased with a student/faculty ration of 14:1. My favorite improvement of the school was the globalization of the campus, offering student the opportunity to study abroad. The university has created new partnerships in Mexico, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Edinburgh, Scotland, Seville, Spain, Angers, France, and Koblenz, Germany.
The most beneficial improvement made which is available to all students is the improvement of facilities and technology on campus. With an investment of $147 million dollars in facilities, the University has constructed a new set of dorms and has made a completely wireless campus. They have also added 88 'smart' classrooms, increased the number of public computers from 271 to 729 (WOW!!).
Along with those amazing accomplishments (in just 10 years), St. Edwards has also started to go green! They began a campus wide recycling program and build their new facilities using green principles. The university completed its mission by raising more than $81 million in only 10 years, exceeded annual giving of $1 million, created 79 scholarships.
These improvements to St. Edwards have only enhanced the excellence that was established 125 years ago. I am truly proud to be a student here and am excited to see what the future will bring.
This week my Social Media group created a video celebrating these improvements. check it out!!
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Foursquare
Users of the site can also create a "To Do" list for their own use and add "Tips" to venues that other users can read, and are suggestions for things to do, see or eat at the location. I have only had my Foursquare account for a week now, so I have not completed my profile but I am excited to check in on my phone the next time I go somewhere on my "To Do" list.
Viral Videos
Give Orang-utans A Break
Greenpeace has made several videos doing just that. Currently they have made a video about the manufacturing of Kit Kat's and how it is endangering the rain forest. According to Greenpeace, Nestle uses palm oil from companies that have been "trashing" rain forests in and threatening the extinction of orang-utans and resources of the locals. Initially the video was put on YouTube, but since the video had so many viewings it was taken Nestle demanded it be taken off. However, the video is still available on the Greenpeace website
CHECK IT OUT!!
CHECK IT OUT!!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Podcast: St. Edward's 125th Anniversary
PRESIDENTS MEETING PODCAST - click to listen
A few weeks ago Michelle, Julie and I created a Podcast for the 125th Anniversary of our school, St. Edwards University. We attended the President's meeting and learned about the 10 year strategic plan that was completed this year. We also got an exclusive interview with President George Martin who told us about the plan for the next 5 years which focuses on the globalization of our campus. Check it out and learn about what makes St. Edwards one of the top small schools in the nation. Also, to learn about the history of the school check out the website made specifically for this celebration.
show notes:
Introduction- 00:35
History of St Edwards- 00:55
Information from Presidents Meeting- 1:35
Inside Scoop into 2015/ President’s Interview- 4:10
Globalization of St. Edwards/Study Abroad programs -5:00
Last words- 7:20
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Get Glued
Ever wish there was an easy way to hear about and share the latest music, books and movies with your friends? GetGlue.com, which was originally created as a browser add-on, is a social recommendation service that gathers this information from social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and lets you know about the latest entertainment your friends and are talking about. The GetGlue add-on is an application which is downloaded to your browser and when visiting supporting sites such as IMDB or Amazon.com, a "Glue Tip" icon appears on the browser that gives you recommendations of other songs, books or movies you might like.
I just recently opened an account with Get Glue and am currently building a profile of movies and songs I like. I have yet to connect with my friends from Facebook, but I am interested to see how the website takes off and how it connects with all of my friends on Facebook and Twitter.
Google Chrome
Another extension I read about in an article on Mashable! website is called Chrome SEO which gives you Search Engine Optimization Tools that "help you with Competitive Analysis, Keyword Research, Backlink Checks, PageRank Checks" and more. The current features available for Chrome SEO are keyword research tools, the number of pages indexed on the site, current traffic and rankings and social bookmark counts on sites like Delicious and more! This browser is probably the most well rounded and up-to-date tool for anyone using the internet. I recommend it to you all!!
Check out the commercial ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6iLf9BiI4w
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