Archive for May, 2012

IT: Gatekeepers or Visionaries?

May 31, 2012

by Kristen Abell Yesterday during the #satech chat, the topic came up of the role of IT folks in implementing new technologies on campuses. One of the things that continues to be a struggle for many of us is the fact that we are woefully behind in the IT world – not just behind other [...]

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Linkage Love: Beyonce, Technology and Connection

May 30, 2012

by Anitra Cottledge Remember this YouTube critique of Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls)” song/video from last year? Whether you agree with the YouTube critique or not, whether you like the song or not, whether you think Beyonce is awesome, a feminist, an iconic entertainer, all of the above or none of the above — you [...]

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Bragging Versus Celebrating: Is there A Gender Gap in How We React to Accomplishments?

May 29, 2012

By Kathryn Magura In a recent conversation with a friend of mine, we were discussing how men and women tend to react differently when they win something. The conversation stemmed from the fact that I recently won an award from ACUHO-I for the Article of the Year for an article I wrote for our Talking [...]

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Breaking through the firewall: #womentech, Tell YOUR Story

May 24, 2012

We would LOVE for you to be a part of our presentation.  We are hoping that you would be willing to tape a short video (or type a response) answering 2 or more of the below questions.  Once we have all of the video clips we will be editing them together to show our audience [...]

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Linkage Love: Watching TV on a Budget

May 24, 2012

By Kathryn Magura About 6 months ago I moved to a new place and got a sweet deal for fancy HD TV from my cable provider. This deal only lasted 6 months, so I knew my fun would come to an end soon. In an effort to be proactive in finding out what my costs [...]

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