Access + opportunity = success, higher ed leader says Posted on November 8, 2006 (September 10, 2013) by Inside NAU Rufus Glasper undoubtedly has the students. Now he wants to turn them into 250,000 success stories. Glasper, chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges, said he believes every student has a “right” to succeed. “We are committed to the notion that if a student doesn’t succeed, it is not because we have failed that student,” he said.…
Higher education leader calls for a ‘community of colleges’ Posted on October 25, 2006 (September 10, 2013) by Inside NAU As the leader of one of the nation’s largest community college systems, Rufus Glasper, chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District, believes it is time for universities and community colleges to think and act outside traditional boundaries to become a “community of colleges”—colleges with common interests and shared values that benefit their students. Such…
Connecting to the ‘net generation’ Posted on September 7, 2006 (September 10, 2013) by Inside NAU Like Alice in Wonderland, today’s college students learn by immersing themselves in alternate realities, and it is the university’s job to keep connected with students and their technology adventure, an information technology expert told an NAU audience of 300 people. Diana Oblinger, vice president of EDUCAUSE, an organization promoting the intelligent use of information technology,…
Expert to ask, ‘Do we understand our learners?’ Posted on August 16, 2006 (September 10, 2013) by Inside NAU One student walks across campus listening to an iPod; another is engrossed in text messaging on her cell phone. During class, they’re Googling, IMing and playing games—often at the same time. More likely to use the library as a gathering place than a resource, this is the “Net Generation,” co-existing beside older students who are…
Gateway hosts web-content seminar Posted on August 2, 2006 (August 17, 2015) by Inside NAU The Gateway Center will host a web seminar for effective web content from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 10 in the Gateway Center classroom, building 43. The seminar is designed to help people write content that is effective in engaging web page readers. It is not a design course relating to Liquid Matrix or NAU’s…
Tools available to implement new visual identity Posted on May 10, 2006 (August 17, 2015) by Inside NAU It has been more than a year since the university implemented its new visual identity, which has served to create consistency in the look and feel of NAU’s printed and electronic communications. The deadline for transitioning to the new logo was Aug. 1, and resources are available to assist departments in incorporating it into their…