Friday, June 06, 2008
UW Regent Stan Barer Pledges $4 Million to UW School of Law
The University of Washington School of Law has received a $4 million pledge from UW Regent Stanley Barer '63 and his wife, Alta, to create the Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
College Alumni Magazines Struggle to Compete With Facebook
New York Times
By CATE DOTY
Published: June 2, 2008
Most people read their college alumni magazines for the class notes, immediately flipping to the back to see who was married, had a baby or was promoted to an envy-inducing job. The columns tend to be meatiest at this time of year — class reunion season.
The advent of social networking on the Internet has created a quandary for these magazines, which want to maintain a conversation with alumni but have been slow to embrace the Web. Most schools have set up password-protected sites where graduates can change their contact information, drop a class note or donate money.
But younger alumni, accustomed to second-by-second updates from friends and classmates, are exchanging information in real time on Facebook and MySpace. Why wait for your alma mater to churn out a quarterly journal when you can Twitter all day?
More...
(Comment: Well, because those of us who work in advancement offices at universities and colleges still have to reach out to our older alumni. Multi-platform communication is no longer a luxury...in today's world, it is a necessity.)
By CATE DOTY
Published: June 2, 2008
Most people read their college alumni magazines for the class notes, immediately flipping to the back to see who was married, had a baby or was promoted to an envy-inducing job. The columns tend to be meatiest at this time of year — class reunion season.
The advent of social networking on the Internet has created a quandary for these magazines, which want to maintain a conversation with alumni but have been slow to embrace the Web. Most schools have set up password-protected sites where graduates can change their contact information, drop a class note or donate money.
But younger alumni, accustomed to second-by-second updates from friends and classmates, are exchanging information in real time on Facebook and MySpace. Why wait for your alma mater to churn out a quarterly journal when you can Twitter all day?
More...
(Comment: Well, because those of us who work in advancement offices at universities and colleges still have to reach out to our older alumni. Multi-platform communication is no longer a luxury...in today's world, it is a necessity.)
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