2017

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How Digital Engagement Enhances the Student Experience

Eric Stoller

The following is an excerpt from Chris Douce’s review of my keynote “How digital engagement enhances the student experience” presented at the Higher Education Academy’s HEA 2017 Annual conference: Generation TEF. The opening keynote was by Eric Stoller. Eric has built a consultancy about using technology and social media to create digital engagement , with a particular emphasis on higher education.

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May Term Mems

Hope College Network

Pine Ridge, South Dakota One of the unique academic experiences that Hope College offers students is to study over the summer months through May, June and July terms. For many Hope students, this is a chance to travel or spend some more time in lovely Holland and build a deeper community with the members of one class. In May 2016, myself, a group of Hope women and an extraordinary Religion professor packed into a twelve-passenger van and drove off into the Badlands of South Dakota.

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Higher Ed Halloween 2017: Trick and tweets roundup

Terminalfour

Before people get caught up in the fast-approaching festive season, we wanted to bid a fond farewell to our freakiest of holidays.

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[Webinar] I’m a Recruiter, Not a Data Scientist!

Collegis Education Data Management

Presenter: Dan Antonson. Senior Manager of Marketing Technology. Collegis Education. Easy ways to make sense of admissions data. Admissions teams tell us that they want to use data, but find it hard to manage. And let’s face it: all too often data lacks meaning. We’ll help you connect the dots between the data you have and the data you want. Consider this a continuation of our July 2017 webinar that covered how to improve the value of data captured by admissions.

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Professional Contingency and the Cosmic Perspective

Academic Librarian

This blog is approaching its tenth anniversary, and I realized that its tenth year has been one of silence. Partly I’ve been working (slowly) on another book, partly I’ve been chairing a really busy ACRL committee that produces lengthy documents , and partly I’ve less incentive to blog since one provocative librarian has ceased publishing laughable false dichotomies about libraries and another has ceased all public activity due, supposedly, to “threats and politics.

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Social media in higher education: it’s OK to fail

Eric Stoller

Audio from a podcast interview that I did with the Efficiency Exchange back in April at Jisc ‘s DigiFest event. I had a cold, hence the reason why my voice is a bit off. Hope you enjoy this quick clip.

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Life in Holland as told from my #Instagram

Hope College Network

THE BEACHES Whether it’s Big Ol’ Red (aka Holland State Park), Tunnel Beach, Laketown Dunes, The Bowl, or some random beach front you found on a drive, everyone has their favorite beach and it’s a must no matter what time of year. Even in the depths of winter, my friends and I will bundle up in coats and blankets, trek out to some Lake Michigan beachfront, and watch the stars for probably longer than we should.

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THE ‘KERK!

Hope College Network

By: Arianna Bratt “And the winner of the 2017 Nykerk Cup Competition is…” Those words will inevitably ring through DeVos Field House in just three short weeks, the night of October 28 th to be exact. But, the words that will follow this red-underlined-incomplete-sentence are yet to be fought, rehearsed, sang, played, spoke, and deliberated over. The ultimate question remains: WHO WILL REIGN NYKERK CUP CHAMP?

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STEM + Fun = ExploreHope

Hope College Network

Throughout the weeks of June and July, the halls of Schaap Science Center bubbled with activity as hundreds of children excitedly chattered about newfound lessons as they clutched goodie bags full of goofy but cool science projects. This summer marked the 20th year of Hope College’s annual ExploreHope camps, hands-on workshops meant to stimulate love and learning for youngsters in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and while ExploreHope promises kids a great time, it also provi

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Need Me This Summer? I’ll Be in the Lab

Hope College Network

Meet Anna Lunderberg. Don’t let the relaxed pose in the hammock fool you. This summer, Anna is hard at work on campus, doing things like studying the brain tissue of rats and running Western blots. (Yeah, I had to Google that , too.) Anna, a soon-to-be sophomore at Hope, is collaborating with biology and chemistry professor Dr. Leah Chase on neuroscience research through the summer.

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What to Expect for First Year Advising

Hope College Network

Freshman advising is an incredibly laid back experience. The process depends on whether you declare a major your first year. Not sure on your major yet? If you don’t declare a major your first year, your advisor won’t change. Your First Year Seminar professor will be your advisor until you declare your major. There’s no need to worry if you don’t know what you’re going to major in, most programs can still be completed in four years if you declare your sophomore (and in some cases, junior) year.

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An Internship Abroad | LivItaly Tours

Hope College Network

Studying abroad opens up a lot of experiences that wouldn’t usually be available in the average semester at college. One aspect of the program with IES is the chance to apply for a part-time internship. While doing an internship in itself can be done any semester at home, interning abroad provides the opportunity to experience the work culture of another country.

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Happy Birthday, Rome!

Hope College Network

On Friday, Rome celebrated it’s 2,770th birthday! The official founding date of Rome is April 21st, 753 B.C. All weekend there were historical re-enactments culminating in a huge parade reminding me that the Roman people truly cherish and take pride in the rich history of the city they call home. The Most Brief History of Rome You’ll Ever Read Legend has it that twins, Romulus and Remus, were raised by a she-wolf.

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Senior Struggle #7: Rejection Can Be Good

Hope College Network

I hope that I can remember this every time I face rejection in my life! Happy Tuesday, readers. Only a few more days until Easter Break – I know you all can push through! Something that has been on my mind a lot this semester is what to do this summer. It’s on everyone else’s mind too, but especially seniors as graduation is just around the corner.

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Senior Struggle #6: It’s OK to Want an End

Hope College Network

As I get ready to graduate, I have to keep this saying in mind! Hello, readers! I hope your week is going well so far! We have five weeks of school left, and those weeks are flying by! The time passing quickly is sad as I realize that my final year of college is coming to a close, but at the same time, I’m happy that it will be done soon and I will be able to start a new chapter of my life.

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My Spring Break

Hope College Network

Happy Monday, Readers! I hope you all enjoyed your Spring Break and feel relaxed and rejuvenated as we enter this last sprint before the school year ends. As a senior, it felt like this Spring Break was needed more than ever before. Here’s a little glimpse into what I did! For my break, I headed down to sunny Florida with my family. It was so nice to be able to spend one final break with them before my sister and I graduate.

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Liberec

Hope College Network

I talked about Prague a few blogs ago, but I have not mentioned my hometown and the city I was born. There is a lot of things to talk about, so I will probably write two or three more posts about it because my town in many ways is really a pearl in a sea. Liberec or as many people know the city as Reichenberg in German, is a city located on the North of the Czech Republic, only 30 minutes from German and Polish border.

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Chilean Movie Night

Hope College Network

This Wednesday (March 15), I and Amie Hixon will organizing a Chilean movie night on the behalf of International Student Office in order to promote studying abroad. We both studied abroad in Chile this past fall semester. I was in Business and Culture program and Amie was in Liberal Arts Program. We will have a brochures about all the possible options if you are interested in studying abroad in Chile.

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Porsche

Hope College Network

We all know Porsche. One of the most luxurious and most technically developed cars one can buy in current market. People think Porsche is one of the symbols of brilliant German engineering, precision, and reliability. As of right now, it is truth, but most people do not know that Porsche is not German company. It is Czech company, which moved to Germany and became German.

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International Food Fair at Hope, a.k.a. Czech Cuisine

Hope College Network

This past weekend, on Saturday, there was an international Food Fair where international students were making foods from their home country. Unfortunately, I was not be able to able to attend, so I will talk about what Czech cuisine looks like. All my not-Czech friends who tried Czech cuisine, they either really liked it or do not eat at all. The meal is usually very heavy and includes a meat and some type of sauce.

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Prague Christmas Market 2017

Hope College Network

Even though it is the start of a Spring, Prague, the capital city of the my home country, the Czech Republic, has something spectacular. In every bigger city in the Czech Republic there is a Christmas market. There are always very Christmasy, relaxing, and romantic, but the Prague Christmas Market is in the league itself. It was ranked as the number 1 Christmas Market in the world by CNN.

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Break for Winter Break

Hope College Network

Happy Monday, Readers! I hope you all have transitioned back into school and homework smoothly after coming back from Winter Break. We’re in the final stretch now until Spring Break – hooray! I’ve decided to take a break from writing on a Senior Struggle this week to tell you about my Winter Break – it really was an amazing few days filled with friends and outdoor activities!

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Weekend in Switzerland

Hope College Network

Sharon Creech is one of my favorite authors. Of all of her books I read in the library growing up, one of my favorites is Bloomability. The novel follows Dinnie as she navigates living with her aunt and uncle in a new country and attending an American boarding school in Lugano, Switzerland. She tackles homesickness, goes on adventures, and makes friends who come from all over the world.

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Senior Struggle #4: Being Prepared

Hope College Network

Happy Monday, Readers! Welcome back to talking about topics that seniors struggle with especially during these last few months before graduation. This week’s topic: being prepared. Whether its being prepared for class by having your homework done, being prepared for the days you don’t get home until after 12 hours, or being prepared for what comes after college, I’ve noticed that being prepared is something that every senior is worried about.

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Rome: First Impressions

Hope College Network

It’s hard to sum up one week of a somewhat overwhelming amount of new things, but I’ll use pictures to make up for a lack of words. After three hours of sitting on the plane waiting for Delta’s computer system to come back online, the flight from Atlanta to Rome went smoothly. Even from the air, Italy was a stunning sight to take in and it still hasn’t stopped impressing me.

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Senior Struggle #3: Saying Goodbye to my Email Signature

Hope College Network

Happy Monday, readers! Miraculously, after writing last week’s blog, I feel a lot better about being busy this semester. I feel like writing that blog post put a lot of things in perspective for me and I’m at terms with my workload for the semester. My new goal is to get most of my homework done during the weekends so that my weeks are a little less hectic.

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When (Not Yet) In Rome

Hope College Network

While I wait for my semester abroad to begin, I thought I might as well share some of what I love about Hope with you all. When I chose to study abroad there were some things I knew I would miss: my friends, downtown Holland , Hope’s campus, etc. In addition to those things that were obvious to me, here are a few other things at Hope that I’ll be missing this semester. 1.

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A Michigan Winter

Hope College Network

It’s been a while since I have written a blog, but when I do decide to write, there have been multiple consistent themes. Soccer, school, family, etc. However, there is one theme, not as heavily touched on as others, that has always worked its way into my writing one way or another: Michigan winters. From the moment I even considered coming to Hope, I have heard, “Look out for the winters!

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Senior Struggle #1: Time for the Breakdown Chair

Hope College Network

Happy Monday, friends! It’s a good day to stay inside and read a book, watch some Netflix or perhaps… write a blog! In case you don’t know, the theme of my blogs for this semester is “Senior Fears/Struggles” and the more I’ve been dwelling on this theme, the more fears/struggles I can think of. The predominant one for this week?

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Scrolled by this week: 3 recent exciting Higher Education marketing campaigns

Terminalfour

A new blog series called “Scrolled by this week”, featuring Marquette University, University of Aberystwyth and Perdue University

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Digital Disruption: Organizational Collaboration

Terminalfour

Collaboration isn’t a one-off – it’s a culture, a way of working, and needs to be continuous and permeate across the organization

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Digital Marketing in Higher Education – The 2017 Edition

Terminalfour

We’ve launched our 2017 Higher Education Digital Marketing & Web Survey. Capturing the insights from the global HE community.

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Great idea: The University of Durham’s Instagram photo contest

Terminalfour

Your students are your greatest recruitment asset. See how Durham embrace student generated content to create online engagement.

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How the University of Birmingham and Edinburgh welcome International Students

Terminalfour

Social media is invaluable for international students to see how diverse your University is. Somewhere they would feel welcome.

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Digital Governance: getting everyone singing from the same hymn sheet

Terminalfour

Web Teams are very good at ‘managing’ their online presence, but organisations aren’t too great at ‘governing’ it. We examine.

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Accessibility challenges now prime time - as a web professional, an opportunity?

Terminalfour

Website accessibility (S508, WAI WCAG etc.) related legal cases against Universities now being covered my US national media.

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Let’s talk about our favorite podcasts: HigherEd social

Terminalfour

How digital marketing teams in higher education can use Podcasts as an additional tool in their student recruitment efforts