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Archive for March, 2009

Team OrgSync Travels to Seattle for NASPA

The OrgSync team traveled to Seattle to join over 3,000 campus administrators for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Conference (NASPA) March 7-11. We spent most of our time at the Convention Center talking with campus professionals, both educating them on the benefits of OrgSync, and learning what support and services they need to [...]

On-Site Training at St. John’s University

Last week, Eric and I (Jami Darden) traveled to the great state of New York to visit one of our newest clients, St. John’s University in Jamaica, Queens. St. John’s boasts an undergraduate population of nearly 15,000 students from 42 states, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and 91 foreign countries. Among its [...]

SXSW Interactive Festival Recap

OrgSync’s first year at the SXSW Interactive Festival was a great success! We met many people interested in advancing technology in Higher Ed. Many shared our goal to accelerate student success through out of classroom involvement and innovative service learning. We also met many companies interested in partnering to help spread our services. Saturday was [...]

Higher Ed MeetUp / TweetUp at SXSW

OrgSync is excited to sponsor the 3rd Annual Higher Ed MeetUp/TweetUp on Sunday night from 6:00-10:00pm at Buffalo Billiard’s on 6th & Brazo’s. Catch up with your colleagues in the education field and meet new friends at this great networking event. If you get lost call Jeff at 512-970-6585 Map to Buffalo Also be sure [...]

OrgSync at SXSWi in Austin this Weekend

The 22nd Annual South by Southwest Music & Media Festival has begun! The OrgSync team will be exhibiting at the SXSW Interactive Festival this weekend at the Austin Convention Center. SXSW Interactive celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technologies. We will be at booth #710 on the fourth floor of the [...]

Social Media is Taking Over the World – Part 1

This is the first part of a multi-part blog series on social media and higher education. I realize when discussing social media, individuals come to the conversation from many different backgrounds. Some are early adopters and are self-proclaimed “social media gurus”; others may be familiar with the platforms but not the uses and benefits, while [...]

OrgSync’s Facebook Connect Assists in Creating Awareness for Your Organization and Increasing Student Involvement

OrgSync has just launched its very own Facebook Connect application. OrgSync hopes by offering this application to their user that their services will be more accessible and further integrated into student’s lives. The OrgSync Facebook Connect feature allows users to log into OrgSync using their Facebook username and password. What are the benefits of this [...]

Why Universities Should Adapt to Students

As an educator, the following video clip really resonated with me. Technology has advanced greatly since I was in school, but uses of technology in the classroom have not advanced that quickly. We may have transitioned from overheads to PowerPoints and from VHS to DVD, but the essence of the classroom is still the same; [...]

OrgSync Announces New Internship Program

In an effort to continue to build strong relationships with our campuses, OrgSync announces its new Campus Liaison Internship Program.  Through the program, participants will gain valuable experience about how to use social media for marketing, as well as presentation, event planning, leadership, and communication skills.  We are very excited to offer this valuable experience [...]