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Archive for July, 2009

Effective Leadership Transitions: Looking to the Past to Successfully Move Forward

“[An] effective leadership transition is the process by which past and future student leaders in an organization work together to review and learn from previous events and programs and prepare for the upcoming year.”  -Adrienne M. Craig The transition from old to new leaders is vital to an organization’s success. Leadership transitions allow members to [...]

Social Media as a Teaching Tool

Blog by: Cody Olsen, OrgSync Campus Liaison, Dixie State College Just like many others, I am fully aware of the recent uprising of the mega-internet platforms now known as social media. Their increase in popularity has brought a new level of communication and interaction to all groups and ages, especially on college and university campuses. [...]

Smaller World, Bigger Impact: Using Technology and Social Media to Create Change On a Larger Scale

Blog by: Angel Quicksey, OrgSync Campus Liaison, Claremont McKenna College Today’s world is smaller, flatter, and more connected than ever before. Places and people that once seemed remote are now only a click away and virtually right next-door.  Neighbors that once chatted through a fence are now chatting online through a social network such as [...]

Adopting Technology to Build Communities Around Residential Life

Blog by: Daniel Ware, OrgSync Campus Liaison, University of Alabama As many know friendships that are made in college tend to be friendships that last years even after college. Now many colleges and universities are jumping on the bandwagon to make on campus living mandatory for freshmen. Many freshmen are being put into dorms with [...]