http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs News and Commentary from the Keene State College Office of Academic Affairs Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:25:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Presented by Irene Herold, Dean of Mason Library Robert Madden, Special Collections Librarian Lucy Jones, College Archivist Mason Library is pleased to present to the College community for your information and comment the mission of the Keene State College Archives. The first sentence is intended to define the functions of the archive ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2008/04/11/formal-establishment-of-college-archives/ I’ve had some great conversations about the merits of the blogosphere with some folks who are loath to admit the benefits of the web. I’m convinced, as they are not, that blogs are a great, fresh way of uncovering new ideas and are just one of the ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2008/02/04/blogs-are-to-dinner-conversation-as-twitter-is-to/ Over the last several weeks, staff in Academic Affairs have been working on a draft of an Academic Technology Plan. The plan grew out of a series of discussions held by the Academic Affairs Council over the summer and early fall. A few weeks ago, the ideas generated by the ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2008/01/25/a-vision-for-academic-technology/ I've been following Stanley Fish's blog with great interest. My first contact with the ideas of Fish happened at one of the first presentations I attended in grad school (think back 27 years). It was by a fellow grad student who hung a stuffed fish from the lectern at the ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2008/01/15/starting-the-new-year-with-a-national-controversy-over-the-humanities/ The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has published its list of the top-ten policy issues that will be facing higher education in 2008. Here they are: Affordability States' Fiscal Forecasts College Preparation Accountability Campus Security Immigration 2008 Presidential Election Affirmative Action Re-tooling State Financial Aid Programs Economic Development During the last few months, we've spent considerable time at Keene ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2008/01/11/the-year-ahead-national-issues/ I've been struggling with writer's block for the better part of a month as I've thought about a number of issues that have crossed my desk. Two issues specifically have been brought to me by others: grade-based prerequisites and departmental admissions standards. Both issues, in fact, have come to me ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2007/12/30/access/ In recent years, colleges and universities have been increasing the number of traditional publications they deliver electronically (online or on CD/DVD). The reasons for this shift are varied: Reduced publication/postage costs Sustainability and environmental friendliness Searchability of electronic publications Student preferences Access Longer preparation periods/Shorter production periods As the technology landscape shifts, President Giles-Gee has encouraged College ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2007/11/15/from-print-to-electrons-tell-us-what-you-think/ Tomorrow I will meet with the deans to convene a group to look at policies regarding plagiarism and academic dishonesty. The will be the second group I've worked with on this topic in the year I've been at Keene State. The most recent policies were approved by the College Senate ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2007/11/12/my-paper-is-a-mashup/ I'm just back from my presentation on blogging at the Citizenship Symposium. I'll write more about the symposium next week. Today, I just want to take a moment to give you a link to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement's ne study on students and ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2007/11/09/millennials-and-civic-engagement/ We’re in the final days before the kickoff of the Keene State College Symposium on Citizenship. For those of you who haven’t seen the ads or the posters or the brochures or the web sites, the symposium begins next Tuesday with a noon session and continues through Friday evening. During ... http://keeneweb.org/academicaffairs/2007/11/01/the-citizenship-symposium/