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August 1, 2004
| Full August 1, 2004 issue of National On-Campus Report in PDF format … |
| Legislators Try to Shore Up Campus Data Security Holes A computer malfunction this spring at the University of California system made the personal data of more than 2,000 students available to all students. When students logged onto the UC network to update their contact information, they were able to access information about other students, too. The incident was one of several across the country in the past two years that have intensified state and federal lawmakers’ concerns about campus data security, especially the potential for theft of students’ identities. |
| Tally of Clery Act Violators Grows As of late May, the U.S. Department of Education has found 560 schools in violation of the Jeanne Clery Act, including 123 since mid-2002. |
| Want to Increase Graduation Rates? Treat Students Like Human Beings A multifaceted effort helped Louisiana Tech boost a 35 percent six-year graduation rate to 55 percent — nearly 10 percentage points higher than the median rate among peer institutions — in just five years. Pamela Ford, Tech’s dean of enrollment management, gives part of the credit for Tech’s increased rates to the 1992 advent of selective admissions and subsequent increases in admissions standards. But that doesn’t account for all of the increase, she said. |
| On-Campus Reports Suit Claims School Blocked Sexual Assault Investigation; Cheerleading Injuries; ‘Harsh’ Labor Decision; Squirrel Fishing; Income and Attendance Rates; Cellphone Alibi Clubs; Entrepreneurship Programs Expand; Study Abroad Rape Settlement |
| Follow-ups Spring Broke; Riot Charges |
| Resources Essays on Diversity Strategies; Student Mental Health and Conduct |
| Eight Ways to Generate Interest in Learning Communities Because of the multidisciplinary, collaborative nature of learning communities, it’s important to market them well to faculty and administrators as well as students to generate interest and support. |
