University Business - March 2007 - (Page 47)

Warning : session_start : The session id contains invalid characters, valid characters are only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 in /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php on line 9 Warning : session_start : Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent output started at /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php:9 in /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php on line 9 Warning : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by output started at /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php:9 in /mnt/data/www.nxtbook.com/fx/config_1.3/global.php on line 10 PHOTO BY MARK WASHBURN PHOTO BY PETE LAFLEUR Dame’s athletic department. April 27 through 29, Notre Dame will honor those accomplishments with a 35th-anniversary celebration dubbed “A Generation of Inspiration.” Women began competing in fencing at Notre Dame in 1972, the ﬁrst year of Title IX. The Dartmouth women’s basketball team has been a success story for decades. Title IX Troubles Title IX compliance has proved more difficult for other institutions, some of which have had to address their problems in the courts rather than on the courts, including a spate of prominent lawsuits during the 1990s. In 1992, softball players cut by Colorado State University to save money prevailed in a court decision that declared economic hardship was not a reason to discriminate. In 1996, a federal judge ordered Brown to keep and upgrade women’s volleyball and gymnastics after officials had eliminated their funding. Brown was further ordered to offer sports opportunities proportional to its male and female enrollment, as guaranteed under Title IX. Another 1996 court ruling found that Louisiana State University’s tardy pace of complying with Title IX had violated the civil rights of women athletes through “arrogant ignorance.” Colleges and universities still have a ways to go. A 2005 study of 112 Pennsylvania institutions found that, on average, only 43 percent of their athletes were women even though females comprised 53 percent of the student population. Researchers from the NCAA tournament six times. “Our team is a huge success story,” Wielgus says. “The entire athletic department is a success story in that women’s lacrosse, hockey, and soccer have also done well.” The even more accomplished women’s athletic program at Notre Dame University Ind. —which began admitting women in Title IX’s first year—took a similar route, according to Deputy Director of Athletics Missy Conboy, who played basketball there. “The start was very slow here,” she says. “It was very old school.” In 1980, Notre Dame elevated Conboy’s team to the NCAA’s Division I and increased its annual budget twentyfold to $250,000. “We went from no women at the university to having 12 of 13 women’s teams advance to postseason play last year. We’ve had countless academic All-Americans and graduation rates in the top five in the country,” explains Conboy, now in her 20th year in Notre Gateway recommends Windows Vista™ Business. need to round out your 1:1 computing solution. CL A SSRO OM M A N AG E M E N T Student and instructor interaction is improved with class monitoring and synchronized classroom delivery from DyKnow and other software partners. STANDARDS-BA SED C U R R I C U LU M Media and technologyrich solutions from Gateway, Agilix, VitalSource and SAS inSchool can help you exceed student achievement goals. H A R D WA R E An ideal 1:1 initiative includes projection devices, printers, Gateway® servers, storage and the M285-E with an Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology.2 IMPLEMENTATION From custom imaging and asset tagging to on-site installation,3 Gateway will take care of the details, freeing up your IT staff and minimizing disruptions. ONGOING SUPPORT Get the personal attention you deserve. Our full line of services includes Priority Support, Accidental Damage Protection4 — even anti-theft protection. 1. Leasing opportunities are offered by LEAF Financial Corporation to well-qualified business customers. All lease payments, terms and credit qualifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. 2. Performance may vary. See www.intel.com for additional information. 3. Installation provided by third parties. Not available in remote locations. Call for details. 4. Limited warranties and service agreements apply; visit gateway.com or call 1-800-846-2000 for a free copy. Service agreements are issued and performed by third parties. May not be available in all locations. Accidental Damage Service Plan not available in all states. ©2007 Gateway, Inc. Gateway Terms and Conditions of Sale apply. Trademarks used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Intel, the Intel Logo, Intel Inside, the Centrino logo, Centrino, and Intel Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Not responsible for typographical errors. Ad Code: 130256 Title IX-NEW.indd 5 2/21/07 11:58:54 AM Warning : Unknown : The session id contains invalid characters, valid characters are only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 in Unknown on line 0 Warning : Unknown : Failed to write session data files . Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct /var/lib/php/session in Unknown on line 0 http://www.intel.com http://gateway.com http://www.intel.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - March 2007

Contents
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Editor's Note
Stats Watch
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Marketing
Human Resources
Financial Aid
Money Matters
Community Colleges
Title IX Turns 35
It’s Electric
Lost in Space
Transportation Trends
Details of Retail
Business Technology
What's New
Calendar of Events
Direct Connect
End Note

University Business - March 2007