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CONTENTS 38 online only universitybusiness.com ARTICLES • NEW: “A New Admissions Gambit,” by Ron Schachter. The star players at some universities aren’t on the athletic field. At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of Texas at Dallas, world-class chess teams are generating national attention, giving new meaning to sports scholarships, and offering novel ways to recruit high-caliber students. 17 FOCUS 17 19 23 38 40 43 45 47 Sense of Place Viewpoint MELISSA EZARIK Lanier Professional Development Center, Texas Tech School of Law. RUTH D. RAISFELD How mediation can resolve campus disputes without litigation. Human Resources Facilities Focus Money Matters Financial Aid CAROL PATTON WEB SEMINAR ARCHIVES • NEW: “Class-capture Made Easy: Strategies for a Successful Campuswide Deployment,” with J. Christopher Lefler, assistant vice president of Evening and Distance Education; Thomas Wallace, director of Academic/Instructional Technology and associate professor of Computer and Information Sciences; David Toye, professor of History; and Paulette Kehm-Yelton, program director and associate professor for the Dental Assisting program, all of Northeast State Technical Community College of Tennessee. Originally broadcast August 14, 2008. Sponsored by Tegrity. Prepping employees for their golden years. MELISSA EZARIK Space-saving automated retrieval systems in campus libraries. K. KURZ, J. SCANNELL, S. VEEDER Using financial aid to build institutional demand. HALEY CHITTY Helping veterans take advantage of education benefits. Endowment Management Marketing ROBERT A. SEVIER ANN C. LOGUE Spreading the power of making investment decisions. Institutional competition: Strategic differentiation. UPCOMING WEB SEMINARS “From Classroom to Campus-Wide: Extending Lecture Capture across Your Department and Institution,” September 25, 2008. Sponsored by Echo 360. IN EVERY ISSUE COLLEGE INDEX COMPANY INDEX ADVISORY BOARD EDITOR’S NOTE 6 8 8 10 BEHIND THE NEWS WHAT’S NEW END NOTE 12 49 52 RESOURCES • On-demand replay of EduComm 2008 keynotes and sessions • Higher Ed Consultants and Higher Ed Financial Services directories • Search archives of UB magazine articles University Business, volume 12, number 9 (ISSN: 1097-6671), is published monthly. A publication of University Media, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Professional Media Group LLC), 488 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851. Phone: (203) 6630100, Fax (203) 663-0149. Periodicals postage paid at Norwalk, CT and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Fran Cassone, University Business, 488 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851. E-mail: fcassone@promediagrp.com. University Business is a registered trademark of University Media, Inc., a division of Professional Media Group. universitybusiness.com September 2008 | 5 http://universitybusiness.com http://universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - September 2008

University Business - September 2008
Contents
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Editor's Note
Behind the News
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Human Resources
A Virtual Visit Welcome
Development Directors Speak Out
NACUBO in the Windy City
Facilities Focus
Money Matters
Financial Aid
Endowment Management
Marketing
What's New
End Note

University Business - September 2008