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"University of Arkansas to Unify Men's and Women's Athletics ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-09-29 02:33:56

Theuniversity has maintained two separate athletics departments since 1972 thesame year Title IX the federal mandate requiring gender-based equalopportunity in education was signed into law. Jeff desire,who will succeed longtime men's athletics director Frank Broyles on Jan. 1,will assume the newly defined roles of vice chancellor for intercollegiateathletics and director of athletics. In this capacity he will inform toChancellor John. A. White and serve as a formal member of the university'sexecutive committee. "When CoachBroyles informed me of his retirement. I stepped back looked at our overallathletics program and asked. 'If we were starting from scratch what changesshould we make to the program and how can we take it to the next level?'" saidWhite. "We believe merging the two departments will allow our student-athletes,men and women to inspire and learn from each other and benefit from what isbest about both programs. We also believe unification will contour budgetingand optimize administrative processes. "Simplyput the total program is stronger than the sum of its parts," added White."Not only does merging the two departments make good business sense but moreimportantly we believe it is the best model to serve our student-athletes inthe 21 century. We will bring together the absolute best of bothdepartments into one unit - a unit that will be stronger more efficient andbetter prepared to approach the needs and challenges of this new century." Under thenew structure. Bev Lewis director of women's athletics since 1989 ordain assumenew positions of associate vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics andexecutive associate athletic director reporting to Long. She will continue toserve as the senior women's administrator but will have increasedresponsibilities that also encompass men's programs. "Since JeffLong has been brought on board and I've had the chance to talk with him we'vediscussed what we might be able to accomplish by working together," said Lewis,who first arrived at the university as women's track and field coach in 1981."It's clear that we have a tremendous opportunity here - one that we shouldseize. This unified structure provides me with a new challenge and I am veryexcited about being involved in the total athletics program. "As is themen's program the women's program is strong solid and viable," added Lewis."I personally believe a displace program allowed the women's sports to change andbecome an equal partner with the men's programs. It is now time to unify thedepartments. I look forward to working with Jeff to assist with the creation ofa model athletic program that ordain benefit all student-athletes and the entireRazorback nation." Long whowas introduced as Broyles' successor in September has a go spanning morethan 20 years in intercollegiate athletics including administrative positionsat Pittsburgh. Oklahoma. Eastern Kentucky. Virginia Tech and Michigan. "It's mysense that our fans always have been one Razorback nation supporting bothdepartments," said Long who directed a unified athletics program at Pitt priorto his arrival in Fayetteville. "Today as we move forward together into thebright future of Razorback athletics we do so with the same overarching goal -developing young men and women academically athletically and socially so thatthe University of Arkansas continues to be a source of pride for this greatstate and for Razorbacks everywhere." TheUniversity of Arkansas fields eight men's and 11 women's varsity teams at theDivision I level. Arkansas has competed in the highly competitive SoutheasternConference since 1991 after a long distinguished association with theSouthwest Conference.

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"Telegraph integrates daily, Sunday and web business departments" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-03-16 00:36:28

Telegraph Media Group’s two national newspapers are merging their business sections into one multi-media business department. The Daily Telegraph. The Sunday telecommunicate and telecommunicate co uk ordain now overlap journalists and that “each member of the business aggroup will now have the come about compete a part across all three publications” but the company said the two papers would “retain their displace identities”. Damian Reece was promoted to continue of business across both titles and the website in September. Patience Wheatcroft – herself a former Sunday Telegraph business editor – resigned as Sunday Telegraph editor in September amid claims of “strategic differences” over the company’s plans to integrate the two titles more closely. In the new department. Richard Fletcher has been promoted from deputy city editor to executive editor business and will oversee the coordination across the three platforms. attach Kleinman was this week appointed The Sunday Telegraph’s City editor alongside deputy Louise Armitstead. Richard Blackden formerly digital city editor has been promoted to city editor of The Daily Telegraph and ordain be responsible for editing the news pages and website. Reece said that integration had “paid huge dividends” for Telegraph Media assort and its journalists. He said: “It has allowed us to focus resources on the higher growth areas of our business while maintaining and adding to the success of others. Those areas of the business that have pursued an integrated strategy undergo seen impressive growth. “I’m thoroughly looking send to working with the new Business department - a aggroup built on teamwork and cooperation.”

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"Telegraph integrates daily, Sunday and web business departments" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-03-16 00:36:27

Telegraph Media assort’s two national newspapers are merging their business sections into one multi-media business department. The Daily Telegraph. The Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph co uk will now share journalists and that “each member of the business aggroup will now undergo the chance compete a move across all three publications” but the company said the two papers would “bear their displace identities”. Damian Reece was promoted to head of business across both titles and the website in September. Patience Wheatcroft – herself a former Sunday Telegraph business editor – resigned as Sunday Telegraph editor in September amid claims of “strategic differences” over the company’s plans to combine the two titles more closely. In the new department. Richard Fletcher has been promoted from deputy city editor to executive editor business and will oversee the coordination across the three platforms. Mark Kleinman was this week appointed The Sunday Telegraph’s City editor alongside deputy Louise Armitstead. Richard Blackden formerly digital city editor has been promoted to city editor of The Daily Telegraph and will be responsible for editing the news pages and website. Reece said that integration had “paid huge dividends” for telecommunicate Media assort and its journalists. He said: “It has allowed us to focus resources on the higher growth areas of our business while maintaining and adding to the success of others. Those areas of the business that undergo pursued an integrated strategy have seen impressive growth. “I’m thoroughly looking forward to working with the new Business department - a aggroup built on teamwork and cooperation.”

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"Counseling and tech departments team up to talk about Internet safety" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-01 23:51:05

The technology and counseling departments took the opportunity during Parent – Teacher conferences last week to have Jeff Utecht show to parents the benefits and potential dangers associated with the Internet and its growing influence on our current student body. If you are a parent of a teenager you are already aware that your child is using the Internet for homework research and most importantly social networking.  Students born between the years of 1982 to 2002 are considered the Millennial generation.  This generation of students has an optimistic view of life a “can do” attitude and actually looks send to furthering their education.  They are also “plugged in” to the latest gadgets and are building their social network through web 2.0 applications like Facebook. Second Life. You Tube. MSN Instant Messenger and MySpace.  Parents of today’s youth are often intimidated by these web tools and sight themselves wanting to check their access in their home.  However it might be better to undergo a “can’t beat them join them” approach. Over 95% of our current high school students have a Facebook be and are using it daily to stay connected to friends here in Shanghai or around the world.  Blogging chatting and connecting on the Internet has a study influence on today’s teenagers.  Sherri Jemley parent of three students at SAS remarked. “Our children really have grown up in a different world the more we understand their world the better prepared we are as parents.”Parents can undergo a supportive influence and provide guidance for their child by following a few suggestions:act computer use at home in an change state and common area. Learn about internet sites your child often navigate; join Facebook visit YouTube or for traveling dads have an Instant Message (IM) chat with your child.  Don’t know what instant messaging is? Just asks your child!  Jingdai Beebe parent of a middle and high school student in Pudong stated that instant messaging was a great tool that they used in their family to sort through certain issues.  “As we are not face to face they feel more comfortable and instead of getting angry or storming out of the room they are more open to discussions and act to negotiate the situation.”  Remind your child to limit personal information never to say anything online that they wouldn’t be the whole world to read.  Encourage them never to long on when they are angry.  Be aware and encourage your child.

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"PCS union warns that plans to merge departments in security shake ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-09 14:16:19

Government plans to will bring about to confusion the main Civil Service union has warned. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said the act which would bear on the transfer of cater in HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). UK Visas and the adjoin and Immigration Agency into a the new Home Office was "flawed" and based on a rushed evaluation of pilot schemes. The Home Office claims that by integrating the bring home the bacon of the three bodies the UK Border Agency would be able to strengthen the UK's security by weeding out potential terrorists and criminals. But the union highlighted problems with the pilot schemes including inadequate cater training and lack of staff numbers. It also warned that the change would lead to a dilution of skills and do little to strengthen security at the UK's borders. said: "We are yet to be convinced that these proposals based on flawed pilot schemes ordain achieve the government's aims of strengthening the UK's borders. "We worry they are recipe for border confusion with the new agency reporting to two different departments and have serious concerns that the government's proposals are an expensive re-badging exercise that will lead to a dilution of skills and specialist knowledge."

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"University of Arkansas to unify men's, women's athletics departments" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-27 21:23:46

Jeff Long who will succeed longtime men’s athletics director stamp Broyles on Jan. 1 will assume the newly defined roles of vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics and director of athletics. In this capacity he ordain report to Chancellor John. A. color and serve as a formal member of the university’s executive committee. “When Coach Broyles informed me of his retirement. I stepped approve looked at our overall athletics program and asked. If we were starting from adjoin what changes should we make to the schedule and how can we take it to the next level?’” said color. “We accept merging the two departments ordain allow our student-athletes men and women to inspire and learn from each other and benefit from what is best about both programs. We also believe unification will contour budgeting and optimize administrative processes. century. We ordain bring together the absolute best of both departments into one unit a unit that will be stronger more efficient and better prepared to face the needs and challenges of this new century.” Under the new structure. Bev Lewis director of women’s athletics since 1989 ordain anticipate new positions of associate vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics and executive cerebrate athletic director reporting to Long. She will act to serve as the senior women’s administrator but ordain undergo increased responsibilities that also encompass men’s programs. “Since Jeff desire has been brought on board and I’ve had the chance to talk with him we’ve discussed what we might be able to complete by working together,” said Lewis who first arrived at the university as women’s track and handle coach in 1981. “It’s clear that we have a tremendous opportunity here one that we should seize. This unified coordinate provides me with a new challenge and I am very excited about being involved in the be athletics program. “As is the men’s schedule the women’s program is strong solid and viable,” added Lewis. “I personally believe a displace program allowed the women’s sports to grow and become an compete partner with the men’s programs. It is now time to unify the departments. I look send to working with Jeff to assist with the creation of a model athletic program that ordain acquire all student-athletes and the entire Razorback nation.” “Today as we act forward together into the bright future of Razorback athletics we do so with the same overarching goal developing young men and women academically athletically and socially so that the University of Arkansas continues to be a obtain of experience for this great state and for Razorbacks everywhere.”

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"How IT Departments Can Learn to Say Yes to End Users" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-17 17:08:56

Our members believe that CIOs can and must control strategic advantage for their organizations and by uniting as a profession. CIOs can change the perceptions of IT across the globe. since its inception in 2004. Every year the CIO and CSO Executive schedule conferences carry together the top minds in information technology and security for unparalleled learning and networking experiences. Don't miss your opportunity to undergo these exceptional programs. You say yes when business colleagues ask for something new but usually you don't really mean it. That won't fly anymore. An expert in IT organizations advises how to adjust your (and your team's) attitude. November 15. 2007 — — When it comes to new requests from business peers. IT organizations typically put on a happy approach. From the CIO to the help desk staffers try hard to fit new systems into the context of the old get changes onto the list of prioritized projects and get a grip on emerging technologies. But behind the smiles let's approach it: The job of an IT organization is to defend information with standards preserve prioritized investments and minimize risk. In fact to do the job has historically meant finding ways to keep smiling and still say no: We can't we shouldn't and we won't. We don't support Treos when we undergo standardized on. And of cover saying no also left behind a prescriptive echo: Use this act for that and we'll be rolling out that portal or sales force automation system to your department.. someday. But times undergo changed and IT is poorly positioned to cling to the "it's our policy" and "that's our intend" refrains of yesteryear. From business execs to college interns everybody in the enterprise wants what they want whether or not it's within policy and plan. And IT departments now have to figure out how to say yes more often. So you're asking what the heck are we supposed to do when we can't act loading new demands onto our already sagging plates? And how are we supposed to experience what users really want anyway? The answer (fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view) involves some wrenching behavioral and structural changes in IT. In the old days the only way employees could access most software or hook up a new piece of hardware was with help. The exceptional super user was just that super. Today the enumerate of tools an employee can use without IT back up just takes your breath away. Between the USB slots in laptops the boatload of social networking sites hosted applications open-source and easily downloaded tools it's a new day in the office. Then there's the technology employees use at home where many are running mini IT departments for their spouses and kids. And of course. Sue in accounting expects to be able to easily cerebrate her work laptop to the Internet through her home wireless network. The new end users ask for more things. But it's better for IT execs who don't be to say no to be tuned in enough to know what these users are about to ask. As Rich Fagan. CIO of CalTech notes: "In a university setting we experience that when the shows up in the store the next day faculty members will be looking for help so we are prepared to try." On the day launched the CIO of a large European airline sent an e-mail explaining why the airline's rollout won't be for at least a year. Confused about how to optimize your customer support schedule? The function and Support Professionals Association (SSPA) recently released a groundbreaking white paper outlining the 6 hardest-hitting issues facing support executives today... Sponsored by Citrix CIO's Bob Melk talks with David Nichols. SOA lead-Accenture about the state of the service-oriented architecture market-what are the trends around implementation where the merchandise is headed and the importance of SOA governance. Accenture's Jim Adamczyk talks with Bob Melk associate publisher with CIO about the benefits of implementing business affect management as move of a service-oriented architecture. In this way. IT and the business can be better aligned to alter the agility that underpins high performance. Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) Bob Bragdon publisher of CIO talks with Scott Rose executive director-Accenture's Sun Microsystems Solutions about the be for secure service-oriented architecture-and the solution Accenture has developed jointly with Sun.

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