Year: <span>2012</span>

Accreditation in the United States The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. You can find out more...

Ethics Leaders Learning

Anthem for this week: Queen – ‘The Show Must Go On’ (Music Video)

nancyrubinOctober 13, 2012October 13, 2012

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADh8Fs3YdU]

Corporations Ethics

Ethical Program or Ethical Culture? – Linda K. Trevino

nancyrubinOctober 13, 2012

Linda K. Trevino, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior and Ethics, Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University, and an Academic Advisor at the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics,...

Assessment Community Education eLearning

…She named name (Uh Oh!)

nancyrubinOctober 12, 2012

Not ready to write names yet; but, getting there... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaTbErVDQ40]

Community Digital Citizenship Education Learning

Stand up to Bullying – You CAN make a difference if you do!

nancyrubinOctober 12, 2012

Thanks to @CarlaYoung for writing about this and sharing the video below: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpOvYWd4KW4&feature=player_embedded] After freshman goalie Daniel Cui became the scapegoat for a losing season, the whole high school rallied...

Education Leaders Learning

For Profit or For Students???

nancyrubinOctober 12, 2012October 12, 2012

Retaining students at for-profit institutions often has a different meaning than retention at not-for-profit colleges and universities. Accountability meetings are not about ensuring students are succeeding; the meetings are about...

Education Leaders

What is a Provost?

nancyrubinOctober 11, 2012October 11, 2012

What is a Provost? By definition: pro·vost/ˈprōˌvōst/ Noun: A senior administrative officer in certain colleges and universities. The head of certain university colleges and public schools. The Provost is the...

Community

Community-based Learning: First Hand

nancyrubinOctober 10, 2012

I took a field trip, on my own, today to a local historic site. We often forget how important local history is to our culture and to us as citizens....

Assessment Education Learning Teaching

Defining Academic Integrity: The Foundation of an Academic Institution

nancyrubinOctober 10, 2012

The Definition of Academic Integrity does not vary from institution to institution. What does seem to be inconsistent is how it is enforced. Academic Integrity can be defined by honest...

What is Plagiarism? How is it different than Academic Misconduct?

nancyrubinOctober 9, 2012October 13, 2012

Plagiarism is a topic that seems to be exploding with the widespread availability of information on the internet and new tools that make detecting it even easier. I received an...

Year: 2012

College and University Accreditation: It Gets Confusing