2006 Campus Technology Innovators :: Table of Contents

  • 07/22/06

2006 Campus Technology Innovators WITH JUST UNDER 500 ENTRIES, this year’s Campus Technology Innovator competition was a standout— as were the institutions, visionaries, and vendor partners who caught our attention for their innovation, ingenuity, and just plain gutsiness.

On these pages (below) are challenges that may remind you of your own, plus solutions to model by. Read on!

2006 Campus Technology Innovators
TECHNOLOGY AREA
 INNOVATOR
OUTSOURCING Drexel University
3D Darton College
ePORTFOLIOS Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
THE WEB University of Michigan
RICH MEDIA University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS University of North Texas Health Science Center
GAMING University of North Carolina-Greensboro 
& Southern Adventist University
IT PLANNING Orange County Community College
CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE UC-Merced
SECURITY Sinclair Community College
QA Wayne State University
PODCASTING Marist College
WEB TOOLS Tufts University
IT FUNDING ENMU-Roswell
eRECRUITMENT Ryerson University
VIRTUAL & IMMERSIVE LEARNING Appalachian State University & Purdue University

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