Campus Technology: IT Trends

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When Students Whine About WiFi on Twitter
The University of Georgia and Arizona State have turned to Twitter feeds to monitor just how satisfied students are with campus wireless. Here's what they've learned.
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Apple, Samsung Flat as Mobile Market Grows Beyond Expectations
Despite gloomier predictions, the mobile phone market grew 4.3 percent worldwide in the first quarter of 2017, with No. 1 Samsung and No. 2 Apple declining slightly in their overall share of the market as Chinese manufacturers surged upward.
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Study: More Underrepresented Students Rely on Social Media for College Search
Underrepresented student groups are more likely to rely on social media channels in their college search, according to a new report from Royall & Company, a division of EAB.
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4 out of 5 Companies Have Hired a Coding Bootcamp Graduate
Indeed, an online job search engine, surveyed 1,000 employers in the United States and found that 80 percent have hired a graduate from a coding bootcamp and these programs are held in high esteem.
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Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
- NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund
  Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
  Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
- VentureWell Faculty Grants (developing curriculum for promoting STEM entrepreneurship)
  Sponsor: VentureWell
  Award: Up to $30,000
  Number of Awards: TBD
  Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
  Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member. See list of member institutions here.
- ACM Athena Lecturer Award
  Sponsor: ACM and Google
  Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
  Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
Upcoming Events
- IMS Global Learning Consortium Learning Impact Leadership Institute
  May 16–19, 2017
  Denver, CO
- NISOD 2017 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence
  May 27–30
  Austin, TX
- Learning Summit 2017
  June 11–14
  Paradise Valley, AZ
- 2017 NMC Summer Conference
  June 13–15
  Boston, MA
- InfoComm 2017
  June 14–16
  Orlando, FL
- Innovative and Creative Education and Teaching International Conference
  June 21–23
  Badajoz, Spain
- ALA 2017 Annual Conference
  June 22–27
  Chicago, IL
- SCUP-52 Annual Conference
  July 8–12
  Washington, DC
- Campus Technology 2017
  July 17–20
  Chicago, IL
- Serious Play Conference
  July 18–20
  George Mason University Science and Technology Campus, Manassas, VA
- 2017 Clute International Conference on Education (ICE)
  July 30–Aug. 3
  New York
Upcoming Webinars
- Better Prepare Your Campus Against the Evolving Threatscape
  Date: May 16
  Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
  Sponsor: Duo Security
- Collaboration Wins the Day with Mobile Strategies
  Date: May 23
  Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
  Sponsor: Guidebook
- For the latest listings, visit campustechnology.com.
Webinars on Demand
- Managing The Integrated Student Cloud
  Sponsor: Oracle
- Meeting Student Needs with Day One Access to Digital Materials
  Sponsor: VitalSource
- Oregon State University Accelerates Virtual Learning Labs & 3D Graphics for Students Around the World
  Sponsor: NVIDIA and Citrix
- Diving into Drupal: Princeton’s Multi-site Migration Success with Open-source
  Sponsor: Acquia
- Revolutionize Your Higher Ed IT Strategy: How to do more with less
  Sponsor: Kaseya
- A New Approach to Active Learning Environments
  Sponsor: Sony
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