Resource Center

Information Technology

What Your Organization Should Be Spending for Information Security
Statistical information on security spending is uncertain and often unreliable. In general, Gartner recommends 3 percent to 6 percent of total IT spending as a guideline; however, there are many variables that will affect these numbers. (Gartner)

University of California at Merced Implements User Provisioning to Manage User Access
To attend to the unique needs of its many users, UC Merced has started automating its user provisioning processes. By assigning an electronic identity to each individual, the university will be able to manage user access and keep up with any role and status changes (Gartner)

Institutional Assessment

College Results Online
Examine overall graduation rates and see how those rates have changed over time, learn about universities' records graduating diverse groups of students, compare the graduation rates of similar institutions - colleges and universities that share many characteristics and serve similar student populations

Self-Help for Higher Education
Baldrige performance criteria improve academia and bring positive institutional change (Higher Education Digest)

Should I engage in a departmental turf war over data?
(Higher Education Digest)

Institutional Change Is Positive
How infusing continuous quality improvements transforms academic life (Higher Education Digest)

Book: On Becoming a Productive University
A new title from Anker Publishing covers strategies for reducing costs and increasing quality in higher education.

Student Services

Achieving Success in Internet-Supported Learning in Higher Education
Published on February 1, 2005, contains the results of a study of 21 higher education institutions that have achieved success in Internet-supported learning.

Center for the Study of College Student Retention
The Center provides retention resources to individuals and educational institutions. Our aim is to provide researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive resource for finding information on college student retention and attrition.