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Leading from the Heart: 15 Character Traits of a 21st Century Leader

February 21, 2012

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It was an honor to speak at this morning’s Presidents’ Breakfast at North Georgia College & State University, with student leadership from almost 50 campus organizations, faculty sponsors, and Student Services staff. I shared a presentation I developed to honor President Emeritus Dr. David Potter upon his retirement last year. At the time, I was […]

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Cybersecurity Tips from Great Decisions Lecture 2012

January 31, 2012

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We had a great turnout at our Great Decisions lecture series on Cybersecurity in 2012, vialis 40mg and as promised, below are some of the tips from our presentation. You can also view the entire presentation in PDF handout format. I welcome comments and tips, and thank you for taking an interest in improving cybersecurity […]

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New High-Speed Wireless in Residence Halls

December 16, 2011

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We’re finally 100% wireless in 40 buildings across the 120 acres of main campus! Resident students will return in January to find fast wireless Internet in every room in all seven current residence halls. The Division of Information Technology networking team worked with Auxiliary Services at the end of the semester to complete the campus […]

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What’s New in IT for Fall 2011

August 30, 2011

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North Georgia College & State University (where I work as CIO and as an Associate Professor of Computer Science) has seen a lot of growth and change in the past few years. We’re coming up on completion of over $260 Million in construction and renovations, we’ve added six new buildings in the past three years, […]

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It’s a great time to be at North Georgia

July 16, 2011

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The North Georgia Alumni Council gave colleague Jeff Davis, associate VP for facilities, and me a graciously warm reception today as we updated the Council on some of the exciting changes to North Georgia’s facilities and IT infrastructure. Here are a couple of bullet points from our presentations to the Alumni Council: $250 Million in […]

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Science, tech jobs pay more, lead in growth

July 15, 2011

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Jobs in science, viagra technology, check engineering and math (STEM) fields pay an average of 26% more than other occupations and grew three times faster the past decade, according to a Commerce Department study released yesterday and reported by USA Today. From 2000 to 2010, STEM jobs grew at three times the rate of other […]

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