2008 Woodie Awards
View this section's front page!The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties came to a tentative agreement in July for both coaches and faculty members, but the final contract is weeks away from being approved or rejected.
Slippery Rock University is reaching out to the community through text messaging as an alternative way of getting the message out if an emergency should arise on campus. "Students generally have their cell phones with them; text messaging is like second nature to them," said Executive Director of University Public Relations Rita Abent.
Slippery Rock University's students and faculty members will be the first in North America to use a near-frequency tag that will act as a debit card for their Rock Dollar accounts. The tag, which is meant to be attached to customers' cell phones like a sticker, can be affixed anywhere and is passed over a receiver used by merchants and on-campus facilities to charge services and goods to Rock Dollar accounts.
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