Paul Hartman, vice president for Alumni Relations, will discuss ways DePauw can garner more alumni participation in fund raising. At 33 percent, DePauw has the worst alumni giving rate among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report. We are hoping to come up with a strategy to increase participation. The final topic of discussion will be technology on campus. Lou Miller, information systems and technology coordinator, will address the board on this topic.
Technology is something that pervades the school.
Miller, who has only been at DePauw for two months, said he will give his first impressions on campus technology, pointing out things that are working well and improvements to be made. Miller cited the recently updated network components and Web-based services as strong points of technology at DePauw. These services include the new online registration program, Webmail and new library resources on the DePauw Web site. Miller also made positive remarks about the staffing of DePauw's technology department. In addition to Miller, DePauw also recently hired a new technology librarian and made history professor Dennis Trinkle the associate technology coordinator.