September 2nd 2009

September 2, 1969: Forty years ago today, in Leonard Kleinrock's UCLA lab, a group of computer scientists managed to pass bits of data from one computer to another over some gray cable. In doing so, they created the first node of what we now call (long dramatic pause)... the Internet.

Kleinrock and colleagues were working with the government-backed Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), without which I would not be blogging these words today.

Now, some folks believe the actual "birthday" was October 29, 1969 - when Kleinrock sent the first message between two nodes, UCLA to Stanford. The message? "LO." As in "LO AND BEHOLD, THE INTERNET." Well, okay, not really. It was supposed to be "LOGIN" but the system crashed after Kleinrock typed "L" and "O."

April 6th 2009

Love to get your Bachelor degree, but hate taking general education classes online? There is a new upper division course that might be a good fit for you. SOC325, Interpersonal Communication, is now being offered at the San Diego campus. The first class is running this mod.

The course covers effective communication, conflict resolution, leadership, teamwork, and the practical application of communication skills through role playing and other interactive exercises. Future classes are scheduled for May and October 2009. See Student Services to sign up!

Karen Burr, Instructor SOC325

The inaugural class of Coleman University's new Master of Business Administration program has completed half of their first class, Strategic Planning. This first class will graduate May 21, 2010. A fine looking group, would you agree?

Dr. Coleman Furr, Dean, College of Graduate Studies

IT predictions: What’s in and what’s out for 2009

by Jason Hiner

Jason has organized this list into counterpoints, trends that will be “IN” and related trends that will be on their way “OUT” during 2009. These are not absolutes. The INs will not be ubiquitous and the OUTs won’t be extinct. The rule of thumb here is that for the INs you’ll see more of them in 2009 than you saw in 2008, while you’ll see less of the OUTs in 2009 than you did last year. So here we go…

IN: Web-based applications - OUT: Build-it-yourself custom software

IN: Automating processes to save money - OUT: Long-term projects

IN: Macs in the enterprise - OUT: Upgrading XP machines to Vista

IN: Virtualization - OUT: Infinite racks of small servers

IN: Core i7 - OUT: The Pentium brand

IN: Thin clients - OUT: A laptop for every knowledge worker

IN: WiMAX - OUT: Metro Wi-Fi

IN: Ubuntu - OUT: Red Hat

IN: Business Intelligence (BI) - OUT: SNMP data overload

IN: Telecommuting - OUT: The 8-5 work day

IN: HP laptops and desktops - OUT: Dell laptops and desktops

IN: Multifunction server appliances - OUT: Best-of-breed network devices

IN: Smartphones - OUT: Desktop-replacement notebooks

IN: Video conferencing - OUT: Air travel for a single meeting

IN: More internships - OUT: Filling open positions

IN: Conserving energy - OUT: Building IT for future growth

IN: WAN acceleration - OUT: Dark fiber

IN: 3G broadband - OUT: Frame relay

IN: Netbooks - OUT: Desktop PCs

IN: Microsoft Office on the Web - OUT: Azure, Live Mesh, and Windows Live

IN: CIOs with minimal tech background - OUT: CIO as lead engineer

IN: IT/business integration - OUT: Centralized IT departments

source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11352

June 18th to the 20th, 2008

The 2008 EduComm Conference

Las Vegas Hilton Convention Center

The EduComm Conference is a 2-1/2-day event specially designed to address the needs of college and university educational technology, financial academic decision-makers and facilities planners. Now in its fifth year, EduComm is uniquely focused on solutions for maximizing higher education using the latest technology – in the classroom, across the campus, and through distance learning – and giving attendees actionable ideas to save money, increase satisfaction, and improve educational outcomes. Digital content creation, capture, presentation, storage, sharing and collaboration are all important issues to be discussed. Only at EduComm can you immerse yourself and your team in the future of educational technology today!

EduComm Conference is produced by Professional Media Group, publisher of University Business Magazine, University Business is the leading publication for Higher Ed management, covering more about classroom, campus and distance education technology and learning than any other magazine. UB also produces UB Daily eNewsletter, www.UniversityBusiness.com and University Business Web Seminars.

click here for schedule and more info

May 31st, 2008

AIGA San Diego Student Portfolio Review

Saturday May 31st
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

University of San Diego
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
5998 Alcalà Park, San Diego

Student Sign-ups:

Saturday, May 10
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subtext
680 W. Beech Street, No.1
in Little Italy

Students from San Diego-area colleges are invited to participate in this annual portfolio review contest. Take your portfolio for a test drive in the "real world" by hosting a booth that will be reviewed by professionals in the graphic design industry.

Michael Osborne of San Francisco-based MOD/Michael Osborne Design, Inc. will also give a one-hour presentation during the event. The speaking engagement is open to the public, but pre-registration will be required.Prices will be announced soon.

Participants will receive one-on-one time with the judges and receive feedback on their displays, while competing for cash prizes.

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March 16th, 2008


A Look at Tomorrows Technology

By Jonathan Sidener
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Yahoo software developer Dan Theurer set up his Bluetooth phone yesterday to communicate with his blog, as did several friends and colleagues attending ETech, an emerging-technology conference at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina.

In one of many admittedly geeky demonstrations at the three-day conference that ended March 5th, the wireless Bluetooth phones detected one another in the conference meeting rooms and formed an impromptu social network. Theurer could see lists of blogs read by the others in the temporary network.

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February 5th, 2008

Etech 2008

March 3-6 2008, San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina

Now in its seventh year, the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference hones in on the ideas, projects, and technologies that the alpha geeks are thinking about, hacking on, and inventing right now, creating a space for all participants to connect and be inspired. ETechs past have covered peer-to-peer networks to person-to-person mobile messaging, web services to weblogs, big-screen digital media to small-screen mobile gaming, hardware hacking to content remixing. We've hacked, blogged, ripped, remixed, tracked back, and tagged to the nth. Expect much of what you see in early form here to show up in the products and services you're taking for granted in the not-too-distant future.

ETech balances blue-sky theorizing with practical, real-world information and conversation. Tutorials and breakout sessions will help you inject inspiration into your own projects, while keynotes and hallway conversation will spark enough unconventional thinking to change how you see your world.

September 20th, 2007

A Day With Selena

Selena Parker

Actress, TV producer, hostess, writer, model, and emcee Selena Parker spoke with Coleman University students on September 20, 2007. She is executive producer of the cable TV program "Selena's Showcase" an award winning show in San Diego and LA. She has appeared on "Days of Our Lives," "As the World Turns," and "The Johnny Carson Show". She spoke with Coleman University’s Computer Graphic students regarding opportunities available with her show. She brought with her great energy and enthusiasm. We were shown footage from her show and she discussed tactics on being able to network and further your career.