Eller is using the LTC's MovableType blogs for specific student projects that I find really showcase the application's value in promoting student experiences. These are in development at Eller and the release date is still a few weeks off.
The first is A Day In the Life... Undergraduate students on life in the UA's Eller College of Management. It will give interested students a forum to talk about their college experience and it has potential, it would seem, as a marketing tool as College recruiters meet with interested high school students. These high school students could see how current UA students describe their college experience. The second blog looks to a series of individual blogs called Student Insight: Student insights on life in the UA's Eller MBA Program. Since comments are being offered as a blog feature for these, we don't have to password protect them from those ubiquitous spammers who are deluging blogs offering comments with the usual trash.
Eller has also designed banner images for these blogs that capture the look and feel of the College's website. Here's a screenshot [35K] as an example.
This is a very good use of blogging and one that I want to share with other colleges on campus once the Eller blogs are up and populated.
