Link: University identifies peer, aspirant institutions in Stragetic Plan - Fordham Observer - News.
"Intellectual hub":
-Fordham will be a "hub" for intellectual exchange and discussion in the metropolitan area
hmm... Sounds like blogging to me.
This is a really good article, and more proof that the newspaper of Fordham's Lincoln Center campus is eating the lunch of the University's oldest paper, the Ram, up at Rose Hill. I think they clearly recognize that the future of the school hinges on what gets built at Fordham's Manhattan campus over the next 20 years, and given that, they're already establishing a platform to handle that shift in focus. They've got a really clean looking, functional website and good articles. The Ram, on the other hand, isn't even available on line. (If they are, I can't find it.... what year is this??)
I like that the University is being so transparent about its goals, even identifying the schools it wants to be like.... very college 2.0. However, the one thing they could use a little work on is the peer production aspect of College 2.0. They need to find ways to get wider participation of the alumni and create an outward message that is promoted by more of the students. Ideally, I'd love to see a school blog with posts from the University President all the way down to a freshman on his first day... athletes, coaches, etc. A blogging alum can dream...
By the way, I was flipping through the channels last night and caught a few minutes of the Lakers game... they had a nice interview with Laker fan and Fordham Grad Denzel Washington, who was excited about the emergence of Fordham's own Smush Parker, who is playing for LA. Go FU!