March, 2009

Only 25 percent of underserved -- mostly Latino or African-American, poor and first generation to college -- students go to college.  Even the brightest students are not prepared by inadequate school systems.  Yet programs like Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) are overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

 

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May, 2009

University dining services, along with Aramark and Sodexo, have gotten very sophisticated about reaching their goal of Zero Waste.

 

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March, 2009

President Obama wants to create millions of green jobs.  What role does a college or university play in preparing graduates, transferring technology and promoting regional economic development?

 

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March, 2009

Adult students outnumber teens, and there are tens of millions more who could be going to college . . .  if colleges changed the way they market to them.

 

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November, 2008

Ratings are all the rage in academia.  Now there are ratings to tell how green a college is.  Are they that helpful?

 

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September, 2008

The University Presidents Climate Commitment calls for imbedding sustainability into the curriculum. This feature story demonstrates ways colleges can alter their current programs or add new ones.

 

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July, 2008

Students are a powerful force in higher education's sustainability movement. This cover story addresses what should be taught, how it should be taught to Millennials and what we should expect of graduates.

 

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May, 2008

Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship, the new greens.  Robinson writes cover story on the growth of the movements on colleges campuses. They are having significant impact on operations, curricula and even overall branding of the institutions themselves.

 

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March, 2008

Robinson writes feature story on Millennials with insight into the new generation of narcissistic students, their "helicopter parents" and how colleges must change their ways to attract them, teach them and prepare them for careers.

 

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January, 2008

Robinson writes feature story on the president of Amherst College and his unabashed commitment to the liberal arts undergraduate education.

 

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January, 2008

Robinson writes cover story on U.S. universities exporting their highly regarded brands to students in Qatar, Dubai, China, Switzerland and dozens of other countries.

 

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November, 2007

Robinson writes feature story for The Greentree Gazette on the perils of alumni indifference.

 

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September, 2007

Robinson writes cover story for The Greentree Gazette on internships and co-op as essential ingredients of education.

 

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The Business Magazine for Higher Education

July, 2007

Robinson writes cover story for The Greentree Gazette on technologies for learning in higher education.

 

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April, 2007

efinancialaid.com commissions +Robinson Better Business Ideas to conduct research study among college admission officers.

February, 2007

Flagler College retains + Robinson Better Business Ideas to conduct research and develop brand identity.

 

December, 2006

Robinson named an editor of The Greentree Gazette, the business magazine for higher education.

November, 2006

Coastal Georgia Community College hires + Robinson Better Business Ideas to develop brand strategy, visual identity and marketing communications plan.

 

 

Greentree Gazette

November, 2006

Capital Concerns Column

The role of accreditation in the Spellings’ Commission plan.

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Public Relations Society of America

September, 2006

Robinson speaks to public relations professionals on “PRanding.  The Evolution of PR as a Branding Tool” at the Integrated Marketing

Professional Development Seminar in Miami. 

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Greentree Gazette
September, 2006

Best Practices Column

Publish or Perish is a formula for teaching failure.  Adult learners are now filling classrooms. Are traditionally 'pedagogic' colleges in fact adding 'andragogic' expertise to their offerings? How long will the marketplace wait quietly for colleges to change?

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Greentree Gazette
July, 2006

Best Practices Column

Who is teaching college teachers
to teach adults?

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PRSA Tactics and The Strategist

June, 2006

PRanding: the evolution of PR as a branding tool.

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Greentree Gazette
May, 2006

Best Practices Column

Are instructors of adult learners hearing voices? They should be. Listen.

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Greentree Gazette
March, 2006

Best Practices Column

Andragogy, Part II
Teaching children (pedagogy)
can be quite different from
teaching adults (andragogy).

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Greentree Gazette
January, 2006

Best Practices Column

Creating a culture of learning for adults.

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Greentree Gazette
November, 2005

New Best Practices Column

Community college leadership.

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St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Communiqué Newsletter
November 2005

New logo and visual identity unveiled by Robinson

The St. Augustine Record
October 1, 2005

+ Robinson agency to develop Chamber logo

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Inside UNF - July 2005

Agency of record contract
assigned to +Robinson

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PR Tactics - May 2005

Survey: PR students consider themselves to be inadequately prepared to tackle brand strategy

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PR Tactics - April 2005

Why public relations could — and should — take over
the brand function

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  aCCess - March 2004

Robinson named the aCCess newsletter and worked with designers to develop a complete suite of member communications vehicles like HTML newsletters, an annual report and a membership kit.

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