In his research of Canadian post-secondary institutions' mission and vision statements, Brendan Hughes of Lakehead University finds that leadership as an educational outcome does not seem to be valued as much as he would have predicted.

Mark Solomon, Manager of Aboriginal Student Services at Seneca College, shares in this guest blog his observations of the "Blueprint for the Future," a career fair for Aboriginal youth, which took place February 10 in Thunder Bay.

In this guest blog, Mark Solomon, Manager of Aboriginal Student Services at Seneca College, reflects on his attendance as a post-secondary recruiter at the Canadian Aboriginal Festival in Hamilton, which took place November 27-29, 2009.

Dan Seneker, Associate Director of Student Recruitment at the University of Calgary, shares in this new blog entry his observations of a recent recruitment trip to Europe.

When Facebook gave fan pages access to the news feed back in March, it opened up a whole world of communications possibilities to universities and colleges. Eight months later, Dalhousie's Ryan McNutt crunches the numbers on how Canadian schools are doing on Facebook and offers some thoughts on how the most successful pages are getting it right.

Should Orientation programs be mandatory? Brendan Hughes, New Student Orientation Officer with Lakehead University, shares his opinion and compares the Canadian and American perspective on the issue.

David Sovka, Associate Director of College and Community Relations at Camosun College, shares in this guest blog his observations of ManageCamp Inc.'s annual "Brand ManageCamp," which took place October 5-6 in Las Vegas.

Brendan Hughes, New Student Orientation & Commuter Services Officer with Lakehead, explains in his inaugural blog post the importance of Orientation events in making students feel welcome and comfortable, which could have a significant effect on student success.

Prospective students want to connect with their future classmates. Marketers want access to contact lists of prospective customers. In the digital free market of Facebook, these interests are colliding - and universities may be getting caught in the middle.

Ryan McNutt, new media officer with Dalhousie University, explains how social media ended up in his job description and what it means for how his university communicates with key audiences.