| College and University Testimonials |
UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE U.S. EMBRACE CONVERGENCE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY BY PARTNERING WITH collegetownprofile.com® ELGIN, IL (February 2009) -- After more than two decades in business, the publisher and staff of collegetownprofile.com® continue to reinvent the custom publishing industry with its latest innovation that brings the traditional campus/community profile from the dorm room desk to computer desktops across campus and worldwide by converting full-color print publications into a digital version online and on CD, through its Traditional-to-Digital™ Convergence Publishing Program®. An ever-increasing number of colleges and universities are partnering with collegetownprofile.com® to produce these technologically advanced campus/community profiles, which incur no cost to the sponsoring institution. Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, whose premier campus/community profile was published in 2007, will be working with collegetownprofile.com® once again to produce a second edition. Also published in 2007, the University of Missouri's campus/community profile made its way into the hands of Mizzou students, staff and potential enrollees. Throughout 2008, collegetownprofile.com® published first-edition campus/community profiles for Case Western Reserve University of Ohio, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and California State University-Fresno. "Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi was happy to collaborate with collegetownprofile.com® to create an outstanding publication both for our on-campus constituents as well as members of our community," said Z. Paul Reynolds, M.S. Ed., Assistant Director for the University Center and Student Activities at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Kansas State University ushered in 2009, its dynamic magazine appearing in print in January. Just off the presses is the campus/community profile for the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Advertising sales will soon be in full force for upcoming projects with East Tennessee State University and Auburn University in Alabama. Several other institutions have expressed an interest in a partnership with collegetownprofile.com®, with inquiries cascading in daily. The Campus Compass and Fresno/Clovis Community Guide collegetownprofile.com® produced for Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) at California State University-Fresno was so well received that the university has signed on for three more editions. Tara Powers-Mead, MPH, CHES and Director of University Affairs at California State University-Fresno, said, “The final product captured an edgy attitude and creative look that would attract not only students but community members as well.” collegetownprofile.com® has raised the bar in higher education publishing by introducing free downloadable eBooks and providing 24/7 wireless access to university directories and publication advertisers by means of cell phones, smart phones and most other mobile devices through the collegetownprofile.com® mobile portal at www.vpmobile.us. The collegetownprofile.com® new Mobile Map Publishing Program™ provides advertisers with wireless links to their websites, business locator maps, and real-time direct dial-up via cell and smart phones. The university gets wireless links to its university directory and campus locator maps. For more information regarding our Convergence Publishing Program® for universities and colleges visit www.collegetownprofile.com®. Learn more about the parent company of collegetownprofile.com® at www.villageprofile.com. Or, e-mail or call David Harris, collegetownprofile.com® Vice President, at 800-600-0134 ext. 664, or e-mail dharris@collegetownprofilemail.com, to arrange a personal presentation.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY "These look fantastic, and in particular the request for the online counterpart to the books has been in high demand -- we've had four major area Web sites add the links already, and I just sent out links to all campus communicators and deans, as well. The publication is very classy and comprehensive, good for both visitors to campus and prospective faculty and staff. And your staff? All of you were 100% professional and responsive during a complex publication process created by changing needs on our end. " Deedie Dowdle
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY "The out of classroom experience is a major part of our students’ collegiate life. This publication will highlight all of the various Division of Student Life services that are available at K-State to assist and support our students." "Our local businesses will have the opportunity to expand its marketing efforts worldwide with access to the latest form of information transmission technology via hardcopy distribution, two websites and eBooks." Bernard J. Pitts
TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI "I would HIGHLY recommend this program to anyone out there that wants to put their best foot forward toward presenting a professional, fun, inviting sense of their campus!" This enthusiastic comment came from Z. Paul Reynolds, M.S. Ed., Assistant Director for the University Center and Student Activities at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi following the publication of the university's new Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Campus/Community Profile produced in partnership with collegetownprofile.com® and the Student Activities department of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The new Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Campus/Community Profile features an overview of many of the university’s student activities, services, programs and facilities and provides an inside look at student life on campus. The community section explores the university's "hometown" of Corpus Christi to familiarize students and families with the area. "Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi was happy to collaborate with collegetownprofile.com® to create an outstanding publication both for our on-campus constituents as well as members of our community," said Reynolds. "The collegetownprofile.com® staff was outstanding and easy to work with. They met our timelines and were very eager to do whatever they could to accommodate our, sometimes, slow process. They know what it takes to get a project done in the higher education community and their patience, guidance, and direction were unwavering.” "The publication has been distributed to every full-time staff member on our campus and met with nothing but praise. We’re holding the bulk of our stock for next summer’s new student orientation. Since we decided to utilize the publication to highlight our Division of Student Affairs, this publication will be EXACTLY what new students will need and want to help them adjust to college life on our campus—and for us to showcase what we have to offer to our new students.” Reynolds and his staff drafted the initial text, then worked with the collegetownprofile.com® editorial and production staff to produce a dynamic, informative magazine that will be distributed to students currently on campus, to new students enrolling at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for the 2009-10 academic year, and those considering enrollment at the university. At http://collegetownprofile.com/texas/tamu-corpus-christi visitors can read and download, for free, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi NewView eBook® to laptop or desktop computers, PDAs and smartphones — all part of the collegetownprofile.com® exclusive Convergence Publishing Program®. The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Campus/Community Profile was supported entirely by local advertisers, with a share of ad revenues returned to the Student Activities department to foster its many programs and events. We can bring the same program to you — at NO COST to your university or college — with thousands of print copies, a publication website, free downloadable eBooks, and a mobile faculty/administrative directory…multi-platform, multi-media communications, from traditional to digital communications! And if you already have publications you want to convert to our sophisticated convergence communication technology, give me a call to talk about how you can take advantage of our online/mobile digitalization services. Cordially, David Harris, Vice President P.S. According to reports from the Pew/Internet & American Life Project, nearly nine out of 10 users age 18-29 use the Internet daily, and almost six in 10 of all users go online to research schools and training…if your institution isn't accessible online and/or wirelessly, you're NOT reaching the vast majority of prospective students |
