"Official" Student Blogs at U of Dayton

From UD's student newspaper, the Flyer News:

Student blogs are a small but growing trend in campus admission offices. It is an admission tool which is supposed to let prospective students view what life is really like on a college campus.

The six UD student bloggers were hand-picked by administrators and earn $500 per semester for writing at least one blog entry per week.

“Current students are in the best position to tell prospective students what the University of Dayton is all about,” said Robert Johnson, vice president for enrollment management.

The purpose of the UD blog is to provide readers with a realistic representation of daily life as a UD student. The content of the blogs is supposed to be driven by the personal experiences of the bloggers as well as their observations.

UD is one of the first universities in the country to use an admissions blog and is the first university to use podcasting and RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology. People can even download blogs onto their iPod and listen to a blog entry.

Visit the student blogs at http://mylife.udayton.edu.