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Since May 2001, StudentAffairs.com has selected a Website-of-the-Month to be featured on its home page. Below are the previous designated sites.

February 2006
focuses on iTunes U, a free service from Apple for schools to manage audio or video content.
http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/index.html

January 2006
focuses on Lingo Online, a study about the uses in Canada of emoticons, acronyms, and other elements of online language.
http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~nrandall/lingo-online.htm

December 2005
focuses on the Center for Transforming Student Services (CENTSS), a virtual resource for higher education institutions interested in assessing the quality of their student services offered via the Web.
http://www.centss.org

November 2005
focuses on the Call for Programs for the Illinois Online Conference. This year's theme is Innovation, Education, Technology, and You.
http://www.ilonlineconf.org/content/callForProposals.cfm

October 2005
focuses on the video and audio archives of the September 27 - 28, 2005 Duke University Podcasting Symposium.
http://isis.duke.edu/events/podcasting/sponsors.html

September 2005
focuses on the The Unabridged Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection, a listing of virtual pamphlets made available from universities around the country.
http://ccvillage.buffalo.edu/vpc.html

August 2005
focuses on the Center for the Study of College Student Retention, a listing of retention resources for individuals and institutions of higher education.
http://www.cscsr.org/

June-July 2005
focuses on Spirituality in Higher Education, "A National Study of College Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose."
http://www.spirituality.ucla.edu

April 2005
focuses on thefacebook.com, an online social network utilized by college students.
http://www.thefacebook.com

March 2005
focuses on the California Virtual Campus Online Instructional and Student Support Services eConference a free online eConference April 4-15, 2005.
http://econf.cvc.edu/login.php

February 2005
focuses on the Assessment of Academic Advising Instruments and Resources page from the National Academic Advising Association.
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Links/assessment.htm

January 2005
focuses on the Netiquette Home Page which "covers both common courtesy online and the informal 'rules of the road' of cyberspace.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/index.html

November-December 2004
focuses on the report, Technology & Media Use, from the website of the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
http://207.21.232.103/PPF/r/142/report_display.asp

October 2004
focuses on the Resources page from the website, Beer, Booze and Books, which lists numerous websites on alcohol and substance abuse prevention and information.
http://www.beerboozebooks.com/resources.htm

September 2004
focuses on CollegeVote.org, "a clearinghouse of resources to educate, register, and mobilize college student voters."
http://www.CollegeVote.org

August 2004
focuses on the Pan-Mass Challenge. StudentAffairs.com is sponsoring a team in this fundraising event for cancer research. To make a donation, click on the link above.
http://www.studentaffairs.com/pmc.html

July 2004
focus on the NACADA website, an invaluable resource for individuals involved with academic advising in institutions of higher education.
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

June 2004
focus on CampusActivism.org, an interactive website with tools for progressive student activists.
http://www.campusactivism.org/

May 2004
focus on a website that offers a multi-faceted online resource for student government association and advisers, the American Student Government Association website.
http://www.asgaonline.com/ME2/default.asp

April 2004
focus on a website that complements the new student affairs book, Rethinking Student Affairs Practice, by Patrick Love and Sandra Estanek.
http://www.rethinking-student-affairs-practice.com

March 2004
focus on web a website that assists faculty and staff in defining, preventing and detecting Internet Plagiarism.
http://www.waterbury.uconn.edu/Plagiarism/index.html

February 2004
focus on web searching tips from the Search Engine Watch which provides tips on using search engines better.
http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/index.php

January 2004
focus on Rex Sorgatz's ultimate in 2003 year-ending "Best of" Lists compiled from mainstream and alternative media. Categories include movies, sports, politics and ideas.
http://www.fimoculous.com/year-review-2003.cfm

December 2003
focus on a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project on "Spam: How it is hurting email and degrading life on the Internet."
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=102

November 2003
focus on the National RA Exchange Program which allows for Resident Assistants to exchange to another university for up to one year.
http://www.buffalostate.edu/depts/nse/raquestions.asp

October 2003
focus on the Virtual Tours page the University of Toledo has developed for their Admissions Office.
http://www.virtualtours.utoledo.edu/

September 2003
focus on the Study Guides and Strategies Web Site. This is an extensive listing of study skills and academic preparation links created by Joe Landsberger at the University of St. Thomas.
http://www.studygs.net/

August 2003
focuses on edu*tools. "This site is a resource for colleges and universities seeking information about technology solutions to support online student services." Gather information on product's features as well as compare products.
http://www.edutools.info/student/index.jsp

July 2003
focuses on the Pan-Mass Challenge. StudentAffairs.com is sponsoring a team in this fundraising event for cancer research. To make a donation, click on the link above.
http://www.studentaffairs.com/pmc.html

June 2003
focuses on the Web site of Howard Rheingold, one of the foremost authorities on the social implications of technology. His latest book is "Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution."
http://www.rheingold.com/index.html

May 2003
focuses on a presentation at MIT on the latest developments in search engine technologies and the rapid growth of "blogs", aka weblogs.
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/neasis/pc/programs/20030428.html

April 2003
focuses on A Profile of Participation in Distance Education: 1999-2000, a report by the National Center for Education Statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2003154

March 2003
focuses on the Reslife.net, an on-line resource for housing & residence life professional and paraprofessional staff, providing over 450 FREE resources, and The RA Coach and The Judicial Educator subscription based services.
http://www.reslife.net

February 2003
focuses on the Internet Tourbus, a FREE twice weekly email newsletter by Net gurus Bob Rankin and Patrick Crispen that explain Internet technology in plain English with a dash of humor.
http://www.tourbus.com/

January 2003
focuses on Shutterfly.com, a web-based photo service where you can upload digital photos, create online albums and share the online pictures with friends, family and colleagues.
http://www.shutterfly.com/index.jsp

December 2002
focuses on Get Confident, "an online course with information, quizzes and tools to help individuals develop a greater understanding of themselves and make better use of their strengths in challenging situations."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/confidence/learn/index.shtml

November 2002
focus on the virtual community web site of the Blumberghall Residence Hall at Indiana State University.
http://blumberghall.indstate.edu/

October 2002
focus on research that explores the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
http://www.pewinternet.org/

September 2002
focus on the web site containing a Staffing Handbook for Student Affairs
based on the book Improving Staffing Practices in Student Affairs (Winston & Creamer, 1997, published by Jossey-Bass)
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dgc2/staffinghandbook/

August 2002
focus on reports on distance learning from the Distance Learning Policy Laboratory
Distance Learning Policy Laboratory Reports
http://www.electroniccampus.org/policylab/Reports/reports.asp

July 2002
focus on a site designed to help educators evaluate and select over 50 different online delivery software such as WebCT and Blackboard
List of Comparative Analysis Applications
www.edutools.info

June 2002
focus on the topic of law and its role in higher education
Council on Law in Higher Education
www.clhe.org

May 2002
focus on treasury of quotations for academic advisors
A Commonplace Book for Advisors
www.psu.edu/dus/leonard/book

April 2002
focus on Florida's Online Gateway for College Information
FACTS.org
www.facts.org/cgi-bin/eaglec?MDASTRAN=SW-0MIINDX

March 2002
focus on Web pages of the First-Year Experience Program at William Jewell College
William Jewell College
www.orgs.jewell.edu/stuaff/fye/

February 2002
focus on a new report on trends in ecstasy use among college students
Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study
www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/MDMA

January 2002
focus on a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form
The Internet Archive
www.archive.org

December 2001
spotlight on UCLA's year-to-year report on the impact of the Internet
UCLA Center for Communication Study
www.ccp.ucla.edu/pages/NewsTopics.asp?Id=27

October 2001
highlight on a website describing the educational foundations of the collegiate model that offers practical details on the creation and management of residential colleges
The Collegiate Way
www.collegiateway.org

September 2001
focus on bimonthly periodical providing articles on the challenge of integrating information technology tools into educational organizations
The Technology Source
ts.mivu.org/default.asp

August 2001
focus on a nonprofit membership organization composed of activists and technically oriented people working to enhance grassroots organizing, research, and movement building by social change organizations
Organizers' Collaberative
organizenow.net

July 2001
focus on a website promoting responsible use of information technology
Project NEThics
www.inform.umd.edu/CompRes/NEThics/

June 2001
focus on web-based Student Services facilitated by Gary Kleemann (and colleagues), the current Vice President for Region VI of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators
NASPA 2001
http://eastweb.east.asu.edu/garyk/

May 2001
focus on campus portals page of Dr. David Eisler, Provost of Weber State University, and a leading authority of the subject
Campus Portal Gateways
faculty.weber.edu/deisler/portals.htm