3500 Taglines and Counting_What We Can Learn From Higheredtaglines.com

3,500 Taglines and Counting

What we can learn from higheredtaglines.com

WACAC 2013

Monday, May 20, 13

Richard H. Bailey @richardhbailey

Sam Waterson @slwaterson

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Presentation available at

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more than 25K visitorssince launch, 11K this year

on average, about six updates per month

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YES, BUT WHY DO WE NEED THIS SITE?

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AND, PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, IS THERE

ANYTHING WE CAN REALLY LEARN FROM IT?

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Our Analysis

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Where academic vigor and innovative research in biomedical engineering interface with biomedical device development and the incubation of company spin-offs.

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THRIVE

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more Highlights from Regional Breakdown

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• “College” ranked in the top six most prevalent words in every region except Pacific, West South Central, and West North Central

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• “Liberal” appeared lowest on the sorted list in the South Atlantic and West South Central. It had the highest ranking in the Mid-Atlantic.

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• “Liberal” appeared lowest on the sorted list in the South Atlantic and West South Central. It had the highest ranking in the Mid-Atlantic.

• “Catholic” had the least occurrences in the West North Central. It had the most occurrences in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Does type of institution influence use of language?

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YOUR WORLD YOU EDUCATION LIFE HERE EXCELLENCE FUTURE SUCCESS LEARNING

Most Popular Words: University v College

University College

Percent of frequency

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THE NEW AMERICAN WOMEN!S COLLEGE

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DENISONU N I V E R S I T Y

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SO WHAT?

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INTRODUCING...

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How does it work?

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Can I customize it?

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QUESTIONS?

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