Leadership Development

Today's Clash of Cultures on College Campuses and the Role IT Needs to Play
Morris Beverage
President, Lakeland Community College
General Session, EDUCAUSE Enterprise Information and Technology Conference, May 2008

Abstract:
Campuses today face a growing number of clashing cultures. Faculty struggle with traditional methods of teaching in an environment where demands for flexibility and convenience are rising. Learners increasingly treat a college degree like a commodity. Battles rage over resources allocation. Politicians are exerting influence on campus operations and outcomes. This session will address these issues and the role IT departments need to play to help higher education not just survive, but thrive.
Podcast and PowerPoint available at http://net.educause.edu/ENT08/Program/14535?PRODUCT_CODE=ENT08/GS03

Notes

In this 35 minute podcast, we feature a speech by Greg Jackson, Vice President and CIO for the University of Chicago. This speech was recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Conference in Seattle, Washington and is entitled, "Things I’ve Screwed Up—and How!".

The abstract:

Recognitions, awards, best practices, best of breed: so engaging, so uplifting, so motivating, so prominently covered. Failures, frustrations, firings, misdirection: so off-putting, so depressing, so demoralizing, so rarely covered. The literature on quality improvement and economist Paul Ormerod’s Why Most Things Fail contend that progress and quality improvement require that we not only seek success but also avoid failure, and therefore that we understand both. In this session, Jackson will offer a different perspective by reflecting on some mishaps and why they occurred.
WINNER: 2007 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award. Award sponsored by SunGard Higher Education, An EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner.

The 2008 Southwest Regional Conference, "Empowering Community Through Technology," will be held February 20–22 in Houston, Texas. View the program and register by January 23 to save money with low, early-bird rates.

Jean E. Engle, chief knowledge officer, NASA/Johnson Space Center, will present a general session (topic TBA) on Friday, February 22.

The conference will focus on these topic areas:

This 40-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Brian L. Hawkins, President, EDUCAUSE, Edward Kelty, CIO/Dean Information Services, Rio Salado College, Ann Kovalchick, Deputy CIO and Executive Director, Academic Technology, Tulane University, Greg Marrow, Chief Information Officer, North Carolina Central University, and Lisa Trubitt, Assistant to the CIO for Policy & Communications, University at Albany, SUNY providing a "Frye Institute Overview."

The session abstract:

This 49-minute podcast recorded during the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference features Michael R. Zastrocky, VP & Research Director/Academic Strategies, Gartner, Inc. speaking on IT Leadership and the Role of the CIO: The Annual Gartner/EDUCAUSE Update.

The session abstract:

As higher education institutions face a growing shortage of IT leaders, some executives question the need for a CIO while others see this role expanding. During this annual Gartner/EDUCAUSE update, we will look at the role of the CIO and how it has evolved, along with current and future institutional needs for IT leadership. We will also look at how institutions can prepare for the next generation of IT leaders and future models for IT governance.

In this 16-minute podcast, we feature an interview with Robert Renaud, Vice President and CIO, Dickinson College He discusses the future of and challenges facing Enterprise Resource Planning systems as well as leadership in a time of change.

In November of 2006, Brian Hawkins, EDUCAUSE President, announced his plans to retire from the presidency of EDUCAUSE at the end of the 2007•2008 academic year. At the 2007 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, he was asked to share the important lessons he has learned in his nearly 40-year career in higher education regarding management, leadership, and professional life. In this 42-minute podcast of that address, entitled "Learning To Drive (and Other Lessons Learned Along the Way)", he discusses issues including personnel management, professional development, and how to map a course for good leadership and a successful career.

 

I was really looking forward to hearing more about Microsoft Live@Edu, communication strategies (texting, portal and othe web services), LMS and organizational strategies for IT units at other colleges. But I didn't make it out to Seattle this year because we are getting ready to meet our first milestone for MICA Connected.On Monday we will release Oracle/PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.0 to our community. Along with CS 9.0 we are upgrading our Oracle/PeopleSoft portal and with a entirely new approach to branding and integration with our main web site.I'm optimistic that after we launch these new systems on Monday I'll have some time to catch up on all the news from Educause 2007.

There will be NO walk-in registration on site in Seattle.

Due to a record-breaking response and space limitations in the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, EDUCAUSE 2007, October 23–26 in Seattle, Washington is SOLD OUT, and online registration was closed on September 19, 2007. Please note that participant name badges will be checked for entry to conference sessions. View additional information about hotels and how to follow conference happenings on the EDUCAUSE 2007 Web site.

Due to a record-breaking response, the EDUCAUSE 2007 conference, October 23–26 in Seattle, Washington, is now SOLD OUT. For more information, please see the EDUCAUSE 2007 Web site.