EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and IT Funding

EDUCAUSE Core Data Service 2006 Results

drupal — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:39:01 -0600

This session will summarize the highlights from the 2006 EDUCAUSE Core Data Service survey data. These analyses will identify key findings, important trends, and similarities and differences across different types of institutions. This year more than 940 institutions participated in this collaborative effort. A discussion period will conclude this session to understand concerns and issues from the audience, as well as discussion of future directions.

The IT Help Desk in Higher Education: Results of the 2007 ECAR Survey

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:17 -0600

This session presents findings from the 2007 ECAR survey on IT help desk management in the U.S. and Canada. Using assessment methods derived from IT service management standards and the broader IT help desk literature, ECAR has developed a robust view of the state of the practice in this highly significant service area.

Bruce Schneier on Information Security: Ten Trends - Sponsored by AT&T, An EDUCAUSE Silver Partner

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:34 -0500

Surveying current trends in information security, it’s clear that a myriad of forces are at work. But fundamentally, security is all about economics: both attacker and defender are trying to maximize the return on their investments. Economics can both explain why security fails so often and offer new solutions for its success. For example, often the people who could protect a system are not those who suffer the costs of failure. Changing these economic incentives will do more to improve security than will more technology.

Increasing Performance While Decreasing Cost: Converging Communications with VoIP

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:38 -0500

Facing an aging telephone copper plant and rising provider costs, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania implemented a multicampus VoIP system to save more than $1 million over a five-year period while substantially upgrading functionality in the process. This presentation will outline the entire VoIP conversion process, from the planning stages through funding, implementation, and training.

The 2006 Campus Computing Survey

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:47 -0500

The Campus Computing Project will present new data from the 2006 survey on the role of information technology in U.S. higher education. Topics include user support, campus portals, wireless networks, strategic and financial planning for IT, instructional integration of IT, campus IT standards, course management systems, Web site services, and IT security issues.

Chicken or Egg: IT Services or IT Costs

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:30 -0600

How do you review operational services or activities to verify costs, value, technology, dependencies, and effectiveness? Ongoing operations account for the bulk of the IT budget. Several universities will present how they review and value "running the trains" activities. How do you cost out operational services? Can you quantify customer value? Has the technology changed?

Funding the New Campus Connectivity

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:33 -0600

The University of Cincinnati's community-endorsed road map for transitioning traditional cost-recovery funding strategies to more contemporary financial models is working. This presentation will include an analysis of a variety of funding models, selection of the one that addresses critical business issues best, and discussion of the leadership methodology used to gain community support.

IT Funding in Higher Education: Findings from ECAR

drupal — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:42:55 -0500

In early 2004, the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research received survey information from nearly 500 colleges and universities regarding their funding environment, trends, strategies, and directions. This presentation will summarize the study's key findings, including trends regarding the sources of funding, the relationship between budgetary flexibility and perceived IT effectiveness, and fixed cost and variable cost mixes in higher education environments.

Benchmarks: Helping Your President Understand IT Investments

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:08:45 -0500

Presidents face increasing requests for financial resources to support the use of IT on their campuses. Benchmarks for IT--developed in the COSTS project--will be used to illustrate how to shed light on making decisions about information technology in ways similar to decision making about other more traditional resources.

Budget and Funding Strategies

drupal — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:04:43 -0600

This session was a current issues roundtable.
Just scan today's higher education news stories and it quickly becomes apparent that most colleges and universities have something in common -- the need to lower costs or increase revenue. From experience, we know this is often easier said than done. Please come ready to share with the other participants what has worked or hasn't worked on your campus.