EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences; Strategic Planning, IT; and Strategic Planning, Institutional

Calming the Waters: Facilitating Technology Change at Your University

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

This hands-on seminar addresses the driving forces behind educational technology change and helps participants outline strategies for how their institutions can deal with these changes from the theoretical "innovation adoption" and "change process" perspectives as well as practical approaches. We will present a case study of the process used at the University of Missouri-Columbia including statistics to collect, partnerships important to nurture, and "costs" to consider in a successful migration scenario. Participants will then work on developing consolidation/migration plans and discuss those strategies.

The EDUCAUSE "Grand Challenges" Initiative

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:41 -0500

This session will present the EDUCAUSE "Grand Challenges" initiative, which will be the major focus of the association's initiatives in 2007 and beyond. Higher education faces major issues of access, affordability, and accountability; how IT can make a difference in these arenas needs to be demonstrated. This session will highlight EDUCAUSE's ongoing process of evaluating and identifying IT's role in these issues and the initial projects that will contribute to this linkage.

The Challenges and Opportunities of Integrating IT with Institutional Missions at Catholic Colleges and Universities

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:28 -0600

This panel presentation will address the unique challenges and opportunities that Catholic colleges and universities face as they strive to build and sustain excellence in their IT operations within the context of their institutional mission. This panel presentation will explore the risks and benefits of IT to the overall institutional strategy at four campuses and will discuss the initiatives and tactics employed by each school.

General Session - Molly Broad

drupal — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:48:24 -0600

Molly Corbett Broad is president of the University of North Carolina and serves as chief executive officer of all 16 of North Carolina's public institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees. Active in a number of professional and civic organizations, Broad has written and spoken widely on strategic planning for higher education and on emerging technologies. She serves on a variety of boards, including those for the International Council for Distance Education and the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development. She also sits on several advisory boards, including those of the Mellon Foundation and the National Technology Task Force.Prior to her presidency in North Carolina, Broad served as executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer of the California State University system. Before that, she was executive director and chief executive officer of the Arizona Board of Regents, serving as the top administrator for Arizona's three-campus university system. Prior to her tenure in Arizona, Broad worked at Syracuse University in a number of roles, including director of institutional research and vice president for government and corporate relations.

Which Comes First: The Story of Information Technology Planning for New Campuses

drupal — Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:51:08 -0600

Rice University is collaborating in the development of the International University of Bremen (IUB), the first private research university in Europe. Olin College is opening a brand new engineering college with a grant from the FW Olin Foundation. This "work-in-progress" presentation will focus on the challenges inherent in meeting the goals and deadlines of the multitude of tasks necessary to start up institution while incorporating collaborative relationships and responsibilities into the fabric of the institutions.