Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Policy and Law

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Dialogue: Does the Cornell Policy Process Play in Peoria?

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Title:Dialogue: Does the Cornell Policy Process Play in Peoria? (ID: EDU07314)
Author(s):David Stack (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Merri Beth Lavagnino (Indiana University System), and Lisa Trubitt (University at Albany, SUNY)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
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This session will contrast our actual experiences vis-a-vis the best practices learned from attending Cornell's Institutional Policy Development Program. We will use a question-and-answer format to engage the audience in discussing the challenges we face in attempting to implement an institutional policy framework in public research university settings.

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IT Policy in Higher Education: Now a Presidential Concern

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Title:IT Policy in Higher Education: Now a Presidential Concern (ID: EDU06317)
Author(s):Terry W. Hartle (American Council on Education)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/10/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:IT policy issues, once the province of the campus IT leaders, now demand an increasing share of attention across the entire campus executive leadership. As IT becomes a critical, core service of campus operations and a central feature of strategic plans, it must rise to the level of boardroom discussions. Hear how the American Council on Education, EDUCAUSE, and other higher education associations work together to create and share a "higher education position" on pressing issues such as network neutrality, CALEA, and P2P file sharing with campus and government leaders.
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Policing the Internet: Higher Education Law and Policy

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Title:Policing the Internet: Higher Education Law and Policy (ID: EDU06260)
Author(s):Rodney J. Petersen (EDUCAUSE) and Wendy Wigen (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/11/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The government is increasingly looking to Internet service providers, including colleges and universities, as a source of communications data to aid in the investigation and prosecution of illegal behavior. Recent government initiatives include the USA PATRIOT Act, CALEA, and European Union Data Directive. This session will explore emerging legal and policy issues for higher education as Internet access and content providers.
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Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy

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Title:Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy (ID: EDU05027)
Author(s):James Hilton (University of Virginia)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/19/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Although the knowledge economy should be good news for higher education, colleges and universities now confront a variety of technical, legal, and cultural forces that threaten to relegate them to the periphery, including aggressive copyright laws that inhibit interoperability and the free exchange of information. Fortunately, open source software, mass digitization projects, and the emerging cyberinfrastructure offer an opportunity to redefine the university on a scale not seen since the emergence of the research university.
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How Recent Government Initiatives Will Impact IT on Your Campus

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Title:How Recent Government Initiatives Will Impact IT on Your Campus (ID: EDU0064)
Author(s):Susan Fratkin, Rodney J. Petersen (EDUCAUSE), and Garret Sern (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2000)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:While providing a comprehensive update on federal policy affecting information technology and higher education, this seminar will focus whether state and local offices are having a "bottom-up" influence on national IT policy. This is an opportunity to provide input, bring up new ideas, and offer suggestions pertaining to the EDUCAUSE role in Washington, D.C., and to hear from like-minded associations focusing on regional IT policy.
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The Digital Divide: A Country Western Technology Song

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Title:The Digital Divide: A Country Western Technology Song (ID: EDU0037)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2000)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:This session took a "singing" look at the patterns of convergence/emergence in rural and innercity sections of our nation. Poley, Cotton (a singing technologist), and McAlpin are working on a national digital wireless project to bridge the digital divide.
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