Web Seminars Contributed by EDUCAUSE, Partnerships, and EDUCAUSE Live!

Louisiana State University CIO Brian Voss shares his university's experiences in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. LSU (and IT at LSU) played a key role, providing a central point for relief and response functions and supporting recovery of IT operations for affected campuses. Katrina's devastation should alert CIOs throughout higher education of the need to think about disaster recovery and business continuity planning with a broader perspective, including how we might leverage growing cyberinfrastructure and collaborative partnerships.

Information technology leaders are often in a position where they need to work with individuals and organizations across the institution. In what is often a politically charged environment, the ability to form, maintain, and sometimes dissolve partnerships is a critical skill. This presentation will examine some of the critical success factors in cultivating partnerships in higher education, with recommendations on how to help IT organizations become sensitive to institution wide political dynamics.