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In the last two Meetup blog posts, we explored ways that IT departments can be a part of overall strategies for advancing the educational and administrative missions of the university by sharing the perspectives of CIO’s and CFO’s from our most recent MeetUp event. This topic has been of interest to our group for the […]
Although Educause has already proven itself to be one of the most popular websites for Higher Ed IT professionals, their online & print publication Educause Review deserves its own praise as one of the best of its kind. They publish high-quality peer-reviewed and curated articles on a myriad of topics.Continue Reading
If you’re looking to get more involved in the Higher Ed IT community, Educause is the place to start. Their Conferences & Events page provides users information on conferences that they host, as well as a suite of tools to find out about other events, both in person and online.Continue Reading
In the last two Meetup blog posts, we explored ways that IT departments can be a part of overall strategies for advancing the educational and administrative missions of the university by sharing the perspectives of CIO’s and CFO’s from our most recent MeetUp event. This topic has been of interest to our group for the […]Continue Reading
In a recent blog post (Elmore Alexander, “Making IT Departments Part of the Overall University Strategy: CIO-CFO Partnerships and Beyond”), we explored the idea that college and university IT units have the opportunity to move beyond being cost centers to being strategic business units. That is, IT need not be just a necessary, but expensive, […]Continue Reading
Transitioning from “Cost Center” Historically, college IT units are characterized as “cost centers,” performing an increasingly critical function for the college’s educational and administrative mission but representing an increasingly expensive part of the budget. IT services across campus have become more expensive as faculty members, administrators, and students have demanded access to the latest hardware […]Continue Reading