Technology
Infrastructure
Robust Integrations: Uncorking Quality, Flexibility and Value
Ken Udas | Independent Consultant and Open Source Initiative (OSI) Program Development Chair of the Rabb Division of Graduate Professional Studies, Brandeis University Scott Sorley | Executive Director of Information and Communication Technology Services, University of Southern Queensland
Exorcizing Shadow Systems: What It Takes to Modernize University IT Operations
Rob Lowden | Executive Associate Dean and Chief Information Officer in the School of Medicine, Indiana UniversityLegacy systems are a reality for organizations of any size or magnitude. In the 1990’s, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software began entering into the workplace and replacing historical mainframe setups…
Robust Integrations Deliver Data Denouement to Higher Ed
Paige Francis | Associate Chief Information Officer, University of ArkansasOne of my favorite words I recall using while completing my undergraduate program here with the University of Arkansas’s Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences was denouement. …
Why Hackers Love Universities
Joel Rosenblatt | Director of Computer and Network Security, Columbia UniversityI have headed up the network and computer security team at Columbia University for the last 20 years, and I can safely say that if you are at an institute…
Small Colleges Grapple with the Future of Enterprise Technology
Marty Ringle | Chief Information Officer, Reed CollegeThirty years ago, small college technology officers faced a strategic question: Should they pursue a best-of-breed approach to administrative computing or would it make more sense to embrace an enterprise…
A Proposal for a Blockchain College System
Tobe Phelps | Senior Director of Online College, Central New Mexico Community CollegeModern institutions of higher education are finding it increasingly difficult to accomplish their primary mission. The quintessential mission of all institutions of higher learning, lest we forget, is to enhance…
Three Keys to Keeping Pace with Technology Changes in Academia
Ruth Pionke | Senior Information Officer in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of AlabamaIn Spring 2016, the University of Alabama implemented a dual authentication system in an attempt to improve security for campus systems. As Senior Information Officer for the College of Arts…
Leveraging National Student Clearinghouse Data in Continuing Education Management
Scott L. Howell | Director of the Salt Lake Center, Brigham Young University Julie Swallow | Undergraduate Program Administrator at the Salt Lake Center, Brigham Young UniversityWhile many institutions understand the value of understanding their learners, few have taken the necessary steps to make that information—and the insights they glean—part of their operating procedures. Brigham Young…
Analyze This! Using Data Effectively
Dijana Praskac | Research Analyst for Business Development and Strategic Planning in the Chang School, Ryerson UniversityFact-based, agile decision-making is being increasingly recognized as an approach that educators and administrators should follow in navigating the intricate process of academic and operational planning. Despite the hype surrounding…