King Alexander
President,
Louisiana State University
On the Leading Edge of Higher Education Innovation
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | 10:30AM–11:20AM | Ballroom B, Level Three
Session Type:
Breakout Session
Delivery Format:
Industry and Campus Hot-Topic Panel
EDUCAUSE's Top 10 IT issues for 2015 highlighted the difficulty of bridging the gap between technology solutions and business problems and the challenge that many IT leaders are having struggling to address it. Can improving solutions in cloud, analytics, bandwidth, and other technologies help address the very real problems of cost, productivity, and student success?
For nearly two decades now, F. King Alexander has been at the forefront of change in higher education. Hear Alexander, chancellor of Louisiana State University, talk with Jeff Selingo, author of the New York Times bestseller There Is Life After College on being on the leading edge of using information technology to solve higher ed's knottiest problems.
Outcomes: Identify gaps between technology solutions and business problems * Identify how cloud solutions can address these problems * Hear how a leading university has addressed these challenges in a real-world situation
