Traditionally, CIOs have been asked to run IT services, applications, and infrastructure for the university. As information technology becomes an essential component of virtually every aspect of the university experience, CIOs are challenged to adapt, learn new skills, and contribute in myriad new ways. Some CIOs have a seat at the chancellor or president's leadership table, and others must find ways to contribute and influence decisions through other methods.
In this session, we will discuss the evolving role of IT leadership and how the CIO can help manage, extend, and transform the university. We will examine changes in technology, evolving approaches to teaching and learning, growing needs in research and scholarship, the emerging shared service environment, and how IT service fits into operating our universities and creating outstanding campus life experiences. Topics covered will include broad concerns such as the CIO's responsibilities to address matters of ethics, accessibility, sustainability, and diversity, as well as operational impacts of the accelerating pace of change, mobile ecosystems, consumer product orientation, the cloud, vendor management, legal considerations, and how we use physical space.
Objectives:
- To understand how the business of IT service is changing.
- To understand how to more effectively operate in an environment that has high expectations for the application of technology services.
- To learn to more effectively conduct yourself in a university leadership role.
