Women in Tech: Helen Norris, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Chapman University
Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Chapman University, Helen Norris shares her advice for CIOs on celebrating small successes and building a network. Hear how Helen’s love for math and a little bit of luck led her to a career filled with collaboration and a mission to ensure women continue to be visible in […]
5 Key Salesforce Trends for Higher Education
Salesforce held its 10th annual Education Summit in mid-April 2022. While the event was virtual for the third consecutive year, it was packed with exciting innovations specifically designed for higher education. The Education Cloud, the heart of the Salesforce platform, is the foundation for these innovations, including purpose-built development and solutions—many of which leverage recently […]
Tambellini Group’s Higher Education Summit Series: Inspire. Collaborate. Rise.
Built on the principle of “service first,” Tambellini Group’s Higher Education Summit Series is a premier series of events designed to bring together the top minds in higher education all in one place. The series will feature executives in leadership, product management, and strategy from market-leading vendors and answer the top-of-mind questions from today’s institutional […]
What Is Workday’s Technology Strategy in 2022?
Workday recently held an event for industry analysts, the Workday Summit. The event brought together many Workday senior executives (including Aneel Bhusri, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Chairman, Pete Schlampp, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)) for a deep set of discussions about the Workday strategy. The topics ranged from the core business to the Workday platform, architecture, and […]
Tech Trends for Student Mental Health and Wellness Support in Higher Ed
Mental health is top of mind at many higher education institutions right now. A recent survey of 1,700 college students found that 88 percent believe there is a mental health crisis in higher education, with 70 percent of them personally reporting pandemic-related distress or anxiety. The concerns are not limited to students. Nearly one-third of […]
The Power of Insights: Evisions Reimagines Higher Education Technology with Tambellini Group
“As an organization that caters solely to the needs ofcolleges and universities, Evisions wanted an equallyspecialized and highly knowledgeable firm.” Evisions Background In early 2017, Evisions searched for a strategic partner that could add to its breadth and depth of knowledge in the higher education market. While the organization was finding success in higher education, […]
Microcredentials as Catalysts for Change
As I have stated elsewhere, I like to think of myself as something of a skeptic. The healthy skepticism I aim to practice is governed by years of academic training and research and informed by years of professional experience in higher education information technology. Skepticism avoids the pitfalls of black-and-white thinking that technology will either […]
Jenzabar’s Acquisition of Spark451 Is An Expected Fit
On April 13, 2022, Jenzabar announced that it had acquired higher education marketing and technology firm Spark451. Established in 2011, Spark451 provides enrollment marketing support, creative design services, and data analytics exclusively for higher education. Spark451 works with over 70 institutions in the United States and maintains offices in New York, North Carolina, and Virginia. […]
Part 2: The Power and Benefits of Blockchain Technology in Higher Education
Blockchain technology (blockchain) has a growing influence on higher ed. An institution that is well on its way to becoming the first blockchain university and knows this better than any other is Maryville University. In part two of this Top of Mind episode, Dr. Feng Hou, chief digital evangelist for Maryville University and advocate for […]
Women in Tech: Andrea Ballinger
Vice Provost and CIO of Oregon State University, Andrea Ballinger has always done things “her own way.” From wanting to be a doctor, earning her MBA, working in finance, and answering the call of her alma mater, this IT leader has charted her own course by being her authentic self each and every day. Listen […]
