Go Beyond Where Your Servers Are Located
When most of us hear “cloud,” we automatically think about the location of our servers. There are countless resources to help us weigh the cost-savings versus the risks. Even more to guide us in balancing the benefits of budget relief versus limiting our capacity. However, despite the resources at our fingertips, it is still difficult […]
Tambellini Top 10 Observations from Oracle OpenWorld and Workday Rising
The Tambellini Group has been busy this fall connecting with vendors and institutions about the latest technology updates. These past couple of months we have attended several market events and took away some insights for our future work. Oracle OpenWorld took place in September in San Francisco, and Workday Rising was held in Orlando in […]
My Top 10 Takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2019
The Tambellini Group was in Chicago last week at the annual EDUCAUSE conference. It was such a pleasure to meet with current and prospective Tambellini members. The air was energized and the conversations lively. There were some consistent themes and messages throughout the conference, and I came away with some valuable insights. EDUCAUSE continues to […]
The Only Constant is Change
In 2015, Lubbock Christian University took on a five-year institutional strategic planning process that our president named Vision 2020. It was a broad look across the university to identify improvement opportunities. Every university employee was involved, and at the conclusion, the overarching theme of the document became “a transformational student experience.” There were many parts […]
The Art of Onboarding
According to a 2017 survey by Korn Ferry, the average tenure for a CIO across industries is roughly four years. It’s no surprise then that, given my twelve years as a CIO, I am entering my fourth institution of higher ed. I’m clearly a walking statistic (ahead of the curve even!) and feel pretty confident […]
Developing Top-Notch Employees
Arizona State University’s human resources department has developed a strategy and adopted tools to attract and retain top talent at one of the largest public universities in the United States. ASU offers employees leadership and workforce development programs and tuition reduction. Additionally, HR recruiters highlight ASU’s innovation and influence and its universal learning program for […]
Top of Mind with The Tambellini Group Celebrates 100 Blog Posts
Since its 2017 launch, Top of Mind helps you keep pace with education technology with insights and ideas from higher education executives and Tambellini analysts. Thank you to all our readers, subscribers, and contributors who make this podcast and blog series possible. Discover what is Top of Mind with new blog posts weekly and new […]
Augsburg University and Luther Seminary: Approaching Three Years of IT Shared Services
Background In 2016, the presidents of Augsburg University and Luther Seminary decided to start exploring shared services, because, as President Paul Pribbenow wrote to the Augsburg campus, “through rethinking and improving our operations, we will be able to deliver on our distinct missions and allow both schools to provide exceptional teaching and learning for our […]
Embedded Academic Technologists Boost Satisfaction Among Faculty and Students
I recently experienced a surge of enormous pride in my team after the results of the benchmarking data from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research’s 2019 study of Faculty and Students began to sink in. The satisfaction data that Loyola Marymount University’s faculty had indicated about Information Technology Services’ educational and research technology services, […]
Merging Career Services and Advancement
By combining career services and advancement, Northampton Community College has created a community of student, alumni, and employers that better facilitates engagement, relationship building, and outreach. Modeling itself after the four-year model, hear from Northampton’s Sharon Beales, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, and Dr. Deb Noble Burak, Associate Vice President and CIO, as they discuss […]
