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 […]
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 […]
Part 1: The Power and Benefits of Blockchain Technology in Higher Education
Blockchain technology (blockchain) has a growing influence on higher education. 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 this Top of Mind episode, Dr. Feng Hou, chief digital evangelist for Maryville University and visionary leader and advocate for […]
Financial Aid Needs More IT Support
It is no secret that financial aid is foundational to the relationship between an institution and students. Financial aid packages are one of the core factors that students and families use when deciding where to enroll. In today’s increasingly competitive enrollment environment, institutions face even more pressure to elevate the student financial aid experience and […]
The Power and Value of Building a Comprehensive Learner Record
Is a transcript the best way to truly reflect a student’s academic learning experience? Temple University’s registrar Bhavesh Bambhrolia believes that while the traditional transcript is safe and secure; it is limiting in communicating a student’s growth and development from a cumulative experience. In this Top of Mind episode, Bambhrolia gives listeners a glimpse into […]
The Jazz Musician as CIO: Creativity in IT Leadership
“Whether it’s at NASA or a university system level job, a CIO wants to be able to expand the scope of our technology and systems to impact the largest number of people.” In this month’s Top of Mind Podcast, host Jazz musician and CIO for the Georgia Tech Foundation, Dwight Dozier, joins the Top of […]
Introducing D. Christopher Brooks, PhD, Tambellini Analyst
My first writing assignment for the Tambellini Group is to introduce myself to the member community. I wanted to avoid writing a standard, linear narrative about my credentials, professional experience, accomplishments, and interests. Those things are documented on LinkedIn and Twitter. My colleague, Laura Gogia, suggested that I have some fun with the assignment. So, […]
From NASA to Academe: Serving the Mission as CIO
“Whether it’s at NASA or a university system level job, a CIO wants to be able to expand the scope of our technology and systems to impact the largest number of people.” In this month’s Top of Mind Podcast, host Elizabeth Farrell is joined by the Vice President of Information Technology Services and Chief Information […]
Why Is Change So Hard for Higher Education?
I have heard this question for decades. Why can’t higher ed modernize, become more efficient, or run more like a business? It is important to recognize that some of the reasons why change is so difficult in this industry are inherent to higher education’s mission and collaborative and collegial structure. Since the mid-1980s, institutions have […]
Higher Education CIOs Support Student Success by Easing System Navigation
COVID-19 accelerated and emphasized the need for change, but the movement towards a more holistic and humanizing understanding of student success has been in the works for a long time. By now, most higher education CIOs know that expectations for student success in their institutions are evolving. What was once the purview of faculty, advisors, […]
