Leaders must understand workplace gender bias, examine their cultures and work to change inequitable practices, says UB guest columnist Amy Diehl, who is chief information technology officer at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and a featured speaker at UB Tech’s Women in Technology pre-conference.
Having the right audiovisual technology to support communication and collaboration is important for this purpose-driven space, says UB guest columnist Nick Swayne, who is a UB Tech® 2020 speaker and the founding director of JMU X-Labs at James Madison University.
UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker Damian Doyle addresses how to enable faculty and staff to easily work with data, using their preferred tools, while maintaining security. Doyle is assistant vice president of enterprise infrastructure solutions at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Virtual advising and embedded graduates bring college advising to a wider group of students—some of whom may not otherwise receive any substantial guidance in making decisions about postsecondary education.
Retired Brig. Gen. Charles Shugg of the U.S. Air Force answers the top three questions higher ed leaders ask when addressing cybersecurity risk management on campus. A UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker, Shugg is chief operating officer and partner for the Sylint Group Inc.
Connect data with decision-making to compete and thrive—or paltry prospects and eroding enrollments will continue, says UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker Jason Simon. Simon, who is associate vice president for Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research at the University of North Texas, provides strategies for getting started.
Women’s Studies Archive: Voice and Vision looks beyond women’s suffrage and explores the evolution of feminism from 1780-2000. This new archive brings more female voices to the forefront, critical for scholars working in women’s history, gender studies and social history.
Developing higher ed leadership-design team partnerships early leads to project success—from meeting institution and student needs to attracting and retaining students, says UB guest columnist Paul Orban, of BHDP Architecture.
The best relationships grow out of collaborative planning and programming, and require a shared philosophy and practice of transparency about future development options, says James E. Samels, UB Future Shock columnist.
The latest as-a-service offering that’s caught the attention of AV administrators could make it easier for higher ed institutions to manage audiovisual systems—or not. If you’re wondering whether AVaaS is for you, check out what stakeholders are thinking.
