CT at the Show
Syllabus2005
Innovation on Campus: Speakers in the Spotlight
Stars assembled
Hollywood, California was the perfect venue for the 12th annual
Syllabus conference, with its theme, “Spotlight on Innovation,
Integration, and Collaboration.” Boasting five higher education
IT
stars as keynotes and a cast of more than 150 presenters, workshop
leaders, and panelists, Syllabus2005 was a hit with attendees.
Keynote Diana Oblinger, Educause VP, explored the
expectations of “Net Generation” students.
A full day at UCLA
Campus host Ruth Sabean, associate vice provost and director
of Educational Technology at UCLA, kicked off a full day of
sessions and tours on the UCLA campus.
Reaching out with IT
Case Western Reserve University (OH) VP of IT and CIO Lev Gonick
presented his keynote, “From the Digital Campus to the Connected
City”—how colleges and universities can collaborate with their
surrounding communities on bold information technology projects
like Case’s OneCleveland. Other keynotes included University of
Georgia CIO and associate provost Barbara White; Duke University
(NC) VP for IT and CIO Tracy Futhey; and UCLA Associate Vice
Chancellor of IT Jim Davis.