CT at the Show

  • 10/28/05

Syllabus2005

Innovation on Campus: Speakers in the Spotlight

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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.

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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.

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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.

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