C-Level View :: March 8, 2006

  • 03/08/06

Executive View

Million-Dollar Decisions—ERP Projects and Higher Education

By Rory J. Weaver
Utah State University

They said it couldn’t be done. But we did it. A three-year, $6.5 million ERP implementation completed on time and on budget. In fact, the controller handed me the final balance sheet for the completed “Banner” implementation project and we actually had $28,000 left over. Not bad. Not bad at all.

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Worth Noting

Blackboard Inc. Announced The Completion Of the Merger Of Two eLearning Giants

A DONE DEAL. At the BbWorld user conference in San Diego this past week, Blackboard Inc. announced the completion of the merger of two eLearning giants, Blackboard and WebCT, into one company. CEO Michael Chasen and Chairman Matthew Pittinsky made the announcement during their joint keynote address and unveiled the company’s “Blackboard Beyond” initiative.

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Ready2Net Broadcast Resumed March 1, 2006

READY2NET? Of course you are. The free simultaneous satellite and Web cast series resumed March 1 with a program on “The Future of eLearning,” moderated by Campus Computing Project founder Casey Green...

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From the Personnel Office

New League President/CEO

NEW LEAGUE PRESIDENT/CEO named by the board of the League for Innovation in the Community College...

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From MIT TO Eduventures

Margaret Andrews will join Eduventures Inc...

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