C-Level View :: February 28, 2007 -- Campus Technology

The Successful CIO: Vision, Focus, and Execution: An interview with John Camp, Wayne State University (ret.); By Mary Grush; Retired this last January, John Camp was deputy CIO or CIO at Wayne State University (MI) for the last 10 years and in IT leadership positions there since 1985. Active professionally and now chair of the Educause Current Issues committee, Camp thinks hard about the leadership role of the CIO and the strategic impact CIOs can have at their institutions. CT interviews this 22-year veteran CIO about his career and perspectives on leadership....

Putting All Your Apples in One Basket?: Wilkes University (PA) announced last week that it would institute a university-wide switch from Windows-based PCs to Apple's new Intel-based Macs. Within three years, the entire university will become an all-Mac campus....
Encyclopedias and the Easy Way Out: How many times did your grade school teachers tell you, "Don't just use that encyclopedia for your term paper?" With electronic resources on the Web, now they have to add "Wikipedia," and more, to that admonition....
IMS Releases "Learning Technology Satisfaction and Trends" Report: On February 12 the IMS Global Learning Consortium released the latest report in its ongoing study of "satisfaction and trends" in technologies used to support education....

DOJ Extends Deadline for ADA Title II Compliance

Institutions working to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act Title II regulations for digital accessibility have received a temporary reprieve: The United States Department of Justice has published an interim final rule to push back the compliance deadline by one year.
VSLive! San Diego 2026 Puts AI at the Core of the Campus IT Stack

For higher education IT teams working through AI pilots, ERP integrations, student-facing apps, analytics projects, and mounting security concerns, Visual Studio Live! San Diego 2026 offers a look at the development practices that are shaping the campus technology landscape.
AI Giants Back Nonprofit Focused on Workforce Transition

The AI industry's biggest names are investing in more than just models and infrastructure — they're focusing on workforce readiness. OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Amazon are backing Raise US, a new nonprofit that aims to raise $1 billion to help American workers prepare for an AI-driven economy.
Why Universities Need to Align Data Storage with Data Value

Institutions need to move away from a reactive habit of expanding storage and towards a more deliberate data management model based on understanding and control.