In December 2006, a number of regional small college CIOs and their staffs met at Gettysburg College to discuss strategies for moving (or not moving) to Oracle Fusion products.
In December 2006, a number of regional small college CIOs and their staffs met at Gettysburg College to discuss strategies for moving (or not moving) to Oracle Fusion products.
The following colleges were represented:
Frederick Community College
Gettysburg College
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
University of Baltimore
Our intent is to collectively glean as much information as possible to help us in our strategic decisions, collaborate as much as possible, and leverage our collective might to shape the future of technology at small colleges and universities.
Our next meeting will be held at MICA on April 25.
At our April 2007 meeting we talked about formalizing the role and scope of the Small College Regional Work Group.
Steve Lewis of Gettysburg College has drafted a small college white paper and has asked for feedback. Visit the Gettysburg site to get the most current copy.
At our April 2007 meeting, Ted Simpson suggested that we write a companion paper for EDUCAUSE based on this topic. The advantage is that, unlike HEUG, EDUCAUSE is vendor-agnostic, so any paper published will not require the approval of Oracle.
Read the EDUCAUSE working paper here.
In April 2007, a number of regional small college CIOs and their staffs met at MICA to discuss strategies for moving (or not moving) to Oracle Fusion products.
The following colleges were represented:
Coppin State University
Frederick Community College
Gettysburg College
MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art)
University of Baltimore
Out of this meeting grew the need to break out the group into three segments (which may overlap):
1. CIO Level: the recommendation is that the CIOs from the member institutions would meet 2-3 times a year to discuss strategic approaches to ERP planning (University of Baltimore to host next CIO meeting in Fall 2007 (?))
2. Director Level: the recommendation is that this group (which would include members whose job it is to make strategic plans and operation reality) meet more regularly to handle collaboration opportunities, resource sharing, creation of best practices, etc. (we need a volunteer to host)
3. User Level: the recommendation is that this group meet quarterly (?) and act as a regional user group. (MICA offers to host the first group in late May, 2007)