April 2007 Meeting

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)