Courageous Leaders

I have been struck by the courage of our client leadership. In these times when resources are tight, we are seeing a growing number of presidents determined to leverage technology to help transform their institutions. Most face daunting challenges internally and externally when they seek to address long-ignored or ineffective business processes and technologies. 

Our courageous clients recognize that investing today is essential to maintaining and ultimately reducing costs for the institution. Our job is not only to help them present the case for modest investment, but to then deliver an unquestionable return on their investment in the form of cost avoidance, cash savings, increased student service, and data-informed decisions.

We welcome our newest clients and applaud their courage.

Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates
This National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report examines the various pathways that students take to complete a college degree or certificate.  The report identifies ways that successful students can fall off the radar and finds that “community colleges often do not receive credit for the two-thirds of their students who go on to complete a four-year degree.”

Avoiding ERP Implementation Pitfalls
This Compare Business Products white paper details business issues, technical issues, and planning strategies to help you avoid potential roadblocks to a successful ERP implementation.  

Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies
This EDUCAUSE publication explores important questions in higher education to find the game changers that will help move education to the next level.

Higher Education 2012 SIS Market Report
Learn about the latest Student Information System buying trends as published by the Tambellini Group.

The Campus Computing Project
See how your campus technology plans stack up. Casey Green provides a look at trends in campus computing.

EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS)
See if your institution’s IT spending is in line with other colleges and review other IT performance indicators.

2013 Horizon Report
Learn about emerging technologies and their potential impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry.

Achieving the Dream
Learn how Achieving the Dream is helping more community college students stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree.

Continuous Quality Improvement Network (CQIN)
Find resources for continuous improvement from CQIN

The Future of Community Colleges

The CampusWorks Executive Advisory Board recommends J. Noah Brown’s
First in the World.  Brown, President and CEO of the Association of Community College Trustees, writes about the intersection between community colleges and America’s need to regain economic momentum and its position as first in the world with respect to college attainment. He succinctly advocates for the power of community colleges to increase educational attainment, thereby reducing income inequality by allowing more Americans to access real economic opportunity. 

CampusWorks is proud to reinforce our commitment to the future of community colleges by sponsoring the Community College Futures Assembly where each conference attendee will receive a copy of this book.  

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