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Higher education's purpose is to equip students for success in life -- in the workplace, in communities, and their personal lives. While this purpose may have remained constant for centuries, the world around colleges and universities is undergoing significant change. Higher education is under pressure to meet greater expectations, whether for student numbers, educational preparation, workforce needs, or economic development. Meanwhile, the resources available are likely to decline. New models, an intense focus on the student experience, and a drive for innovation and entrepreneurism will ensure that higher education continues to meet society's needs. Information technology supports virtually every aspect of higher education, including finances, learning, research, security, and sustainability, and IT professionals need to understand the range of problems their institutions face so they apply IT where it brings greatest value. Creating this future will require collaboration across organizational and national boundaries, bringing together the collective intelligence of people from backgrounds including education, corporations, and government.

Articles and Reports

The Current and Future State of Higher Education, EDUCAUSE Live!, November 2012.
Through a Glass, Brightly: IT’s Impact on Higher Education by 2020, ECAR Bulletin, August 2012.
Information Technology and Tomorrow’s University: A President’s Confessions and Advice. Jolene Koester. EDUCAUSE Review, January/February 2011.
Open Governance in Higher Education: Extending the Past to the Future. Patrick Masson. EDUCAUSE Review, January/February 2011.
Much of the EDUCAUSE Review Magazine, Volume 45, Number 2, March/April 2010 issue is devoted to the future of higher education.
The entire issue of the EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine,Volume 33, Number 1, 2010 is largely devoted to anticipating the future of higher education.
The entire issue of the EDUCAUSE Review Magazine, Volume 45, Number 1, January/February 2010 is largely devoted to innovation and the future of higher education.
The Future of Higher Education: Beyond the Campus, EDUCAUSE White Paper, January 2010

Podcasts and Videos

The Future of Mobile Computing. EDUCAUSE Live! April 2011
Future of Higher Education, Diana Oblinger, Midwest Regional Conference, March 2010.
The Future of Higher Education: What Is the IT Professionals Role? Linda A. Jorn, James J. Koenig, David W. Dodd, Robert H. McDonald and Melissa Woo, Midwest Regional Conference, March 2010.

Projects

2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning, KnowledgeWorks Foundation.

April 2013

EDUCAUSE Staff Picks

IT-Based Transformation in Higher Education: Possibilities and Prospects, Greg Jackson, EDUCAUSE, March 2012. A Discussion of how achieving both greater efficiency and better outcomes in higher education through information technology requires a commitment to fundamental, unfettered thinking about the future both within and outside current institutions—the kind of process many institutions are beginning to undertake.
Rethinking Higher Education Business Models, Robert Sheets, Stephen Crawford,and Louis Soares. Center for American Progress. March 2012.
Innovating the 21st-Century University: It’s Time!, EDUCAUSE Review, Volume 45, Number 1, 2010. If colleges and universities open up and embrace collaborative learning and collaborative knowledge production, they have a chance of surviving and even thriving in the networked, global economy of the future.
The Changing Landscape of Higher Education, EDUCAUSE Review, Volume 46, Number 1, 2011. Focusing strictly on technology trends can obscure other environmental factors that are drivers for innovation in higher education. The authors identify ten fissures in the landscape that are creating areas of potentially tectonic change.

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Template Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreements: March 2, 2012

The Texas State University at San Marcos IT Security department developed the following templates for use as appropriate to the situation. Sample Employee Non-Disclosure Agr…
Mutual Non-disclosure Agreement: September 10, 2007

This is a sample Non-disclosure Agreement from Oakland University. Also included is a link to other forms that use standard legal language, such as a contractor agreement, student employee and i…
Contract Language for the Secure Handling of Sensitive Data: September 10, 2007

This Northwestern University document, "Contract Language for the Secure Handling of Sensitive Data," provides official contract language approved by Northwestern University. …
Faculty Consent Form for Background Check: January 1, 2006

A list of background check documents for all prospective faculty at ASU. A list of background check documents for all prospective faculty at AS…
Confidentiality Agreement & Security Policy: January 1, 2004

A sample Confidentiality Agreement from Grand Valley State University. A sample Confidentiality Agreement from Grand Valley State University. …
Expectations of Employees: January 1, 2005

This "Expectations of Employees" statement serves as a standards of professionalism guide for IT employees of Salem State College. This "…
Information Technology Division Code of Excellence: January 1, 2005

A Code of Excellence to use for IT staff. A Code of Excellence to use for IT staff. …
Confidentiality Agreement: January 1, 2005

This is a sample Confidentiality Agreement for consultants or contractors. This is a sample Confidentiality Agreement for consultants or contractors. …
Student Computer Support Agreement: January 1, 2004

This is a sample student computer support agreement from Indiana University. This is a sample student computer support agreement from Indiana Universit…
Protection of Confidential or Sensitive Information: January 1, 2004

A sample confidentiality agreement from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A sample confidentiality agreement from the University of Wisconsin-Madiso…