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Today’s IT organization must be resilient and visionary. To thrive in today's fast-paced environment, leaders at all levels of the IT organization, from the CIO to the help desk, must embrace everyday challenges while planning for the future. This collection of resources was created to help institutions prepare current and future leaders for the ever-changing higher education environment.

The Chief Information Officer in Higher Education, 2012 Reports, CHECS, June 2012. This study provides information about higher education CIOs’ attributes, education, experience, and effectiveness and about the technology professionals who are likely to replace these CIOs. (ECAR subscription required)

Filling the IT Leadership Pipeline: A Panel Discussion, EDUCAUSE Review Online, January 2012. Six CIOs and senior technology leaders talk about their backgrounds, the strengths and skills needed for future CIOs, and the challenges of preparing the next generation of CIOs. They list the most critical competencies for current and future CIOs, and they debate whether these competencies are changing.

Aspiring and Residing IT Leaders: A Legacy for the Future, EDUCAUSE Review Online, January 2012. Keith McIntosh, winner of the inaugural EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award talks about becoming a leader and developing future leaders in the IT professional community. He outlines three steps that aspiring leaders can take to cultivate their leadership skills and three steps that residing leaders can take to leave a lasting legacy.

The Higher Education CIO: Portrait of Today, Landscape of Tomorrow, EDUCAUSE Live! December 2011. This webinar highlights findings from a study of the same name from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR).

Institution Leadership Programs

The Pennsylvania State University’s “IT Connects” IT leadership skill development program.

EDUCAUSE Professional Development – below is a list of Institute Programs, including audience and program objectives

Leading Change Institute

A CIO, librarian, information technology professional, or administrator with a least seven years’ experience
To learn how to create a collaborative community that takes leadership on critical issues to develop a platform for collective action

New IT Managers Program

An IT professional new to or aspiring to management
Outlines the basic skills critical for management and supervision of projects, units and people

Management Program

Existing manager with some supervisory experience
Practical skill development in effective management

Leadership Program

New CIO or an experienced senior-level leader aspiring to CIO/executive-level leadership
Critical success skills for executive leaders & keys to understanding institution-wide IT strategy

Learning Technology Leadership Program

Experienced individual in a learning technology position who aspires to a leadership role
To understand higher education leadership, attributes of effective leaders, and strategic skills for influencing decision-making

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Women in Technology: Strategies and Best Practices to Attract Young Women into IT Programs and Careers: November 8, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
Women are highly underrepresented in all IT fields. University IT leaders are strategically important in the efforts to attract women into IT careers. This session will provide examples of successf…
The Importance of Mentors on the Journey to a First CIO Position: November 8, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
Mentoring has evolved beyond the traditional long-term, one-on-one style. There are many different mentoring styles, and each can be leveraged effectively to assist in one's professional dev…
Effective Backseat Driving and Other Essential Soft Skills: November 9, 2012
Project management requires extensive use of the hard-to-master "soft skills." Learn our trade secret—being a good backseat driver—and the other invaluable soft skills we use as pro…
The Chief Information Officer in Higher Education, 2012 Reports: June 18, 2012

This study provides information about higher education CIOs’ attributes, education, experience, and effectiveness and about the technology professionals who are likely to replace these CIOs…
Everything I Need to Know about IT Management I Learned from "Star Trek": June 6, 2012

Mark Roman is the former CIO of the University of Victoria and currently managing 22over7 Consulting. He is also the past President and CEO of CANARIE, Inc. in Canada. Key Takeaways …
Is Agile the Future of Project Management?: May 23, 2012

Gartner predicts that by the end of 2012, agile development methods will be used on 80 percent of all software development projects. Project Management Institute’s research shows that agile pr…
The EITS Mentorship Program: A Powerful Tool for Personal, Professional, and Organizational Growth: May 31, 2012 | A session at the Southeast Regional Conference
Hear our success stories about the EITS Mentorship Program and learn how it was developed, how it works, and how to develop a similar program. Its members are employees from across EITS, and its mi…
Clients Get It, So Must We: January 23, 2012

Marilyn A. McMillan is Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Technology Officer for New York University In October 2011, EDUCAUSE granted its highest ho…
Leadership for Constant Change: January 23, 2012

Diana G. Oblinger ( doblinger@educause.edu ) is President and CEO of EDUCAUSE. This issue of EDUCAUSE Review focuses on leadership and celebrates leaders in the higher educati…
Aspiring and Residing IT Leaders: A Legacy for the Future: January 23, 2012

Keith W. McIntosh ( kwmcintosh@pima.edu ) is Acting Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology at Pima Community College. The winner of the inaugural EDUCAUSE Rising Star Aw…

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