Biography

Chris Fulkerson is the Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Elon University, where he is responsible for the leadership and management of all information technology. Since joining the Elon staff in 1982, Mr. Fulkerson has held various other positions including Assistant Professor of Communications, Director of the Library, Director of LaRose Resources Center, Director of the Teagle Professional Development Program, and Coordinator of Cable/Satellite Television. In May 2007, he was selected as administrative staff member of the year.

Mr. Fulkerson has presented at Southeastern Datatel User's Group, the national conference of the Datatel User's Group and Datatel's Executive Forum. He speaks nationally on topics such as classroom technology, engaging students with technology, strategic planning for IT, preparing for the inevitable change in technology, developing best practices for data security, and building partnerships between the library and IT. Additionally, he is active in both EDUCAUSE and the Datatel Users’ Group, where he has presented at the regional and national levels. Mr. Fulkerson currently serves as a co-chair of the MCNC Collaborative Services Work Group and has been appointed by the Governor of North Carolina as a technical advisor to the North Carolina e-Learning Commission.

Mr. Fulkerson has an undergraduate degree in mass communication from Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, and an MFA in film and video production from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He also completed the course work toward a Doctor of Education in higher education from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

EDUCAUSE Involvement

Presentations