Colin Currie

Biography

Colin Currie is the Associate Chief Information Officer of Software and Application Services at Princeton University where he and his team have overall responsibility for the enterprise application portfolio of the University. Prior to joining Princeton, Colin spent 15 years in the consulting industry where he advised domestic and international organizations across a variety of industries on strategic direction setting, technology decision making, and best practices in administrative services. Colin chaired the 2012 Annual EDUCAUSE Conference Program Committee. He also cofounded and chaired the Enterprise Conference, cofounded and chaired the EDUCAUSE Senior Leaders Roundtable, was the AGEISS Committee chair, was an invited columnist for EQ Quarterly, and has spoken at numerous EDUCAUSE conferences, as well as NACUBO, SCUP, CUPA, and AACRAO annual conferences. He has spoken on topics including project governance, cloud computing, and mobile technology. In addition to his work at Princeton and professional organizations, Colin frequently works with other schools on strategic planning and technology initiatives, and on establishing project governance practices for their institutions.

EDUCAUSE Publications

  • Just Asking. . .
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    I was talking with a favorite colleague recently about cloud computing, or, as he calls it, cloud confusing.

  • Free Education for the Masses . . . or Not
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    The Open University was founded in the United Kingdom in 1969. At that time the label “open” conjured different associations than it does now.

EDUCAUSE Presentations