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![Page 1: Tough Times in Information Technology: University IT Investments In Periods of Financial Crisis David L. Eisler, President Ferris State University.](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022072014/56649e745503460f94b74ccb/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Tough Times in Information Technology:
University IT Investments In Periods of Financial Crisis
David L. Eisler, PresidentFerris State University
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The Triple Whammy
• Budget Reduction
• Endowment Earnings Decline
• Enrollment Increases
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Budget reduction impacts
• Administrative Systems
• Learning Management Systems
• Campus Portals
• The Network
• Website Redesign
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Challenges
• IT is under funded• Campus systems are vendor dependent• Cutting hardware and personnel
can be counterproductive• Integration capabilities are
over rated
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Opportunities
• Recapture personnel savings
• Cut printing, mailing costs
• Eliminate paper?
• Better prepared workers
• Hardware and software savings
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Approaches
• Consider reinvestment model
• Use technology projects as tuition growth hedge
• Strategy can not be “cut someone else”
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Examine costs…
• Hardware
• Software
• Specialized Labs
• Networks
• Consolidated Support Operations
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Information Technology:Core Competency or Support Service?
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The Challenges…
• Reduce budgets
• Continue momentum for campus transformation