Features December 2017

As far as Sean Moriarty is concerned, it takes a village to create a digital campus. As chief technology officer at the State University of New York at Oswego, he leads just that type of village, his door open to suggestions and his staff willing to lend its expertise to other educational institutions in need […]

Pain: it’s a part of every injury. But when the injury is workplace-related, the discomfort often goes beyond physical distress. Imagine, for a second, that you fall at work and injure your back. Your treatment will likely be covered by workers’ compensation insurance, but the journey toward healing—and navigating the confusing road of workers’ compensation—is […]

Having guiding principles is key to achieving goals—and Robert Heinrich follows an established, tried-and-true set of them. On a daily basis, the chief information officer at Stockton University stresses what he says are the four crucial values: service excellence, reliability, innovation and security. Those values become ever more essential with each passing day, he says, […]

Getting a college degree once required students to sit in a classroom, but the leadership of Surry Community College in Dobson, North Carolina, believes there’s a better, more modern approach. “Enrollment has flipped, and today more students have full- or part-time jobs,” says Vice President of Technology Services and Director of Distance Education Dr. Candace […]

There is no doubt about it—technology can be intimidating. Not only is it constantly changing, but at institutions like Polk State College, over 16,000 students expect teachers to be as savvy as they are when it comes to software, devices and mobility. “We are constantly asking ourselves how do we use technology to improve our […]

When someone talks of having achieved their professional dream—serious in voice and straight of face—the temptation is to scoff, if not outright sneer, at the claim’s absurdity. “What do they know that I don’t,” you might wonder, “and what makes them so special?” Sometimes, though, such satisfaction stems not from one’s vision being fulfilled, but […]

To say that Chad Sayers—or anyone else on his team of tech industry heavy-hitters—isn’t passionate about the V SQUARED smartphone is like saying the sun doesn’t set over Utah’s “Silicon Slopes.” It’s just a simple fact. The long-anticipated device, set to be introduced by Salt Lake City-based Saygus and equipped with a number of exclusive […]

Fifteen years ago, a city council meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, ran on printed agendas and the occasional memo. While this is the way most cities operated at the time, Director of IT Mark Barham is glad many governments have shifted from this paper-driven environment, Williamsburg included. “There was no interactivity between citizens and their government […]

More than half of all businesses experienced a data breach at some point in the last year, according to a study released in 2017 by Ponemon Institute, an independent research firm. Even so, many companies aren’t insured against this common risk that can cost them anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of dollars, even […]

Thirty years at the same job? Some people might find that repetitive, stagnant, even downright boring. Not so for Cindy Parker—quite the contrary, in fact. Her role as director of IT for LaSalle Investment Management continues to be dynamic, exciting, and ever-changing. “It’s a very interesting ride,” she says. “You’re constantly thinking ‘what’s next? What’s […]