Aligning Today's Campus IT and Libraries For Our Students As Stakeholders (a Leadership Ecosystem Webinar)

Where: Webinar/Virtual

When: Thursday, September 11, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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Workshop Organizer:  Erin DeSilva of Dartmouth College and Becky Frieden of New York Institute of Technology

Registration Fee:
NERCOMP Member: Free
Non-Member: Free

Event Overview:

Today’s college students are mobile-first, career-focused, and balancing complex academic, financial, and personal pressures. As both learners and part-time employees in IT and Library settings, their expectations—and needs—are rapidly changing. This Leadership Ecosystem session will explore who today’s students are, what motivates them, and how their voices can shape better systems, services, and workplace practices.

Our panel will share some of the following from very different perspectives and areas of expertise:
 - Examine generational and cultural traits of today’s higher education students
 - Explore student employment trends and what students seek beyond a paycheck
 - Reflect on how IT and library practices can align—or misalign—with student expectations.
 - Identify strategies to mentor, empower, and learn from student employees.

Join us to gain insights that will strengthen your organization’s support of students, both as learners and part-time workers, enriching their student experience and fostering practices that drive success for all. 

Session Outcomes
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
 - Identify the key generational and cultural traits of today’s college students.
 - Understand student expectations as both learners and part-time employees in IT settings.
 - Evaluate how current IT practices align or misalign with student needs, motivations, and support structures.

Moderators: 
Erin DeSilva, Associate Provost, Digital and Online Learning, Dartmouth College
Becky Frieden, Senior Director of Enterprise Applications and Decision Support Systems, New York Institute of Technology

Panelists:
Kari Jo Grant, MSEd, Manager of Student Employment, Dartmouth College
Kori Ludwig, PeopleSoft User Experience (UX) consultant, Sierra-Cedar
Cady Rancourt,  first-year graduate student and Rackham Merit Fellow at the University of Michigan
 

This session will not be recorded.

This session is for individuals employed by higher education institutions only. No vendors, please.

Accessibility
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