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Taking Care of Business: Aligning IT With Institutional Priorities
Due to conditions stemming from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, this event has been postponed. It will either be rescheduled or offered online. We will post updates when available.
Where: Union College
College Park Hall
450 Nott Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
Directions and Campus Map
Carpool Information
When: Wednesday, April 22, 2020
9:00am - 3:00pm
Note: Registration starts at 7:30am
Workshop Organizer: David Baird and Karen Warren both of Wesleyan University
Registration Fee:
NERCOMP Member:
Early-bird rate prior to March 11th - $123.25 (15% discount)
Rate March 11th and after - $145
Non Member:
Early-bird rate prior to March 11th- $246.50 (15% discount)
Rate March 11th and after - $290
The registration fee includes am break and lunch.
Event Overview
Do you struggle with the annual goal-setting process? Do your campus constituents all believe that their areas and projects are the highest priority?
Join us for an interactive workshop that will help you align campus leadership on mission-critical priorities, giving your people the mandate to focus more of their time and energy on fewer objectives. We'll look at this challenge from the cabinet-level as well as the IT department level and provide examples of transforming traditional SMART goals into objectives and key results (OKRs) that force alignment and improve performance.
Attendees should bring draft goals for the next academic year and we will transform them into Objectives and Key Results, as described in “Measure What Matters” by John Doerr.
Session Outcomes:
Transform planned goals into Objectives and Key Results that:
- Optimize services offered today,
- Retire outdated ways of working, and
- Build capacity for future projects and services.
- Develop the ability to align your IT and Institutional leaders on a limited number of mission-critical priorities.
- Learn how to track OKRs regularly to monitor performance throughout the year and streamline the annual performance review process
Registration Cancellation Policy:
By clicking on the "Order Now" button, you are indicating a commitment to attend and will be held responsible for the registration fee. Your fee can be refunded if you notify us of a cancellation at least 8 days prior to the event via email to nercomp@nercomp.org.
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Speakers for the Day:
David Baird, Vice President for Information Technology & Chief Information Officer, Wesleyan University
Andrew Tanaka, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and Treasurer, Wesleyan University
Karen Warren, Deputy CIO, Wesleyan University
7:30am - 9:00am Coffee & Registration
9:00am - 9:15am Introductions of Speakers & Participants-Outcomes for the Day
9:15am - 10:30am An introduction to OKRs, Measure What Matters, and the Three Box Solution
10:30am - 10:45am Break
10:45am - 12:00pm Implementing OKRs across the institution (examples, process, and discussion from the perspectives of IT, Finance, and Administration)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm Group work on transforming draft goals for 2020-2021 into Objectives and Key Results
2:30pm - 3:00pm Discussion and wrap up
3:00pm End
Dave Baird
David joined Wesleyan in 2012. He holds a Ph.D. in geophysics from Cornell University and obtained his undergraduate degree in geology and physics from the University of New Brunswick (Canada). He has 19 years of leadership experience using technology to improve education and worked previously at Colgate and Lawrence universities.
Andy Tanaka
Prior to joining Wesleyan in 2004 as a major gift officer in University Relations, Andy Tanaka worked for the consulting firm Towers Perrin and then as a national accounts executive at Aetna. He most recently served in Wesleyan’s Office of the President as vice president and chief of staff. Andy graduated from Wesleyan with a BA in economics and earned his MBA through the executive program at Cornell University.
Karen Warren
Karen is in her ninth year at Wesleyan University where she assumed the role of Deputy CIO in Nov 2016. Karen has oversight for the user services, technical services, and academic technology teams. Combined, they provide the foundational support for all other IT operations in the University, develops strategic input regarding systems and infrastructure, and provide support for teaching and learning through the use of technology.
Karen is currently chair of NERCOMP's Board (2016-2017) and served as NERCOMP Annual Conference chair in 2016. She has presented on numerous topics at the NERCOMP Annual Conference and other professional workshops. Karen is active in campus life and committed to crossing functional and departmental lines to bring solutions to the Wesleyan community. She served on the University's re-accreditation team in 2012. Karen also participates in events from the National Center for Women in Technology and the local Society for Information Management.
Selected projects include core network refresh, enterprise WLAN upgrade, ServiceNow implementation, and migration to Office 365.
Prior to coming to Wesleyan, Karen spent 15 years at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT where she was IT Director for 10 of those years. Karen focused much time on the importance of broadband access in K-12 education, forging a strong and lasting relationship with Connecticut Education Network. Having spoken at numerous conferences on the topic, Karen was invited to participate on a panel at the FCC on the importance of ERate to broadband in schools.
Hotel Information:
Rooms are available at Homewood Suites, 2A Freemans Bridge Road,Schenectady, New York, 12302
The Group Rate for April 21st, 2020 is $149.00
Guests must book rooms by March 21 2020 in order to receive special group rates and availability.
Guests may call the hotel directly at 518-579-6727 and ask for the NERCOMP group block or they can use the link below.
Parking Information:
You will be able to park directly in front of College Park Hall. Please use 450 Nott Street as your GPS coordinate. The building is just before the College entrance.
Accessiblity:
Union College has accessible parking spaces and and elevators once you get into the building. Registration and workshops are on the firist floor of building. There are also accessible rest rooms available.