Cultivating Careers: Professional Development for Campus IT
Cynthia Golden, Editor

ISBN 0-9672853-5-6 ©2006 EDUCAUSE. Available electronically at

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Cultivating Careers: Professional Development for Campus IT
Foreword

• Endnotes
Preface: A Commitment to Professional Development

• It’s All About the People • Time and Money • The Role of IT Leaders • What Works • Summary • Endnotes
Acknowledgments Part I: The Organizational Perspective Chapter 1: Perspectives on IT Leadership
James D. Bruce, MIT, and Brian McDonald, MOR Associates, Inc. • IT—the Innovative Frontier • Different Times, Expanded Skill Sets • IT Leadership and the Required Competencies • Leadership Roles • Conclusion …ver más…

Available electronically at

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Foreword
In 2004, the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) published a research study titled Information Technology Leadership in Higher Education: The Condition of the Community.1 While many of the 2,000 information technology professionals surveyed agreed that IT leaders were effective in their positions, higher education was a calling, and universities were a good place to work, they were concerned about dwindling interest in leadership positions. The survey found fewer candidates in the pipeline than needed to fill expected vacancies, with a quarter of all respondents considering retirement within five years. In addition, the data showed that the current IT leadership community lacks both gender and racial diversity. The report concluded that in order to retain and “grow” current staff and to attract newcomers to the profession and to leadership positions, the IT community must provide its workforce with targeted professional development and mentoring opportunities. EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association of more than 2,000 colleges, universities, and educational organizations whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology, takes the continuity, growth, and diversity of the