Office of the CIO

A Letter from the CIO

Dear Colleagues:

I am proud to share with you the 2011-16 Campus Technology Plan. This plan is the culmination of many months of collaboration with a large number of individuals across our campus. It provides a framework for the future that supports our mission to be the premier comprehensive, metropolitan university that places learners and their learning at the center of what we do.   

The impact on society of innovative technology solutions has never been more promising despite the current economic climate. We live in a time where information technology is impacting work, entertainment, healthcare, and, of course, education at a level that few ever imagined. In fact, all of the technology advances are helping to define the characteristics of 21st-century education.

Mobile technology, e-book readers, e-learning and social networking are just a few examples of changes that are impacting our future. Our students are coming to campus with new expectations, including the desire to learn anywhere, anytime, anyway. These digital natives that are “always” connected will bring change accompanied with challenges, but ultimately they will drive us to improve education and our university. This reality has fundamental implications for how we design and deliver our academic programs as well as how we gather, share, and use knowledge to support student success. Technology is expanding student access and changing the fundamentals of both how we go about the teaching-learning process as well as how the university operates.

We have lofty goals and believe the roadmap presented in this 2011-16 Campus Technology Plan will have a long-lasting contribution and effect on the mission of NKU. As an alumnus of NKU, I could not be more proud of this institution and look forward to a tomorrow full of endless possibilities.

Sincerely,

Tim Ferguson
Associate Provost and CIO, Office of Information Technology