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Rory began his career at Utah State twenty years ago as a micro computer programmer
analyst. Later, he managed the university’s computer
store and support center. In this capacity, he worked extensively
with IBM, Novell, and WordPerfect supporting product installations.
Rory left USU to become a systems specialist for Kronos, Inc.
He returned to campus just in time to participate in the Y2K
rollover. Rory is currently managing the university’s
Banner implementation.
Barbara has over 30 years of experience in higher education.
She is the author of several book chapters, numerous journal
articles, and a variety of publications in the information
and instructional technology areas. In addition to her administrative
responsibilities, Barbara teaches a graduate level course
for the Department of Instructional Technology. She also chairs
the USU/Innovation Campus Information Technology Subcommittee.
Barbara is a graduate of Utah State University. She holds
a doctorate in adult, community and higher education. She
is also a recent graduate of the Harvard Institute for Educational
Management.
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and Rory will discuss Utah State’s Banner implementation.
They will explain why the university decided to implement
a multi-million dollar computer system, and how management
accessed the system’s benefits and calculated the
return on investment. |
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