Collaboration for Innovation and Student Success
A Symposium for CAOs and CIOs
This symposium brings together chief academic officers (CAOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) to strengthen collaboration with a focus on integrating emerging technologies, including AI, to advance academic planning, improve student success, and strengthen data-informed decision-making.
Register today.The relationship between the CAO and the CIO is critical to ensure timely, effective, and financially responsible attention to our institution’s most critical student success issues.
To better understand and support this relationship, AASCU and EDUCAUSE will bring CAOs and CIOs together to gain knowledge and skills to bridge the gap between academic goals and IT capabilities, foster a culture of teamwork and shared vision, and build capacity to support academic priorities. Participants will learn about future trends and technological advancements in higher education and hear from institutional leaders supporting innovation and transformation on their campus.
Program Highlights:
- AASCU and EDUCAUSE partner to bring cutting-edge research, strategy, and tools
- Nationally recognized speakers with expertise in academic and IT planning
- Small venue to foster meaningful engagement with content
- Interactive sessions
Who Should Attend:
- Chief Academic Officers and Chief Information Officers from the same AASCU institution
Benefits of Participation:
- Strengthen collaboration
- Leverage emerging technologies for academic planning and student success
- Improve data-informed decision making
- Understand future trends in higher education
Preliminary schedule
8-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:30-8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions
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8:45-9:15 a.m. | The Changing Role of the CAO and CIO
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9:15-10:15 a.m. | Strengthening Collaboration In this session, we’ll identify and implement strategies for effective collaboration between CAOs and CIOs to bridge the gap between academic goals and IT capabilities, foster a culture of teamwork and shared vision, and build capacity to support academic priorities.
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10:15-10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:30-11:45 a.m. | Collaboration to Prepare for Future Trends in Higher Education In this session, we’ll discuss how to anticipate and prepare for future trends in higher education, including advancements in AI, and their impact on academic and IT strategies, including demographic changes, technological advancements, and evolving educational models.
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11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. | Artificial Intelligence
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12:45-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
1:30-2:30 p.m. | Collaborating to Improve Data-Informed Decision-Making In this session, we’ll discuss how to develop skills to utilize data analytics in academic and administrative decision-making processes.
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2:30-3:45 | Aligning Strategy to Student Needs: Technology Prioritization Informed by Student Voice
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3:45-4 p.m, | Break |
4-4:45 p.m. | Building Your Action Plan Part One |
4:45-5 p.m. | Day One Closing
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5-6:30 p.m. | Reception at AASCU Office (Dinner on your own) |
8-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:30-8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Overview of Day Two
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8:45-10 a.m. | TBD |
10-10:15 a.m. | Break |
10:15-11 a.m. | Collaborate to Leverage Emerging Technologies for Academic Planning and Student Success
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11 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Break |
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Building Your Action Plan Part Two |
12:15-12:30 p.m. | Closing |
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
This agenda is provided for your reference and planning. Session timing, titles, and speakers are subject to change. Registered attendees will receive a final agenda ahead of the event start.
confirmed speakers

Terry
Brown
Vice President of Academic Innovation and Transformation
AASCU

Thomas
Cavanagh
Vice Provost for Digital Learning
University of Central Florida

Laura
Dorsey-Elson
Director of the Center for Innovative Instruction & Scholarship
Morgan State University (MD)

Christina
Hubbard
Managing Director, Digital Holistic Student Support
The Ada Center

Vince
Kellen
Chief Information Officer
University of California, San Diego

Vanessa
Kenon
Associate Vice President Technology Compliance and Community Engagement
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Andrew
Magliozzi
CEO
Mainstay

Ryan
Maltese
Associate Vice President, Student Success and Retention
Morgan State University (MD)

John
O’Brien
President and CEO
EDUCAUSE

David
Weil
Vice President, Information Technology & Analytics
Ithaca College (NY)

Benjamin
Wiles
Chief Student Success & Empowerment Officer
Clemson University (SC)
The deadline to register is Feb. 21, 2025.
The registration fee is $300 per person. Both the CAO and CIO from the same institution must participate.
Accommodations
The Viceroy
1430 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Room rate: $289 plus 15.95% tax per night
Check-in Time 3 p.m. / Check-out Time 12 p.m.
Cutoff: Monday, February 10
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