The document discusses IT innovation in the University System of Georgia amid declining resources. It notes rising enrollments but decreasing state funding per student. Charts show enrollment growth outpacing state funding increases. The system is pursuing innovation through shared services across campuses to reduce costs, including infrastructure as a service and IT project management as a service. Innovation is also needed to engage the upcoming Generation Z and leverage social media for collaboration across campuses. Key systems like the LMS and SIS are centralized to realize economies of scale, while allowing campuses flexibility for additional services.

1. IT Innovation in an Era of
Diminishing Resourcing
Dr. Curtis A. Carver Jr.
Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
University System of Georgia
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2. Where We are Now
• Rising Enrollments
• College as the only path to the middle class
• Economic Uncertainty
– Short Term?
– Long Term?
– Stagnation?
• Increasing demand for change
• Increasing pressure requiring change
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3. University System Enrollment
Fall Headcount Enrollment
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4. University System –State Funds
(Total University System funding in Billions)
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5. Formula Earnings
(Total University System funding in Billions)
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6. State Funds and Tuition
(Tuition Includes Special Institutional Fee)
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7. State Funding Per Student FTE
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8. GA Total Funding Compared to Neighboring States
(4 year and 2 year institutions)
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9. Innovation
Customer Value ITS
Campus Enterprise
Everyone can must be an agent of innovation
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10. • Value-Added Services
– Banner Tiered Service
– Database Administrators as a Service
– Backup as a Service
– Storage as a Service Not Mandated
Aligned with Customer Needs
– Service Hosting Monthly or Yearly Charge
Realizes Economies of Scale
• Soon to come:
– Infrastructure as a Service
– IT Project Management as a Service
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11. New Enterprise System Model (LMS as Example)
– Mandated core service to realize economies
of scale
– Campus control of innovation
– Optional Value-added services
• Real-time integration with Banner
• Lecture Capture as a Service
• Business Analytics
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12. Innovation through Generation Z
– Consumerization of IT
– Telework Policies
Enable and Encourage Collaboration
– Communities of Practice
– Contracts through shared governance
– Standards through shared governance
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13. Innovation through Social Media
– Shared Governance through Social Media
– Automated Business Processes in SharePoint
– Ad hoc Teams as Needed
– Self service in Human Resources, Business
Intelligence, and who knows what next
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14. LMS SIS Fin HR NET LIB BI
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centralized at centralized centralized centralized PeachNet GALILEO •35 of 35 on
ITS •34 of 35 •34 of 35 •Outsourced to •Extensive •GPLS and USG123
•34 of 35 Banner PeopleSoft ADP external state extensive •Not fully
Blackboard •520 GA Mods participation state utilized
participation
USG Educational State Ed Ecosystem RTTT+ System
Cloud
State Educational
Cloud State Ed Ecosystem
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15. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
A CONVERSATION
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