Ithaca College

Over the fall semester a number of staff from Digital Instruction and Information Services (DIIS) have actively participated and contributed thought leadership for many regional and national professional organizations, program committees and conferences.

Regional and National Committee Work

Todd Blakemore, Solutions Architect

• Cloud Forum 2017 Program Committee 

Mark Fink, Director, Teaching and Learning with Technology

• New Media Center (NMC) Advisory Board

• International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Casey Kendall, Director, Architecture and Infrastructure

• North East Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP) 2017 Program Committee 

Bill Liddick, Interim Director of Engagement and Implementation

• EDUCAUSE Enterprise IT Planning Committee

• Upstate NY College Collaboration (UNYCC) Business Applications Support Collaboration Communities of Practice 

Terry Ruger, Associate Director, Teaching and Learning with Technology

• SIGUCCS 2016 & 2017 National Conference Program Committee 

Paula Wedemeyer, Associate Director, Engagement, Projects and Services

• Ithaca Branch of Project Management Institute's Education Committee 

Bill Weeks, Associate Director, Unified Communications

• Upstate NY College Collaboration (UNYCC) Network Communities of Practice 

David Weil, Interim Associate Vice President and CIO

• EDUCAUSE 2017 IT Issues Panel

• EDUCAUSE Enterprise IT Planning Committee 

Jason Youngers, Director and Information Security Officer

• Upstate NY College Collaboration (UNYCC) Security Communities of Practice

Regional and National Presentations

Casey Kendall, Director, Architecture and Infrastructure and Jason Youngers, Director and Information Security Officer

• “What Every Manager Should Know About IT Security”, Cornell University Administrative Management Institute 

David Weil, Interim Associate Vice President and CIO

• “Four Cornerstones to Transforming an IT Organization to Meet Current and Future Challenges”, EDUCAUSE 2016 national conference

• “Personalize…IT: The importance of speaking to both the head and the heart”, Senior Directors’ Seminar, EDUCAUSE 2016 national conference

• “Congratulations! You are (or you are getting) a new leader – strategies to make the transition go smoothly from both sides of the desk”, SIGUCCS 2016 national conference