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Ron Gaskins
DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION STRATEGY
Higher education has been the focus of Ron Gaskins’ career. Beginning in the community college environment he then moved on to four year public and private institutions. His last position was Dean of Administrative Services which included marketing, recruiting, admissions, records and registration and institutional research. Ron entered the vendor world beginning with The Robinson Group followed by Peoplesoft, Oracle, Sallie Mae Solutions and Sungard Higher Education. His last position at Sungard was Product Manager for Banner Student. Ron joined CIBER in August of 2008 as Director of Higher Education Strategy.
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Technology Funding Through the Department of Education
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 27 January 2010 / 1:44 PM : 1 
A recent article in Campus Technology featured Mount Ida College and $2.1 million in three grants received by the four year, independent institution in Newton, MA. Most significant of the three was a $1.72 million Title III grant from the Department of Education through the Strengthening Institutions Programs. David Healy, Vice President for Finance and Administration at Mount Ida, states that the funding will be used to bring the college into a new millennium through enhancements to the technological infrastructure and implementation of a...
Posted in Higher Education on 27 January 2010
Tagged: Admissions/Recruiting ARRA Business Intelligence Higher Education Information Management Stimulus Funding Student Records/Registration Student Systems
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CRM 9.1 Events Management Includes Needed Business Processes
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 03 December 2009 / 1:50 PM : 0
During Oracle Open World I attended several sessions on the Oracle CRM 9.1 release. I was impressed with the enhancements in all modules but the one that really caught my attention was Events Management.
Vendors have provided constituent relations solutions in many different colors and flavors over the years. But...comprehensive, enterprise wide event management functionality has always been lacking. Management of events has been a labor intensive, expensive and complex activity in higher education. Even after allocation of institutional resources the results often did not meet desired expectations. And what is...
Posted in Higher Education on 03 December 2009
Tagged: CRM Enterprise Integration Higher Education Social Networking
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Going Green - Beverage Containers made from Corn…
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 26 October 2009 / 1:33 PM : 0
Beverage Containers made from Corn???
While in Boulder, CO recently I had lunch at great eatery, Snarf’s Sub Shop. The most interesting part of the visit was the beverage container. Printed on the side was “Made from Corn.” When I think of corn, things like popcorn, corndogs, corn fritters, Beaufort Boil and other come to mind. Ethanol and now beverage containers…what next?
The beverage containers at Oracle Open World a couple of weeks ago were made totally from vegetables.
If one stops and thinks of the vast quantity of beverage cups that are consumed on a d...
Posted in Higher Education on 26 October 2009
Tagged: Business Value Going Green
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Navigating 'The Great Stimilus Package Road Race'…Where Is The Arra GPS?
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 08 September 2009 / 12:06 PM : 0
Do you have the GPS? If you do, I am sure your colleagues will appreciate your willingness to share. I know for certain, I would.
It is obvious that the “ARRA road course” is still being built, informational and direction signs aren't quite ready and there are hazards and perils to be dealt with along the way such as accountability and transparency.
My first attempt at becoming knowledgeable about “the course” was to use a search engine. In February, Jessica Renee Napier of Converge Magazine reported that if you search the words “stimulus package” and “education” the result will be more than 14 millio...
Posted in Higher Education on 08 September 2009
Tagged: Social Networking Stimulus Funding
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Best Practices in Higher Education - CIBER Sponors edu1world Community
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 20 August 2009 / 1:14 PM : 0 
CIBER’s Higher Education Practice, in cooperation with The Tambellini Group, is pleased to announce the sponsorship of a "Best Practices Community" through www.edu1world.org.
The "Best Practice Community" discussion topics will span the spectrum of higher education issues. Your knowledge, leadership and active participation will make an enormous difference to your peers globally.
CIBER invites you to join this online community today. Membership for faculty and staff of institutions of higher education is being provided by CIBER, I...
Posted in Higher Education on 20 August 2009
Tagged: Business Architecture Business Continuity Business Impact Analysis Business Intelligence CRM Data Architecture Data Modeling Disaster Recovery DW / BI Architecture Enterprise Architecture Enterprise Integration ERP Higher Education Hosting Identity and Access Management Information Management Information Security Intrusion detection IT Planning IT Strategy Project Management Project Methodology Risk management Security Breaches Security Trends SOA & Data Architecture Social Networking Student Systems Technology Architecture Twitter
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Constituency Information Breaches – Can’t Happen To Us…
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 26 May 2009 / 3:41 PM : 0
Constituency Information Breaches – Can’t Happen To Us…
Constituency information breaches do occur and with increasing frequency. Just this month a major university medical school disclosed a breach of personal information for approximately 160,000 individuals. Even more concerning is that sources report that the education and healthcare industries are the most vulnerable to information breaches. As a point of reference, the link below provides a chronological view of breaches over the past five years.
Posted in Higher Education on 26 May 2009
Tagged: Access management Campus Solutions CIO ERP Higher Education Identity and Access Management Information Management Information Security Intrusion detection Physical security Risk management Security awareness Security Breaches Security consulting Security hacks Security incidents Security Research / Statistics Security Threats Security Trends Student Systems
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Student Expectations - The Challenge and the Opportunity
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 12 May 2009 / 2:48 PM : 0
Dr. Ned Doffoney, Chancellor of the North Orange County Community College District in California delivered a key note address at the recent conference for the state’s community colleges chief information officers. His message of meeting student expectations is certainly not a new topic, but by interweaving the difference in students of today and those of previous generations, his personal experiences and humor he crafted a messaged that clearly depicted the challenge of meeting student expectations...and the obligations of institutions to accomplish these opportunities.
To paraphrase just a few of Dr. Doffoney’s comments,...
Posted in Higher Education on 12 May 2009
Tagged: Business Intelligence Campus Solutions CRM Data Architecture ERP Higher Education Oracle Project Methodology Social Networking Student Systems
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CIBER Higher Education Practice Blog is Launched...
Ron Gaskins, Director of Higher Education Strategy : 07 May 2009 / 11:57 AM : 0
We are pleased to announce that the CIBER Higher Education Practice’s blog has launched. The blog will provide weekly posting from the management team, project managers, functional and technical consultants, strategist and other practice members. Topics across the spectrum of higher education will be covered. Just to name a few: ERP implementations, project management, Business Intelligence, SOA and other technology trends, business practices, CRM, social networking and information security.
We welcome your perspective and comments on our postings. As well, your sharing topics of interest would also be appreciated. <...
Posted in Higher Education on 07 May 2009
Tagged: Business Intelligence Campus Solutions CRM ERP Higher Education Information Security Oracle Project Methodology Security awareness Security Breaches SOA & Data Architecture Social Networking Student Systems
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