1. Tough Times in Information Technology: University IT Investments In Periods of Financial Crisis David L. Eisler, President Ferris State University

2. The Triple Whammy Budget Reduction Endowment Earnings Decline Enrollment Increases

3. Budget reduction impacts Administrative Systems Learning Management Systems Campus Portals The Network Website Redesign

4. Challenges IT is under funded Campus systems are vendor dependent Cutting hardware and personnel can be counterproductive Integration capabilities are over rated

5. Opportunities Recapture personnel savings Cut printing, mailing costs Eliminate paper? Better prepared workers Hardware and software savings

6. Approaches Consider reinvestment model Use technology projects as tuition growth hedge Strategy can not be “cut someone else”

7. Examine costs… Hardware Software Specialized Labs Networks Consolidated Support Operations

8. Information Technology: Core Competency or Support Service?

9. The Challenges… Reduce budgets Continue momentum for campus transformation

10. Thank you http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/administration/president/it.htm Eislerd@ferris.edu