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Oral Roberts University
Project: Global Learning Center
To serve its worldwide community of students, Oral Roberts University (OK) built a Global Learning Center that combines anytime, anywhere access to course materials and streaming media with a deep dive into augmented and virtual reality. A digital concierge connects students to a wide range of
learning programs and services — including AR and VR content.
Project lead: Michael Mathews, associate vice president for innovation and technology
Mathews “The CT Impact Award is a very high honor as it signifies that our seamless service and solutions — which harmoniously connect innovative teamwork and leading-edge technologies — are directly
benefiting students.”
— Michael Mathews, Oral Roberts University
 Tech lineup: EON Reality, rSmart ADMINISTRATION
George Washington University
Project: The Deans’ Dashboard
George Washington U (DC) created a visual, interactive col- lection of metrics designed for a group of pivotal decision- makers: university deans. Not only did the Deans’ Dashboard
streamline access to a complex array of data, but the project also helped drive culture change across the institution through process improvements, prioritization and guiding principals.
Project lead: Jelena Roljevic, assistant vice president, business intelligence and enterprise information services
“We are still adding data sources, but we want to give end users resources they can use as we complete them, and not wait for everything to be in a data warehouse. Besides, their appetites and needs change continuously. In agile fashion, we deploy as soon as we have something meaningful for them to use. The Deans’ Dashboard continues to evolve as new data sources become available.” — Jelena Roljevic, George Washington University
 Tech lineup: IBM Cognos, Informatica, Tableau
Towson University
Project: EduCycle
Towson University’s (MD) EduCycle technology recycling pro- gram reconditions and redeploys computers on campus and in the community. Volunteers from local schools and underserved communities help perform the refurbishing work, gaining hands- on computer skills while earning service-learning hours. The program has diverted 20,355 pounds of e-waste to date.
Project lead: Michael Bachman, director, client services
“Once people see it, they start asking if it can work on their campus. It starts with a passion about the idea that you don’t just throw things away every three years and get a new one. You can get extended life out of PCs and still have happy faculty and staff using computers better than the ones they had.” — Michael Bachman, Towson University
 Tech lineup: Developed in-house4
EduCycle brings in students of all ages, who gain computer skills and problem-solving experience.
GWU’s dashboard project led to culture change across the institution.
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