Championing ‘3X3X3 Digital Accessibility’: SMU Academic Tech Leaders’ EDUCAUSE Focus

Jennifer Culver and Jason Warner presenting at EDUCAUSE.In higher education, where all of us benefit from a dizzying array of always new and changing technologies, two leaders from Southern Methodist University (SMU) are working to encourage all of us to, at the very least, use tools we already have available to advance the cause of digital accessibility. At this year’s international EDUCAUSE conference, held in Chicago, Associate CIO for Academic Technology Jason Warner and Senior Academic Technology Services Director and Online Education Manager Jennifer Culver took the stage to call our community to action on this pivotal issue in their session: “3x3x3 for Digital Technology Accessibility.” Continue reading Championing ‘3X3X3 Digital Accessibility’: SMU Academic Tech Leaders’ EDUCAUSE Focus

Your Voice Can Shape SMU’s Technology Future

Calling all SMU students!

SurveyAs part of our commitment to providing students with the best technology experiences at SMU, the CIO Student Advisory Board is conducting an SMU Student Tech Survey for Fall 2023, and we’d love to hear from you.

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Faculty Senate Recognizes OIT members with Outstanding Staff Award

Faye Walter and Mike Gebreselassie with their recognition from the Faculty Senate
Faye Walter and Mike Gebreselassie hold their Faculty Senate Outstanding Staff Awards.

For many years, SMU’s Faculty Senate has honored several specific staff members throughout the university who make a difference through outstanding service.  This year, two of OIT’s Academic Technology Service Directors joined the ranks of previous OIT honorees.Faye Walter, nominated by the faculty of Dedman College, and Mike Gebreselassie, nominated by faculty from the Cox School of Business, were awarded the Continue reading Faculty Senate Recognizes OIT members with Outstanding Staff Award