2002 EDUCAUSE, October 3, 2002

1. Douglas E. Van Houweling, President & CEO, Internet2 2002 EDUCAUSE, October 3, 2002 Douglas E. Van Houweling, President, Internet2 2002 EDUCAUSE, October 3, 2002 2002 EDUCAUSE, October 3, 2002

2. One of the most important tools for an IT leader to have is a mental road map of the future.

3. "Higher education plays a unique role in our society. The university's obligation runs to the students whom it is to educate, and to the society at large that it is to serve."Derek Bok President, Harvard University 1971–91

4. Creating a Mental Road Map • Value • Values • Collaboration • Learning • Vision…what’s next? Creating a Mental Road Map • Value • Values • Collaboration • Learning • Vision…what’s next?

5. VALUE What value does higher education provide to students, faculty, staff, community… and society as a whole?

6. VALUES What are the values that have sustained us in higher education… How do we maintain those values in the Digital Age?

7. COLLABORATION How do we move from individual endeavors to collaborative partnerships that enable higher education to change the world?

8. LEARNING In higher education, we must take time to reflect on the lessons learned to provide greater insight for the future.

9. VISION. . .WHAT’S NEXT? As IT leaders, we need to keep our eyes on the horizon…looking ahead for new opportunities to advance higher education.

10. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981

11. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 VALUE Computing Technology for • Education • Research and Scholarship Focus • Urban Affairs Laboratory • Electronic Mail and Networking • Cornell Scheduler • Decentralized computing • Affordable supercomputing

12. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 • Michael Kaplan • Stef Cassella • Dick Cogger • Bob Cowles • Cecilia Cowles • Alison Brown • Dan Updegrove • Jim Emery • John Rudan • Tim Teitalbaum • Michael Kaplan • Stef Cassella • Dick Cogger • Bob Cowles • Cecilia Cowles • Alison Brown • Dan Updegrove • Jim Emery • John Rudan • Tim Teitalbaum

13. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 • Jeff Chester • Steve Worona • Ken Wilson • Alec Grimison • Don Randall • Doug Gale • Bill Arms • Ken King • Jeff Chester • Steve Worona • Ken Wilson • Alec Grimison • Don Randall • Doug Gale • Bill Arms • Ken King

14. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 VALUES • Openness • Press the Frontier

15. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 COLLABORATION • Achieve more together than alone • Look beyond discipline boundaries • Cooperation • EDUCOM

16. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 LESSONS LEARNED • Delegate • Be patient • Intimidation is not part of “Team” • Recognize difference in roles

17. Coordinates Along the Way CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1970-1981 • WHAT’S NEXT? • Vision of every student having their own computer… • Dick Cyert • Carnegie Mellon University

18. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984

19. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 VALUE • Universal Access • Collaboration • NetworkedPersonal Computing

20. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 Dick Cyert Jack McCredie Dick Van Horn Allen Newell Tom Baizek Lew Branscomb Horace Flatt Mike Levine Howard Wactlar Jim Morris Bob Cape

21. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 Jean Dexheimer Barb Nanzig Al Weis Pat Crecine Bob Cape Keith Slack Steve Jobs Rick Rashid Ken King Steve Lehrman Jim Gosling

22. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 VALUES • Synergy — Respect for the other point of view — Competitiveness • “Coopetition”

23. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 COLLABORATION New model for university-industry partnerships • The Andrew Project (CMU) • Project Athena (MIT) • Scholar’s Workstation Project (Brown)

24. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 • LESSONS LEARNED • Partnerships have surprising impact • Positive approach • Mine the talent • Stay close to the faculty

25. Coordinates Along the Way CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 1981-1984 • WHAT’S NEXT? Advancing IT in public universities

26. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997

27. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997 VALUE • Universal access to: • Networked personal computing • Information needed for success • Colleagues all over the world • Learning environment

28. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997 • Bill Frye • Harold Shapiro • Jim Brinkerhoff • Jim Duderstadt • Dan Atkins • Alan Merten • Greg Marks • Linda Charlesworth • Bert Hertzog • Steve Wolff • Eric Aupperle • Carolyn Autrey-Hunley • Eric Bloch • Carl Conti

29. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997 • John Kennedy • Dick Liebhaber • Jamie Kenworthy • Al Weis • Carl Berger • Sam Plice • Farris Womack • Chuck Vest • Barb Nanzig • Randy Frank • Catherine Lilly • Kitty Bridges • Pat Battin • Bob Spinrad

30. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997 VALUES • Leadership • An inspiring vision • Diversity is an asset

31. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997 • COLLABORATION • Building NSFNET • Building UMCE • Distributing leadership

32. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997 • LESSONS LEARNED • Empowered people in the right organization can do anything • Coalitions are energizing • President/provost commitment required for CIO’s success

33. Coordinates Along the Way UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1985-1997 • WHAT’S NEXT? • New levels of collaboration can demand a new operating environment …a new kind of organization • Sustain leadership • Meet higher education needs • Partner with government and industry

34. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present

35. 200 Members as of September 2002

36. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • VALUE • Access to the highest performance network • — Secure • — Reliable • — State-of-the-art • Agile membership organization led by the research education community — including industry and government

37. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • VALUE Enabling the community to work together to realize the potential of high-performance networking • Applications • Middleware • Environment for network research

38. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • Molly Broad • Ann-Lee Verville • Mike Roberts • Steve Wolff • Gary Augustson • Greg Jackson • George Strawn • Brian Hawkins • Stuart Lynn • Ira Fuchs • David Ward • Graham Spanier • Steven Sample

39. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • Larry Faulkner • Henry Bienen • Tom De Fanti • Ken Klingenstein • Larry Landweber • Jim Bruce • Dave Meyer • Erich Bloch • Harold Shapiro • Diana Natalicio • Myles Brand • Chuck Vest • Dick Liebhaber

40. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • Jane Ryland • Terry Rogers • Aubrey Bush • Michael McRobbie • David Lassner • Don Riley • Jim Duderstadt • Joe Wyatt • Barb Nanzig

41. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present VALUES • Openness • Collaboration • Distributed leadership • What’s right/best for the Internet • What’s right/best for our members

42. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • COLLABORATION • Industry • Government • International • Higher education and K-12

43. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • LESSONS IN THE MAKING • Agility is important • Listening and responding to the community is a requirement • Higher education does have the capability to invent the future • Focus on the possibilities, not the barriers

44. IN SUMMARY • Consider changing your operating environment • Empower people to work together • Coalitions are energizing • Share a common vision

45. Coordinates Along the Way INTERNET2 1996-Present • WHAT’S NEXT? • We’ve already seen a lot of change, but I don’t think I can imagine what it’s going to be like a decade from now.

46. Mapping the Future A Vision for Higher Education

47. A Vision for Higher Education • Value will compete with values. • We’ve got to balance opportunitiesin higher education with fundamental values that characterize higher education.

48. A Vision for Higher Education • Challenges to Value and Values: • Business model or a not-for-profit model? • Liberal education • Trust • Preserving values and principles

49. A Vision for Higher Education • Preserving values and principles: • Academic freedom • Rational spirit of inquiry • Community of scholars • Commitment to excellence • Shared governance

50. WAYPOINTS A Route to the Future of Higher Education and IT