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The Hybrid Campus: How COVID-19 and Technology are Reshaping Colleges and Universities

Thursday, May 13, 2021
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

As higher education leaders, decision makers and governments look to the future of colleges and universities, the decisions they make now will have impacts on our higher education system for years to come.

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on our colleges and universities. But there is more to come. While many seek a return to “normal”, they will need to adjust to the new normal. What does this involve?

  • A Hybrid Campus: All services, not just teaching and learning, will need to be offered online – advising, careers guidance, counselling, registrar, finance.
  • Rethinking the Academic Portfolio: Teaching and learning will need to be provided in every case as both blended and online – we can no longer assume that social gatherings in large numbers will be possible. We can also better serve a more diverse population through a hybrid approach.
  • Refocus Learning and the Student Experience – focus on lifelong learning, engaged and authentic learning and collaborative learning experience. Intensify project-based learning and strengthen ties with alumni.

Becoming hybrid will encourage innovation, increase access, improve quality and lower costs. It will be a compelling new model for many colleges and universities, not just in the U.S. and Canada, but around the world. It requires a real rethinking and reimagining of all workflows, technology adoption and opportunities at colleges and universities.

There are several institutions already exemplifying some key features of this future – University of Central Florida, Georgia State University – which will be used to illustrate this thinking.

In this interactive webinar, Cole Clark, Managing Director of Higher Education at Deloitte will share his thinking and the findings from some recent explorations.

Key Takeaways

  • How the academic portfolio will be reshaped by a shift to the hybrid campus.
  • What the hybrid campus means for the college and university workforce.
  • What the hybrid campus needs in terms of technology supports, analytics and professional development.
  • What students will be able to experience in the hybrid campus.
  • What challenges will be faced in the shift to hybrid campus, especially in unionized environments.
  • What the medium to long term outcomes of this approach would represent.

Host:

Cole Clark
Managing Director of Higher Education at Deloitte

Cole is a managing director within the Higher Education practice at Deloitte Services LP. He has more than 30 years global experience in education technology and six years of focused higher education business application leadership at Oracle Corporation across the major functional areas of the academic enterprise, including student lifecycle, HR, and finance. Cole has been a trusted advisor in the higher education community and a leading voice around transformation, using modern technologies to enable significant change. In addition to the core business functions of the institution, he has experience in areas of the “front office” of higher education including research administration, student engagement, recruitment and retention, student success. Cole serves on the corporate advisory committee for Educause and on the board of trustees of Western Governors University and the Corporation of the Western Governors.

Amy Wittmayer
Specialist Leader, Higher Education at Deloitte

Amy Wittmayer is a specialist leader in Deloitte’s Higher Education Practice. Prior to Deloitte, Wittmayer spent 14 years in higher education administration at both the University of Texas at Austin and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has led numerous functions, including career services, academic operations, admissions, marketing, and online program management. Most recently, she launched and led UNC’s online graduate accounting program, managing it alongside the on-campus degree format during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Deloitte, Wittmayer serves as a specialist leader in the areas of online education and higher education delivery.