Articles – Supporting Higher Education Business Leaders

Beyond Crisis Mode

Posted on October 10, 2024January 15, 2025 by EnvisionED

Navigating through tumultuous waters There is not much Jay Mathis hasn’t seen as it relates to higher education. Along with a multitude of graduates he has watched walk across the stage to go on to do bigger and better things,...Read More

The Passion of NIGP

Posted on September 25, 2024December 18, 2024 by EnvisionED

The ultimate stage for procurement excellence Canon went on site at the 2024 NIGP Forum in Charlotte to interview some of the brightest procurement professionals in the public sector. The video below is directly correlated to the inspiring spirit that...Read More

Hands Full

Posted on September 11, 2024December 11, 2024 by EnvisionED

In our most recent Canon Higher Education Advisory Board meeting, it was readily apparent that our institutions of higher learning have their hands full. In our discussion, we covered a variety of issues, but seven trends led the way. 1....Read More

Degrees of Separation

Posted on August 28, 2024November 21, 2024 by EnvisionED

Trends Show Education Will Still Matter A trend has emerged that reflects a broader effort to open up job opportunities to non-college graduates and to encourage private sector entities to evaluate candidates based on skill sets rather than solely on...Read More

Cliff Hanging

Posted on July 31, 2024November 6, 2024 by EnvisionED

Navigating the demographic decline of 2025 Lindenwood University's strategic plan to tackle the continuing decline in traditional student populations embraces what it calls "the new majority." The segment includes adult students, students of color, military families and first-generation students. The...Read More

AI On Campus

Posted on July 19, 2024October 23, 2024 by EnvisionED

Transforming higher ed operations Disruptive. Transformational. Supportive. Ask Lev Gonick about the power and promise of artificial intelligence (AI), and the 25-plus year educator, technologist and smart city architect is going to shoot straight. Today, as people everywhere continue to...Read More

Surround Sound

Posted on July 1, 2024November 6, 2024 by EnvisionED

University of Montana's Focus is Fully on Students Jenny PettyChief Marketing Communications Officer, University of Montana Jenny Petty is an experienced marketing leader with a toolbox that includes extensive experience building and growing marketing teams, driving marketing strategy, content marketing...Read More

Points of View

Posted on June 19, 2024September 25, 2024 by EnvisionED

Three Distinct Perspectives on Higher Ed's Future The landscape of higher education is evolving rapidly, influenced by technological advancements, changing student needs, and global educational trends. To understand these changes and anticipate what lies ahead, we turned to three experts...Read More

BluePrinting

Posted on June 5, 2024September 11, 2024 by EnvisionED

Leaders Working Hard To Adapt In Higher Education In fall 2023, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) received more than 143,000 student applications. The unprecedented number resulted in the third consecutive year the public land-grant research university outperformed its fall...Read More

Pressing Matters

Posted on May 29, 2024August 28, 2024 by EnvisionED

Issues Facing Higher Education Operations University administrators are continually adapting to a host of emerging challenges. From sustainability to artificial intelligence, the scope of these challenges is broad, implicating strategic, operational, and technological dimensions of higher education institutions. Drawing on...Read More