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The Mouse That Roared: A Small

Consortium Making Big PayoffsJeffrey Wetherill, Hobart & William Smith CollegesNikki Reynolds, Hamilton College

Rene Thatcher, St. Lawrence University

Ellen Borkowski, Union College

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 Agenda

§  The New York Six – Who, What, Why, Where

§  Examples from our Project Portfolio

§  Lessons Learned

§  Google Moderator: http://goo.gl/lHypQI

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Visitwww.newyorksix.orgformoreinforma4on

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-  GeographicallydispersedinNew

YorkState

-  Rela4veproximity,butoperate

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Project Portfolios

§  Joint acquisition of Apple and Windows devices

§  Joint information security audit

§  ITAP Program

§  Streaming media

§  Digital Humanities/scholarship

§  Web Conferencing

§  Flexibility and commitment of sharing intellectual endeavors (i.e.

Couper Phi Beta Kappa Library Lecture, Open Access forum)

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Project Portfolios

§  Joint acquisition of Apple and Windows devices

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Project Portfolios

WhyITAP?

ITAPGoals

ITAPOutcomes

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Project Portfolios

§  Web Conferencing

§  Practice Pays Off  §  Relationships Matter 

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Key Attributes that Enable

Productive Collaboration§  Return on Investment: ROI is not necessarily measured in dollars 

§  Be Patient: Collaboration is hard work and it takes a bit more time

to keep everyone in synch

§  Executive Sponsorship Required: There has to be a strongly felt

need

§  Open and Honest: Institutions need to be candid in discussions

§  Communicate Early and Often: Effective ongoing communication

is needed to propel efforts forward

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Lessons Learned #1

The commitment and resolve of leadership is critical (CIO,

CFO, Presidents, etc.)

§  Clear expectations

§  Inclusion in job responsibilities

and performance reviews

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Lessons Learned #2

If no one volunteers to lead, nothing gets done

Leverage the various strengths across the institutions

Don’t expect an equal distribution of work

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Lessons Learned #3

Don't let hurdles become barriers (or…If at first you don't

succeed, try, try…)

Sometimes collaboration is about the experience and not

the outcome

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Lessons Learned #4

Face time is essential to success. Virtual participation is

not enough.

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Questions

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Check out these sessions:

§  Consortial Collaboration Supporting Evolving Trends in

Higher Education

Thursday, October 17 th 9:10am–10:00 am Room 211A/B

§  Collaborative Procurements: Perspectives from Multiple

Stakeholders

Friday, October 18 th 8:00am–8:50 am Room 211A/B

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