2021 Chancellor’s Conference on Academic Technology
The Role of Academic Technology in Equity and Inclusion
JUNE 15-17, 2021 | ONLINE/VIRTUAL EVENT | FREE
Conference Information
The Texas A&M System Council for Academic Technology and Innovative Education (CATIE) proudly announces the 2021 Texas A&M Chancellor’s Conference on Academic Technology to be held virtually on June 15-17, 2021 from 10am to 12pm. This year’s theme, The Role of Academic Technology in Equity and Inclusion, will explore innovative uses of academic technology that support equity and inclusion across the Texas A&M University System.
The event is open to all Texas A&M University System member faculty, staff, administrators and students.
This year’s conference will include the following program tracks to allow participants to engage in meaningful ways:
- Academic Innovation: sessions that explore new manners of knowledge creation and collaboration.
- Campus Culture: sessions that explore the institutional collaboration related to academic technology and DEI.
- Elevating Technology: sessions that explore the use of technology to enhance student learning.
- Professional Development: sessions that explore professional development initiatives for campus constituents.
Contact Us
Questions about the conference may be addressed to Dr. Ashley Spicer-Runnels via email to ashley.spicer-runnels@tamusa.edu.
Keynote Speaker
Dare To Lead Inclusively!!
Keith W. McIntosh is the Vice President (VP) for Information Services and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the University of Richmond. Reporting to the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, he is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic development of the University’s Information Services organization. He is a member of President’s Cabinet where he provides advice and counsel to the President. He works collaboratively with university leadership leveraging its collective knowledge and expertise to ensure that the University’s information technology investments remain ambitious, aligned with the institution’s strategic objectives, and committed to advancing the University’s mission and vision.
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He served previously as the Associate Vice President for Digital Instruction and Information Services and CIO at Ithaca College. Prior to this he was the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology (IT) and CIO at Pima County Community College District and held various progressive leadership and management positions within IT during his distinguished 24.5 year service in the United States Air Force including a combat tour in Northern Iraq.
Keith holds an MBA degree (Summa Cum Laude) with a concentration in Information Technology Management from Trident University International and a BS in Management Information Systems from Bellevue University. He completed the Leading for Organizational Impact: The Looking Glass Experience (LOI) through the Center for Creative Leadership in 2016. He is a 2012 Leading Change Institute (formerly Frye Leadership Institute) Fellow, CLIR/EDUCAUSE, 2012. He completed his second year in the CIO Executive Council (CEC) – Pathways Leadership Development Program in June 2011. He is a 2009 EDUCAUSE Institute Leadership Program graduate.
Keith has been active in several higher education organizations. He served on the Advisory Board for the Center for Higher Education Chief Information Officer Studies (CHECS), Inc. from 2011 to 2018 and was its Chair from 2013 to 2015. He is the first CIO to be selected to serve on the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Board with a 3-year term that started on August 1, 2016. He was reappointed to serve a second 3-year term in 2019 and tapped to serve on the Executive Governance Committee.
His peers nominated and elected him to serve on the EDUCAUSE Board for a four-year term starting on October 30, 2017. He currently serves as their Vice Chair. Previously, he served as the EDUCAUSE Board Treasure and chaired the Finance and Investment Committee for two years. He also serves on The Leadership Board for CIO’s. He has written or co-written articles for the EDUCAUSE Review and Business Officer Magazine. He served as Program Faculty for the EDUCAUSE Institute Management Program (2012-2014), a role he is doing again for the Online EDUCAUSE Managers Institute (2021). Keith served on the 2018 EDUCAUSE Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion which put forth ten recommendations to EDUCAUSE leadership that, taken together, elevate attention to DEI as a critical and strategic issue. The CIO Commitment was one of those recommendations and he was the 8th CIO to sign it.
He was recognized as the 2020 Capital CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Award Winner | Non-Profit Sector, for the Capital CIO Leadership Association. He also made The 2020 Dean’s List: 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers selected by Ed Tech Magazine. He was the inaugural recipient of the EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award in 2011. The Governor of Virginia appointed him to serve on the Virginia War Memorial Board starting July 1, 2017 and concluded February 29, 2020. He is a sought after speaker who has delivered opening and closing conference keynote addresses and skilled author.