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Thompson, John T. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
A "carbon footprint" is the "total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an (individual, event, organization, and product) expressed as CO2" emissions. Since CO2 emissions are indicative of energy use, the higher the associated CO2 emissions, typically the greater the associated costs. A typical desktop PC system…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Energy Management, Computers, Cost Effectiveness
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Chester, Timothy M. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2006
Shortly after becoming a CIO (Chief Information Officer), the author read an article by Gregory Jackson in the January 2004 Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, "A CIO's Question: Will You Still Need Me When I'm 64?" Jackson, one of the most widely known and respected CIOs in higher education, argued that CIOs in higher education face four…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Technology Planning, Technology Uses in Education
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McCardle, Ken – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2005
As a CIO leading an IT department through change and reorganization, the author developed the Enterprise Compass--a four-point guide to reaching goals and focusing achievement. The Enterprise Compass directs staff to look forward to future accomplishment, back for performance assessments, across campus for better understanding of practical working…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Information Technology, Guidelines, Program Implementation