The CSI Board of Directors oversees the business and affairs of CSI in accordance with the bylaws and consistent with the mission, acts as the arbitrator of final appeal for issues that cannot be resolved, establishes and maintains the process of coordination and appoints committee members to standing and ad hoc committees.

The Board is the highest governing authority of the Community Source Initiative and represents all Ellucian products.  A goal of the board is diversity of product representation and therefore clients representing the Advance, Banner, Colleague and PowerCampus solutions are encouraged to submit an application.  Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. 

By way of reminder here is the link to the original post, with information about the mission of the board, duties of board members and the application.

Click here to view prior post

The timeline for nominations and the election cycle is outlined below.

• Nominations will be accepted through June 28, 2013
• Ballots will be sent out no later than September 6th, 2013
• Voting concludes by September 30th, 2013

 If you have any questions about the election or CSI in general, please contact:  communitysource@ellucian.com

Recognizes an individual or group who has made exceptional contributions to the Community Source community.

 Impact Award Winners:

• Michelle Henry, Banner Student Review Committee, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Lee Anne Hoppe, Banner HR Review Committee, Virginia Tech
• Chuck Hunt, Banner Technical Committee, Auburn University
• Kathy Reed, Banner Student Review Committee, Loyola Marymount University

Community Source Innovation Award

Recognizes contributions to initiatives, projects, programs or concepts that provide extensible solutions to Community Source challenges or change prevailing conditions so as to enable new solutions to be developed and deployed in remarkable ways.

Innovation Award Winners:  (This year a team award for the AR Self-Service Deposit project; a client collaboration project)

• Doug Bloodworth, University of Tennessee @ Martin
• Charmaine Daniels, Georgia State University
• Sara Fisher, University of Oklahoma
• Dale Ganus, Texas Tech University System
• Bill Gourlie, University of Hartford
• Sridevi Molleti, University of South Florida
• Brian Schoudel, University of Illinois
• Adam Travis, Dartmouth College

Community Source Leadership Award

Showcases individual or organizational excellence in leadership as demonstrated by outstanding initiative, impact of work, and inspiration of others.

 Leadership Award Winners:

• Jim Madden, Banner Student Review Committee, Wheaton College
• Suzanne Moss, Banner Student Review Committee, University of Illinois
• Holly Slocum, Banner Document Management Review Committee, Kent State University
• Wendell Vest, Banner Finance Review Committee, Virginia Tech
• Carole Wilson, Banner Finance Review Committee, UNC Wilmington

Community Source Meritocracy Leadership Award

Recognition for those who steward the ambition, philosophy or values of CSI as a vendor/client shared source hybrid.  

  Meritocracy Leadership Award Winners:

• William Thirsk, Marist College, in his role as inaugural CSI board chair

• Solicit software contributions from the community of customers that would be eligible for becoming part of baseline or new Ellucian software products.
• Establish functional and technical review committees to evaluate the applicability of contributions for inclusion in Ellucian baseline products and to provide guidance to the contributing schools for improving the applicability and acceptability of the contributions.
• Work with Ellucian to create functional and technical guidelines and standards for contributed software.
• Create a library or clearing house of contributed software that was not accepted for inclusion in baseline but which the customer community could use on an "as is" basis.
• Work with other open source initiatives such as Apereo and Kuali to develop, adopt and propagate open standards for IT, data and information in education and research settings to increase the interoperability of academic and administrative software for higher education.
• Serve as an effective voice for open and community source software for academic and administrative systems efforts in education.
• Provide guidance in promoting and growing the community during times of major technology changes and upgrades. This will include the creation of guidelines and policies to help direct committees and other participants during these periods of change to keep the community active and relevant.

The Community Source Initiative Board of Directors oversees the business and affairs of the CSI in accordance with the bylaws and consistent with the mission, acts as the
arbitrator of final appeal for issues that cannot be resolved, establishes and maintains the process of coordination and appoints committee members to standing and ad hoc
committees.

The Board is the highest governing authority of the Community Source Initiative.
Additional information about the Community Source Initiative may be found in the Ellucian Commons at this link: Community Source Organization

Minimum Duties of Board Members:

• Enhancing the reputation of the organization, while promoting positive working relationships and communications with individual and institutional members;
• Establishing the basic policies of the Community Source Initiative and maintaining and reviewing any proposed changes;
• Shaping and clarifying the mission and vision of the organization;
• Shaping, approving and monitoring the strategy and planning of the organization;
• Reviewing and approving the organization’s objectives, plans and actions;
• Providing oversight of disclosure and transparency, risk assessment, internal controls and processes designed to promote the organization’s activities;
• Assessing and improving the Board’s own effectiveness;
• Active participation in Board of Directors meetings and committees.

To complete the application for the CSI Board of Directors CLICK HERE.  Upon completion of the application you can mail the completed information to communitysource@ellucian.com

Last chance to register for Ellucian Live 2013

Not just an insightful experience. An inspirational one.

Ellucian Live

April 7–10, 2013
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ellucian Live is right around the corner. The last chance to register in advance is Wednesday, April 3.

At Ellucian Live, you’ll be surrounded by the collective insight of a global education community devoted to helping aspiring students reach their highest potential.

Join us to share and learn from more than 8,500 participants from 1400 higher education institutions at more than 900 informative sessions, networking events, and forums designed to spark brilliant ideas. We hope to see you there.

Can’t make it to the conference? Check out Virtual Ellucian Live

Take advantage of Ellucian Live’s learning opportunities without ever leaving your campus. At just $600,Virtual Ellucian Live is a great deal. The one-time registration fee entitles you to one connection per time slot, so you can attend a session on your own or with your entire team, and includes live access (one connection at any given time) to any of the virtual sessions you select.

Expect more.

Visit: www.ellucian.com/ellucianlive for conference details and discounts.

Email: ellucianlive@ellucian.com.

Ellucian would like to thank our server sponsor Oracle^® and all other participating partners at Ellucian Live 2013. 

Ron Mickey 

Dick Harris was elected CSI board chair. He is the assistant vice president, administrative IT services at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and has been a member of the CSI Board of Directors since 2009.

Kay Rhodes was elected vice-chair. She is the associate vice chancellor and system CIO at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX.  She has been a member of the CSI Board of Directors since 2011.

Rory O’Neill was elected secretary. He is the executive director, application services at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, AK.  He has been a member of the board since 2011.

The new board expressed its thanks to outgoing board chair, Bill Thirsk, vice president of technology at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY.  Thirsk was instrumental in forming the initial board and worked to ensure that bylaws were created. He also expanded the size of the board to foster diversity of client and product representation. In other board news, Nate Tucker, director IT systems at Lee University in Cleveland, OH was approved to join the board.

To learn more about the Community Source Initiative, visit The Commons http://www.edu1world.org/Commons or http://www.ellucian.com/Collaboration/Community-Source/

April 7–10, 2013
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Not just an insightful experience. An inspirational one.

Ellucian Live combines Summit and DUG to bring you a conference that’s not just a more insightful experience, it’s an inspiring one. Register by Friday, March 1 to avoid late registration fees. 

Make the most of your travel investment by attending pre-conference training sessions on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. No matter what Ellucian administration solution you use, these interactive classroom environments are a great way for you to hone your skills and meet with subject matter experts you may not see for another year.

Just a few of the pre-conference training classes we offer include:

Colleague^® by Ellucian: UniData to SQL Migration Workshop

Get hands-on practice and see live demonstrations of various steps on a range of topics related to the process of migrating from the UniData database to the SQL Server database.

Banner^® Workflow: Leveraging New Features in Banner Workflow 8.1 for Advanced Users

Join us for a hands-on workshop focused on tips and techniques for how to use the new features in Banner Workflow including JavaScript, CSS, Dynamic Roles, and Dynamic Drop Down lists.

Ellucian Advance^™ SQL Advanced Reporting Techniques

Designed for senior level analysts already very familiar with SQL and the Ellucian Advance database and structures, this workshop will explore approaches to complex queries, manipulation of intermediate result sets, and how to optimize and tune Oracle SQL queries.

Banner Student Advanced CAPP

Join us to discuss and practice advanced uses of rules, groups, areas, priorities, reuse, and dynamic qualifiers. Bring your most difficult questions and problems to this two-day class and ask the experts how to solve them.

Ellucian Luminis^® Platform 5 Portlet Development

Gain a deeper understanding of how portlets work in Ellucian Luminis Platform 5 in this all-about-portlets class. Learn how to develop portlets using JSR 286 standards, deploy portlets to Ellucian Luminis Platform 5, create portlets that access database resources, and how to use the Spring Framework to develop portlets.

That’s not all. Browse the catalog for full course descriptions, schedule, and tuition fees.

 Expect more. Register today.

Register by March 1 to avoid late fees. Earn up to $125 in additional discounts.

Visit: www.ellucian.com/ellucianlive for conference details and discounts.

Email: ellucianlive@ellucian.com.

Sincerely,

Ron Mickey
Conference Director

Register now to take advantage of this training opportunity.

For course descriptions and other important information, refer to the Ellucian Live 2013 Pre-conference website.

Register now to take advantage of this training opportunity.

For course descriptions and other important information, refer to the Ellucian Live 2013 Pre-conference website.

Not just an insightful experience. An inspirational one.

Ellucian Live

April 7–10, 2013
Pennsylvania Convention Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ellucian Live combines Summit and DUG to bring you a conference that’s not just a more insightful experience, it’s an inspiring one. Early-bird registration ends January 11, so register today to reserve your spot.

This year, we are pleased to announce two inspiring keynote speakers. Please join us to hear from opening keynote, Bert Jacobs, co-founder and chief executive of 'Life is Good,’ an organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty, and illness. His inspirational speeches motivate people to stay happy, healthy, and empowered. Our closing keynote, Anne M. Mahlum, is the founder and chief executive officer of Back on My Feet (BoMF), a strategic and unique nonprofit organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of the homeless population by engaging them in running to build confidence, strength, and self-esteem. She has been featured on the NBC Nightly News, ABC World News, CNN Heroes, and The Today Show and has received numerous awards for her work.

We have more than 800 sessions this year, see the full schedule with session descriptions at www.ellucian.com/ellucianlive.

 Expect more. Register now

Early-birds: Save $130 and pay $995 if you register by January 11. Earn up to $125 in additional discounts.

Visit: www.ellucian.com/ellucianlive for conference details and discounts.

Email: ellucianlive@ellucian.com.

New and engaging topics are on tap for Ellucian Live 2013 Pre-Conference, being held April 5-6, 2013 at The Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.  Register now for one of the many Pre-Conference training sessions, covering many of Ellucian product lines.  For course descriptions and other important information, please refer to the Ellucian Live 2013 Pre-conference website.

Regular registration ends March 1.   For more information on Ellucian Live, please refer to the Ellucian Live 2013 website.     

Registration is now open for Ellucian Live (the successor conference for both Summit & DUG).

Ellucian Live
April 7–10, 2013
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Registration and hotel reservations are now open for Ellucian Live, the annual user conference for Ellucian customers. The 2013 conference will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 7–10.

Today’s knowledge revolution isn’t about how much information is available to us. It’s about how fast knowledge can travel through vast, connected networks of people—and how exponentially it can grow.

Discover the future of learning in this newly open and connected world. Attend Ellucian Live and gain new insights on how to connect processes, people, and technology at your institution, learn what your colleagues around campus are doing to support your institution’s goals, and meet people with similar goals and interests at birds-of-a-feather gatherings, dedicated common areas and lounges, and informal study groups that provide ongoing access to the best minds in higher education.

We draw on the collective insight of a global education community to deliver innovative, flexible solutions that help you keep pace in a dynamic industry. Join more than 8,500 participants from 2,400 higher education institutions from around the world to:

• Embrace new ideas at more than 800 sessions
• Develop new insights by networking with your peers
• Design new approaches to extend your digital campus
• Hear from industry experts and explore new solutions in the Learning Lab

 Register today to take advantage of early-bird registration rates.

Visit: www.ellucian.com/ellucianlive

Email: ellucianlive@ellucian.com

Sincerely,

Ron Mickey