Wireless Network Improves Learning, Enhances Reputation of Premier Liberal Arts University

Increasingly, chief information officers (CIOs) at higher education institutions are being asked to not just run the IT department efficiently, but to become strategists and propose technology solutions that enhance learning and productivity. When Wake Forest Assistant Vice President for Information Systems and CIO Jay Dominick suggested the perennially top-ranked university turn the campus into a cutting-edge wireless communications center, the board liked what it heard. “Most people do not associate technology with liberal arts universities,” explained Dr. Dominick, “but in the 21st century, many jobs require a sophisticated knowledge of high-tech devices and the ability to use them to research and produce presentations, reports, and other multimedia communications.”