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Re: IT Security in Higher Ed.

From: John Ladwig <John.Ladwig () CSU MNSCU EDU>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:24:50 -0500

In my experience, each sector has an equivalent set of golden children.  Developers in a code-development shop.  Sales 
staff in others.  Scientists in yet others.

The tie between faculty and the overall higher-ed governance that someone else mentioned is an important characteristic.

   -jml

Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU> 2009-10-22 12:35 >>>

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:56:16 EDT, "Hart, Lee Anne" said:

- Unique challenges to working in higher ed?


Herding cats^H^H^H^Htenured professors - they have clout, especially if they
bring in research grants. You often can't reason with them, and you're not
allowed to shoot them. The only thing that comes close is civil-service
bureaucrats.

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IT Security in Higher Ed. Hart, Lee Anne (Oct 22)
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- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Basgen, Brian (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. John Ladwig (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. randy marchany (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Valdis Kletnieks (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Allison Dolan (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Plesco, Todd (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Pete Hickey (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. John Ladwig (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Jim Dillon (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Anand S Malwade (Oct 22)
- Re: IT Security in Higher Ed. Charles Buchholtz (Oct 22)