Higher Education as a Cloud-Based Community ft. Rick Smith The Higher Edge

Higher education IT does more than just keep the lights on.

These men and women are also partners working to empower institutions with technology to realize operational and strategic goals and improve systems necessary for students and faculties to succeed.

In this episode, I’m joined by Rick Smith , Chief Information Officer at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine .

Rick gave us an insider’s perspective of the critical importance of IT to institutions with ambitious goals and how education compares to other industries.

Join us as we discuss:

- How PCOM escalated digital transformation after COVID (12:34)

- IT as a player in driving innovation for higher education (18:54)

- Tools for solving different IT challenges on an institutional level (24:29)

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- richardsm@pcom.edu

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