Roberta Lembke

Biography

ROBERTA L. LEMBKE 13763 Cannon City Boulevard Northfield, MN 55057 507/646-3097 (Work) [email protected] INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES EXPERIENCE: Director of Information and Instructional Technologies, 2000-Present As Director of Information and Instructional Technologies (IIT) at St. Olaf College I am responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing computing services, campus networking, A/V services and all desktop computing activities for St. Olaf College. I supervise a staff of 21 and manage a budget of approximately $1,800,000 annually. My group is responsible for the management and maintenance of the college's business systems and assisting college staff with business process re-design projects to improve productivity and improve customer service through the use of technology. I also lead the instructional technologies initiatives for the community through our department support program, academic department-based workshop and seminar program, and our partnerships with the Library, the Center for Innovations in the Library Arts and the World Language Center. Director of Academic Computing, 1989-2000 As Director of the Academic Computing Center at St. Olaf College I was responsible for leading the academic computing and technology initiatives for the St. Olaf community. Assistant Director of Academic Computing 1985-1989 Coordinator of User Services, St. Olaf College, 1983-1985 EDUCATION: University of Minnesota Masters Degree In Educational Policy and Administration: Higher Education. St. Olaf College BA Degree in Economics Austin Community College AA Degree SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: • Serve as an Affirmative Action Liaison for St. Olaf College from 2003 through present. • Serve on the EDUCAUSE Member Information Services Committee, Fall 2004-present. • Served as an adjunct reader for the 2005 and 2006 EDUCAUSE Conference. • Chair of the EDUCAUSE Nominations and Election Committee, Fall 2003-Fall 2004. • Served on the EDUCAUSE Inaugural Midwest Regional Program Committee, 2004. • Served on the EDUCAUSE Nominations and Election Committee, Fall 2001-Fall 2004 • Served on the Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning Conference Planning Committee, 2002. • Chair of the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee, 2001 • Served on the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee, Fall 1997-Fall 2001 • Serve on the Midwest Instructional Technology Center (MITC) Advisory Board, 2002-present. • Served on the Midwest Instructional Technology Center Planning Group, 2001. • EDUCOM Trustee at Large. 1997. • Served three years on the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges Board of Directors. • Served two years as Chair of the Board of the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, 1994-96. • Served two years as Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, 1992-1994.

EDUCAUSE Publications

  • Top Campus IT Challenges for 2001
    • Article
    • Author

    The second annual EDUCAUSE current issues survey finds administrative systems challenges have escalated, the IT staffing crisis continues, distance education is steady state, and security management has the potential to explode.

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Memberships

EDUCAUSE ECAR Primary Representative

EDUCAUSE Involvement

  • EDUCAUSE 2008 Program Committee
    • Member: 2007 - 2009
  • Member Information Services Committee
    • Member: 2004 - 2006
  • Nominations Committee
    • Chair: 2003 - 2004
    • Member: 2001 - 2004
  • Midwest Regional Conference Program Committee
    • Member: 2003 - 2004
  • Current Issues Committee
    • Member: 1998 - 2001
    • Chair: 2000 - 2001
  • Joint Educom/CAUSE/THETA Boards
    • Member: 1998 - 2016
  • Educom Board
    • Member: 1996 - 1998