Adapting to the Future
In this episode recorded live at the 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, hosts Sophie and Jenay talk with Mike Richichi and Brendan Post about how higher education can adapt to the future.
Mike Richichi
Biography
Mike Richichi is Chief Information Officer of Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is responsible for all operations of the Office of Information Technology, sits on the President's Cabinet, and supports all technological strategic planning for the University.
Before his appointment to WNE in February 2025, he was Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at Baruch College of the City University of New York. He was responsible for the technial management of the Baruch Computing and Technology Center (BCTC), including helpdesk, networking, A/V services, academic computing support, desktop management, administrative systems, and worked with the CUNY Central Information Services department to provide University-wide technology services. From June 2023 to May 2024 he served as Interim Vice President for Information Services and CIO, serving on the President's Cabinet and providing critical leadership during a campus cyber event.
Before working at Baruch, Mike spent over two decades at Drew University in various IT leadership roles. Drew, a small liberal arts college with a graduate school and theological seminary, which was the first liberal arts college to provide computers to students and was recognized as an innovator in ubiquitous computing and networking.
He has a BA in physics from Drew University and an MA in Educational Technology Leadership from The George Washington University. Mike is a 2006 attendee of the Frye Leadership Institute, and has been an active EDUCAUSE member for over 20 years, having participated in various EDUCAUSE committees and initiatives including the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Committee, Current Issues Committee, 2015 and 2024 Annual Conference Program Committees, the Recognition Committee, the 2024 IT Issues Committee, and was a candidate on the Board of Directors ballot in 2022 and 2023.
He has an interest in the use of social media avatars for professional development.
EDUCAUSE Publications
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2024 EDUCAUSE Top 10 #4: Diving Deep into Data
Diving Deep into Data is issue #4 in the 2024 EDUCAUSE Top 10.
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2024 EDUCAUSE Top 10 #5: Administrative Cost Reduction
Administrative Cost Reduction is issue #5 in the 2024 EDUCAUSE Top 10.
EDUCAUSE Presentations
Membership with EDUCAUSE
| Status: | Yes, current member |
EDUCAUSE Involvement
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EDUCAUSE 2024 Program Committee
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EDUCAUSE Top 10
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EDUCAUSE Analytics Services Design Panel
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Recognition Committee
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EDUCAUSE 2015 Program Committee
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Current Issues Committee
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EDUCAUSE Review Online Reviewers
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2007 Program Committee