A Vision for Technology at Northeastern
The roadmap and story of the university’s digital transformation
Thinking globally has challenged every aspect of the traditional university mindset and has placed an increased focus on the role that technology plays in its success.
The Office of the Chief Information Officer provides the high-level roadmap for the IT enterprise at Northeastern and outlines the strategy for how the university harnesses technology in support of its ambitious goals. The following roadmap and successes on this site tell the story of Northeastern’s ongoing digital transformation. The core priorities and values frame decision-making and direction, and the ongoing and future projects illustrate how the university is moving beyond the current state and maturing the digital university.
Core Priorities
Student Support and Engagement / Faculty Support and Engagement
Personalization
Digital University
System Transformation
Information Security
Multi-Year Roadmap: Sparking the Digital Revolution
The university is in midst of a digital revolution that is highly focused and strategic in its approach to elevating the faculty and student experience, and to making the work of staff easier and more effortless. The following roadmap for transformation highlights the key foundational steps necessary to recognizing the vision of the global, digital university.
FY 2022
Global IT Team
Workday HCM
Global Platform: Student Hub
Enrollment Platform
FY 2023
Physical Network Modernization
Mills Integration
Global Platform: Employee Hub
Global Classroom Standard
FY 2024
Financial System Modernization
Global Platform: Parent Hub
Global Student Mobility
Salesforce Modernization
FY 2025
Student System Discovery
Global Platform: Alumni and Partner Hub
Research Computing Expansion
Intelligent Service Platform
Updates from the Office of the CIO
The following reports serve as a snapshot of our mission, values, and progress throughout the year.
- July 2024 Office of the CIO UpdateThe July CIO Update includes updates about the retirement of a web server with a security vulnerability, the transition of the tuition waiver form and process to ServiceNow, and the addition of 23 Northeastern co-ops working full-time for ITS for six months starting this month….