Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I am a CIO and participated in the
survey; why is CHECS charging me for the report?
A: We charge a nominal amount for the report because it is the only way
we can continue to fund the research. CHECS is a nonprofit organization
and while everyone involved with CHECS (staff, advisory board, etc.) are
volunteers and are not compensated, funding the research is expensive.
In the past, Dr. Wayne Brown has personally funded the research for all
of the reports (printing surveys, postage, Web survey hosting, etc.) and
provided each person who participated a free copy of the results.
However, over time, it has become cost prohibitive to continue bearing
the expense. The report fee does more than pay for future research;
through the report cost and corporate donations, in 2010 CHECS began
funding an endowment at Nova Southeastern University to help further the
education of a higher education technology leader.
Read more about the scholarship.
Q: I am a CIO and would like to participate
in the survey, but I did not receive an invitation. How can I
participate?
A: Please contact us for a survey (or if the survey response period has
closed, we will make sure you are on next year's distribution list).
E-mail us.
Q: Are the survey responses anonymous?
A: Yes. The results are analyzed in
aggregate.
Q: Why should I participate?
A: Without input from higher education CIOs, this research cannot be
conducted. First and foremost, it depends on the voluntary participation
from CIOs throughout the United States as well as internationally. The
results benefit all higher education CIOs, as well as those hope aspire
to become CIOs and those people who may be hiring a CIO in the future.
Nowhere else is higher education CIO research so thorough, so
comprehensive and unique in that it offers a viewpoint from the CIO's
customers: the executive management team. With more than 400 CIOs
participating, the findings are meaningful and definitive.
Q: How does the study benefit me?
A: The information learned from the study benefits the seasoned
higher-education CIO, the
individual aspiring to become one as well as those who may be hiring a
CIO in the future. The study offers insight into the attributes,
education and experience of current CIOs.
Q: How is the study funded?
A: Center for Higher Education Chief Information Officer Studies, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. Past studies have been privately funded or have received sponsorship from organizations such as Excelsior College (Albany, NY), Sungard Higher Education, CDW-G, Dell, Edu1World, Gartner, Thanos Partners, Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, Kan.). All income generated through report sales and other CHECS' services fund studies.