It was an honor to join Joseph Van Harken and Eric Kunnen last night and represent @GVSU as CIO100 winners for our work in innovative use of AI. Excited to be a part of this team. We are just getting started!

At that same time I also got to meet @tonyhawk - a man who inspired generations to try something new, take risks and be themselves. He also shared a great story of humility, perseverance, belief, and courage. Thanks for sharing your time with us.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the greatest ones to ever lace them up, Mr. Sugar Ray Leonard. Thanks for organizing it @Zoom and thank you for the photo and a brief chat @SugarRayLeonard

Time invested in relationships, learning and the exchange of ideas at Zoomtopia by @Zoom was well spent this week. Leaders Connect sessions were particularly valuable for what’s ahead. Thank to Gary Sorrentino - @ericsyuan - Travis Sterne and to all others for being wonderful hosts. Until next time!

Over the next week, my travels will be far and wide. From Los Angeles to Nashville to New York. All focused on reconnecting with colleagues, meeting new ones and learning as much as I can in service of our team and our university. Added bonus is a speaking opportunity or two and a premiere of an interview I did last month - more on that when I see it myself. 😉

“Nobody ever got ready by waiting. You only get ready by starting.” @TheJohnCMaxwell

With hundreds online, and dozens in the room, we had a great @Workday Student launch event today. This journey took many months of hard, selfless work by hundreds of amazing people of @GVSU and our partners from Alchemy. As I stood in the back of the room, it was evident that people were tired, yet determined to see their work go into production later this month. Official go live is less than two weeks away. Onward! 🚀

I had fun joining Cole Camplese and Tarek Tomes on an @educause panel about AI, ERP’s, leadership, higher education, and a whole bunch of other things. Thank you you for bringing us together and for moderating the conversation Jessica Roy.

It’s exciting to see my quote on a wall at this year‘s annual @educause conference in Denver.

On my way to @educause - hope to see you there.

Yesterday’s panel on AI, value, purpose, and impact was fun! I enjoyed sharing the stage with great minds and colleagues while learning from our @GVSU community.