ACM SIGUCCS 2025 Conference

What does it take for women to thrive in higher ed IT leadership? Despite their contributions, women in IT remain underrepresented in decision-making roles, with a 2023 global survey reporting 14% of tech leadership positions held by women . In higher education IT, systemic barriers such as workplace biases, lack of sponsorship, and pipeline gaps continue to hinder progress .
This panel examines these challenges while offering actionable strategies to foster equity and inclusion. Drawing on research and real-world experiences, the discussion will focus on:
● Mentorship and Sponsorship: Research shows that visibility and support are critical for women to advance. Panelists will explore how to champion women through mentorship and advocacy.
● Breaking Barriers: Success stories of women overcoming systemic challenges provide insights into strategies for creating inclusive environments and leadership opportunities.
● Institutional Change: The conversation will address how higher ed IT organizations can improve hiring practices, reimagine leadership pipelines, and embed inclusion into workplace culture.
This session is designed for leaders, aspiring professionals, and allies who want to champion inclusion and work towards leadership development that ensures women have a seat at the table and are empowered to lead. Join us to learn how we can collectively build equitable pathways for women to thrive and shape the future of higher ed IT.

Learn how giving colleagues access to data through familiar tools like Excel can enable better decision-making and bring people together through shared and easily accessed information.
If you have data from one or more systems that can be exported to csv and access to Excel, you have everything you need to build dashboards that will give both your techy and non-techy staff access to those systems data!
Microsoft’s Power Query makes it simple to work with .csv files by letting you filter, sort, split, and clean your data through an easy-to-use interface. Once you’ve set it up, all you need to do is save a fresh .csv file and click “Refresh All,”. Excel will automatically apply the same steps and show the updated data in the familiar Excel interface. This allows even non-techy folks to navigate and access shared data.
This session will showcase examples of existing Excel and Power BI dashboards used to elevate data driven decision-making, and then walk attendees through the steps to make their own in Excel using Power Query. You’ll leave with example dashboards and the steps you need to get started building your own Dashboards using Power Query in Excel or Power BI.
Elevate your discussions to be more data driven by giving all your staff access to your data in the familiar Excel interface.

Methodologies used to deploy and configure Windows PCs have evolved significantly. This paper examines a 20-year timeframe at Lehigh University and chronicles changes in tools and techniques, as well as lessons learned. Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intune, Autopilot, and other elements of modern endpoint management are discussed in detail.