Perry Hanson
Vice President and Vice Provost for Libraries and Information Technology

Perry Hanson Previous Professional Experience
  • Chief Technology Officer, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
  • Director, Information Systems and Telecommunications, Wellesley College,
    Wellesley, MA
  • Director, Information Systems, Clark University, Worcester, MA
  • Faculty Member, University of Buffalo, Middlebury College, Clark University


Education
  • Northwestern University, Ph.D. Geography
  • Northwestern University, M.S. Geography
  • Middlebury College, A.B. Geography


Other Interests
  • Hiking, biking

Perry Hanson is Vice President and Vice Provost for Libraries and Information Technology at Brandeis University, where he leads all information services activities including libraries, academic technology and related initiatives, administrative information systems, telecommunications, media services, networks, and systems. Hanson previously was the Chief Technology Officer at Williams College and Director of Information Systems and Telecommunications at Wellesley College.

For the past decade, Hanson has been active in the professional community, serving on the EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Bridges Taskforce (now the Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning), chairing the nomination and election committee of both CAUSE and EDUCAUSE, and serving on CAUSE Information Exchange Committee. During this time, he chaired both the Board of the Seminars on Academic Computing and the NERCOMP Board of Trustees. In addition, he served on the EDUCAUSE Board of Trustees as Treasurer, Vice Chair, and Chair. He presently serves as a member of the EDUCAUSE Recognition Committee and is on the faculty of the EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute.

Perry Hanson, Brief Resume, November 2006

Northwestern University, 1967-1972, Ph.D. (Geography)
Middlebury College, 1960-1964, B.A. (Geography)

Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Vice President and Vice Provost for Libraries and Information Technology, Office for Library and Technology Services, January 2005-Present
Leads all information services activities including libraries, academic technology and related initiatives, administrative information systems, telecommunications, media services, networks, and systems.
Chief Information Officer and Associate Provost for Academic Technology, Office for Information Technology Services, August 1999-December 2005
Provided leadership for all information technology activities at Brandeis University, including academic technology services and initiatives, administrative information systems, telecommunications, audio-visual services, networks and systems.
Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Chief Technology Officer, Office for Information Technology, July 1996-July 1999
Provided leadership for planning, coordinating, and managing information technology activities; worked closely with academic department chairs and administrative department heads to ensure campus-wide coordination of information technology activities.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Director, Information Systems and Telecommunications, July 1992-June 1996
Maintained the integrity of the College's administrative information; provided a high-availability campus-wide network and telecommunications services.
Director, Administrative Information Systems, February 1987-July 1992
Maintained the integrity of the College's institutional data base by directing its development and enhancement.
Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
Director, Office of Information Systems, June 1984-January 1987
Developed academic computing and data processing into a cohesive department. Managed the day to day computing activities at the University.


Clark University, Visiting Assistant Professor/Adjunct Associate Professor/Adjunct Professor of Geography, School of Geography, 1982-1990.
Middlebury College, Assistant Professor/Chairman, Department of Geography, 1978-1982.
State University of New York at Buffalo, Assistant Professor of Geography, 1971-1978.
While working as a faculty member, published 15 technical papers and 20 articles in refereed journals.
Board of Directors, The AIMS Group Incorporated, 1989-1992.
CAUSE Information Exchange Committee, 1990-1993.
Nercomp Board of Trustees, 1992-2000; chair-elect, 1993-1994; chair 1994-1995; past-chair 1995-1996; co-chair 1998-2000.
CAUSE Nomination and Election Committee, 1995-1997; chair, 1997.
EDUCAUSE Nomination and Election Committee, co-chair, 1998-1999, member, 2000.
EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Bridges Task Force, 1999-2001.
Coordinating Board of the Seminars on Academic Computing, 2000-2002; chair, 2002-2003.
EDUCAUSE Board, 2002-2005; treasurer, 2003; vice chair, 2004; chair, 2005.
EDUCAUSE Recognition Committee, 2006-2009.
EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute, 2006-2009.




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