As Executive Director for Academic Technology, Rita Owens advises and represents The Provost and Dean of Faculties on technology-related matters. She provides direction for student information systems as well as for eTeaching initiatives at Boston College. Currently she leads the University Core Systems project to replace all student information and peripheral systems. She also oversees the department of Instructional Design and eTeaching Services.
She previously directed Academic Technology Services for the University. From 1996-2000 she was the Project Leader for Service Strategies at BC, during which time she led the transformation of BC’s student services by creating the Office of Student Services.
She is a frequent presenter at AACRAO, EDUCAUSE, CUMREC, and the IBM Forum on Student Services as well as the BC representative for the IBM Best Practice Partners in Student Services. She has published several articles on her work as well as appeared on the SCUP/IBM/PBS broadcast, Planning for Student Services, and Best Practices for the 21st Century. Rita is also a part-time instructor in the English department, teaching Business Writing.