Mr. Fuller,

This page was built for Hocking. It is a short outside read on the College’s operating model through a financial and capacity lens, prepared by CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus from public information.

Hocking is balancing a disciplined financial model with an outcomes-based funding environment that increasingly rewards student persistence and completion. After years of staffing reductions, preserving institutional capacity while controlling recurring cost becomes especially important.

Three things caught our attention.

1. Capacity is a financial issue when staffing has already been reduced. The question is not simply whether Hocking can spend less. It is whether the College has enough of the right capacity — internal, contracted, or shared — to sustain core operations, support students, and meet the outcomes that increasingly influence funding.
2. The current delivery model should be measured against total coverage, not just contract cost. A scoped IT arrangement can be appropriately priced and still leave significant work with internal staff. Understanding total cost requires looking at contracted services, internal labor, specialized expertise, and the work that falls between formal scopes.
3. Outcomes-based funding raises the value of reliable processes and data. When persistence and completion carry financial weight, the systems and workflows supporting registration, aid, records, advising, and reporting become part of the College’s revenue and risk picture.

Why Hocking. Why now.

1. The College is operating with a leaner staffing base. That makes continuity and specialized expertise more valuable — and makes hidden workload more expensive.
2. Ohio’s funding model rewards outcomes Hocking is actively working to improve. Operating capacity and student outcomes are increasingly connected.
3. The next managed services decision is an opportunity to test the model deliberately. The right question is whether the current scope and economics still align with what Hocking needs today.

This is a useful moment to step back because the evaluation is most valuable while important choices are still open — before the next operating model becomes the default.

What you can expect from a Different Perspective evaluation

CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus will provide a complimentary Different Perspective evaluation that will result in a concise, executive-level assessment designed to help you better understand the current IT environment, identify opportunities for improvement, and determine if your current IT managed services model is built for where your institution is headed.

Deliverables include:

• Key observations, findings, and recommendations emerging from the assessment.
• SWOT analysis identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and risks within the current IT environment.
• Quick wins and areas for growth highlighting opportunities for near-term improvement as well as areas requiring longer-term attention.
• High-level strategies and forward-looking options, including a 12–18-month recommendation roadmap to help guide sequencing and next steps.
• Core systems analysis covering the institution’s ERP, SIS, CRM, and related platforms.
• Initial maturity assessment of operational practices, governance, AI maturity, and cybersecurity posture.
• Prioritized themes for improvement or change identifying the areas that warrant the greatest attention, investment, or further exploration.

Before you recommit, get a different perspective.

No proposal. No obligation. No requirement to change providers. No commitment of any kind.

Just an independent perspective on what the current model delivers, what the institution needs next, and whether those two things are still aligned.

Why CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus?

Because managed services should evolve with the institution. CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus bring together deep IT and functional expertise to deliver one of higher education’s most comprehensive managed services models. Our integrated approach is designed for today’s financial, operational, workforce, and technology realities — helping institutions extend capacity, reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and improve the way work gets done across the enterprise.

More importantly, we help institutions look beyond the status quo. With expertise that extends well beyond technology alone, we provide the perspective, flexibility, and support needed to choose an operating model aligned with where the institution is headed next.