Mr. Barnes,

This page was built for Washtenaw It is a short, candid outside read on the College’s operating environment, prepared by CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus from the public record before any conversation with your office.

Washtenaw’s balanced budget and continued tuition freeze reflect deliberate choices about affordability and resources. As new programs expand demand for technology, understanding what recurring commitments deliver can help preserve the College’s ability to invest where students benefit most.

Three things caught our attention.

1. A balanced budget and tuition freeze reflect deliberate resource choices. Future technology commitments can be evaluated for their contribution to those priorities.
2. New programs bring new demands. Understanding how existing services and internal capacity work together can help the College plan for them.
3. Today’s priorities deserve a current assessment. Our earlier work with Washtenaw provides context for a new conversation about value and flexibility.

Why Washtenaw. Why now.

1. New learning opportunities are expanding. The College can examine the capabilities needed to support them.
2. Affordability remains central. Technology value can be considered alongside tuition and budget priorities.
3. The institution’s needs continue to evolve. A fresh assessment can focus on today’s environment and future plans.

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 carry today’s model forward, 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.