April 1, 2005

Tech Departments With Business Savvy

By DAN CARNEVALE

Drexel U. is among colleges selling IT services to other academic institutions

Constantine N. Papadakis, president of Drexel University, likens himself to a corporate boss rather than the head of a nonprofit higher-education institution.

And when it comes to technology, Mr. Papadakis has led the university to actually serve as a business, selling support services to dozens of other colleges to help offset Drexel's own technology costs.

"My official title is president, but

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