Senate of College Councils Names Cole Camplese Administrator of the Year

The Senate of College Councils has named Cole Camplese, Vice President for Technology and Chief Information Officer at The University of Texas at Austin, as the FY25-26 Administrator of the Year. The award acknowledges his leadership in advancing student-centered technology initiatives across campus.

The Senate of College Councils represents student governments from colleges and schools across UT Austin. Its Administrator of the Year recognition honors university leaders whose work has meaningfully improved the student experience.

What the Senate recognized

Under Camplese's direction, Enterprise Technology has expanded student access to digital resources that support academic achievement. The Senate highlighted several initiatives in its recognition.

• Canva for Campus — a campuswide rollout of Canva providing students, staff, and faculty with access to professional design tools.
• Printing credits — efforts to implement printing support for students across campus.
• Digital IDs — work to bring digital student identification to the UT Austin community.

The Senate noted that Camplese has prioritized incorporating student perspectives into technology planning discussions — a commitment reflected in how Enterprise Technology engages with student government and student advisory groups when evaluating and expanding campus services.