AI-Ready Institution Webinar Series
The Call That Never Goes to Voicemail
A 30-minute consortium briefing on what Voice AI means for student support, enrollment, and the campus front door.
July 30th, 2026
1 PM EST
Why You Should Attend
Students now expect answers the way they live by talking, any hour, on any channel. Voice AI is moving from novelty to the front door for campus services, but most institutions are unsure where it genuinely helps versus where it overpromises. In this 30-minute briefing, the Campus Consortium Foundation convenes a practical, vendor-neutral look at where Voice AI is working in higher education today, and where it isn’t.
What you’ll take away:
- Where Voice AI delivers real value across admissions, helpdesk, and student services
- What “good” looks like, and the failure modes to avoid
- How institutions are deploying it without expanding staff
- How Voice AI fits alongside identity and integration in a modern campus stack
About Speakers
Benjamin Roelofs
Director of User Services
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
Raymond Todd Blackwood
Host, The AI-Ready Institution Webinar Series
Former VP of Product Management, Anthology (Ellucian)
President, QuickLaunch


