Ad Astra Announces David Timoney Leads Client Advisory Board as President

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2016) — David Timoney, associate registrar for communications at the University of Kentucky, is serving as president of the Ad Astra Information Systems™ Client Advisory Board in 2016 and recently provided leadership at the annual board meeting in Kansas City in April. He has served on the board for the last two years, and supported the board as president-elect in 2015. Timoney has presented innovative scheduling insights at many of Ad Astra Users’ Conferences and will do so at the upcoming conference in October 2016. 

“Serving as president of Ad Astra’s Client Advisory Board has been an incredible honor, and it’s also been a privilege to share ideas and work with peers from across the country on various student success initiatives as it relates to the schedule of classes,” Timoney said.

The Client Advisory Board (CAB) represents the needs and concerns of Ad Astra’s clients, and plays a valuable role in defining Ad Astra’s strategic direction and solutions. The company’s teams work with CAB members to explore trends and opportunities in academic leadership, scheduling, resource allocation and event management.

Ad Astra Information Systems LLC, the industry leader in higher education software services, has partnered with more than 800 higher education institutions and systems worldwide. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, Ad Astra offers data-informed software solutions and professional services to enable campus leaders to effectively allocate space and faculty resources, forecast student demand for courses, and accelerate student program completions.

For the past four years, Timoney has served as the associate registrar for communications and publication at UK. In his current role, Timoney oversees the academic course and academic event scheduling process of all centrally-scheduled classrooms at the university.

In addition to overseeing the classroom scheduling process, Timoney also helps oversee the University Course Catalog and Bulletin. UK is currently on Astra version 7.5, and uses SAP as its student information system.

Timoney has worked at UK for the past three years. He received his bachelor's degree from UK and his MBA from Bellarmine University.

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