Six papers from the 1988 CAUSE conference's Track VIII, Academic Computing Strategy, are presented. They include: "Achieving Institution-Wide Computer Fluency: A Five-Year Retrospective" (Paul J. Plourde); "A Methodology and a Policy for Building and Implementing a Strategic Computer Plan" (Frank B. Thomas); "Aligning Planning, Policy Development, and Information Services Delivery in a Shared Governance Environment" (Marshall Edward Drummond and Steven R. Neiheisel); "The Changing Role of the CIO: Establishing the Infrastructure Was the Easy Part" (Carol A. Barone); "'Partnerships' Are the Focus of This Information Systems Plan" (Douglas E. Hurley); and "Strategic Planning for Technology at the Wharton School: Facilitating Change" (William J. Brennan, Michael F. Eleey, Thomson M. Kuhn, Drusie Sheldon, and Shirley Slotnik). (SM)