With new team roles and refreshed technology, UIT’s GIS team continues to position itself as a central partner for campus services that rely on geospatial data and interactive mapping.

Garikipati says a trip to Disney World, where she bought Ed Catmull's book "Creativity, Inc.," led her to a senior UX developer job with the University of Utah. Although she's new to leadership, her philosophy centers on open communication and identifying and honing strengths.

The CCoE's goal is to help the university's IT teams make informed, well-aligned decisions about cloud services.