Node 4 News from around UIT

On June 18, 2025, about 40 UIT employees received a guided tour of the impressive operations inside the unassuming building that houses the University of Utah’s Downtown Data Center.

Besides go-karts, Boondocks’ Draper location, site of this year’s UIT Spring Party, gave UIT staff unlimited access to mini golf, bumper boats, a ropes course, bowling, laser tag, and XD Dark Ride.

Throughout spring, Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) organization events focused on experiences outside of the office.

The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) will next meet on September 9; the Architecture and New Technology Committee (ANTC) will reconvene on July 28; the Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC) will next gather on August 14; and the Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) will meet on August 19.

UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.

The retired U.S. Air Force colonel brings more than two decades of cybersecurity, information technology, and engineering experience at the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Senate, and U.S. Department of Energy to the position.

Stella Liechty and Devaki Murch’s friendship evolved into a partnership around Operation Babylift, a U.S. government initiative that connected an infant Murch to adoptive American parents at the end of the Vietnam War. The Operation Babylift Collection features an online archive, traveling exhibit, and fledgling database.

The university’s inaugural Organizational Change Community of Practice meeting on April 28 served as an introductory session for 41 organizational change leaders across the U and included a service mapping exercise around the themes of leadership, strategic communication, and training.