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U of U, UETN IT staff share knowledge at inaugural IT Rendezvous conference

Joseph Bradford, computer technician in the Office of Graduate Studies, left, presents a 3D printed clock as a thank you gift to Chief Information Officer Steve Hess, one of three keynote speakers at the U of U IT Rendezvous.

The event featured keynote addresses by UIT CIO Steve Hess on the evolution of IT, UETN Director of Operations Troy Jessup on video games and his career, and UIT Technical Writer Patrick Harris on documentation in addition to 10 breakout sessions on AI, cybersecurity, and various IT tools.

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Meet Your Colleagues: IT Enterprise Architecture team

L-R: Clint Criddle, Brian Stephens, Caprice Post, and Bryce Fox (not pictured: Andrew Reich)

The IT Enterprise Architecture team understands an institution’s overall goals and strategy and how to comprehensively design and implement IT infrastructure, services, and products to meet its current and future needs.

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IT governance roundup

IT Governance

The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) met on September 9, and the Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) met on September 16. The Enterprise Web Advisory Council will return on October 9. The Architecture and New Technology Committee will meet on October 13. TLP will reconvene on October 21. SITC will next meet on November 11.

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Start of semester recap: IT readiness efforts set the U up for success

Two students talk while working on their laptops at a circular bar table in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Business. (Courtesy of the University of Utah).

A deluge of commuters and students living on campus were mostly detour-free when returning to the University of Utah for fall semester. Similarly, the uptick in people using IT infrastructure didn’t hit any traffic snarls as the first week of classes got underway on August 18.

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Process Team guides U partners through organizational change

An easel pad of white paper covered in sticky notes stands to the left of a group of people sitting at a table.

The UIT Strategic Planning and Process Team, which provides strategic planning, process alignment, organizational design, and organizational change management services, uses Strategy 2030 “as a north star” for facilitated discussions with U organizations.

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UIT, 9 U orgs celebrate cybersecurity toolset implementation

A security lock is superimposed over an aerial view of the University of Utah campus.

Nine university organizations recently marked a major milestone — implementing a suite of IT security tools required by the University of Utah Cybersecurity Program. One celebratory event was held at Red Butte Garden & Arboretum’s Rose House and the other was hosted in Rice-Eccles Stadium’s Ken Garff University Club.

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Last Updated: 4/11/22