Christensen, who said he holds a special place in his heart for the University of Utah, is driven by the U's mission and values and loves interacting and collaborating with so many talented people across the organization.

The UIT All-Hands Meeting, hosted by Chief Information Officer Steve Hess, included a high-level look at the results of an employee survey about worksite location models, highlights of UIT’s FY2023 strategic plan, and a Q&A session.

The U has embarked on a project to explore new platforms used by prospective graduate students seeking admission to a master’s or doctoral degree program. A platform called Slate is expected to enter production by fall 2023.

New network devices regularly come online, and old ones exceed their manufacturer-recommended end of life. Life cycle-driven upgrades are critical to the stability, redundancy, and security of the U’s wireless networks.

About two dozen UIT employees from Software Platform Services (SPS), University Support Services (USS), and a couple of other teams recently met for a friendly game of kickball.