UIT celebrates 10th anniversary of the Node 4 newsletter
The first edition of the Node 4 newsletter, published in October 2013. Select the image for a larger version.
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Recognize your UIT colleagues for their outstanding service by publishing a Kudos & Congratulations in our next Node 4 newsletter.
This time a decade ago, while many of you might have been upgrading to Mac OS X Mavericks or Windows 8.1 (which reached its end of life this year), UIT Strategic Communication (formerly UIT Strategic Planning and Communication) was working on a new product for UIT employees and the University of Utah community — a monthly newsletter containing IT news and announcements, employee features, event information, and more.
The team named it “Node 4,” which refers to the U’s history as the fourth node of ARPANET.
Published in October 2013, the first Node 4 newsletter featured nine items, including a column from then-Chief Information Officer Eric Denna, a feature on one employee’s viral marriage proposal, and news about a $2.4M grant for the U’s Platform for Open Wireless Data-driven Experimental Research (POWDER) testbed.
Here are some other fun facts about Node 4:
- About 320 people received the first Node 4 (in .pdf format — gasp!). Now, UIT employs about 440 people, all of whom receive the email newsletter each month. There’s also the Node 4 website, which anyone can access at any time.
- The second edition of Node 4 included a new section called “Kudos & Congrats” (now “Kudos & Congratulations”), a space where people can recognize their outstanding UIT colleagues. It’s one of our most popular features, and rightfully so.
- We’ve published more than 1,000 articles in Node 4.
Below are some photos from early editions of the Node 4 newsletter (approximately 2013-2015).
From the UIT Wayback Machine
Andrew Reich shows off a prize he won at the 2014 UIT Holiday Luncheon.
Trevor Long was named an associate director for a Common Infrastructure Services team in 2013.
Mitch West
Margaret Witbeck works at a download station during the 2014 Adobe Day.
Inside the Downtown Data Center, which UIT began to fully occupy in 2012.
Common Infrastructure Services staff got together in November 2014 for a bowling party.
Amy Talbot shows off a prize she won at the 2014 UIT Holiday Luncheon.
CIO Steve Hess speaks at the 2015 UIT and ITP summer picnic.
3D figures printed at Marriott Library.
Syndi Haywood, left, and Curtis Larsen chat during the 2015 UIT and ITP summer picnic.
UIT employees attend the November 2013 UIT All-Hands Meeting.
Brian Harris and Dan Gillen hang out during the 2015 UIT and ITP summer picnic.
Meet the Strategic Communication team
Cassandra Van Buren
Director
Jesse DrakeCommunications Specialist
Patrick HarrisTechnical Writer
Larrisa Beth TurnerSenior Communications Strategist
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