Sarijlou, a U alum who joined UIT about a decade ago as a service architect for the Kuali project, says his work allows him to pursue his passions for technology and contributing to the academic community.

The desert around Earl Lewis’ vacation home in northeastern Utah — a yurt in Vernal, his wife’s hometown — teems with life. Nestled among slickrock and sagebrush, the yurt sits on a 375-acre family property near Moonshine Arch, about 30 miles west of the Colorado border.

Despite being delayed a month due to a winter storm, this year’s Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) organization’s team-building and morale events got off to a sweet start.

The University of Utah has earmarked approximately $3.7 million next fiscal year for student-related technologies and services. The funding is the result of the annual Learning Spaces-Student Computing Fee process.

The Enterprise Web Advisory Council met on April 11 and will return on June 13; the Teaching and Learning Portfolio met on April 16 and next meets on June 21; and the IT Architecture and New Technology Committee met on April 22 and will meet again on July 22. The Strategic Information Technology Committee didn't meet in April but reconvenes on May 14.